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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
I have really mixed emotions about this book…mainly because the characters (husband and wife) are both so unlikable. But there was enough whodunnit, more accurately, howdunnit to keep me going. Sociopaths will never be
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Cold Vengeance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
I was fortunate to go straight from finishing Fever Dream to starting on Cold Vengeance. It picks up six months after Fever Dream ends. The first chapter hooked me in with the first “oh
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The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
This is the first of the Repairman Jack series and I definitely enjoyed it. It came accross to me as a combo horror/detective type novel. It is definitely an action packed thriller. I’m looking
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Killer View by Ridley Pearson
This second novel in Pearson’s new Walt Fleming series leaves me feeling about the same as I did with the first novel…unsure I want to continue with this series. Domestic terrorism, which seems to
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Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Cemetery Dance was a ripping good, escape-from-realism yarn. I loved how it all came together in the end with semi-plausible explanations for totally implausible events. Once you get past the total lack of professionalism
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In The Dark by Brian Freeman
Interestingly Freeman’s fourth novel has two titles: In The Dark for the U.S version and The Watcher for the U.K. version. Personally I prefer the U.S. title…more mysterious. This fourth novel in the Jonathan
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First Family by David Baldacci
I purchased this book before I realized it was the part of the Michelle/Sean series…automatic to purchase Baldacci whenever a new release is out. The book started off slowly but kept me interested as
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Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
Ellen begins searching for more details about her adopted son’s background when she receives a “Have you seen this child” card in the mail with a picture resembling her son. Although parts of the
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Hold Tight by Harlan Coben
There were several seemingly unrelated story lines in the plot that intertwined as the novel progressed and came together in the end. It reminded me somewhat of Jodi Picoult with a mystery thriller twist
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The Gate House by Nelson DeMille
Being an avid Nelson DeMille fan, I was looking forward to reading The Gate House, his sequel to The Gold Coast. I finally finished reading it yesterday. This book rambles ad nauseam with John
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