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Matt is 25% done with Mother May I
While Bree Cabbat grew up poor, she has redeemed herself with a wonderful family, which includes a new baby boy. She awakens one morning to see an old witch—woman dressed all in black—peering into her window, which sends shivers up her spine. However, it is only later, when her son is kidnapped, that things become all too real for her. Bree hides the truth from everyone and must follow commands to get her son back.
Mar 11, 2021 05:29PM Add a comment
Mother May I

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Matt is 60% done with Black Fall (Jessica Blackwood, #3)
Jessica realises that the random acts taking place around her might not be as 'off the cuff' as they seem. Add to that, the body of a woman who tried to kill her turns up dead. Things are inching towards the realm of supernatural and she's not all that impressed. When Jessica makes a discovery, it could turn the case on its head, leading to a better understanding of the randomness around her. Who is pulling strings?
Mar 09, 2021 07:11PM Add a comment
Black Fall (Jessica Blackwood, #3)

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Matt is 48% done with Stung (Arthur Beauchamp #8)
With the trial approaching, Arthur and the defence team must come up with something concrete to argue before the courts. After hearing some interesting legal analysis, Arthur is pushed to argue the necessity defence, as though the act of sabotage was necessary and therefore justified. The Crown is less than impressed and with a right-leaning judge, it could go up in smoke. Additionally, there is the science to learn.
Mar 09, 2021 08:35AM Add a comment
Stung (Arthur Beauchamp #8)

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Matt is 13% done with Black Fall (Jessica Blackwood, #3)
In the latest Jessica Blackwood novel, oddities emerge from the opening pages. Jessica is faced with a daunting task when a woman approaches her to peddle her faith, revealing that she has a near-dead baby swaddled alongside her. Jessica rushes to help and some hidden maternal instincts come to the surface. At the FBI field office, a video surfaces of a dead man predicting the recent earthquake in DC. Luck or magic?
Mar 07, 2021 08:57PM Add a comment
Black Fall (Jessica Blackwood, #3)

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Matt is 31% done with Stung (Arthur Beauchamp #8)
Once the chemical plant has been ransacked and the perpetrators flee, it’s up to the police to follow the leads and apprehend them. A keen detective works with others and finds a eco-group ripe for the act. It will take patience, but slowly it comes together and a group of six are scooped up in a raid, with another captured trying to flee the country. Beauchamp agrees to fly to Toronto to represent them. Bring it on!
Mar 07, 2021 07:06PM Add a comment
Stung (Arthur Beauchamp #8)

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Matt is 19% done with Stung (Arthur Beauchamp #8)
Arthur Beauchamp has made a name for himself in the legal world, but prefers the quiet of his home on BC’s coast. With his free time, he can dabble in the world of protecting the area around him, even if large US mining corporations prefer to move in and cause a stir. In Ontario, a group of environmentalists seek to stop production of a chemical that has been killing honeybees. When a raid goes awry, the law arrives.
Mar 06, 2021 09:36PM Add a comment
Stung (Arthur Beauchamp #8)

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Matt is 87% done with Name of the Devil (Jessica Blackwood #2)
As Jessica learns a little more about what is goin on, she stumbles upon the larger plot and how a terror cell is seeking to bring down not only one man, but an entire religion. Through a form of mind control, the Church and Vatican could end up highly besmirched, while one man may finally see that he has brought about the ultimate anger from his Maker. All the while, Jessica must protect things before they go awry.
Mar 06, 2021 07:11PM Add a comment
Name of the Devil (Jessica Blackwood #2)

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Matt is 43% done with Name of the Devil (Jessica Blackwood #2)
Jessica finds herself travelling to make sense of this case, though everything seems to be up in the air at present. Her time in Mexico is not as positive as she might have liked, though some would call it extremely fruitful. After some terrible goings-on, Jessica is able to get out, only to see proof that the demonic elements of the case are front and centre again, with a new death attributed to the devil. Onwards!
Mar 03, 2021 04:47PM Add a comment
Name of the Devil (Jessica Blackwood #2)

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Matt is 73% done with Angel Maker (DI Jamie Johansson, #1)
As the investigation deepens, Jamie realises that the case is not only about a copycat, but also keeping her father's name in good standing. While this new evidence puts a spin on things, it also opens up a chasm Jamie did not want to explore; that her father might have made an error. New evidence points in another direction, turning the case on its head and forcing everyone to take a moment to think again. Onwards!
Mar 03, 2021 04:26PM Add a comment
Angel Maker (DI Jamie Johansson, #1)

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Matt is 21% done with Name of the Devil (Jessica Blackwood #2)
With the impact of The Warlock still resonating, Jessica Blackwood is called to the scene of a new and just as eerie crime. In West Virginia, a church congregation has gone missing and others are left dead. Everything points to something demonic, perhaps Satan himself. However, Blackwood seeks something a little more concrete when she and the FBI team make their way to rural USA. What they find opens old memories.
Mar 02, 2021 05:41PM Add a comment
Name of the Devil (Jessica Blackwood #2)

