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Johnny Carson by Henry BushkinJohhny Carson's longtime lawyer/friend writes about the famous comedian and talk show host.
Bushkin became successful largely on Johnny's coattails. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Sarah JioA troubled journalist looks into the cold case story of a child who went missing during a storm 70 years ago.
Romantic suspense novel. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Brian FreemanDetective Jonathan Stride is frustrated by the cases of two missing girls.
Compelling mystery. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bloodlist
by P.N. Elrod. Vampire meets organized crime in Chicago.. 3 starshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Dana StabenowAlaskan private detective Kate Shugak and her wolf-dog Mutt help two trafficked children who end up in Alaska.
Good thriller. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Julia CrouchSocial influencer RR gets pregnant to boost her Instagram 'likes' and hires a mother's helper. But the helper is not what she appears to be. 😮
Good thriller; the audiobook has an excellent narrator. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Kevin HartComedian Kevin Hart took 16 years to become an 'overnight success', and he talks about how he did it in this fun and entertaining memoir.
4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall SmithMma Ramotswe and the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' have three cases to solve.
Good cozy. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by John Wyndham. Discovered by Wyndham's estate 10 years after his death. 4 starshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Paul CleaveHigh school teacher Charlie Felman wakes up bloody and bruised, thinking he killed someone last night. Did he? And if so, who?
This was Cleave's first novel (re-issued), and shows the nascence of his later skill with misdirection. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Wednesday MartinMartin, who has a PhD in cultural studies, immersed herself in the world of wealthy 'Upper East Side mommies' for six years, and relates her experiences in this book.
Being part of the rich upper crust might be more stressful than you think. LOL 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Robert DugoniDetective Tracy Crosswhite is on maternity leave when she's asked to look into several crimes.
Good story. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Nancy MadoreA woman is kidnapped by a group who thinks she knows ancient secrets about the djinn that were passed down by her grandmother.
Interesting story. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Nancy MadoreIn this second book in the 'Legacy of the Watchers', three young men try to head off Armageddon caused by ancient beings.
Good story. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Lisa ScottolineIn this addition to the 'Rosato and DiNunzio' series, lawyer Bennie Rosato defends a young man she tried to help when he was a child in juvie.
Good legal mystery. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Judge & Jury by James PattersonA mobster on trial plans to NOT get convicted, and he knows people who can make it happen.
Imaginative (if unlikely) thriller. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Elif ShafakA Greek Cypriot boy and a Turkish Cypriot girl fall in love just before the 1974 civil war, which wrenches the country into two parts.
Gorgeous novel. 5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by William ShatnerWilliam Shatner, the original 'Captain Kirk' from Star Trek, talks about the birth of the original TV series, the long struggle it took to get it on the air, and the people involved in making it a success.
Fun and informative. 4.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Woman with a Gun by Phillip MargolinAn aspiring novelist investigates an old true crime, hoping to use the story as inspiration for a book.
Enjoyable mystery. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Yesterday, I finished reading "The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh Nguyen. This novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015. 
KOMET wrote: "Yesterday, I finished reading "The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh Nguyen. This novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015. "I just bought it recently. I'm looking forward to trying it.
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A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury'A Taste For Poison' is a compendium of eleven well-known poisons, familiar to fans of mystery fiction as well as true crime aficionados. For each substance, Bradbury describes its provenance, how it works, and its use by a killer.
Interesting (and kind of fun). 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Jim GaffiganComedian Jim Gaffigan tells funny stories about his work, family, and five kids.
Plenty of laughs. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Rule Against Murder by Louise PennyChief Inspector Armand Gamache has to have a working vacation when a guest at his hotel is killed.
Good mystery. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Thomas Tryon 4.5 starshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
This was a movie too. Pretty good one (if I remember right).🙂
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Peril by Bob Woodward
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Thanks Lydia. Good review. 👍
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by Jade ChangCharles Wang makes a fortune in America before business mistakes bankrupt him.....and he and his family have to give up their lavish lifestyle.
Good story with lots of humor. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Stephen KingIn this second book in the 'Bill Hodges' trilogy, the theft (and later discovery) of a famous author's notebooks generate lots of trouble.
Great characters in these books. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Karen DionneA girl raised by an abusive father makes it her business to hunt him down when she's an adult.
Disturbing but good thriller. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Second Death by Graham BrackDetective Josef Slonský investigates the death of a young girl.
Fun suspense novel. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Barbara wrote: "Bill wrote: "The Other by Thomas Tryon 4.5 starshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
This was a movie too. Pretty good one..."
That might be where I heard about the book. Not sure.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069050/...
My review of So Far So Good: Final Poems: 2014-2018
by Ursula K. Le Guin 3.5 starshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Kate AlcottA girl coming of age in 1940s Hollywood can't stand the hypocrisy of 'moralists' and McCarthyists.
Good story. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Witch Elm by Tana FrenchA young man who's recovering from a bad beating is confronted by mysteries surrounding his extended family.
Good suspense novel. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Melissa RiversMelissa Rivers tells (mostly) fun stories about her mom.
Entertaining and moving. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Douglas CouplandThe Gen X folks in this book give up upwardly mobile lives to become hippies....but that doesn't always work out so well.
Interesting characters. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Louise PennyChief Inspector Gamache investigates a murder at a barbecue.
Good mystery. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rubbernecker
by Belinda Bauer 5 starsAn autistic young man tries to figure out how a corpse died while taking an anatomy class. Just excellent
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by Paul DoironGame warden Mike Bowditch, transferred to the boondocks, investigates murder in the freezing winter.
Good thriller. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Anderson CooperBrief history of the Vanderbilt family by CNN journalist Anderson Cooper (Gloria Vanderbilt's son).
Entertaining and illuminating (and a bit of fun). 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Keigo HigashinoA 'Sherlockian' Tokyo homicide cop, Detective Kaga, investigates the murder of a woman.
Clever mystery. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Infinite Sea by Rick YanceyThis is the second book in a trilogy that started with "The Fifth Wave" - in which aliens wiped out most of the human race.
Okay bridge to book three. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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This book is very popular right now. 🙂
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by Sarah VaughanA British politician gets caught up in sex scandal and is accused of rape.
Good suspense novel. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Some Like It Hawk by Donna AndrewsMeg Langslow - wife, mother of young twins, blacksmith, and amateur sleuth - is trying to help save her town from predatory lenders when a murder occurs.
No so mysterious, but entertaining anyway. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Entertaining novel. 3.5 stars
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