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What an exciting political thriller!

The best part of the book were the characters. I loved the two main characters, Kostas and Jessica. Sometimes in thrillers characters can take a backseat to the action of the story, but not here. They were well developed and I loved their bond.

The story was well crafted. It was fast paced and had short chapters.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/review-running-with-the-gods/

Pike Island, Minnesota is the setting of this thriller. Four high school friends go out to the lake to celebrate. Of the four, Andy Harrison Leonard is by far the one with the golden tongue. Twenty years later he‘s a congressman and a smooth talker. The truth about what happened at Pike Island may be about to spill forth. What happened? Will it interfere with the future plans of Congressman Leonard? 4/5⭐️

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Quite different from the series streaming on Netfix. Not sure which version I liked better. Enjoyed both.

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10. - Capital Murder - An Alt History of New York mystery
16. - The Lazarus War - Artifact - Sci Fi Space Opera
19. - Sci Fi - Boundless - Jack Campbell
17. - Thriller-Spies - The Night Agent - Matthew Quirk

Currently reading Boundless and The Night Agent

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Another excellent book by David Baldacci, this time a standalone. Great tension as people are out to kill Faith as a result of intrigue between the different US agencies and lobbying parties. Plotting by David Baldacci in his books is excellent and keeps you wanting to read on, great storylines and characters that come off the page.

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I also bought this during a sale on Audible- I read the ebook when it first came out. I really enjoyed the audio version. This thriller really holds up well and was definitely worth the time

Even as a #longtimefed when I knew there was a chance he (yes, always a man) would say a sentence or two that pertained to my organization, no matter who was giving the SOTU address, I wouldn‘t watch. It‘s been mostly performative for a while now.

Tonight I might run the floor cleaner to drown out the TV in the other room, but more likely I‘ll watch Netflix with headphones.

Reportes who were main characters in this story felt interesting. At the beginning they talked about their childhoods and that gave them some depth.

The setting was an abandoded church and that could have been amazing (scary!) setting. Descriptions were non-existent so there is that :( Everythings was over before you were immersed into the story.

I enjoed as long as this lasted but I think this could have offered so much more.

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As someone who has read all of Hillary Rodham Clinton's non-fiction books, I knew I had to pick this one up. What a thrill ride! State of Terror is the story of a newly appointed Secretary of State who is thrown into a massive worldwide terrorist plot. Clinton's own tenure as Secretary of State gives the story a realness that only someone on the inside would have experienced and Penny's sharp plot keeps the pages turning.