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A father has to take matters into his own hands after a shocking tragedy

What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline

December 30, 2022 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

This book was a recommendation from my sister. I listened to the audiobook, which was great. It starts out with a bang and only has a few small slow spots in the middle before the intense ending. I don’t think this is a spoiler, because it happens in the very beginning – the Bennett family is the victim of an attempted carjacking. The worst happens and their daughter is shot by the bad guys. It’s heartbreaking, obviously because it’s a young girl who tragically dies, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: carjacking, lisa scottoline, the mob

kfishgirl's CBR14 Review No:57 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Suspense · Tags: carjacking, lisa scottoline, the mob ·
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To run a shtinker, you have to see the broken heart inside the deadest pan.

December 28, 2016 by borisanne 8 Comments

My first Chabon! OOOOOOF. WOW. Holy crap, you guys, did you know that his prose is exceptional and that there’s no exposition, and that he creates an utterly believable alternate timeline and a narrative that ramps up until you’re flying down the other side of the rollercoaster with no brakes? Are they all like this? Is my brain going to melt? How have I missed out this my entire adult life? Full disclosure: it took me a really long time to gather momentum with “The […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Alaska, CBR8, Chabon, chess, Fiction, heroin, Israel, jerusalem, jewish, jews, Literature, Michael Chabon, murder, Native American, rabbis, the mob, yid, yids

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:53 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Alaska, CBR8, Chabon, chess, Fiction, heroin, Israel, jerusalem, jewish, jews, Literature, Michael Chabon, murder, Native American, rabbis, the mob, yid, yids ·
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