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Heather wrote: "Joi wrote: "What "happens" if we don't finish our trim book within the month? "Hi Joi,
You can post the review in the next month's thread labeling the # and month. I don't know how to link back t..."
Hi Heather-in case you want to know: Just hit the date button at the top of the thread and it will take you back or forward(sometimes you have to hit it a few times if the thread is long)
Quick question for those of us playing, ahem, catch-up with our Trim books: Do we record whether the book matched the tag of the month it was drawn in, even if we are not recording the book in that month? Wasn't sure how that worked with theme bonus points.
Nicole R wrote: "Hi Joi, you can absolutely finish your book whenever you want! And, you will get the participation points for finishing it. "Thanks Nicole! I did some work on my #30 last night, but this month has been INSANE! I know you know the feeling :)
I wonder how many people are on track to finish all 12 within the correct months.
Joi wrote: "Nicole R wrote: "Hi Joi, you can absolutely finish your book whenever you want! And, you will get the participation points for finishing it. "Thanks Nicole! I did some work on my #30 last night, ..."
I never got to my January book Joi, and the way things are going i probably won't get to it for sometime. It is always on my list at the beginning of each month, but I never get to it!
Hebah wrote: "Quick question for those of us playing, ahem, catch-up with our Trim books: Do we record whether the book matched the tag of the month it was drawn in, even if we are not recording the book in that..."Unfortunately, if you don't read it in the month it was assigned, then no bonus points for it fitting the monthly tag--either the tag of the original month it was selected or the current month.
But, you still get the points for reading the book! And the personal satisfaction of completing the challenge ;)
Joi wrote: "I wonder how many people are on track to finish all 12 within the correct months."You can see that in the spreadsheet! Though I still haven't tallied the May reads yet. I swear, that will happen. I'll need a break from studying for the bar sooner or later....maybe at some point this weekend?!
Thanks, Nicole--that's what I figured, but I thought I'd check since the didn't-finish-in-times started adding up!
Joanne wrote: "Hi Heather-in case you want to know: Just hit the date button at the top of the thread and it will take you back or forward"Thanks, Joanne!
Hmm finished last month's books ok but since I started half way through May not sure if they count or not. This months has been mostly prep for next semester at school and reading the stuff my Psych kids have picked for their assignments and Bio texts for resources (unfortunately the new Chem teacher quit so looks like I might be doing that instead of Bio). It is also marking and reporting season for the end of semester 1 so busy busy and I am off to UK for a month next weekend. Not even sure I will have access to GR over there with Mum's dial up internet.Will try to get June done before I go but possibly won't even know what July is till I get back on the 19th. Ah well get to spend some time with old friends and family which is priceless.
Book #30 JuneLittle Children - Tom Perrotta
3/5
HC: 355p
I put this on my list ages ago because I fail to be wowed by Perrotta and I thought this book could be one to help me find the appeal. I had seen the movie, so I knew the story (though I was surprised by how much I remembered.) I thought perhaps the book would delve a bit deeper than the movie - turns out they did a pretty good job with the movie.
I think Perrotta suffers from the same thing as Neil Gaiman (for me) - too subtle. Little Children was a fine book about suburbia and mob pitchfork mentality when it turns out there's a convicted pedophile in the neighborhood. There's some mildly entertaining observations. but overall - it was just OK. Socks not blown. It seems to take a lot to blow my socks off these days.
Finally Finished my book for April!!!!April
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Hardcopy: 792 pages
2 stars
This took FOREVER! I started it in April and things were going well, I was enjoying it and then it just seemed to stall. I felt like the story was so un-needlessly drawn out. there were so many times I thought... why is this important to the story. It felt like the story just spiraled around and around and never really going anywhere until a few chapters from the end. Then some of the choices made didn't make sense to me.
The book follows two magicians as they attempt to find a way to bring magic back to England. You are then taken on a convoluted path for the story.Not my cup of tea. I don't mind a long book but not when the author seems to add words just to add words.
