
Just Cause (Detective Madison Knight Series Book 5)
Book
One cold case could be what kills her… Eight years ago, a young defense attorney was murdered,...
fiction adult murder mystery police procedural crime

Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Uprising
Video Game
A new era in warfare continues. Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Uprising, the latest downloadable...

Merissa (12401 KP) rated Cash (Ruthless Daddies #6) in Books
Aug 17, 2022
Brick was a brilliant character - Mr Normal compared to Jules being the Mob-man - but that doesn't mean he will take any attitude and, if you come at him, you'd better knock him out or he will finish the job. I loved how he Macgyvered his way out of things. No shrinking violet or damsel in distress, this one. Jules was besotted and caring, everything a Daddy should be. Their relationship was natural and smooth, and oh-so-caring.
The storyline with what was missing, the murders, the attempted murders, the threats - it all worked. I could follow along completely without having read any of the others. The secondary characters really helped to flesh this out, although I would have enjoyed Brick meeting Rowena!
All in all, this was a great read to a series I want to read more of! Definitely recommended if you want a sweet as candy story.
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Merissa
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ClareR (5789 KP) rated Small Mercies in Books
May 22, 2023
1970s Boston, America, and the school districts want to merge the separate schools for black and white children. Except your average white Southie doesn’t want that to happen, and they’ll do anything to ensure that.
There are violent demonstrations, tensions boil over, and amongst all this a young black man is murdered. At the same time, Mary Pat Fennessy’s daughter goes missing. At first, these two events seem unconnected, but as Mary Pat searches for her daughter it starts to look otherwise. And somehow, the Irish mob are involved.
Mary Pat is the ultimate tiger mother. Her daughter Jules, is her only surviving child, and she’ll stop at nothing to find her - dead or alive.
This is brutal, and proves that ultimately revenge profits no one. The heat simmered off the page, as did the threatened and real violence. The writing is gorgeous despite the violence, and is a masterclass in how a writer can make the most ugly things so astonishing.
I’m expecting to see a film adaptation of this at some point - it reads like a screenplay.
This may well be my first novel by Lehane, but I doubt very much that it will be my last. Thanks for introducing me to another new-to-me author, Pigeonhole!

Small Mercies
Book
'Mrs. Fennessy, please go home.' 'And do what?' 'Whatever you do when you're home.' 'And then...
Historical fiction Literary Fiction

The Infiltrator: Undercover in the World of Drug Barons and Dirty Banks
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Robert Mazur spent five years undercover infiltrating the criminal hierarchy of Colombia's drug...

Blasphemy: The True, Heartbreaking Story of the Woman Sentenced to Death Over a Cup of Water
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Punjab, Pakistan, June 2009. The temperature is 45 and Asia has been out picking fruit for several...

Bumper: The Life and Times of Frank 'Bumper' Farrell
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The sprawling saga of legendary Australian cop, Bumper Farrell, the most feared and revered...
Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey
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Inspired by a deep passion for wine, an Italian heritage, and a desire for a land somewhat wilder...

Hollywood in the 30s
Daniel Kothenschulte and Robert Nippoldt
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Tinseltown's golden era, illustrated: From Chaplin's last silent films to the colorful Wizard of Oz ...