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the outside man

This was a book I think I read before from a novelist I used to really like (Richard North Patterson). For whatever reason, I could not get into this book. Maybe it’s because it was about a bunch of rich old white men from the south. It’s difficult to drum …

killer smile

This was a classic Scottoline novel. I like this style of novel a lot more than the newer stuff she’s been writing. Plus it had a bunch of familiar characters in it as it was from the Rosato & Associates series. My rating: 3.5/5

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, …