Trim the TBR - June #30
Beneath a Scarlet Sky - Mark T. Sullivan - 6/15/19 - 3 Stars - 526 pages
Beneath a Scarlet Sky is a historical fiction story featuring a young Italian boy named Pino Lella and his experiences during the final years of World War II. The author tells us that Pino never spoke of his time during the war but decided to share his story as he grew older. In 1943, 17-year-old Pino Lella’s parents send him to the mountains to escape the bombings in Milan. When he returns home just before his 18th birthday, his parents urge him to join the German army to avoid the draft, where he was sure to become cannon fodder in Russia. He then becomes a first person witness to lots of key moments of history.
Let me start by saying I don't believe this is anything more than a dubiously fictionalized novel about an actual person named Pino Lello. That doesn't mean the story was awful, because many parts of it were very interesting. I just don't believe that one teenage boy could possibly be such a “larger than life” actual character. If the author had written this as a novel, then my rating might have been higher. But, because it's been advertised as “biographical fiction”, I have to call a foul and lower my rating. The writing was a bit too melodramatic for me and many of the scenarios described were totally unrealistic.
I found the historical perspective quite interesting and it was new for me to read about the Nazi experience in central Italy toward the end of WWII. But the bottom line was that I just didn't believe this was anything more than a figment of an old man’s glorified imagination at the end of his life. Or as I say at my high school reunion, I have a Doctorate in Physics, am married to Idris Elba, and weigh 115 pounds.
June, #30 - The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard320 pages
Doesn't fit tag
It was lovely to return to the world of the Dominion of the Fallen. I think I liked this one even better than its predecessor, House of Shattered Wings.
Relationships took more of a center stage here, like those of Fallen angel Berith and her mortal lover, Francoise, mother to their child; the complicated relationships between Fallen Asmodeus and, well, pretty much anyone in his orbit; dragon kingdom spy Thuan and both his family as well as the House Hawthorn dependents he comes to know in his tenure in the house. There are still inter-house and inter-kingdom politics and power-plays galore, but I think the balance between the personal and the broader conflicts is well done.
Once again, I just love the world Bodard has created here. I wouldn't want to live in it, mind you, but I thoroughly enjoy my time there as a reader. The dragon kingdom beneath the Seine is just as complicated--and prone to corruption from within--as the Fallen houses above, and the relationship between the two is messy and fraught. The dangers of addictive angel essence, touched on through the character of Madeleine in the first book, have bigger implications in this one, and as in history, drug trafficking is leveraged for political advantage.
This one can, I think, be read without reading the first book, but I do recommend reading them in order, so character arcs and reveals have more impact.
June: #30 Code Blue: A Nurse's True Life StoryFits the June tag: beautiful-No
Page length of the book- 280 pages
1 star
Story is flat and lacks emotion. I just could not get into the book or understand just what her message was. I found myself skimming here and there. Here is what the synopsis says, "Where do you draw the line when letting a patient die is an act of mercy? When does technology end and compassion begin behind the sterile hospital façade? At 40, Barbara Huttmann confronted her own hospital fears by becoming a nurse. Code Blue is her own true experience." She tells stories about her dilemma on how deal with a dying patient and dealing it other staff members. She also tells her story about becoming the patient at the end of the book. I so wanted to like this book but it lack of a well rounded story plus the flat story telling then to top it off with lack of emotion just made it a hard read.
Olivermagnus wrote: "Trim the TBR - June #30Beneath a Scarlet Sky - Mark T. Sullivan - 6/15/19 - 3 Stars - 526 pages
[book:Beneath a Scarlet..."
Wish I was married to Idris Elba! That man is about perfect.
June #30The Story of the Stone by Barry Hughart - 3 stars
Does NOT fit the June tag "retellings"
hardcover 249 pages
This starts out when a monk approaches Master Li with a locked room murder mystery and the theft of a manuscript. It becomes bigger and bigger until it morphs into a monster of a story with wild supernatural elements. It's rather fun, but waaaay too long. By the time I was just over halfway through, it got more and more outrageous and eventually I was just wishing for it to be over and wanting to know what the solution to the mystery was. It was like eating too much candy, fun but all fluff and no substance.
