Aug16 - 22, 2015

Think of  a Number by John Verdon - recently retired homicide detective Dave Gurney is drawn into a baffling case by an old college friend. An anonymous letter writer is claiming intimate knowledge of his friend. Very compelling, I picked this up at 2 am to see if I was going to like it and finished at 5:30 am.

4.5 stars
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Taboo by Casey Hill - forensic investigator Reilly Steel has moved to Dublin to help bring their forensic dept up to speed. Several murders with seemingly no motive prove to be connected and it looks like there's a serial killer on the loose. A little gory, rather like CSI or NCIS.

3 stars
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3:06 a.m. the Lassie Files by Nick Pirog -  Henry Bins is watching his father's 160 lb dog when the dog has a medical emergency in the middle of the night. At the emergency vet's, Henry, his cat and the dog become hostages. A very short e-story, improbable but amusing.

3 stars
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The Shining Skull by Kate Ellis - the 11th Wesley Peterson book. Several plot lines - a man kidnapped 30 years ago returns to his family home, a man disguised as a cab driver is cutting the hair of his blond women passengers, and a teen singing sensation is kidnapped. For the historical mystery, Wesley's friend Neil has discovered a second body in a coffin being relocated. Lots of fun trying to figure this one out.

4 stars
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The Gray and Guilty Sea by Jack Nolte - Garrison Gage, a retired PI, finds a body on the beach. In spite of himself, he finds that he's curious about what happened. He's a grumpy and sarcastic man, which I found a little off putting. The story bogs down a little in the middle but there's some good action at the end. One badly written sex scene. This was a free e-book.

3 stars