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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 …

courting trouble

Like all Lisa Scottoline books, I enjoyed reading this one. Maybe not as much as some of the others, but it was good. And, it was from the Bennie Rosato series, which I really like. There was a twist at the end which I saw coming, but I didn’t quite …

lullaby

This was another one from Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct series, which I really enjoy. I thought it was going to be a quick read, but then I got distracted by the coronavirus (I won’t tell you how many articles I just read while writing this post). Overall, I liked the …

the institute

This was the latest from Stephen King. Despite the fact that I started reading this on January 1st and just finished it last night, I liked this book. I liked the setup at the beginning and the introduction of the main character. I also thought when things came together at …