Monkeys Raincoat by Robert Crais

Title: Monkey's Raincoat
Author: Robert Crais
Did I listen or read?: Audible
When did I finish?: December 23, 2018
When was the book published: long time ago
Main Characters: Elvis Cole, Joe Pike.
What happens? Elvis helps a lady locate her mediocre agent husband who got tangled up with a mexican ex-matador gangster
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Did I like this? pretty good, early Elvis is kind of  jerk
Overall grade: B+

Blood Feud by Mike Lupica

Title: Blood Feud
Author: Mike Lupica
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: 12/15/2018
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Main Characters: Sonny Randall, her ex-husband, a bunch a gangsters, her ex-brother-in-law and nieces
What happens? Two plots, gangsters from Providence and two daughters being threatened
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Did I like this? pretty good, Lupica's good
Overall grade: B+

Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

Title: Chomp
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: December 6, 2018
When was the book published: 2012
Main Characters: Wahoo, Tuna, Tuna's dad Mike, Derek Badger
What happens?  reality tv star Derek uses Mike's animal wrangling service for an episode. Chaos and Hilarity ensue - esp. when Tuna's dad comes hunting for her
How long was this? 300 pages
Did I like this? a breeze
Overall grade: A-

Shell Game by Sarah Peretsky

Title: Shell Game
Author: Sarah Peretsky
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: November 31, 2018
When was the book published: 2018
Main Characters: VI Warshawsky, her nieces, and her friend the doctor's nephew Felix
What happens? Two plots.  One of her two nieces is missing, and Felix is involved with some possible terrorist stuff.
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Did I like this? OK, kinda rambles a bit.  Lots of characters, a bit hard to follow
Overall grade: B

The Reckoning by John Grisham

Title: The Reckoning
Author: John Grisham
Did I listen or read?: audible
When did I finish?: 11/23/2018
When was the book published: 2018
Main Characters: Pete Banning, Joel and Stella, Florry and Liza. The dead preacher Bell and his wife Jackie.
What happens? Pete comes back from the Bataan death march.  Kills the preacher. Grisham puts us through his own version of the Bataan death march to reveal what happened and why.
How long was this? 17 hours
Did I like this? DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. Grisham is a good writer and just made a mistake by telling this story the way he did.
Overall grade: C-

Brighton by Michael Harvey

Title: Brighton
Author: Michael Harvey
Did I listen or read?: library
When did I finish?: November 19 2018
When was the book published: 2016
Main Characters: Keni Pearce. Bobby Scales
What happens? Bobby and Peter grow up together and a brutal death and their response defines their lives.
How long was this?357 pages
Did I like this? Very good. Read more Michael Harvey
Overall grade: A-

About Face by Donna Leon

Title: About Face
Author: Donna Leon
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: November 11, 2018
When was the book published: 2009
Main Characters: Guido Brunetti, wife Paola, face lady Franca Marinello,
What happens? Guido gets drawn into an investigation of the Naples garbage problem, and gets tangled up with Franca.
How long was this? 278 pages
Did I like this? Good, will want to try more.
Overall grade: B+

The Outsider by Stephen King

Title: The Outsider
Author: Stephen King
Did I listen or read?: Audible
When did I finish?: November 4, 2018
When was the book published: 2018
Main Characters: Ralph Anderson, the Petersen family, Holly Gibney (from the trilogy)
What happens? A little boy is brutally murdered and the DNA and prints from the local baseball coach are all over it.  Except that he is on video at a speech by Harlan Coben at the time of the murder.  Ralph arrests the guy in public, but then realizes that it's more complicated, and works to solve it, learning to accept the supernatural as he goes.
How long was this? 13 hours maybe
Did I like this? yep
Overall grade: A-

Shadow of Death by William Tapply

Title:  Shadow of Death
Author: William Tapply
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: Oct 31 2018
When was the book published: 1998?
Main Characters: Brady Coyne,
What happens? Brady gets hired to silently figure out where the candidate's husband, the college professor, has gone to.
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Did I like this? pretty good
Overall grade: A-

Golden Days by Jack McCallum

Title: Golden Days
Author: Jack McCallum
Did I listen or read?: present from Jacob
When did I finish?: Oct 27, 2018
When was the book published: 2017
Main Characters: Jerry West
What happens? the Lakers and Warriors champ seasons compared
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Did I like this? good NBA history, good sportswriter
Overall grade: A

Sunset Express by Robert Crais

Title: Sunset Express
Author: Robert Crais
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When did I finish?: 10/20
When was the book published: 1996???
Main Characters: Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Lucy Chenier
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Did I like this? Always Great
Overall grade: A

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Title: The Woman in Cabin 10
Author: Ruth Ware
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When did I finish?: 10/14/2018
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Did I like this? page turner, great story, lots of action, hard to put down
Overall grade: A-

The Complaints by Ian Rankin

Title: The Complaints
Author: Ian Rankin
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When did I finish?: 10/7/2018
When was the book published: 1998??
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Did I like this? Whatever he writes, read it!
Overall grade: A