June #30The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton
DOES NOT FIT THE TAG
552 pages in first edition
4 1/2 stars
The Forgotten Garden is the story of a young woman who inherits a mystery from her grandmother. The grandmother was found alone at a port in Australia when she was 4 years old. No one knew who she was or how she got there. She tried to find the answers to her past, but passed away before all the answers were found. Her granddaughter takes up the search after her death.
This story drew me in. I liked the mystery and I like how the author wove the different women and generation's stories to slowly reveal the answers to the reader. I found the book hard to put down while I was reading it and easy to pick up again when I had the opportunity. The characters all had their flaws, but I connected to them and their search for answers. The author also did a great job creating a sense of place and atmosphere. I will definitely look for more by this author in the future.
I have looked and looked, I can't find where I posted my Trim book so here it is! My #30 is The Broken Window by Jeffrey Deaver
5 stars
414 pages
Does not match the monthly tag
Its been quite a while since I read a Lincoln Rhyme novel. I've been off reading other books to match various book club and challenge books. I'm really glad this came up in my TBR challenge. I think it might be my favorite Rhymes so far. This is all about identity theft and manipulation. Deaver does an excellent job making the manipulation of information.
Lincoln's cousin, with whom he had a close relationship to his teens but no longer, has been arrested for murder. Throughout the story, we get bits and pieces of the cousins relationship as Lincoln tries to clear his name. It is a convoluted case that has everything to do with several murders in which other people have been arrested, tried and found guilty. A serial murderer who has found a way to commit his crimes while convincing everyone else that a perfectly innocent person was responsible - pretty scary the way that happens.
Every time I thought they'd caught the guy, the story took a twist. I did a little listening to the audio and reading of the e-book when an audio wasn't appropriate. The audio is the same narrator that has done the others in the series and he's quite good. If I have a complaint, it is the repetition of the notes on the white board. It takes up quite a few pages and quite a bit of listening time. With the book, you can skim past quickly but with the audio, you usually just listen.
#30
The F Word by Liza Palmer
288 pages
⭐⭐⭐
Does not fit the June tag.
I did not realize this was a sequel to another book. That said, this read as a stand alone for me. As a fat girl all my life, I appreciate a writer who identifies the feelings that go along with that. I know people who have lost all the weight and still identify as the fat girl so that aspect reads true. The con to the story for me was that there is so much internal dialogue. It feels like a lot of info dump and doesn't fell like it moves the story along and certainly didn't allow me as the reader to fully engage with the character. Still, I'm glad to read the story. Representation matters.
June - #30 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah440 pages
5 stars
Review:
I loved it!!!
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June #30The Walking Dead and Philosophy: Zombie Apocalypse Now by Wayne Yuen
There is no hardback edition only ebook and paperback.
262 pages for paperback
3 stars
Does not fit the tag.
Made it just in time to clean the house, grab a nap and head for the airport.
There were some fascinating ideas and some laugh out loud explanations and definitions of things. For example "Unimaginably preposterous is a rough American translation of 'daft'" and "If I were to show up at a wake with fork, knife and bib in hand, it wouldn't just be unusual or distasteful, but my actions would be upsetting to others in a significant way. This clearly wouldn't be maximising anyone's happiness except maybe my own if I really enjoyed human meat." The latter quote is when discussing "The Hunters".
Unfortunately there are a lot of SPG errors which detract from meaning and distract the reader. Also totally unforgivably on page 18 the author calls Rick Ryan and Carl Cody and only manages to get Lori's name right. There is another point in the book where they get someone else's name wrong too but at least it isn't the main character and his son. Stars had to come off for this. The book does also get a little repetitive using exactly the same scenes from the TV series and Graphic Novels to illustrate all their points. Did they only watch some episodes?
Stolen LivesBy Jassy Mackenzie
3 stars
Trim the TBR #30
Does not fit monthly tag
314 pages
The second book in the Jade de Jong series. This is the book on my list, but I had read it. Every chapter I thought, “oh yeah”, but didn’t remember the whole. It is not the best recommendation, but it’s just a mystery series. I do enjoy it and will read the third book in a more timely manner.
