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"When I was a kid, my dad read all the time, mostly westerns and thrillers. I was fascinated by the books, even though I knew they were too ‘adult’ for me, that I wasn’t quite ready to read them. When I turned fourteen, my dad gave me a birthday gift—a book called A Prayer for the Dying by the great Jack Higgins. It was a concise, powerful page-turner about a world-weary IRA hitman trying to do the right thing. I loved the characters and the plot, plus it was set in Ireland, where my dad’s family emigrated from. That book sent me down the road to reading more and more thrillers. And then eventually writing them. I still have that now battered paperback and re-read it from time to time just to feel connected to my dad."

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Bloodshot (Cheshire Red Reports, #1) in Books

Jan 6, 2021

It's taken me forever to read this (I started it in May!), mainly because I like my paranormal books to have a romance subplot in them and this lacked one.

However this still managed to grab my attention, which is why I've persevered instead of giving up.

Admittedly my interest only grew enough for me to not want to put it down once Adrian was introduced around the half-way mark. The fact that Raylene had someone to interact with other than herself and phone-calls with contacts every so often was a big plus for me. I needed to read her bonding with someone because she came across as a bit heartless at times.

Although I liked this, I don't think I'm going to read the second book in the series despite having it in paperback. Not really my sort of thing.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4) in Books

Jan 6, 2021

This series always end up being a quick read for me--or at least for a paperback, anyway--but that could be down to the large font size.

Anyway, to start with I thought this series would be a bit like the authors [b:Heist Society|6574102|Heist Society (Heist Society, #1)|Ally Carter|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1359254479s/6574102.jpg|6767235] series--same characters, different mission every book--but it's turning out to have one big story arc that you get bits and pieces of every time you read a book in the series while still containing enough fun bits and bobs to make each story complete.

I'm still waiting for books 4 and 5 to arrive but as soon as they do, I'll be continuing this series to see what happens with my fave foursome and Zach and Mr Solomon.

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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Oct 7, 2020

"I could go on and on about how amazing Tui Snider's newest book is, but you are better off just reading it for yourself."

Check out my review for the non-fiction Texas travel book 6 FEET UNDER TEXAS by Tui Snider on my blog. Enter the GIVEAWAY to win a paperback or eBook copy of the book, a thank you postcard, and a $10 Amazon gift card!

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**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
Explore the cemeteries of Texas with Tui Snider as she reveals overlooked history in these fascinating open-air museums.

Along the way, you’ll meet fascinating characters, including a whistleblower who died in suspicious circumstances, an oilman who added a phone line to his mausoleum, and the events that caused two “frenemies” to be chained together in death.

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Lost Locket (The Magic Magnifying Glass #1)

Wendy Ann Mattox

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Little did I know, that when I found that shiny silver magnifying glass, that it would turn out to...

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Fruit Bat (42 KP) rated The Strange Case of Caroline Maxwell in Books

Mar 1, 2018

Recommended reading "The Strange Case of Caroline Maxwell "Paperback – 12 Sep 2014 by Amanda Harvey Purse.

This book has all the ingredients that makes a great mystery novel. The question is what is there not to love history mixed with fiction, Sherlock Holmes, Jack the Ripper with a great references to Agatha Christie and a famous little Belgian detective.

Amanda's book deserves so much more then the twos reviews it has on Amazon .

The book is truly well researched and comes across as a great labour of love , I loved spotting the historical cases that where mixed among the fiction. If you have the opportunity to read this book I recommend you do it's not to be missed.

Amanda I loved this book from start to finish thank you for the opportunity to read it I hope to see more of this wonderful character