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EadieB

EadieB

Joined April 2018

I like to read, travel, cook. My home library has 5,000 books. I always say, “Whoever has the most books 📚 will live the longest!”
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#AWomanMakesAPlan #MayeMusk #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #November2024

This is a very interesting book about Elon Musk's mother. She has been a model and a dietitian for many years. At 71 she is still modeling and has written this book about her life. She got married in her early 20's and had 3 children in 3 years. Her eldest son, Elon, at the age of 12 was reading encyclopedias.

EadieB He started a software company called Zip2 with his brother, Kimbal. He was offered a job at Microsoft after they sold their company for 304 million dollars. His mother divorced her husband at age 31 as he was very abusive. She raised her 3 children at poverty levels until Elon and Kimbal told her to buy herself a house and they would pay for it. She decided to move to New York as that was where she was modeling. 1w
EadieB She originally was born in Canada where her father bought an airplane and they finally ended up in South Africa where her children were born. They eventually moved back to Canada and then onto California. Elon later developed and started Tesla, an electric car company, and SpaceX, a rocket company. If you like books about interesting people, then you would enjoy this book. Highly recommended! 1w
Lesliereadsalot Who knew he had such a cool mom?!? 1w
EadieB @Lesliereadsalot She is pretty cool! 1w
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#October2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

I have read 5 books for October with 1 Bingo.

DieAReader 🤓👻❤️‍🔥 3w
TheSpineView Fantastic! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 3w
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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir | Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough
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#FromHereToTheGreatUnknown #LisaMariePresley #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #October2024

This is Lisa Marie Presley's story in her own words written by her daughter, Riley Keough. Lisa's story about smashing golf cars in the yards of Graceland, about the unconditional love she felt from her father, about getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom with her father dead on the bathroom floor, about living in LA with her mom,

EadieB getting kicked out of schools, always in trouble, about her relationship with Danny Keough, Michael Jackson, Nic Cage, and Michael Lockwood, about motherhood, deep addiction, about grief from her son's suicide. It's the last words of the only child of an American icon. I really enjoyed this book and learning more about Lisa Marie Presley. She definitely was a somewhat lonely person filled with lots of grief. 3w
EadieB Her story is one that is filled with someone trying to come to terms with her father and his drug addiction which led to her leading a drug-filled life too. Her daughter, Riley, seems to be the only family member who was able to be a voice of reason in a household filled with addiction. If you like memoirs then you would love to read this book. (edited) 3w
EadieB I'm interested in getting a copy of the audio in order to get a true feel of the book. Highly recommended! 3w
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DieAReader @EadieB 🤓I just listened to the audio & it‘s amazing! 3w
EadieB @DieAReader I know! My daughter has a copy and she told me it was great! 3w
TheSpineView Fantastic! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
AnnCrystal 🙏💝💝💝. 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I can‘t wait to listen to this one! 3w
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#TheTrap #AvaGlass #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #October2024

The Trap by Ava Glass. Emma Makepeace is headed to Edinburgh for the global G7 Summit. Her team is tipped off about a high-profile assassination the Russians are planning. Emma must set a trap and use herself as bait. How far will she go to catch the killer? This is a great series. I need to go back and read book 1 and 2 of this series.This novel is a spy thriller filled with politics

EadieB about a G7 meeting in Scotland. If you like political spy novels then you will love this book. This series is worth your time, so pick up these books and read them soon. You won't regret it! Highly recommended! 3w
TheSpineView Sounds good! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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The Marriage Hearse | Kate Ellis
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#TheMarriageHearse #KateEllis #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #October2024

Kirsten Harbourn is found murdered to death on her wedding day. Kirsten was being pursued by an obsessed stalker and she had dark secrets her doting fiancé knew nothing about. At Morbay register office a terrified young girl made her wedding vows, and a few days later her bridegroom was found dead in a seedy seaside hotel. Are these murders linked?