PI Jade de Jong is hired as a bodyguard for a nervous socialite whose husband is missing. What should have been easy money becomes complicated when an attempt is made on the woman’s life, and things only get worse. David Patel is called in as the situation requires police assistance. Jade and David’s personal relationship is on the rocks but events help them focus on what is important.
not a popular series (and a few years old) so the next book was available right away:
The Fallen
By Jassy Mackenzie
3 stars
The third book in the Jade de Jong series, and the one I was supposed to read next. I can see why the series blends with some other mystery/thrillers, but I do enjoy the books and will continue reading, hopefully before I forget which ones I have already read.
Jade receives an unexpected visitor and decides it is the perfect time for a holiday. She books a beach resort cabin in the town where her mother died to investigate her own history and invites David to rekindle their relationship. The murder of one scuba instructor and disappearance of the other, along with several other missing persons, taxes the local police and David (and Jade) lend a hand.
JUNE 2019 TBR # 30 Monthly tag: NO
Hardcover: 341 pg
Miss Julia Renews Her Vows – Ann B Ross – 3***
Book # 11 in the Miss Julia series, featuring a Southern lady of a certain age, who is prone to jumping to conclusions but always takes action to help those in need. Miss Julia is just a hoot, and she’s most entertaining when she’s in a dither about something. Her read on things may be completely wrong, but she always manages to arrive at the right conclusion, or at least to help the authorities find the real culprit. Visiting with Miss Julia and her friends is a pure joy.
LINK to my review
June TBR #30Monthly Tag - Yes
210 Pages
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling5 Stars
I was under the impression that I had never read these books, but somewhere in my childhood, at least a few of them had definitely been told to me as they greeted me as familiar friends. I absolutely loved the format and style of these retellings of Origin Stories from around the world. The poetic style and language was captivating. I wish I had read them as an adult early enough to read them to my own children, but now I am afraid I will have to wait until my grandchildren start to arrive to dip into these magical stories again. Absolutely charming.
#30 JuneThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
181 pages
4 stars
I love Gaiman's storytelling. It is fantastical and just a bit creepy but not enough to scare. This is a beautiful book, about a little boy who meets a girl living in the house at the end of the lane. From there a world opens up that is tucked away within what we think of as 'real', where a duck pond becomes the ocean and nothing is as it seems. I don't want to say too much because I want you all to read it. This book is right up there with the Graveyard Book and Coraline as awesome books with child main characters. I look forward to diving into Gaiman's imagination again soon.
June - #30Title:
Magpie MurdersAuthor: Anthony Horowitz
Date Read: 06/27/2019
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
This is a Book about Book connected to a murder. Susan Ryeland, an editor in a publishing house finds that the typescript of a whodunit novel she is working on has the last few chapters missing. Alan Conway, the star novelist of the publishing house whose book Susan is editing is found dead and it is believed to be a suicide. A letter from Alan received by the CEO of the publishing house also leads to the same conclusion. But the same letter sparks an investigation into the death of Alan by Susan whose suspects that it was a murder which is fortified by Alan’s sister and some friends and acquaintances of Alan. Susan finds similarities between the novel and the reality and tries to find clues from Alan’s books which are full of anagrams and real characters from his life. Susan tracks the missing chapters of the book and finds out the truth by nearly losing her life and saddled with impaired vision.
This is a beautifully written literary mystery with unexpected twists. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda4 stars
Pages 368
Does not fit tag
Two girls go missing 10 years apart while the fair is in town. It is a small town with secrets and monsters in the woods. I enjoyed the suspense, but was confused when about a 1/3 of the way into the book it started telling the story of what happened the day before.
Viji wrote: "June - #30Title:
Magpie MurdersAuthor: Anthony Horowitz
Date Read: 06/27/2019
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
This is a Book about Book co..."
I adored that one when I read it last year!
