Tag Archives: Keith

Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow

Posted on April 18, 2025 by bseat

Turow has written a superb novel about the complicated process of defending someone accused of murder. How much do we really know about another person? How much do our past experiences of betrayal, or misjudgments about someone color the way … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey

Posted on April 11, 2025 by bseat

A good spy novel makes me very happy! It’s even better is when a former CIA agent is the author because you get a sense of truth and reality in the writing. But when the former CIA agent has a … Continue reading →

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How To Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris

Posted on April 4, 2025 by bseat

You know that feeling when something awful happens and someone makes a joke about it? That cringey, sick to your stomach feeling, but also a little gurgle of laughter? I know you know what I mean. Maybe telling the joke … Continue reading →

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The Oligarch’s Daughter by Joseph Finder

Posted on March 28, 2025 by bseat

Joseph Finder is a very versatile author. From his Nick Heller series which began with Vanished, to many stand alone novels he has created interesting characters who face extraordinary challenges that cause them to find an inner strength and tenacity … Continue reading →

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Nemesis by Gregg Hurwitz

Posted on March 21, 2025 by bseat

Every year in late February, early March I look forward to Hurwitz’s latest release in the Orphan X series. I have been following Evan Smoak, otherwise known as Orphan X, since the beginning and have loved to see the development … Continue reading →

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The Last Trial by Scott Turow

Posted on February 7, 2025 by bseat

This is the 11th book in Scott Turow’s Kindle County series. It features a now 85 year old Alejandro “Sandy” Stern, who back in the day was a brilliant defense lawyer. We first met Sandy in Presumed Innocent, the first … Continue reading →

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Need To Know by Karen Cleveland

Posted on January 31, 2025 by bseat

What do you need to know about someone in order to trust them? What if they are the perfect father, or perfect husband who supports your career and wants help you succeed? What would tip the balance from trust to … Continue reading →

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The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott

Posted on January 24, 2025 by bseat

This is a fascinating novel about real life events that occurred when Boris Pasternak wrote his  famous novel, Dr. Zhivago. Set in the early 1950’s this novel describes the dramatic efforts of the publishing world and the newly created Central … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of the Queen by Oliver Clements

Posted on December 13, 2024 by bseat

I have to say that I tend to like historical fiction and novels about spies. So if you combine the two? Well let’s just say I was all over this series as soon as I found about it! John Dee … Continue reading →

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Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Posted on December 6, 2024 by bseat

I almost didn’t read this book because it seemed like it was one of those “young girl gets kidnapped” books which I find too gut wrenching and impossible to read. But this has a very different twist to that genre … Continue reading →

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