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David Joy: Where All Light Tends to Go
Backwoods Noir Jacob McNeely lives a life of self-imposed constraint. He feels cast in a poisoned drama of parental tragedy. His father Charlie runs an meth ring and has the local police on his payroll. His mother is a meth addict. Jacob believes the script of his life is written and there Read more
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R. Michael Phillips: Between Good and Evil
Small town suspense Big city crime Sheriff Promise Flynn is a scarred former Chicago detective who resettled in Auburn Notch after two criminals left her for dead. The events now unfolding in this quiet town have her very frightened but she is smart and knows how to work the facts. A coarse, staged Read more
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Travelling: South America
Off to adventure in South America… Back in a few weeks
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Terry Hayes: I Am Pilgrim
Two men, two missions, one conclusion A recommendation from a friend had me racing through this book and it’s not a short one. It’s billed as a thriller and it is, but there is backstory and reflection. We get to see the events that molded each man’s character and we see their intense Read more
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Peace on Earth
At this time In our world May every joy and blessing be yours ~ June Lorraine
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The Killing Lessons: Saul Black
Desperation & Loss Courage & Recovery Saul Black’s characterization of the lead investigator Valerie Hart is excellent. She’s smart, accomplished and damn good at her job. Stress has taken its toll however and her decline is marked by a serial killer case from years earlier. She becomes self-destructive and betrays her lover with another man. It’s not Read more
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Pedaling & Writing: Similar states, similar fears
On a bicycle again: For the first time White knuckled with fear and with a death grip on the handle bars my instructor coached me from the sidelines. This is long before my feet are on the pedals. Gone are the days of running beside a bicycle holding onto whatever worked. These days it’s heel Read more
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The Last Witness: Denzil Meyrick
Retribution comes home to roost A villain thought dead for five years has returned to wreck vengeance and DCI Jim Daley is in stunned disbelief. Having attended the autopsy of James Machie, after he was assassinated in an assault on his prison bus, how can he possibly still be alive? At risk is Frank Read more