Tag: mystery novel
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Books – Review of Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins – 2022 – Intriguing Mystery
Book Review – Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins – Intriguing Mystery written well! My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Reckless Girls The first rocking novel of the year 2022! Though it’s not earth-shattering in its premise or execution, it’s still a rollicking read. Intriguing enough to hold your attention over…
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Books – Review of Mercy by David Baldacci – 2021 – Dynamic Sequel
Book Review – Mercy by David Baldacci – The Legacy of Atlee Pine Continues My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Mercy The fourth book of the Atlee Pine series, after A Long Road to Mercy, A Minute to Midnight and Daylight (read the review here) is another fast paced blockbuster.…
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Books – Review of Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty -2021 – Absolutely Lovely Read
Book Review – Apples Never Fall – Full of Intrigue My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Apples Never Fall My second Australian author after Candice Fox and I’m torn between the two, to decide who’s better! But then why even try? Being readers, we have the luxury the having multiple…
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Books – Review of 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox – 2021 – Captivating Novel
Book Review – 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox – Captivating Novel My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Story-line) – 2 Sisters Detective Agency The two authors here have earlier collaborated for the Harriet Blue series and they’ve all turned out to be pretty good! Candice Fox, on…
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Books – Review of Forgotten in Death by J D Robb – 2021 – Scintillating Mystery
Book Review – Forgotten in Death by J D Robb – Absorbing Tale My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary – Forgotten In Death Though this is the 53rd book in the Eve Dallas series (yes! you read that right, 53rd!!), this is my second one of the series (the first being ‘Faithless…
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Books – Review of The Noise by James Patterson and J D Barker – 2021 – Fascinating Thriller
Book Review – The Noise by James Patterson & J D Barker – Entertaining Thriller My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary – The Noise In this collaboration between James Patterson and J D Barker, it is evident that most of the heavy lifting – in terms of the writing – is done…
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Books – Review of Class Act by Stuart Woods – 2021 – An Average Quality Novel
Book Review – Class Act by Stuart Woods – Interesting Read My Rating -3 out of 5 Plot Summary – Class Act Another month, another Stuart Woods! Mind-numbingly banal, these books are actually a lot of fun by virtue of being shallow and rather unrealistic. But I do keep reading them frequently, only because they are…
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Book Review of The Shadow – 2021 – James Patterson and Brian Sitts – Efficient Retelling
Book Review of The Shadow – Taut Thriller Retold My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – The Shadow ‘Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?’” Lamont Cranston aka The Shadow This genre that James Patterson has got into – Young Adults – is rather new to me and to be…
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Books – Review of Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica – 2021 – Sensational Novel
Book Review – Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica – Fascinating Mystery My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – Local Woman Missing This is my first Mary Kubica, and rest assured, it won’t be my last! Fresh out of finishing a taut suspenseful thriller like ‘Local Woman Missing‘, there is this feeling…
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Books – Review of The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver – 2021 – Handsome Read
Book Review – The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver – Enjoyable Sequel My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – The Final Twist This is the third Colter Shaw novel, in a series that started in 2019 and not including a couple of short stories published in between. Also, it has been that…