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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2322 KP) rated A Scape Goat for Murder in Books

Sep 7, 2024  
A Scape Goat for Murder
A Scape Goat for Murder
Jacqueline Vick | 2022 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
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Frankie Butts Heads with a Four-Legged Witness
Frankie Chandler’s wedding to Detective Martin Bowers is just weeks again when he is involved in an accident. His colleagues won’t tell Frankie anything about what happened, and the doctor is being vague about his condition. So, Frankie sets out to figure things out on her own. When she finds the accident site, she determines that there was a witness – a goat. Can she make sense of the visions she is getting from the goat to solve the case?

Quite obviously, there is a lot of fun to be had here, and I laughed many times as I was reading. Some of that came from Martin’s two sisters who show up in Frankie’s life. However, I found that this subplot didn’t quite develop in a satisfactory way. The mystery started out strongly and kept me engaged, but the ending was so rushed that some whys for a major part of the plot got overlooked. I did enjoy spending time with Frankie again and watching her growth. Fans of the series will enjoy this one, but it is a weaker entry in the series.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2322 KP) rated The Crossing in Books

Apr 27, 2024  
The Crossing
The Crossing
Michael Connelly | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.3 (4 Ratings)
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Detective Bosch Crosses the Aisle
Harry Bosch is trying to settle into his second retirement from the LAPD, but he’s not finding anything to truly satisfy him. Still, when Mickey Haller asks for help on one of his court cases, Bosch is reluctant to agree since it would be working for a defense attorney. As Bosch begins to poke around, he thinks that the client could have been framed for murder. But can he find the real killer?

The book spends as little time as possible getting Bosch, and us, hooked on the case. And what a great case it was. While we have an idea of who early on, the why remains a big mystery until near the end. Meanwhile, we know the danger Bosch is in, and it makes for a great thriller. I enjoyed seeing Bosch and Haller working together again, and we see some others from their lives as well. As always, the foul content is higher than the books I typically read, but they are appropriate for the case. If you are looking for a book you won’t be able to put down, I highly recommend this one.