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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 …

in the dark

Edit: my mom was the one who told me about the book. This was a pretty great thriller written by the author Loreth Anne White. I guess she usually writes romantic suspense (whatever that is). I won’t get into the plot, because I’ll end up giving something away–it was a …

ford county

This was a surprisingly entertaining collection of short stories written by John Grisham. All stories took place in Ford County, Mississippi, hence the name of the book. I haven’t read anything substantial from Grisham in decades, so I wasn’t expecting much from this, but I was pleasantly surprised. Perhaps I …