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My Name is Barbra
In this memoir, Barbra shares most everything you'd want to know about her life....and especially her work.
The book is almost 1000 pages but I liked it all. 4.5 stars
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3/5 stars
Coming out 3/5/2024
The bones in the bathtub carry the legacy of loss and war.
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In this addition to the humorous 'Josef Slonský' series, the Czech detective has to deal with a severely injured knee while the police investigate several crimes.
Bizarre and brutal crimes in this book, but the humor is great as usual. 3.5 stars
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Fantasy magical superpowered individual story
Lovely universe. @netgalley ARC
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Book 1 of the Dinosaur backed books.
Blockbuster story. Three decades on.
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Very fast and enjoyable read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Counting Pulped I've read everything that Tim Hallinan has written and liked everything very much except for this book. Not a spoiler -- in this book the detective finds out he is a fictional character in a book. Supposed to be different and cute -- I hated it and quit on page 47. One star.
Absolutely wonderful and completely original story of average guy who inherits his uncle's villainy business. Funny, smart and engaging. I loved it. 5 stars.
In this addition to the humorous 'Andy Carpenter' series, the New Jersey defense attorney gets a new trial for a man he thinks was wrongly convicted.
I enjoyed the book but some parts were too dark for a cozy. 3 stars
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My own feeling is that when someone's written that many books year after year, at some point the quality begins to suffer. I've seen it time and time again.
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In this addition to the 'Orphan X' series, Evan Smoak's search for a lost dog leads him to clash with a skilled female assassin.
Exciting story as usual. 3.5 stars
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This is really a great dystopian story: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Last Devil to Die is the 4th by Richard Osman.
More emotional than its predecessors now that readers have formed an attachment to the geriatric Fab Four.
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In this clever series, struggling writer Ernest Cunningham seems to encounter murder wherever he goes....then writes a book about it. This time he's on a luxury train.
Fun mystery. 3.5 stars
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Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War With Militant Islam by Mark Bowden.
This is a comprehensive recounting of the 444-days takeover of the US Embassy in Iran in 1979-1981. It read easily, like a crime thriller.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Re-read
Tremendous legal thriller. Murder, courtroom drama, prejudice
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And started a reread, Tales of Terror and Mystery. I'd forgotten how engaging "The Horror of the Heights" is.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
#non-fiction
#climatecrisis
Interesting take on #finite #resources #sustainability
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Richard Jury #15. I'm reading the series in order and this might be the best one yet. Likeable interesting characters and a very complicated plot equals a top-rated mystery. Highly recommended, 5 stars.
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