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Slaughter and Forgetting (Josef Slonsky Investigations #2)

Graham Brack

10.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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A detective series like no other! Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson. ...

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2340 KP) rated Framed for Murder in Books

Feb 5, 2025

Can Mel Clear a Frenemy?

Former police officer Mel O’Rourke is trying to settle into her new life running a B & B in the mountain town of Pine Cove. But then her past walks in. Poppy Phillips is a thief that Mel spent time trying to arrest when she was an officer. Poppy is looking for help since she stumbled over a body, and she is afraid the police will think she did it. The fact that Poppy was there committing a burglary does complicate things. Can Mel clear her? Does she want to?

I picked up this book thinking it was the first in a series. There is a novella that introduces some of the characters, and this book has major spoilers for that story. I also found the language in this book to be much worse than I wanted to read. The mystery was good, although I found some things bumped me, like police jurisdiction. It just didn’t seem logical, although maybe there is something I was missing. On the other hand, I really did like the characters and the relationships they were forming. Overall, this was a mixed bag for me.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2340 KP) rated The Marlow Murder Club in Books

Feb 22, 2025 (Updated Feb 22, 2025)

Murder and New Friends

When Judith Potts is out for her evening swim, she hears a gun shot at her neighbor’s place. The police don’t find anything, so Judith goes over the next morning and find her neighbor shot to death. Not trusting the police to solve the crime, she starts to investigate, along the way meeting Becks, the vicar’s wife, and Suzie, a local dog walker. Can the three of them solve things when the police can’t?

I bought this book last year, and then found out a mini-series version was being made. I watched and enjoyed that, but I gave it a little bit of time so the story wouldn’t be fresh in my mind. While I did still remember many of the plot points, I really enjoyed reading this book. It was delightful seeing how everything was planted remembering how it ended. The characters are also delightful. Becks could be a little annoying at times, but her character growth was great. I loved watching the trio build their friendship. And some of the situations they got into made me laugh. I’m looking forward to spending more time with these ladies, hopefully soon.

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BookCritics (259 KP) rated Follow Me Back in Books

Jun 14, 2017

Follow Me Back

A.V. Geiger | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

7.0

(5 Ratings)

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This book is different stylistically than most I’ve read as a large part the story takes place through Twitter conversations and police transcripts. It was very well executed, with simple and sharp dialogue.

Critic- The YA Bookshelf
Original Score: 5 out of 5

Read Review: http://www.theyashelf.com/follow-me-back-by-a-v-geiger/

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Good Time (2017) in Movies

Aug 18, 2017

Good Time (2017)

2017 | Crime, Drama

7.8

(9 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Completely entertaining, it was riveting every second. Connie (Robert Pattinson) and his mentally handicapped brother, Nicholas (Benny Safdie, who is also one of the directors), rob a bank. When Nicholas is caught by police, and placed into Rikers Island, Connie does everything to try to bail his brother out. The entire movie spans one day.