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the big bad city

I didn’t even think I was in the mood for an Ed McBain book, but it turns out I’m always in the mood for an Ed McBain book. This one was from his Carella series, which is my favorite. Nothing special going on just some good crime fiction. My rating: …

strange weather

This was Joe Hill’s latest. It was comprised of four short stories. Three of the four had supernatural undertones. My favorite was the first story, Snapshot. It was suitably creepy. I only wish he was a more prolific writer. My rating: 4/5

miracle cure

This was a book by author and former M.D., Michael Palmer. As you might have guessed it was a medical thriller. Spoiler alert: Specifically it was about a new drug that was being released which had some bad side effects and didn’t actually work to begin with. This story was …

mistaken identity

This was another one from Lisa Scottoline. If you’ve read one, you’ve read them all. It was an ok book, but nothing special. Something about one twin representing another twin (that was previously unknown) in court. My rating: 3/5

the girl before

I read this while on vacation. This book reminded me a lot of “The Girl on the Train” mostly because it was set in Great Britain, but more so because each chapter was from the perspective of one of the two main characters (both women). The story is about these …