Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

Title: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Author: Tom Franklin
Did I listen or read?: free audiobook from the library
When did I finish?: 3/22/2014
When was the book published: don't know
Main Characters: Silas "32" - town constable, Larry Ott "Scary Larry," French the detective, Cindy the girl everyone thinks Larry killed years ago, Warren Stringfelter, Larry's friend
What happens? Silas is in charge, and finds the body of his old baseball buddy, and then a young girl goes missing.  Flashbacks reveal a tangled past between Larry (who has suffered for 25 years being falsely accused of killing Cindy) and Silas, all of this in small town Mississippi
How long was this? 10 hours
Did I like this? Very good story, a little confusing with the time shifting, surprisingly good
Overall grade: B+

The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly

Title:  The Gods of Guilt
Author: Michael Connelly
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: March 20, 2014
When was the book published: 2013
Main Characters: Michael Mickey the Lincoln Lawyer Haller, Gloria Dayton, fed Marco, Andre LaCosse digital pimp for high end hookers, ex wife and new husband make up his team, new member Jennifer Dayton as co-counsel
What happens?  Gloria Dayton reappears, dead, different identity, and LaCosse is framed for killing her.  Haller has to figure out what is really going on.
How long was this? about 300 pages (read LP edition 595 pages)
Did I like this? Another great work from Connelly, should make a movie out of this one.
Overall grade: A

Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George

Title: Just One Evil Act
Author: Elizabeth George
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: March 14, 2014
When was the book published: 2013
Main Characters: Barbara Havers, Thomas Lyndley, Isabelle Ardrey, Taymullah and Hadayah Azhar, Barbara Upman, Lorenzo Mura, Salvatore Lo Bianco
What happens? Angela takes Hadayah and disappears, Barbara and Taymullah hire a private detective to find her.  They have gone to Italy to be with a man; then she is kidnapped.  Barbara bends the rules to help Taymullah.
How long was this? 719 pages
Did I like this? I really love these characters and found the story very compelling with twists and turns, wondering if this was the end of Barbara's career.
Overall grade: A-

Identical by Scott Turow

Title:  Identical
Author: Scott Turow
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: 3/5/14
When was the book published: 2013
Main Characters: Paul Giannis and twin Cass Giannis, the Kronon family (Zeus is the leader), Evon Miller is head of security and Tim Brodie the retired cop looking to solve the mystery.
What happens?  Dita dies and Cass goes to jail, pleading guilty and serving 25 years.  Do twins have identical fingerprints and DNA?  What is going on here, and what happened 25 years ago.
How long was this?  371 pages
Did I like this? Turow is great.  Always read everything that he writes, just the best.
Overall grade: A