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★ 5 Stars

He licked his lips. ‘Well, if you want my opinion-‘
‘I don’t,‘ she said. ‘I have my own.'
― Toni Morrison

This is a great book. Something about it caught my attention, and I struggled to put it down. It is a book I won't forget and might even reread.

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

By Jack Harvey

The Darkest RoomReview

The Darkest Room

By Johan Theorin and Marlaine Delargy (Translator)

Rain GodsReview

Rain Gods

By James Lee Burke

Black Cherry Blues

Black Cherry Blues

By James Lee Burke

BriarpatchReview

Briarpatch

By Ross Thomas

The GodmotherReview

The Godmother

By Hannelore Cayre and Stephanie Smee (Translator)

We Know You RememberReview

We Know You Remember

By Tove Alsterdal and Alice Menzies (Translator)

Three SecondsReview

Three Seconds

By Anders Roslund, Börge Hellström and Kari Dickson (Translator)

We Begin at the EndReview

We Begin at the End

By Chris Whitaker

A Fatal InversionReview

A Fatal Inversion

By Barbara Vine

Gorky ParkReview

Gorky Park

By Martin Cruz Smith

Other Paths to GloryReview

Other Paths to Glory

By Anthony Price

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