EadieB Meanwhile the skeleton of a young female is found buried in a farmer's field, a field that once belonged to the family of Ralph Strong. Is this bloodthirsty play a confession to a murder committed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I? Or does it tell another story, one that might cast light on recent mysteries? I loved this story by Kate Ellis. All the murders in this story are somewhat linked. 4w
EadieB I loved how they are tied together as the story is told. Kate Ellis does this as easily as she tells the story. Wesley's wife, Pam, is unhappy with her marriage as Wesley is busy solving the murders. Pam decides after her fling with Jonathan to move on and straighten up and not tell Wesley what was going on. I'm hoping she can keep her secret but I think there will be a consolation in books to come! 4w
TheSpineView Awesome! 4w
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DieAReader Excellent!! 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w
rwmg I love this series. She always blends the historical story and the present-day story so well. 4w
EadieB @rwmg yes she does! 3w
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#OnRecord1979 #GBrown #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #October2024

This is a very interesting book about the year in music on record 1979. It has 200 rare images of the bands, 100 interviews and insights from the year 1979. The book belongs in the library of every music fan and music institution. It is a great book to put on your coffee table as a reference book.

EadieB I enjoyed reading this book and found a lot of bands and individuals that I was familiar with but also learned about the ones I hadn't known before. I would like to thank Colorado Music Experience and LibraryThing for introducing this book to me. Get a copy of this book to add to your library today! 1mo
psalva Nice! I got Vol. 10: 1983 to review. I‘m enjoying it as well. 1mo
TheSpineView Interesting. I love music so might have to this book. 1mo
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TheSpineView My piano teacher knew Kiss before fame and makeup. Her husband's band played in the same studio space in NY. She has so pics from the 70s and stories to go with them. 1mo
EadieB @TheSpineView That's very interesting! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
DieAReader 🎃🥳👻 Great! 1mo
DieAReader @TheSpineView 🤩That‘s so cool! 1mo
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Hitchcock Hotel | Stephanie Wrobel
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#TheHitchcockHotel #StephanieWrobel #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #October2024

A Hitchcock fanatic with an agenda invites old friends for a weekend stay at his secluded themed hotel in this fiendishly clever, suspenseful new novel. To celebrate the hotel‘s first anniversary, he invites his former best friends from his college Film Club for a reunion. He hasn‘t spoken to any of them in sixteen years.

EadieB The group of characters of old friends are found to be not too popular. There isn't one old friend that I could really care about. I was looking forward to reading about some of the films that Hitchcock wrote. I found this book to be missing the important things that I was interested in. 1mo
EadieB I found this book to be a bit tame for a Hitchcockian mystery and the ending was a little weak. So all in all, I was a bit disappointed in this book. I look forward to reading another book by this author in order to compare her writing to this book. 1mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo
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MrT That‘s that book off my TBR. Doesn‘t sound great not when having very little references to all those famous films and classic scenes. 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1mo
DieAReader 🥳📚🎃 1mo
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October | Gregory Bastianelli
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#October2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

These are my books for October 2024.

DieAReader 🤓📚Excellent! Enjoy❤️‍🔥 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fabulous!! 2mo
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September | Rosamunde Pilcher
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#September2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

I have read 5 books for September 2024 with 0 Bingos. I spent most of September downsizing my books and so far I have sold 367 books.

DieAReader 🥳🤓Amazing!! 2mo
TheSpineView That is a major downsizing! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 2mo
EadieB @TheSpineView I still have a major amount of books! 2mo
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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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#TheBriarClub #KateQuinn #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #September2024

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. Washington, D.C., 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation‘s capital, where secrets hide behind white picket fences.

EadieB But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship: poised English beauty Fliss whose facade of perfect wife and mother covers gaping inner wounds; police officer‘s daughter Nora, who is entangled with a shadowy gangster; frustrated baseball star Bea, whose career has ended along with the women‘s baseball league of WWII; 2mo
EadieB and poisonous, gung-ho Arlene, who has thrown herself into McCarthy‘s Red Scare. The Briar Club women must decide once and for all: Who is the true enemy in their midst? I enjoyed reading this book and found it most interesting. If you like books with female friendships, then you will love this book. I have been a fan of Kate Quinn and love all her novels. This book is very well written. Highly recommended! 2mo
TheSpineView Awesome! 2mo
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot Sounds great! 2mo
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#AllTheColorsoftheDark #ChrisWhitaker #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #September2024

1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Mohammed Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession, and the blinding

