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Houston Has a Problem

Sunset City by Melissa Ginsburg

April 11, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

I read Megan Abbott’s supportive blurb on the back of this book before I started it. By the end, I wish Megan Abbott had written it. It’s a familiar premise but tailor made for her gifts. Melissa Ginsburg’s not a bad writer by any means. She really makes the city of Houston come alive: the sprawling highways, inexplicable traffic, bottomless amount of dive bars, sense of change while rooted in the familiar. But I had a hard time getting into this one, short as it […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Houston, Melissa Ginsburg, mystery, Sunset City

Jake's CBR12 Review No:63 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Houston, Melissa Ginsburg, mystery, Sunset City ·
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Big City, Bad Dreams

Black Water Rising by Attica Locke

March 21, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Regarding the culture we consume, all of us have books, movies, albums, etc. that we keep meaning to get to, and want to get to, but put off for various reasons. Other things attract our attention or we make excuses or whatever. And when you inevitably get around to what you’ve been putting off, nine times out of ten you’ll wonder why you did. All that to say, I’ve put off on reading Attica Locke’s work for far too long. I made excuses too. I didn’t even […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: attica locke, black water rising, historical fiction, Houston, mystery

Jake's CBR11 Review No:31 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: attica locke, black water rising, historical fiction, Houston, mystery ·
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