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High-Octane Action Fuels Crime Thriller in ‘Master of Midnight’

The Master of Midnight

By William Michael Davidson (Indie author, 2024)

Genre: Murder Mystery/Crime Thriller/Whodunit

Pages: 406

Via: Author request

Note: We received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Kimber the Magnificent here. Giving you a quick heads up: The hero of this story isn’t a hooman. It’s Pharaoh the Rottie. You’ll get that if you read the book. Cuz Pharoah’s like, Pawsome! And my new best friend! Oh yeah.

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‘The Testament’: Best Grisham Ever?

Mass Market Paperback The Testament BookThe Testament

By John Grisham

Publisher: Doubleday, 1999

Genre: Fiction/Crime Thriller

Via: Library

It’s been a long time since I read a book just for the fun of it. Not to be the first to post a review. Not to inhale it in big gulps so I can hurry on to the next title –  or rush to meet a deadline.

But to take my time. Creak open a cover. Smell the new book smell. Fan a few pages. Sip and savor the words slowly, like fine wine. Let the whole world melt away in the vast profundity and gentle joy of a good book.

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‘A Familiar Stranger’ and ‘Old MacDonald’

A Familiar Stranger

By A.R. Torre

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer, 2022

Genre: Crime thriller

Pages: 268

Via: Library

“That’s why this was the perfect murder, and it’s why I will never be caught. Tomorrow belongs to the people who plan for it today, and I planned for this day for years.”

Kimber: Mom was doing that “fly by” thing the other day. That’s when she swoops over to the library. Flies inside like Maverick in Top Gun. Nabs a coupla new books and checks out at warp speed. Also like Maverick. Or maybe Ice.

All this rush cuz Yours Truly is waiting outside with the patience of Job. Sort of. Kinda like this book. Lemme ‘splain:

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Ties That Bind Can Burn in “The Bitterroots”

The Bitterroots, by C.J. Box

St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 2019

Ever been unsure of an author or a title but decided to dive in anyway, and discover a pleasant surprise in the process?

 

That’s how I felt after reading C.J. Box’s new crime thriller, The Bitterroots. True confession: I nabbed it off the library’s New shelf cuz of the cover. I mean, hey! Rugged mountains. Jet-puffed clouds. Fiery Montana meadows. And a tall, lanky cowboy.

 

What’s not to love?

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