EadieB light of hope. If you love reading a book about a search for answers then you will love this book. 2mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 2mo
Lesliereadsalot My favorite book of the year so far! So glad you liked it. 2mo
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Suet624 I loved his last book - I\'ll have to search for this one at the library. 2mo
DieAReader 🥳Fantastic!! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2mo
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The Locked Room | Elly Griffiths
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#TheLockedRoom #EllyGriffiths #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #September2024

I enjoyed reading this book even though it was about the pandemic and covid. Elly met a new neighbor, Zoe, who went missing. Everyone was in locked down and Nelson was home by himself. Michelle was visiting her mother and when Michelle came home she told Nelson that she wants to have a talk. We will need to read the next book in order to find out the results of their talk

EadieB Nelson spent most of the nights through covid with Ruth so Nelson is ready for the talk with Michelle. When Zoe was found her big secret was exposed so you need to read this book in order to find out Zoe's secret. If you love secrets with your mysteries then you will love this book. Find out if Cathbad is a victim of covid. Will he survive or does he die? Read this book and find out. 2mo
TheSpineView Well done! 2mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2mo
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The Black Loch | Peter May
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#TheBlackLoch #PeterMay #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #September2024

The body of eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found abandoned on a remote beach at the head of A Loch Dubh - the Black Loch - on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. When he learns that his married son Fionnlagh had been having a clandestine affair with the dead girl and is suspected of her murder, he and Marsaili return to try and clear his name.

EadieB I was enjoying reading your new novel, The Black Loch, but found an unnecessary mention of Donald Trump in the book. I feel as though two assassination attempts is reason enough to not mention him in a book. Otherwise, the book is very well written. Although it is read as the 4th book in the trilogy, it is easily read as a standalone. If you like books about a murderer on an island, then you will love reading this book. Highly recommended! (edited) 2mo
TheSpineView Great job! 2mo
DieAReader 🥳Awesome 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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The Unseen World | Liz Moore
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#TheUnseenWorld #LizMoore #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #September2024

Ada Sibelius is homeschooled and raised by David, Her brilliant and socially inept single father, who directs a computer science lab in 1980's era Boston. When his mind begins to falter, she is taken in by one of David's colleagues. She is now on a mission to uncover her father's secrets: a process that takes her from childhood to adulthood. This story is highly emotional.

EadieB I learned quite a bit about Alzeimers. The ending was great but one you will have to read for yourself. If you like books like this one, then you will love this book. Looking forward to my next Liz Moore book. Highly recommend! 3mo
TheSpineView Awesome! 3mo
Lesliereadsalot You sold me! 3mo
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 3mo
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September | Rosamunde Pilcher
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#September2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

These are my books for September 2024.

TheSpineView Looks good! Enjoy!🩵📖📘 3mo
Lesliereadsalot I loved The God of the Woods. 3mo
DieAReader 🤓Looks good! 3mo
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EadieB @Lesliereadsalot I‘m reading that one right now! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3mo
Lesliereadsalot I hoe you like it as much as I did! I recommended it to everyone I know. 3mo
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Auguste | Gilberte Niamh Bourget
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#August2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

I have read 9 books for August 2024 with 1 bingo.

TheSpineView Great job! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!!! 3mo
DieAReader 🥳🤓Awesome!! 3mo
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#WhyKingsConfess #CSHarris #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #August2024

Dr. Damion Pelletan is killed and Sebastian is going to find out how and why. He plunges deep into the mystery of the lost Dauphin, the young prince who disappeared in the darkest days of the French Revolution. Hero is about ready to deliver her baby. Can Sebastian face the guilt from the past that is too terrible to consider?

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
TheSpineView Excellent! 3mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 3mo
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Heft: A Novel | Liz Moore
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#Heft #LizMoore #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024
#August2024

Arthur Opp weighs 550 pounds and hasn‘t left his rambling Brooklyn home in a decade. Twenty miles away, in Yonkers, seventeen-year-old Kel Keller navigates life as the poor kid in a rich school and pins his hopes on what seems like a promising baseball career. The link between this unlikely pair is Kel‘s mother, Charlene, a former student of Arthur‘s.

