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“You made a severed finger into a feckin’ snow globe.” “It was almost Christmas,” she says with a shrug. “It felt … festive.”

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

July 25, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars CBR16 Bingo: Bananas   Lark Montague and Lachlan Kane have an unfortunate first meeting, when Lark during Halloween has had an “accident” and needs a car and a body fished out of a lake. Lachlan is the man forced by his employer to come help her do this. Lachlan is in scuba gear, Lark is heavily made up in a Halloween costume. Lachlan chooses to force Lark into the car of his trunk to transport her unseen away from the incident site, not […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: audio book, Bananas, Brynne Weaver, CBR16, cbr16bingo, Contemporary Romance, Eric Nolan, family, Hit Man, Leather & Lark, Malin, Samantha Brentmoor, serial killer, Suspense, The Ruinous Love trilogy

Malin's CBR16 Review No:36 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Suspense · Tags: audio book, Bananas, Brynne Weaver, CBR16, cbr16bingo, Contemporary Romance, Eric Nolan, family, Hit Man, Leather & Lark, Malin, Samantha Brentmoor, serial killer, Suspense, The Ruinous Love trilogy ·
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Corona Days

Honor Thy Father by Gay Talese

Hit and Run by Lawrence Block

The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost

May 8, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

After two-plus years of successfully evading the coronavirus, it finally caught up to me last week. Fortunately, my symptoms were mild (vaccinated and boosted), the only one lingering was fatigue. That and family responsibilities left me little time to write reviews this past week. So I decided to put these three here instead of my monthly dump because they were all worthy of longer reviews, two good, one damn fine. Honor Thy Father **** One of the things that made The Sopranos such an excellent television […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: #biography, #Science Fiction, assassination, Bill Bonanno, conspiracy, gay talese, Hit and Run, Hit Man, Honor thy Father, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mark Frost, mixed media, television, The Secret History of Twin Peaks, twin peaks

Jake's CBR14 Review No:78 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Suspense · Tags: #biography, #Science Fiction, assassination, Bill Bonanno, conspiracy, gay talese, Hit and Run, Hit Man, Honor thy Father, Keller, lawrence block, mafia, Mark Frost, mixed media, television, The Secret History of Twin Peaks, twin peaks ·
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, et al.

Mrs. March by Virginia Fieto

Quarry's Vote by Max Allan Collins

The Man Who Came Uptown by George Pelecanos

Hit List by Lawrence Block

The Overlook by Michael Connelly

November 28, 2021 by Jake 1 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving! In addition to feasting on food, I spend the holiday feasting on books. After a few long reads, I plowed through some things I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Enjoy! Y: The Last Man **** I was excited to finally read this, being a big Brian K. Vaughan fan and being intrigued by the premise. Stephen King blurbed this as the best comic he ever read. The TV show looked good and I wanted to get in on it. And […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man

Jake's CBR13 Review No:182 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man ·
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The Devil’s Details

Hit Man by Lawrence Block

September 13, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR13Bingo: Gateway. This is an excellent introduction to Lawrence Block, one of my favorite writers. Also proved an excellent introduction for me to his Keller series.  I really don’t have the words to describe Lawrence Block. It’s an appreciation for him that has grown as I’ve gotten older and my tastes have evolved. In my 20s, I’d look for the pulpy mystery shlock with exciting hooks. Now that I’m older, I appreciate the mundane nature of life and how fictionally exciting […]

Filed Under: Short Stories Tagged With: assassins, cbr13bingo, crime, Hit Man, Keller, lawrence block, short stories

Jake's CBR13 Review No:142 · Genres: Short Stories · Tags: assassins, cbr13bingo, crime, Hit Man, Keller, lawrence block, short stories ·
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