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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated The Silent Partner (Diagnosis Murder, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Silent Partner (Diagnosis Murder, #1)
Lee Goldberg | 2003
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A trip through the cold case files leads Dr. Mark Sloan to think that a copy cat serial killer is out there. Is he right, or is he going to get himself and son Steve in big trouble? Any fan of the show will love this book. The mystery is great and all the main characters (including Jack) are in top form.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-diagnosis-murder-silent.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason (A Cece Caruso Mystery #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason (A Cece Caruso Mystery #1)
Susan Kandel | 2004
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Cece writes biographies of dead mystery authors. While working on a biography of Erle Stanley Gardner, she finds a letter he'd received from a prisoner who claimed to be innocent. Can Cece dig up this cold case and prove the man innocent? I found this debut a little slow at times, but I was still drawn to Cece and the mystery.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-i-dreamed-i-married-perry.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #26) in Books

Jan 6, 2024  
The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #26)
The Burning Room (Harry Bosch, #17; Harry Bosch Universe, #26)
Michael Connelly | 2014 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
8
8.8 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
Bosch Has a New Case He’s Burning to Solve
As this book opens, Harry Bosch is still working in the cold case unit of the LAPD with a year left until his second retirement. He and his new partner have caught a cold case with a fresh corpse. The victim, Orlando Merced, was hit with a stray bullet ten years before. His shooting was never solved, and he has finally died due to complications from his injury. Bosch is hoping that the bullet, which wasn’t able to be removed before now, will be the break they need to solve the crime. However, Bosch still finds himself dealing with a lack of clues or evidence. Will he get lucky and find a new lead? Meanwhile, there is a second case in this book involving a crime from twenty years before that involved Bosch’s new partner, Detective Lucia Soto. Will they be able to solve it as well?

With two storylines, there was plenty of keep the story moving forward. I enjoyed seeing Bosch’s relationship with his new partner, which wasn’t a cliché from previous entries in the series. Unfortunately, there were still plenty of recycled things I did see coming. Don’t get me wrong, I still got caught up in the story, and old fans will still want to read it. But hopefully, we can get some fresh complications moving forward. Both stories were wrapped up well, and that left me feeling satisfied when the book ended. Even with some familiar plot points, fans will still enjoy this book.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Heat Rises (Nikki Heat, #3) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Heat Rises (Nikki Heat, #3)
Richard Castle | 2011
10
8.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
In the middle of bitter cold winter weather, NYPD detective Nikki Heat investigates a case of a priet found dead in a bondage club. This book felt like the best tie in to the TV show yet, and I loved catching all the references to episodes or plot lines. As with the others, it was still over written in parts, but that seems to be getting better.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-heat-rises-by-richard.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.