Mindy aka serenity wrote: "#30 JuneThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
181 pages
4 stars
I love Gaiman's storytelling. It is fantastical and just a bit creepy but not enough to scare. This is a beautiful book, ..."
This was my first Gaiman book and I adored it. I have been working my way through the rest.
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah4 out of 5 Stars
Trim the TBR - May(#24)
440 Pages
Alaska, 1974.
Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.
For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.
Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.
Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming of age in a tumultuous time, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, dares to hope that a new land will lead to a better future for her family. She is desperate for a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown
At first, Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. In a wild, remote corner of the state, they find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the Allbrights’ lack of preparation and dwindling resources.
But as winter approaches and darkness descends on Alaska, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates and the family begins to fracture. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own. In the wild, there is no one to save them but themselves.
In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pioneer and the spirit of a vanishing Alaska―a place of incomparable beauty and danger. The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.
This was my second time to venture into the writing of Kristin Hannah. My initial thought is that I am extremely impressed with how much I enjoyed both books despite how different they are. The first book of Hannah's that I read was The Nightingale which is about the French resistance in WWII. I was thoroughly impressed with that piece of writing despite not enjoying WWII literature. The Great Alone is so very different from The Nightingale but against I was impressed by the author's research and the quality of the writing.
After two of Hannah's books, I have found that my favorite thing about her style of writing is the depth and vulnerability of her characters. Even when the antagonist is so very clear and I should be hating him, there were so many times that I found him to be a broken human being that I desired a positive outcome for and a solution for his hurt. Not many authors are capable of creating characters with this depth.
One other thought, coming into this book I had read many reviews that talked about it being too dark. That the abuse pictured was too much. Yes, the book is difficult at times, but in no way did I find it too dark. Domestic abuse is a real life issue in the world we live in and I think Hannah captures all of the pain, fear, and sorrow that goes along with an abusive relationship in such a powerful way. The subject matter of this book should not keep people away from the power of the writing.
June - #30The Perfect Couple - Elin Hilderbrand 5 Stars
Does not fit monthly tag.
This is a truly excellent beach read. It is pretty formulaic and predictable, but that in no way diminishes the joy of reading ‘The Perfect Couple’. Part-murder-mystery, part-romance, the book takes place over a wedding weekend in Nantucket, with flashbacks to fill in the blanks as we work our way through the suspects.
Without giving away too much, I’ll just say that I fell line, hook and sinker for the central romance that runs through the book whilst remaining engaged in the larger story of the murder mystery. The small town vibe is conveyed nicely, and I like the way Hilderbrand fleshes out each character, no matter how minor a role they have to play, without overdoing it. With so many characters, the risk of them blurring in to one threatens; however, Hilderbrand gives each one a distinct and vivid personality to keep the reader interested and, crucially, on track.
The only negative is that the ending is too abrupt and slightly unsatisfying. I won’t say more, for fear of spoilers, but I just feel that there could have been more closure, for both the murder mystery and the romance.
Overall, I would definitely recommend packing this with you if you plan on going away this summer!
May - 24Letters to the Lost - Iona Grey - 5*
384 pages
Stella lives in a village in England during WWII. She marries the reverend of that village, whom she thinks she loves and that he loves her, but she quickly realizes that is not the case. Shortly into her marriage, she meets Dan, a pilot from the USAF, and they fall deeply in love.
In parallel, we get the story of Jess, a young woman from the 21st century who breaks into what turns out to be Stella's old abandoned home, and finds a letter from Dan, back in the US, in his nineties now, saying he never forgot her and never fell out of love with her and would love to see her again. With the help of Will, who gets involved in the whole thing because of his job trying to find heirs and make money, she tries to piece together Stella and Dan's story to, maybe, get them back together.
I'm usually not one for gushy romances, but this one was fantastic. Both Stella/Dan's parts and Jess/Will's were touching and compelling, and every scene written felt so organic, so perfect just where it was. It's the kind of book you can't stop reading, but that at the same time you don't want to finish.
