Thursday, December 22, 2022

A Dangerous Man by Robert Crais

 Title: A Dangerous Man

Author: Robert Crais
Did I listen or read?: audible
When did I finish?: Dec 15 2022
When was the book published: 2019
Main Characters: Pike, Cole
What happens?  Cole saves a girl who is being kidnapped outside a bank.  Spoiler she is the (unknown to her) daughter of a couple in witness protection with a very angry drug lord after them.
How long was this? 336 pages
Did I like this? Good Pike/Cole story, yeah
Overall grade: A-

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda

 Title: Such a Quiet Place

Author: Megan Miranda
Did I listen or read?: kindle
When did I finish?: December 17, 0222
When was the book published: 2021
Main Characters: Harper Nash narrates, Ruby Fletcher gets out of prison, the Truetts were killed, Charlotte has 2 daughters, Tate and Jackson live next door, etc.
What happens? Hollow's Edge is a quiet neighborhood, everyone works at the local college, until the Truetts are killed by CO, their detector missing, their car running.  Ruby has just gotten out of jail after her conviction was overturned and she comes back to stay with Harper and ....  wreak more havoc?  find out what really happened?
How long was this? 337 ages
Did I like this? Good plot, a page turner through the middle.  Ending was a bit abrupt
Overall grade: A-

Treasure State by C.J. Box

 Title: Tresure State 

Author: C.J. Box
Did I listen or read?: kindle
When did I finish?: December 4, 2022
When was the book published: Sept 2 2022 
Main Characters: Cassie Dewell, guy who posted the treasure poem, woman who lost her life savings to a con artist
What happens?  Cassie works on two cases.  The author of a treasure hunt poem wants to find out if she can find him.  A woman who lost millions to a hustler from Anaconda wants him caught and punished.
How long was this? 275 pages
Did I like this?  Pretty good, yeah
Overall grade: B+