Category: crime
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Hallowed Ground by Lori Armstrong is the second book in the Julie Collin’s detective series and boy is it a good one! I’ve had my quirks about the first book in the series, Blood Ties, but still came away enjoying the book a whole lot. Hallowed Ground continues the adventures of private investigator Julie Collins…
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The Deputy by Victor Gischler is a fun and wacky (in a good kind of way) adventure of a book. It’s probably not going to be noticed by a lot of people or to the media but if you’re looking for a quick read that is easy to follow along and won’t scramble your brains…
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Blood Ties by Lori G. Armstrong is the first in her Julie Collins detective series and its a damn good one! Rounding out at about just 373 pages, I found myself deeply engaged in the book and surprisingly, it’s not due to the mystery plot line! The character of Julie Collins is very interesting and…
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The Black Ice by Michael Connelly is the second book in the Harry Bosch series. After being blown away with the introduction of cop detective Harry Bosch in The Black Echo, I just can’t help but feel that the author is experiencing the “sophomore slump”. The story in The Black Ice screams mediocre and it…
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WOW. That’s just one of the words I can use to describe what I felt after reading Michael Connelly’s The Black Echo. Now, I have heard about the author and his magnificent work on The Lincoln Lawyer but I haven’t seen the movie nor read the book. I decided to take a step back and…
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I swear I’m not a psychopath. But I enjoyed reading Donald Ray Pollock’s “The Devil All the Time” and no, you don’t have to be a psychopathic deranged killer to enjoy it. The story telling was excellent and that kept the pages turning. However, this is one of those books I got super excited about…
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