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Believe Me
Believe Me
J.P. Delaney | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Claire Wright is an actress from the UK. She has a student visa to do acting school in the United States, but she isn't able to work. She is able to find odd jobs that help her to stay alive. One of her jobs is trying to catch cheating husbands in the act. When one husband, Patrick, doesn't take the bait, Claire has to explain this to his wife. Later, the wife ends up dead and the police suspect Claire, but she didn't do it. Then they team her up with the husband to find the real killer. But are the police after Claire or Patrick? Who is telling the truth and who is using their acting skills to the best of their ability?

Thank you to NetGalley & Ballantine Random House for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This book kept me on my toes the entire time. I didn't know what was going to happen next. I'm not a person who understands the visa process in the US. So knowing the difference between a student visa and a work visa, I have no idea. I don't know how I would have survived if I was not able to work while I was in school. So I can understand Claire trying to find work where she can in order to survive.

Being a professional cheater catcher is not something I would ever do, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do to get by. But when one husband doesn't take the bait that Claire throws at him, first she is shocked and then she is happy for the wife. But the wife is not happy and seems scared. She has good reason because she winds up dead. Claire is determined to clear her name as the person who didn't kill her. She agrees to work with the police to find the real killer. But are the police in her corner or working with the husband who they also think may have killed the wife?

You never know who to trust in this book. Who killed the wife and why? Is the husband innocent? Is Claire? What about the police, can they be trusted?
  
The Dressmaker (2016)
The Dressmaker (2016)
2016 | Drama
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Lovely quirky, comedic film. Kate Winslet is brilliant as usual. Her character returns as a bright and lively talented dress maker in a village full of drab, petty-minded, snooty people . Hugo Weaving's portrayal of a camp, dress loving police sergeant had me in stitches. I had never heard of this film but I don't know why it wasn't more popular.
  
10th Anniversary (Women's Murder Club, #10)
10th Anniversary (Women's Murder Club, #10)
James Patterson | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.3 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
2.5 stars. This WMC book was not one of my favorites. There didn't seem to be as much police action in this book. The crimes stories were weak. Opening closed cases, crime reporters chasing leads, roadtripping with your best friend. Its getting more personal and less action packed. Not that I mind the personal, but I prefer more crime to be the focus.
  
Lost Light (Harry Bosch #9)
Lost Light (Harry Bosch #9)
Michael Connelly | 2003 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry
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8.8 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is a Harry Bosch story and as I've not read any of the others it is also a good stand alone book.
It keeps you interested in the actual story as well as encouraging you to buy the other Harry Bosch books to get his full backstory. I highly recommend reading it if you enjoy the detective/police genre as I do.
  
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The Fault Tree
Louise Ure | 2008
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Blind mechanic Cadence Moran is walking home from work one night when she "witnesses" a murder. Trying to help the police only attracts the killer's attention. I found the story frustratingly slow for a thriller and the ending completely unbelievable.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-fault-tree-by-louise-ure.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
I loved Michael Connelly's new novel. Renee Ballard is an interesting, dynamic and multi-dimensional character who is likable and relatable. The Late Show is heavy in police jargon and procedure, much more than in Connelly's Bosch books but he does a great job of explaining without losing fluidity or storyline. I can't wait to see what comes next for Detective Ballard!
  
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Erik Larson recommended The Maltese Falcon in Books (curated)

 
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
6.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"My all-time personal favorite. I love this book, all of it: the plot, the characters, the dialogue, much of which was lifted verbatim by John Huston for his screenplay for the beloved movie of the same name. The single best monologue in fiction appears toward the end, when Sam Spade tells Brigid O’Shaughnessy why he’s giving her to the police."

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Klou (162 KP) rated Power - Season 1 in TV

Oct 15, 2019  
Power  - Season 1
Power - Season 1
2014 | Drama
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
So I have rewatched every episisode 3/4 times now.
This series has me and my partner hooked, a real Netflix binge. We have stayed up some nights until 4/5am, just continuously watching, over and over again.

New York, Gangs, Drugs, Guns and Police.

2 friends, their partners, and the biggest drug dealers in the city. Affairs, loss and lust.
  
Malignant (2021)
Malignant (2021)
2021 | Crime, Drama, Horror
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7.6 (8 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Annabelle wallis (2 more)
Plot twist
Gore
Just watched at cineworld and omg what a horror movie it had everything plot twist which I figured out but the way it was revealed wow and the sene in the police station brutal but very gory some of the plot got far fetched at times but it didn't stop me from enjoying the movie
  
The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch (2021)
2021 | Comedy, Drama
Watched last night its okay not what I was expecting from a comedy but the more I watched I got it from the cast to the three story's at the heart of the my favourite parti would the painter played by benicio del Toro and the animated police chase at the end of the movie would watch again on Disney plus maybe not