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Book Review: “Lone Wolf” by Gregg Hurwitz
Genre: Thriller Evan Smoak continues his search for family and his identity…..while coming to grips with aging. Without his RoamZone (which never happens) Evan….Orphan X…..Nowhere Man….visited his biological father and came away even more depressed and confused about life, his life, and aging. Drinking should solve the problem! Soooo Smoak set himself up in one…
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Book Review: “Persuader” by Lee Child
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Book Review: “The Ink Black Heart” by Robert Galbraith
Genre: Thriller / Mystery Josh Blay and Edie Lewell developed a Youtube sensation cartoon called “The Ink Black Heart”. In an interview on Sept 14, 2011…the interviewer summed the cartoon up very nicely: “So, a cartoon about decomposing body parts, a couple of skeletons, a demon (Drek), and a Ghost…..how do you explain its success?”…
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Short Story Summary: “Michael’s Room” by John Grisham
Eight years ago: Clanton, Mississippi lawyer Stanley Wade defended Dr. Trane against a lawsuit by the family of a severely disabled (and disfigured) 3 year old boy. Lawyer Wade won the courtroom battle. The family got nothing. Now: Lawyer Wade is at the local Rite Price picking up frozen pizza to share with his flu-bound…
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Short Story Summary: “High Stakes” by R.L. Stine
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Book Review: “The Edge” by David Baldacci
Genre: Thriller After the events of “The 6:20 Man” former Army Ranger Travis Devine was hired by Homeland Security to work special projects. After stopping foreign operatives on a train in Europe, Travis is now attempting to find out who killed CIA Agent Jenny Silkwell in her hometown of Putnam, Maine. Jenny was there to…
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Book Review: “Three To Get Deadly” by Janet Evanovich
Genre: Mystery New bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, does not want to arrest the kindly local candy store owner, Uncle Mo, for failure to appear in court. First of all…..Uncle Mo will NEVER do anything wrong, and secondly…..Uncle Mo is, well…..U-N-C-L-E Mo to all the kids (and many adults) in this Trenton, NJ burg. Vinnie convinces…
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Book Review: “Police” by Jo Nesbo
Genre: Thriller The ending of “Phantom” left you wondering if the words on the next book, “Police”….”A New Harry Hole Novel” was wrong! After many pages where the author seems to have picked up a new, evil, trick of misdirection, we finally find out that, yes, Harry is alive and well and teaching at the…
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Book Review: “Capture or Kill” by Vince Flynn / Don Bentley
Genre: Thriller I am honored to have been selected as a Mitch Rapp Ambassador once again this year! The elite Iranian Qud forces are planning a major attack on the U.S. and the only people who can stop them is an old “friend”, Azad Ashani, and Mitch Rapp. Secondarily, the window to the real-life events…
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Book Review: “Phantom” by Jo Nesbo
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