EadieB Told with warmth and intelligence through Arthur and Kel‘s own quirky and lovable voices, Heft is the story of two improbable heroes whose connection transforms both their lives. This is a great book about an overweight 550 pound professor and a student who corresponds for 20 yrs. with secrets. She has a son who wants to be a major league baseball player. She is an alcoholic who ends up taking her life. 3mo
EadieB He is searching for his father and then he meets Arthur through his letters. Arthur hires a housekeeper as he is preparing to clean up his house for when Charlene is coming over. His housekeeper, Yolanda, is pregnant and they become friends. It is a wonderful story that is so down to earth that is keeps the pages turning until the very end. I'm now looking forward to the next book from Liz Moore. 3mo
EadieB Her writing is unbelievable and I'm sure you will love this book. Highly recommend! 3mo
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BkClubCare Heft is my favorite of Liz Moore 💖 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Great 3mo
EadieB @BkClubCare have you read Long Bright River. That‘s my favorite of hers. (edited) 3mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
BkClubCare @EadieB - yes, I have read them all, I think 🤔 😁 Enjoyed them all. I think Heft being the first? 3mo
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Dear Child | Romy Hausmann
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#DearChild #RomyHousmann #BookSpinBingo #seriesLove2024 #August2024

This is a gripping psychological novel. It's a book filled with twists and turns that kept me reading until the very end. Matthias realizes that the girl is not Lena when a women turned up at the hospital. Hannah is the spitting image of Lena. The book is told from 3 different POV's - Lena, Hannah and Matthias. I'm looking forward to reading the next book by Romy Housmann.

EadieB If you like books like ROOM and GONE GIRL then you will love this book. Highly recommended! 3mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 3mo
TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩📖📚 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
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Happy Birthday! | Gail Gibbons
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#HappyBirthday

Hi Sherri! Love your homemade card! Very beautiful! Thanks! Eadie

dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
EadieB @dabbe Thanks! 3mo
Eggs You‘re welcome! Package coming 🔜 3mo
EadieB @Eggs Yes the package came quickly! 3mo
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Daisy Darker | Alice Feeney
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#Thankyou #TheNightSwim #MeganGoldin #DaisyDarker #AliceFeeney #WhatComesAfter #JoanneTompkins

Thanks Sherri for my birthday present which arrived this morning in the mail. I can‘t wait to read the books and to try the lemon face mask! Thanks again for your thoughtfulness!
Eadie

AnnCrystal Happy Birthday 🥳🎂🍰. 3mo
EadieB @AnnCrystal Thanks! It‘s September 10th! 3mo
AnnCrystal @EadieB 😉👍💝. 3mo
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Ruthiella Happy birthday! 🥳 3mo
Eggs Wow that was fast! I guess I was a bit premature on wishing you happy bd but better than being late ⏰ I hope you enjoy💕💕 3mo
EadieB @Eggs Thanks Again! 3mo
Gissy Happy Belated Birthday 🥳 🎂🎉🎉🎉🥰 3mo
EadieB @Gissy Thanks but not belated as my birthday is September 10! (edited) 3mo
Gissy @EadieB Ohhh🤦🏽‍♀️Well, it‘s almost there😃 3mo
EadieB @Gissy Right! 3mo
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The Detective Up Late | Adrian McKinty
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#DetectiveUpLate #AdrianMcKinty #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #August2004

Detective Inspector Sean Duffy has a 15 year old girl he is trying to find. He uncovers an underground of men who seem to know her very well. Can he survive one last case before getting himself and his family out over the water? The writing of this book is well done with plenty of humor. Sean has moved his family to Scotland and will commute.

EadieB He'll take the ferry over and work 7 days a month in order to retire at 20 years with benefits. The plot is clever with terrific characters. If you like humor and wit with your mystery thriller then you will love this book. I'm now looking forward to the next Sean Duffy book. I hope we don't have to wait 6 years for that one! Highly recommend! 3mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo
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DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 3mo
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#TheDarkWives #AnnCleeves #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #August2024

Vera, Joe and Rosie are searching for Josh, a staff member of a residents home. They need to find a 14 year old Chloe Spence to get to the truth. The book moves at a steady pace with multiple POV's from the team members. As usual, Ann Cleeves keeps the story close to her chest so it's hard to figure out what is going on until the very end of the book.