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Matt is 42% done with Angel Maker (DI Jamie Johansson, #1)
After climbing the ranks to DI, Jamie Johansson receives an eerie call that has her rushing back to her native Sweden. It would seem that one of her father's high-profile cases has a new victim. The young woman was killed in almost the exact same way seven others met their deaths years before. A copycat killer? The man accused has died in prison, opening new and scary possibilities for Johansson and the police.
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Angel Maker (DI Jamie Johansson, #1)

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Matt is 64% done with Angel Killer (Jessica Blackwood #1)
Jessica leads the team down the rabbit hole known as magic and illusions, as it seems the killer is also well-versed. What looks like coincidence is soon discovered to be part of a massive sleight of hand to throw the authorities off track, while keeping the killer protected. Jessica peels it back to show that this killer, The Warlock, is detailed and plans ahead, making it all the more difficult to find any faults.
Feb 28, 2021 06:59AM Add a comment
Angel Killer (Jessica Blackwood #1)

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Matt is 25% done with Angel Killer (Jessica Blackwood #1)
Jessica Blackwood is working in the bowels of the FBI, not stimulated by her work whatsoever. When she is summoned to a Supervisory Agent's office, she learns that her experience in magic may come in handy. A body is found, its identity linked to a murder two years ago, though nothing makes much sense, from a forensic perspective. Blackwood is able to determine that someone is working a magic angle to blur the lines.
Feb 26, 2021 03:38PM Add a comment
Angel Killer (Jessica Blackwood #1)

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Matt is 21% done with Triple M Murder - Jack Calloway Thriller (Book 1)
Across Seattle, there appears to be a serial killer on the loose, targeting young women. Jack Calloway is called in to assist, using his criminal profiling background to make some headway. However, he will have to work with a Seattle PD detective who has no time for him and a forensics tech with whom he shares a past. A clue on the latest victim leads Calloway to wonder if the killer harbours a deep secret, like him.
Feb 22, 2021 09:54AM Add a comment
Triple M Murder - Jack Calloway Thriller (Book 1)

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Matt is 66% done with A Promised Land
Obama’s successes in forging new relationship on the international scene were not always matched at home. While he had a relatively easy time getting his first SCOTUS nominee on the Court, his passion for reforming healthcare proved painful and a war he felt must be waged. The memoir goes into detail about the struggle and the passion Obama showed for a healthcare system that permitted all a chance to bite the apple!
Feb 20, 2021 07:20PM Add a comment
A Promised Land

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Matt is 41% done with On Harrow Hill (Dave Gurney #7)
Verdon pens another winner that will keep the reader wondering where things are headed throughout. When Dave Gurney is asked to help out by his old partner, he heads into a rural New York community. A wealthy man has been found slain in his home, with the only forensics belonging to a local criminal. However, said criminal died the night before the wealthy man and his body is currently in the morgue. What’s going on?
Feb 19, 2021 10:38PM Add a comment
On Harrow Hill (Dave Gurney #7)

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Matt is 52% done with A Promised Land
Winning the 2008 election was the easy part for Obama, or so it seems in the midst of this memoir. Inheriting the financial crisis and lucrative bailouts of some of the large American corporations turned out to be an early headache for the Obama Administration, even before it formally took office. However, fighting against what appeared to be a stubborn GOP leadership base in Congress, stimulus was passed to help.
Feb 19, 2021 05:56PM Add a comment
A Promised Land

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Matt is 35% done with A Promised Land
Obama effectively explores the height of the campaign for the presidency that was stymied by the mortgage crisis. While McCain sought to stop the campaign, Obama wanted to help, but not stop things as they gained momentum. By Election Day, Obama was ready to take over the reins of power and make history. His election opened minds and kept America on the edge of change, but there were though who doubted it mattered.
Feb 17, 2021 05:51PM Add a comment
A Promised Land

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Matt is 28% done with A Promised Land
Looking ahead to higher office, the Obamas had to discuss their options, which included the ultimate sacrifice to their family and privacy. While Michelle was vocally against it, she could see the spark in Barack's eye and did not stand in his way. A thorough exploration of the campaign for the Democratic nomination and the campaign takes up this portion of the book, offering the reader great insight into the race.
Feb 16, 2021 10:52AM Add a comment
A Promised Land

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Matt is 24% done with Everything Is Mine (Clara Lofthus, #1)
Clara and Henrik portray themselves as a happy couple, but their lives could not be more detached. Clara works within the highest ranks of the Norwegian government, feeling the ebb and flow of political winds, while Henrik is n emergency room doctor. While both are going through significant struggles, they face them alone, or at least without the support of one another. A beaten boy dies and his father is murdered.
Feb 16, 2021 10:48AM Add a comment
Everything Is Mine (Clara Lofthus, #1)

