Tag: Mystery
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Books – Review of Diablo Mesa by Preston and Child – 2022 – Exciting Sequel Full of Entertainment
Book Review of Diablo Mesa by Preston and Child – Exciting Sequel My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Diablo Mesa Author duo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have published the third novel in the series headlined by Archeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Special Agent Corey Swanson – Diablo Mesa (which…
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Hollywood Movie Review – Scream – 2022 – Horror Well Done
Movie Review – Scream (2022) – Horror Movie Slickly Made My Rating – 3 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Scream (2022) Another day, another remake, another horror movie! Well, this one’s quite well-made, as much as slasher flicks can be! The original Scream, released in 1996 and followed by four more sequels, has…
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Books – Review of Steal by James Patterson and Howard Roughan – 2022 – A Solid Follow Up
Book Review – Steal by James Patterson and Howard Roughan – Nice Follow Up My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Steal Steal is Instinct # 3, which features Dylan Reinhart, the Yale psychologist cum professor who has an action filled past with the CIA. Dylan and his husband Tracy have…
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Hollywood Movie Review – Nightmare Alley – (2021) – Entertaining Movie
Movie Review – Nightmare Alley – 2021 – Entertaining Movie My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Nightmare Alley First off, a little history about the film Nightmare Alley (2021) by celebrated Mexican film-maker Guillermo Del Toro – he of the Shape of Water fame. The original novel of the same…
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Books – Review of The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver – 2021 – Epic Novel
Book Review – The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver – Worth the Wait! My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – The Midnight Lock After a very long wait for a Lincoln Rhyme thriller, author Jeffery Deaver obliges! The Midnight Lock is another rocking read with Criminalist, Forensic Specialist, and intuitive Detective…
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Books – Review of Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman – 2021 – Astounding Thriller
Book Review – Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman – Absorbing Narrative My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Serpentine Admittedly, my first Jonathan Kellerman, and it certainly won’t be my last! This year has been a year of discovery for me, particularly new authors. Some on their debut, some seasoned but I…
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Books – Review of Never by Ken Follett – 2021 – Wonderful Novel
Book Review – Never by Ken Follett – Fascinating Storytelling My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Never The ominous tagline ‘The path to war begins with one false step‘ sets the tone for master storyteller Ken Follett’s thick standalone novel ‘Never’. Stepping away from his last decade’s favorite genre of…
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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 Better off Dead by Lee Child and Andrew Child – 2021 – Exquisite Novel
Book Review – Better off Dead by Lee & Andrew Child – Usual exciting fare My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary – Better Off Dead The annual Jack Reacher extravaganza is here! While that anticipation fills the heart of a fan like me to the brim, the sadness in the knowledge that it’ll be another…
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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…