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Second Girl
Second Girl | David Swinson
9 posts | 12 read | 7 to read
He's a good detective...with a bad habit.One of "Booklist"'s Best Crime Novels of the Year!Frank Marr knows crime in Washington, DC. A decorated former police detective, he retired early and now ekes a living as a private eye for a (…more)
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Nici
The Second Girl | David Swinson
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I'm hooked on this train wreck of a protagonist and somewhat worried about how much I identify with the romantic plot.

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mookierose
The Second Girl | David Swinson
Mehso-so

Finished this book on the train on Wednesday. A former cop, now PI with a drug addiction, tries to find a missing girl. So, I had a love-hate relationship with the main character, but he also has a love-hate relationship with himself. I think a lot could have been done for his redemption and hope for more of that in the sequel. I kept wanting to like him but then he would do something terrible lol. But the story is very action-packed and intense!

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BeckyBelt
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I have this theory that the number of blurbs (and words in said blurbs) on the back of a book is inversely proportional to how good the book ends up being. If a book is good, let it tell you itself. The Second Girl did nothing to contradict that theory. Hated it.

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SarahVanBrimmer
The Second Girl | David Swinson
Mehso-so

Great story although the drug use of the main detective was distracting to the reader.

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Guildedearlobe
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Swinson takes what could be a predictable set up, and makes it feel fresh. He never lets up, pushing the reader deeper in the crime ridden back alleys of the metropolitan DC area. It‘s a top notch crime tale, with a unique but disturbing main character, that comes together well. Narrator Christopher Ryan Grant captures the feel of the novel perfectly.

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Guildedearlobe
The Second Girl | David Swinson
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Been in a decent sci-fi groove lately but was looking for a good change of pace thriller and George Pelecanos said good things about it so why not?

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thatchrisblack
The Second Girl | David Swinson
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Been in a bit of a reading slump the last couple weeks and then I stumble across this book at my local library. You've got a drug-addicted former cop trying to make ends meet as a PI who, while robbing a drug house to resupply his own stash, stumbles upon a kidnapped teenage girl.

This story didn't take its foot off the gas for a second and it was a wild, enjoyable ride. Highly recommended.

MrBook Nice review. 9y
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BeckyLeJ
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Almost finished with this one. This has to be one of the most unlikable characters I've read in a while. The story is quite good though. #septphotochallenge #somethingforsept

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Emilie
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Top-notch crime fiction. Set in DC with a fascinating narrator and blurbed by Tana French -- I loved it.

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