Tag Archives: Sharon

Suspicion by Joseph Finder

Posted on May 23, 2025 by bseat

Ever since the election I have been compulsively reading thrillers. There is something very satisfying when the bad guys get their comeuppance. (Even an armchair psychologist can see what is REALLY going on here, but enough said- after all this … Continue reading →

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The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen

Posted on May 16, 2025 by bseat

One of the risks in reading a series is that the second or third books may not be as wonderful as the first book you read. That is not, however, a problem with this second installment in Gerritsen’s new Martini … Continue reading →

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The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell

Posted on May 9, 2025 by bseat

It is so satisfying to read a book by an author who is clever in their plotting! This book was quite intricately and deftly written with three or four different plot lines, depending on how you count them, interwoven in … Continue reading →

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Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas

Posted on May 2, 2025 by bseat

It is always a delight to find a series, especially a a fantasy series, that you really enjoy! Recently, I am finding that I am getting more picky, or just not willing to commit to a fantasy series unless I … Continue reading →

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Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn

Posted on April 25, 2025 by bseat

The four senior citizen assassins from Killers of a Certain Age are called back into service and they are more than ready to be back in action. After all there is only so much yoga and watercolor classes a person … Continue reading →

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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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