EadieB If you like books that are hard to figure out, then you will love this book. I look forward to the next book in the series but I do highly recommend reading this book. 3mo
TheSpineView Sounds good! Great job!🤩📖📚 3mo
DieAReader Sounds good! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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#KenBruen #JackTaylor
1. The Guards (2001)
2. The Killing of the Tinkers (2002)
3. The Magdalen Martyrs (2003)
4. The Dramatist (2004)
5. Priest (2006)
6. Cross (2007)
7. Sanctuary (2008)
8. The Devil (2010)
9. Headstone (2011)
10. Purgatory (2013)
11. Green Hill (2015)
12. Emerald Lie (2016)
13. The Ghosts of Galway (2017)
14. In The Galway Silence (2018)
15. Galway Girl (2019)
16. A Galway Epiphany
17. Galway Confidential
18. Galway‘s Edge

EadieB Have you read any of these? 3mo
TheSpineView Sorry... no.😕 3mo
EadieB @TheSpineView They look really good! 3mo
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TheSpineView @EadieB I agree. Looking at the list had me thinking to add to my #SeriesLove2024 TBR. 3mo
TheAromaofBooks I've never even heard of this series!! 3mo
EadieB @TheAromaofBooks I own some of his books. Probably will read them next month. 3mo
Tove_Reads I‘ve read one 3mo
EadieB @Tove_Reads How was it? 3mo
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#HillbillyElegy #JDVance #August2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance‘s powerful origin story….
From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America‘s white working class.

EadieB After watching the movie, Hillbilly Elegy, I decided to read the book. I loved the book and found it utterly amazing all that he has accomplished in his life after growing up with such odds against him. 3mo
slategreyskies If this region and its rich cultural heritage and challenges interests you, you may find this article with suggested books interesting as well: https://bookriot.com/books-about-appalachia/ 3mo
EadieB @slategreyskies Very interesting! Thanks! 3mo
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slategreyskies You‘re welcome! One of the professors I had while at university recommended that article. She‘s studied a lot about Appalachia, written several books & also lived there, so while I don‘t have firsthand knowledge of how the books on the list compare to the one you read, I love having options for learning new things, especially in areas that interest me. Happy reading! 📚 ♥️ 3mo
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#TheChessmen #PeterMay #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #August2024

I thoroughly enjoyed this book as well as all the books in the trilogy. It's hard to say good bye to the island of Lewis and all the wonderful characters that we met on the island. They all seem like real people to me. Excellent plot which kept the pages turning and lots of surprises at the end. Peter May is one talented writer! read 2/8/15

EadieB This book is a reread of The Chessmen by Peter May. It is about the body of Roddy MacKenzie being found during a 'Bog Burst' which drains a lock of its water revealing a light aircraft. I read this book 9-1/2 years ago and only remembered a few things. I'm looking forward to the next book, The Black Loch, by Peter May published in September 2024. reread 8/11/2024 3mo
TheAromaofBooks You're flying through these!!! 3mo
EadieB @TheAromaofBooks I know! I love 💕 Peter May‘s writing! 3mo
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TheSpineView Love a good reread! 3mo
EadieB @TheSpineView I never reread but I think I‘ve changed my mind! 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Wonderful! 3mo
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DCI Banks
1 Gallows View (1987)
2 A Dedicated Man (1988)
3 A Necessary End (1989)
4 The Hanging Valley (1989)
5 Past Reason Hated (1991)
6 Wednesday's Child (1992)
7 Final Account (1994)
aka Dry Bones That Dream
8 Innocent Graves (1996)
9 Blood at the Root (1997)
aka Dead Right
10 In a Dry Season (1999)
11 Cold Is the Grave (2000)
12 Aftermath (2001)
13 Close to Home (2003)
14 Playing with Fire (2004)
15 Strange Affair (2005)

