The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek
Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal
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It's 1992 in Bleak Creek, North Carolina- - - a sleepy little place with all the trappings of an...
The Cold Moon (Lincoln Rhyme #7)
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Lincoln Rhyme returns in The Cold Moon, a roller coaster of a thriller that pits Lincoln and Amelia...
Twelve (The Naturals #4.5)
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Cassie Hobbes has been working with the FBI since she was a teenager. Now twenty-three years old,...
The Fallen (Amos Decker #4)
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Amos Decker is the Memory Man. Following a football-related head injury that altered his...
I Know You Know
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From New York Times bestselling author Gilly Macmillan comes this original, chilling and twisty...
Protect The Prince
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Magic, murder, adventure, and romance combine in this second novel in the exciting Crown of Shards...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2204 KP) rated The Fog Ladies in Books
Aug 25, 2021
I was excited about this book and looking forward to reading it. Unfortunately, it failed to deliver. I was a bit overwhelmed by the characters at first, but as we got to know them, I was able to keep them straight. Sadly, that was because some of them never rose above their initial stereotypical caricatures, and they were annoying caricatures at that. The plot was slow to start with then all but vanishes in the middle third before coming back for a descent resolution. Too many sub-plots really detracted. A couple parts of the book seemed off to me, including a sub-plot involving a character discovering Starbucks thanks to countless coupons in the paper. It’s a shame because I did really enjoy a few of the characters, but the rest was bad enough that I will give the rest of the series a pass.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2204 KP) rated Wreathing Havoc in Books
Sep 29, 2021 (Updated Sep 29, 2021)
Thanksgiving isn’t usually a setting for fall themed cozy mysteries, but I enjoyed seeing this book starting with November’s holiday, although we do get a few early Christmas activities as the book goes along. The mystery takes a little while to set down roots before it starts to fully grow, but once it does, we wind up with a wonderful mystery. I love how everything came together. Lilly and the rest of her friends in the Garden Squad are as delightful as always, and the new characters are equally likeable, making it hard for me to pick out the killer. Late autumn isn’t the best time for gardening, but we still get a bit of that and a few gardening tips over the course of the book. This is an entry that fans of the series will be thankful for.
The Devil Inside (The Lachlan Maclean Thriller Series # 2)
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There’s bodies raining from the sky and the city is tearing itself in two...’ A decade after...
Debbiereadsbook (1202 KP) rated SWAT for Dummies (Deputy Gemma Stone #2) in Books
Feb 13, 2024
This is book 2 in the Deputy Gemma Stone series. I have not read book one, but I picked this one up quick enough. So I'd say it can be read as a stand alone.
And for the most part, I did enjoy this short read, some 130 pages, I really did.
I just found the fact that Gemma got into so many scrapes and bumps, accidents and getting shot at, it all became a bit too much. FOR ME! I need to stress that, for me, I found it a bit too much in the short space of time it took me to read this book.
There is some kooky going on inthe Sheriff's department, and Gemma, along with her new boyfriend, need to figure it out, especially as it might have some relation to Dante's parent's deaths. And they do, eventually.
Some very funny moments, that really were laugh out loud bits and I think these are what made me give it 4 stars and not 3. It's full of drama, but not real angst. Low on the steam scale too. But I didn't mind that here.
I'm not usually one for comedy in my romance books, but I did enjoy this one. Whether I read more, will remain to be seen, though.
An enjoyable, 4 star read
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