Unsub by Meg Gardiner

Title: Unsub
Author: Meg Gardiner
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When did I finish?: 9/30/2018
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Did I like this? serial killer - evil - off the charts - too much
Overall grade: B-

The Perfect Couple by Erin Hilldebrand

Title: The Perfect Couple
Author: Erin Hilldebrand
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When did I finish?: 9/23/2018
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Did I like this? reasonable mystery, tired or rich people
Overall grade: B

Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

Title: Bring Me Back
Author: B.A. Paris
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When did I finish?: 9/16/2018
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Main Characters: Finn and Layla who disappears and Ellen her sister who he marries after the disappearance
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Did I like this? great plot, lots of twists, tough character to root for

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Overall grade: A-

The Darlings by Christina Alger

Title: The Darlings
Author: Christina Alger
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When did I finish?: 9/9/2018
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Did I like this? predictable, not challenging
Overall grade: B-

Still Me by JoJo Moyes

Title: Still Me
Author: JoJo Moyes
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When did I finish?: 9/6/2018
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Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry

Title: Under the Harrow
Author: Flynn Berry
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When did I finish?: 9/2/2018
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House of Spies by Daniel Silva

Title: House of Spies
Author: Daniel Silva
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When did I finish?: 8/24/2018
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The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

Title: The Fiery Cross
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Did I listen or read?: Audible books
When did I finish?: 8/5/2018
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The Hush by John Hart

Title: The Hush
Author: John Hart
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When did I finish?: 8/2/2018
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Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman

Title: Cave of Bones
Author: Anne Hillerman
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When did I finish?: 8/10/2018
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At What Cost by James L'Etoile

Title: At What Cost
Author: James L'Etoile
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When did I finish?: 7/26/2018
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Origin by Dan Brown

Title: Origin
Author: Dan Brown
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When did I finish?: 7/19/2018
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The Woman in the WIndow by A.J. Finn

Title: The Woman in the Windo
Author: A.J. Finn
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When did I finish?: 7/12/2018
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Old Black Magic by Ace Atkins

Title: Old Black Magic
Author: Ace Atkins
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When did I finish?: 7/7/2018
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Cold Hearted River by Keith McAfferty

Title: Cold Hearted River
Author: Keith McAfferty
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When did I finish?: 7/1/2018
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After Anna by Lisa Scottoline

Title: After Anna
Author: Lisa Scottoline
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When did I finish?: 6/22/2018
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What happens?  Book goes back and forth in time recounting the disappearance of a beloved daughter
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Overall grade: A

Ballistic (Gray Man) by Mark Greaney

Title: Ballistic (Gray Man)
Author: Mark Greaney
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When did I finish?: 6/15/2018
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The Disappeared by C.J. Box

Title: The Disappeared
Author: C.J. Box
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When did I finish?: 6/8/2018
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The Punishment She Deserves by Elizabeth George

Title: The Punishment She Deserves
Author: Elizabeth George
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When did I finish?: 5/30/2018
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Sunburn by Laura Lippman

Title: Sunburn
Author: Laura Lippman
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When did I finish?: 5/19/2018
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The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Perkanen

Title: The Wife Between Us
Author: Greer Hendricks and Sarah Perkanen
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When did I finish?: 5/12/2018
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The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz

Title: The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye
Author: David Lagercrantz
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When did I finish?: 5/4/2018
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The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer

Title: The Escape Artist
Author: Brad Meltzer
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When did I finish?: 4/27/2018
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Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman

Title: Wilde Lake
Author: Laura Lippman
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When did I finish?: 4/18/2018
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Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

Title: Sometimes I Lie
Author: Alice Feeney
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When did I finish?: 4/11/2018
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Let Me Lie by Claire Mackintosh

Title: Let Me Lie
Author: Claire Mackintosh
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When did I finish?: 4/8/2018
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The Ex by Alafair Burke

Title: The Ex
Author: Alafair Burke
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When did I finish?: 3/30/2018
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The Promise by Robert Crais

Title: The Promise
Author: Robert Crais
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When did I finish?: 3/27/2018
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Poison by John Lescroart

Title: Poison
Author: John Lescroart
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When did I finish?: 3/24/2018
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The Late Show by Michael Connelly

Title: The Late Show
Author: Michael Connelly
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When did I finish?: 3/18/2018
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You See Me by Lisa Gardner

Title: You See Me
Author: Lisa Gardner
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When did I finish?: 3/11/2018
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A Death in Live Oak by James Grippando

Title: A Death in Live Oak
Author: James Grippando
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When did I finish?: 2/27/2018
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What happens? When the body of Jamal Cousin, president of the pre-eminent black fraternity at the Florida's flagship university, is discovered hogtied in the Stygian water swamps of the Suwanee River Valley, the death sets off a firestorm that threatens to rage out of control when a fellow student, Mark Towson, the president of a prominent white fraternity, is accused of the crime.
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Perish by Lisa Black

Title: Perish
Author: Lisa Black
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When did I finish?: 2/27/2018
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The Fall by John Lescroart

Title: The Fall
Author: John Lescroart
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When did I finish?: 2/20/2018
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Love Like Blood by Mark Billingham

