Pros: Unusual antagonist and lots of Eve curmudgeonliness Cons: The antagonist is also annoying; a few too many unwanted accolades get thrown at Eve’s feet Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Release date: September 17, 2013 Review book courtesy of Penguin…
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"Thankless in Death", J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts
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"No One Left to Tell," Karen Rose
Pros: Larger-than-life blend of action, romance, and mystery Cons: Larger-than-life and melodramatic Rating: 4 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Penguin Group PI Paige Holden took on a pro bono client—a woman she knows who believes that her…
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"Wolves of Memory," Bill James
Pros: Hilarious, fascinating, engrossing, surprising, unusual Cons: A little bit of over-explaining of thoughts at first Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of The Countryman Press. Wolves of Memory is the second of Bill James’s Harpur &…
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"Girls," Bill James
Pros: Hilarious, fascinating, engrossing Cons: None at all Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of The Countryman Press. Girls is a Harpur & Iles mystery, Harpur and Iles being the two main police characters in Bill James’…
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"A Darkness More Than Night," Michael Connelly
Pros: Great characters and details; fascinating plot Cons: Slow, sometimes dry, tangential pacing Rating: 4 out of 5 I’d heard a little about Michael Connelly’s books but never read them. So when I came across A Darkness More Than…
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