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lady killer

This was another one from Lisa Scottoline’s Rosato & Associates law firm series. It followed the same premise of the other books in that series, which is to say that it was a legal thriller. My goal this year (and the last few years) is to read one book a …

the whisper man

This is one of the best novels I’ve read in a long time. I believe I got the recommendation from Stephen King’s Twitter account–every once in a while, he picks a winner. It wasn’t the same story or anything, but it kind of reminded me of Silence of the Lambs. …

private #1 suspect

This was yet another one from James Patterson. I still have eight books to go and I think I will be done with him after that. This book in particular was “co-written” by Maxine Paetro. She’s better than some of his other co-authors, but still a bit cheesy. Does Patterson …

full throttle

This was a book of short stories by Joe Hill (and a few were co-written by Stephen King). I prefer novels over short stories, but I’m not one to pass up a Hill or King story. I started it on vacation, but did not finish it (which was unusual because …

the closers

This book was by the author Michael Connelly. I don’t think I’ve read anything from him before, but I will definitely be reading more from him in the future. This story in particular was a crime novel about a cold case. I can’t say that there was anything I didn’t …