a book by James Patterson
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a book by James Patterson

“The Chef” had a lot more cheese than I was expecting…

“A New Orleans police detective by day and celebrity food truck chef by night, Caleb Rooney has a new title -- Louisiana's Most Wanted -- in this shocking thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author.

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A Book by Linwood Barclay
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A Book by Linwood Barclay

“Too Close To Home” came to me under rather odd circumstances, and it turned out to be a mystery as to where the mystery book had come from.

I love when authors make you seek justice, and make you turn the page to get it, adding layer upon layer of stress for the hero. Barclay created an interesting, layered, and believable world.

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A Book by Donna Tartt
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A Book by Donna Tartt

How do you even start a book review of The Goldfinch?

I barely knew how to start reading the book, and I’ll explain that in further detail in a moment. Should you even write a book review of The Goldfinch? I don’t mean to start by blowing so much smoke up the book’s, or Donna Tartt’s backside, but when you read a book like that I think you go through some sort of change, and maybe even a large one if you’re paying close enough attention.

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The Border Book Review
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The Border Book Review

I’ve finished the last book in the Don Winslow The Power of the Dog trilogy, “The Border”.

I’ve already written about Don’s writing style in my first review and second review of The Power of Dog Series, how he can fit so much into one paragraph that you think there can’t be more to say about that person’s life or the story, that there can’t be much left to happen, and yet, Don always delivers so much more. All of that while getting to the point so fast with economy of words that you can’t look away.

You just keep reading.

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A Book by Tiffany Daniel
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A Book by Tiffany Daniel

Tiffany McDaniel debuted with this book. I remember reading Gillian Flynn’s, Sharp Objects, and thinking how tasty her sentences were with tone for salt and story for pepper. Just resonated with me. I admired it. Tiffany McDaniel writes every sentence like a poem. Her sentences are like a rich dessert, not like a salty steak, and the story starts to go down just like a cheesecake too rich to finish… but you must.

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