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Matt is 80% done with A Matter of Life and Death (Robin Lockwood #4)
Margolin brings Robin Lockwood back for an explosive legal thriller in which a man is put on trial for murder with the possibility of the death penalty once all is said and done. When a man is conned into a fight club type situation, he is blackmailed after appearing to kill a man. When he’s found on the scene of a murder, there seems no hope. Something’s going on and Lockwood learns her client may be a patsy.
Feb 13, 2021 10:12PM Add a comment
A Matter of Life and Death (Robin Lockwood #4)

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Matt is 16% done with A Promised Land
What a book to lead into Presidents‘ Day! Such a great read by a man who shows how he cared for those around him, as well as the country he sought to lead. Obama begins by exploring his roots and how he grew up with a love of America, no matter where he was living. He had his moments and strove to make something of himself, scholastically and with those around him. When he chose a political path, he sought change.
Feb 13, 2021 06:45PM Add a comment
A Promised Land

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Matt is 86% done with Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
Biden does well to recount some of his perils in the legislative world, especially as he became more comfortable with his life as a senator. From his early backing of Carter in ‘76 to his trying to create a name for himself on committees. Biden also cherished the family time that he had. When he decided to run for president in ‘88, there were a number of perils that crossed his path, including vetting a SCOTUS pick.
Feb 12, 2021 04:05PM Add a comment
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics

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Matt is 42% done with Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
While Biden took the loss of his wife hard, he somehow made it through the haze and continued to serve in the Senate. The support his family provided proved second to none. While Biden carved out his niche, he soon met a woman that could distract him with ease. Jill soon became a central part of all the Bidens’ lives. Biden explores this relationship, as well as the one he was creating with America, moving forward.
Feb 11, 2021 08:00AM Add a comment
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics

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Matt is 81% done with The Beirut Protocol (Marcus Ryker #4)
With Hezbollah using their might to torture the captives, no one was willing to give up much of anything. However, sometimes a little intel can go a long way. Once the leadership knew who they had, it was time to begin the bargaining, turning to Iran and its strength in the region. Once the Americans knew Ryker and his team were alive, but captured, plans to release them began. The peace summit could still go ahead.
Feb 10, 2021 11:39AM Add a comment
The Beirut Protocol (Marcus Ryker #4)

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Matt is 25% done with Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
Once the political bug bit Joe, he could not get enough. While still practicing law, he served on the local counsel and was supported by his family, which grew with each passing year. When the chance to run for a coveted US Senate seat came up, Joe was not sure he could do it, but agreed to cross swords with a long-serving GOP senator. The campaign was tough, but Biden prevailed and was headed to DC. Then, tragedy!
Feb 09, 2021 10:46AM Add a comment
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics

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Matt is 38% done with The Beirut Protocol (Marcus Ryker #4)
While Ryker and his fellow captives remain stoic and refuse to release anything, there is a stir as their identities become known. With the death of the Iran’s Supreme Leader, someone will have to fill the void, likely just as radical. The moderate Saudis worry that this could create regional tensions and renew tensions. The Americas realise that Ryker has been captured and surmise the peace treaty is off, forever!
Feb 09, 2021 09:12AM Add a comment
The Beirut Protocol (Marcus Ryker #4)

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Matt is 15% done with Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
Penned in the lead-up to his '08 run fir the White House, Joe Biden offers up a heartfelt memoir about his life, both personal and professional. Biden explores growing up poor in Scranton and then a move to Delaware, where his parents instilled in him the importance of family. As he grew, Joe discovered a love for all things related to girls, but was able to eke out decent grades as well. This began a new chapter!
Feb 08, 2021 06:16PM Add a comment
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics

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Matt is 20% done with The Beirut Protocol (Marcus Ryker #4)
Joel C. Rosenberg is back with another stunning piece in his Middle East politics saga. Special Agent Marcus Ryker is working alongside the Israeli-Lebanon border, scouting things out ahead of a monumental peace accord signing between the US and Saudis. When he and his team are captured by Hezbollah forces, Ryker becomes a significant pawn in the game. While the Israelis are ready to take dire action right now!
Feb 08, 2021 01:38PM 2 comments
The Beirut Protocol (Marcus Ryker #4)

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Matt is 66% done with Dreidel To The Grave
Almost a decade after the fall of the Nazis in Germany and the world is moving on, or so it seems. However, many of those from the Third Reich who escaped the clutches of the Allies have fled to fascist Argentina. That’s why Mossad has sent David Gal to hunt them down. He’s got one particular man in mind, whose apparent death in a bunker appears to have been all Soviet deception. Hitler, meet your nightmare, Mr. Gal!
Feb 06, 2021 09:15PM Add a comment
Dreidel To The Grave

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