EadieB @Tove_Reads These books were referred to me by @Andrew65 I have read them all and have really enjoyed them. I just got them all together for my husband to read them. The author just recently died so I doubt there will be more books. I think you should try them when you are looking for something new to read. Let me know what you think of them! There are 28 books total that make up the series. Check them out on Fantasticfiction.com (edited) 3mo
Tove_Reads Have read them all! 3mo
EadieB @Tove_Reads oh wow! That‘s great! How did you like them, 3mo
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Tove_Reads I thought most of them were great. There were a few that were not as good as most of the others. For a series that long that‘s a good achievement! I love his cottage and obsession with music. 3mo
EadieB @Tove_Reads I agree. I enjoyed his obsession too. 3mo
kspenmoll I will have to try this series!!!! I have watched some of the DCI Banks BBC series (edited) 3mo
EadieB @kspenmoll Yes I think you should try reading the books. 3mo
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#TheLewisMan #PeterMay #August2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

The best features of this book were Peter May's beautiful writing and his description which made you feel like you were right there on the island witnessing everything that was happening. Also, I found the island and the people very interesting. It was a brilliant story with just enough mystery that kept me guessing until the very end. read 1/5/15

EadieB I have re-read The Lewis Man by Peter May from 1/5/15 and found out that I have forgotten most of what I read 9-1/2 years ago. It was all about Marsali's father and his dementia. I'm glad I re-read it and will now re-read The Chessmen. I'm getting ready to read book 4 when it will be published in September and I will be better prepared since I have re-read these 3 books. 8/9/24 3mo
TheSpineView Great job!👍📖🌞 3mo
EadieB @TheSpineView Thanks! 3mo
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Tove_Reads I am amazed that I have forgotten almost everything. I only remembered that this is one of my top 3 trilogies. So happy he decided to write a fourth book! 3mo
EadieB @Tove_Reads I am amazed that I have forgotten so much too. I think that I was confusing these books with the island books that Ann Cleeves write. (Shetland books) (edited) 3mo
kellock Wait! There's a fourth one?! 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Awesome!! 3mo
EadieB @kellock yes! It is published in September called The Black Loch! (edited) 3mo
Mendy Paul Hi Author can we discuss on some tips? 3mo
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#TheBlackhouse #PeterMay #August2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

I enjoyed this beautifully written book, The Blackhouse by Peter May, very much. It was an interesting view of an isolated island and its habitants.The characters were memorable and the story was a definite page-turner. The ending was not expected and a complete surprise. I look forward to reading the other books in the trilogy. 7/31/2014

EadieB I am rereading this book, The Blackhouse by Peter May, as the new book 4, The Black Loch, will be out in September and I have found it very refreshing. Having read it 10 years ago, I have found out that I have forgotten most of the book. I will reread book 2, The Lewis Man, and 3, The Chessmen, also as I think I will find the same results. I will then be ready to read book 4, The Black Loch, in September when the book is published. 8/6/2024 (edited) 4mo
kspenmoll This is an amazing trilogy- descriptions of land, life, the island‘s people—all has me wishing I could visit. Cannot wait for next book in series. 4mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 4mo
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DieAReader 🥳Wonderful! 4mo
Tove_Reads He is one of the best authors ever! 4mo
EadieB @Tove_Reads I definitely must agree! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Ooooo I didn't know he was writing another book for this series! I LOVED this trilogy! 4mo
EadieB @TheAromaofBooks oh yes! It‘s coming out in September! 4mo
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Agony Hill: A Mystery | Sarah Stewart Taylor
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#July2024 #AgonyHill #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

Book from July2024. This is the story of a barn fire located in Bethany, Vermont as Franklin Warren is relocated there in 1960. The fire killed Mr. Weber, member of the community that nobody liked. The people of Bethany Vermont have many secrets.

EadieB This is the first look at a series and was a slow burn as it is a character driven book. I loved the character of Mrs. Alice Bellows and her WWII stories about her husband's activities. I look forward to more books by Sarah Stewart Taylor. If you love historical novels from the 1960's then you will love this book. Highly recommended! (edited) 4mo
kspenmoll I love her books-always well drawn characters. Will have to read this new one! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
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August | Judith Rossner
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#August2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

These are my books for August 2024.