June - 3084K - Claire North - 2*
496 pages
In a dystopian future, the UK government has been all but replaced by the Company. Now everything has a price - murder, robbery, rape. If you've done a crime but can't pay the fine, you get sent to the patty line - sold into slavery, basically. Theo works as an evaluator, setting amounts to the crimes committed. One day, someone from his past shows up, Dani Cumali, and tells him how she has evidence against the Company and she's going to blow everything up. And also her daughter got sold as a child and Theo is her father. Then she gets murdered, and Theo decides to continue her mission and rescue his maybe-daughter.
The premise here was great, but I was not a fan of the execution. It kept jumping from past to present to even more past to future to slightly closer past, and honest I lost track more than once about what was going on when, who the characters were and what had already happened. It was also written weirdly, with parts of sentences floating around in the middle of the page, sentences not finished, and lots of swearing.
I had trouble with Theo as a character too, because he basically upends his entire existence for a teenage daughter he's never met or heard about before and isn't even sure is actually his. His motivations seemed very difficult to believe.
I'm disappointed, because I remember enjoying The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August a lot, so I had high expectations for this one, but it was not my cup of tea.
Hey all! I am going to be tallying the points for this challenge tomorrow evening so be sure you get all of your reviews posted in order to get full credit!
June #30Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
332 Pages
Does not fit monthly tag
This has been on my TBR for a long time, and without this challenge I don't think I would have read it even now.
This is a 3 generation saga of a tragic family. Each generation is affected with early deaths, war, abandonment. This was a truly depressing book.
The writing was excellent - I love Kate Atkinson - but the story was so depressing, and never really lightened up.
The story is narrated by a daughter - Ruby - in current time ( the book was written in the 90s), and starts when she's conceived.
One of the things I love about this author is an amazing ability to know things she couldn't possibly know (i.e. she can listen in on her mother's thoughts before she's born), and at the same time there are tragic gaps in the narrators knowledge of her own life's story.
The book swings back and forth in time, and I did get a little lost about who was who.
I gave this book 4 stars. I did enjoy it in the end, but pretty depressing story from start to finish.
If Beale Street Could Talk197 pages
Doesn't fit tag
Short and raw, this novel really packed a punch. I have read lots of books about systematic racism, and I have to say that Baldwin definitely did the topic justice. There is such power in such a short space of time, and it was perfectly paced. My first Baldwin novel, but it won't be my last.
This was my July Trim the TBR book.
Disgrace220 pages
MAY Trim book (I actually read it in May but didn't get a chance to report)
Did not fit the tag
This was my first Coetzee. There were parts that I loved, and parts I came close to loathing. I greatly enjoyed the first part of the novel, where the protagonist is yet to be disgraced. I found the back half to be harder going. It was at times boring, but not enough for me to do away with the book. It did take me a lot longer than usual to finish as I just wasn't enthralled. I really didn't like the protagonist as a character, and whilst I don't have to like characters to enjoy a book, on this count it made for a mostly dull reading experience.
Susie wrote: "If Beale Street Could Talk197 pages
Doesn't fit tag
Short and raw, this novel really packed a punch. I have read lots of books about systematic racism, and I have to say that Baldwin..."
Lovely review - I have been trying to decide whether or not to add this to my TBR, but your review has decided it for me - on the pile it goes! Thank you
Lives of Girls and Women by Alice Munro277 pages
5 stars
A novel that is made of short stories told by Del - a girl growing up in a rural canadian town
I like how it is described: "autobiographical in form but not in fact"
I have never read anything by Alice Munro, but will sure to read now. She is wonderful.
So perceptive to the minute details of the day-to-day feelings, thoughts and happenings.
She has such deep understanding of what builds human connections. she writes so true. I wanted to highlight every second line.
There was so much to love about this book - the flawed mum really touched a chord with me, the old aunts, the teacher with the musical, the two teenage girls (Del and her friend) and so much more.
highly recommended
I read another of her collections and loved it too so I’ll give this one a go too. Thanks!
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by Greg Iles
5 Stars
590 Pages
Does not fit the June Tag
Murder, mystery, twists, turns, questionable morals, deception, betraya..."
It is the first in a series.