Title: Love Like Blood
Author: Mark Billingham
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When did I finish?: 2/14/2018
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Sleeping in the Ground by Peter Robinson

Title: Sleeping in the Ground
Author: Peter Robinson
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When did I finish?: 2/9/2018
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Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly

Title: Two Kinds of Truth
Author: Michael Connelly
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When did I finish?: 2/2/2018
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No Middle Name by Lee Child

Title: No Middle Name
Author: Lee Child
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When did I finish?: 1/26/2018
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Rooster Bar by John Grisham

Title: Rooster Bar
Author: John Grisham
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When did I finish?: 1/21/2018
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The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin

Title: The Mountain Between Us
Author: Charles Martin
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When did I finish?: 1/16/2018
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A Drop of the Hard Stuff by Lawrence Block

Title: A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Author: Lawrence Block
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When did I finish?: 1/10/2018
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Beta Ball by Eric Malinowski

Title: Beta Ball
Author: Eric Malinowski
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When did I finish?: 1/5/2018
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Midnight Line by Lee Child

Title: Midnight Line
Author: Lee Child
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When did I finish?: 12/28/2017
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Out Cold by William Tapply

Title: Out Cold
Author: William Tapply
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When did I finish?: 12/26/2017
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The Border Lords by T. Jefferson Parker

Title: The Border Lords
Author: T. Jefferson Parker
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When did I finish?: 12/17/2017
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The Other Girl by Erica Spindler

Title: The Other Girl
Author: Erica Spindler
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When did I finish?: 12/12/2017
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Death Without Company by Craig Johnson

Title: Death Without Company
Author: Craig Johnson
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When did I finish?: 12/8/2017
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Exposed by Lisa Scottoline

Title: Exposed
Author: Lisa Scottoline
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When did I finish?: 12/1/2017
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Another Man's Mocassins by Craig Johnson

Title: Another Man's Mocassins
Author: Craig Johns
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When did I finish?: 11/27/2017
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A Legacy of Spies by John LeCarre

Title: A Legacy of Spies
Author: John LeCarre
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When did I finish?: 11/20/2017
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Pulse by Felix Francis

Title: Pulse
Author: Felix Francis
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When did I finish?: 11/15/2017
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Stone Wife by Peter Lovesy

Title: Stone Wife
Author: Peter Lovesy
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When did I finish?: 11/9/2017
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Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Title: Into the Water
Author: Paula Hawkins
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When did I finish?: 11/1/2017
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Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben

Title: Don't Let Go
Author: Harlan Coben
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When did I finish?: 10/25/2017
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Writ of Execution by Perry O'Shaughnessy

Title: Writ of Execution
Author: Perry O'Shaughnessy
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When did I finish?: 10/19/2017
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Testimony by Scott Turow

Title: Testimony
Author: Scott Turow
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When did I finish?: 10/5/2017
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The Breakdown by B A Paris

Title: The Breakdown
Author: B.A. Paris
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When did I finish?: 10/12/2017
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Hangman's Sonnet by Reed Farrel Coleman

Title: Hangman's Sonnet
Author: Reed Farrel Coleman
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When did I finish?: 10/8/2017
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Hellbent by Willam Tapply

Title: Hellbent
Author: William Tapply
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When did I finish?: 9/14/2017
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Camino Island by John Grisham

Title: Camino Island
Author: John Grisham
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As the Crow Flies by Craig Johnson

Title: As the Crow Flies
Author: Craig Johnson
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When did I finish?: 9/26/2017
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Fatal by John Lescroart

Title: Fata
Author: John Lescroart
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When did I finish?: 9/19/2017
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Bleeding Hearts by Ian Rankin

Title: Bleeding Hearts
Author: Ian Rankin
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When did I finish?: 9/12/2017
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Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner

Title: Right Behind You
Author: Lisa Gardner
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The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer

Title: The Chemist
Author: Stephanie Meyer
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When did I finish?: 8/15/2017
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Close to the Bone by Lisa Black

Title: Close to the Bone
Author: Lisa Black
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When did I finish?:  8/8//2017
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The Cuban Affair by Nelson Demille

Title: The Cuban Affair
Author: Nelson Demille
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When did I finish?: 8/1/2017
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The Sleep Walker by Chris Bohjalian

Title: The Sleep Walker
Author: Chris Bohjalian
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When did I finish?: 7/24/2017
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Sinner Man by Lawrence Block

Title: Sinner Man
Author: Lawrence Block
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When did I finish?: 7/17/2017
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Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin

Title: Even Dogs in the Wild
Author: Ian Rankin
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Doors Open by Ian Rankin

Title: Doors Open
Author: Ian Rankin
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When did I finish?:  7/3/2017
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Cadillac Jukebox by James Lee Burke

Title: Cadillac Jukebox
Author: James Lee Burke
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Foreign Agent by Brad Thorne

Title: Foreign Agent
Author: Brad Thorne
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When did I finish?:  6/19/2017
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The Whispers by John Connolly

Title: The Whispers
Author: John Connolly
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When did I finish?:  6/12/2017
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