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the maid: a novel

This was a pretty good story about a hotel maid who is framed for the murder of a hotel guest. And, I just found out there’s a second book in the series, with a third on the way. I’ll definitely have to check those out. My rating: 3.5/5

the intruder

This was a pretty good one that I had read before. The author was Peter Blauner and I’m pretty sure one of his other books had me up all night reading, so I’m looking forward to re-reading that one, too. I’ve been trying to spend more time reading and less …

j is for judgment

This was a pretty good story. And, it didn’t have a ton of characters to keep track of, like Grafton’s stories often do. I’m ahead of schedule with my book reading this year. I try to read at least one (fiction) book a month–I read a bunch of non-fiction, too, …

holly

I have to admit, I wasn’t the hugest fan of this character when she was first introduced in the Mr. Mercedes series. Not that I had anything against her, but she wasn’t that memorable to me. However, I loved this novel, where she was the main character. It reminded me …

born to die

This was a pretty good novel about a serial killer. Not sure if I would seek out other stories in the series, but I did enjoy it. It was definitely a page-turner, especially near the end. And receiving a new Stephen King book, Holly, while I was reading it was …