TheSpineView Great list! Enjoy! 4mo
DieAReader Looking good! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks great!! 4mo
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Tove_Reads You‘re also rereading the Lewis trilogy! I so love the books! But, I had totally forgotten all about the plot, so feels like reading them for the first time. I have the fourth waiting for me on NG, and will read the third one probably next week! 4mo
EadieB @tove_reads Nice! I won't get the 4th book until the end of September. 4mo
Tove_Reads I already have it, but need to read The Chessmen again before I read the new one! 4mo
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July, July: A Novel | Tim O'Brien
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#July2024 #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

I have read 7 books during July 2024 with 1 bingo.

TheSpineView Great job!👍❤️📖📚 4mo
AnnCrystal 📚🥳💝. 4mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!! 4mo
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The Housemaid Is Watching | Freida McFadden
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#TheHousemaidIsWatching #FreidaMcFadden #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #July2024

Freida McFadden has written another Housemaid book. It's the 3rd in the series. I love her Housemaid books! Millie and her husband, Enzo, have moved into a new house with their 2 children, Ada 11 years old and Nico 9 years old. Their new neighbors, The Lowells, are strange people.

EadieB They are invited to dinner next door where they meet Martha their housekeeper. You need to read this book in order to learn how this housekeeper makes their life difficult in this story. If you love books that have twists and turns, then you will love this book. It shows you how you must be careful of your neighbors. Highly recommended! 4mo
TheSpineView Well done! 4mo
jewright I‘ve read the other two. 4mo
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EadieB @jewright so have I! I think I have read all her books! Love 💕 her! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
DieAReader 🥳🤓Great 4mo
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#InTheWind #RonPetersonJr #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #July2024

Janice Starr, a 23 year old student an Old Dominion University in Norfolk VA, goes missing. She was an army veteran in the ROTC program. Kay Schucker, the only woman on the Chesapeake Police force, takes on the case to find Janice Starr. Her ROTC professor, Dwight Beddingfield had an affair with Janice.

EadieB He had Janice make him a beneficiary of her life insurance policy for $344. Kay is ridiculed by the male police officers she works with as they make friends with Dwight. Kay vows to find Janice's killer and puts pressure on Dwight who eventually kills himself. This is a true crime story about a woman detective who took on the man who killed Janice Starr. 4mo
EadieB I look forward to read another true crime book by Ron Peterson Jr. If you love true crime, then you would love this book. Highly recommended! 4mo
TheSpineView Fantastic!❤️📖📚 4mo
DieAReader 🥳Awesome 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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#LastNightatVillaLucia #SimonMccleave #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #july2024

Cerys has bought Villa Lucia in Tuscany. Harry is found murdered in the Villa's pool. The police descend on the property in order to discover who killed Harry. Can Cerys uncover the truth before everything shatters around her? The story is in multiple timelines. The characters were unique. I liked some of them but disliked others.

EadieB A lot of characters were alcoholic so there were themes of alcoholism and abusive relationships. The plotting was good with twists and turns which made the story good reading until the very end. If you like stories about characters overcoming addictions then you will love this book. I look forward to reading another book by Simon McCleave and I highly recommend this novel. 4mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 4mo
DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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#LessonsinChemistry #BonnieGarmus #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #July2024

Elizabeth Lott is a chemist. She is a single mother who is the most beloved star of a cooking show called "Supper at Six." Her unusual approach to cooking "one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride" proves revolutionary. Elizabeth is not just teaching women to cook, she's daring them to change the status quo.

EadieB This is a laugh-out-loud funny book that will keep you in stitches until the end. It has unique characters that are easy to relate to. Bonnie Garmus' writing is very engaging and has a lot of emotional substance. I look forward to reading Bonnie's next book. If you love books that are funny and emotional, then you will love this book. I highly recommend this book 4mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 4mo
Lesliereadsalot I thought the tv series was way better! 4mo
EadieB @Lesliereadsalot I‘ll have to watch that! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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Trump in Exile | Meridith McGraw
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#TrumpInExile #MeridithMcGraw #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #July2024

I enjoyed reading this book about Trump in exile after he loss the 2020 election to Joe Biden. The Democratic Party fooled us into believing that everything was ok with Joe Biden but we sadly all watched his failing mental ability leading to decisions that led to our failing economy.

EadieB Prior to covid, Trump had retirement IRA's at an all time high. Inflation was low rewarding us with low prices for gasoline, food and everything we purchased. Under Trump's administration there were no new wars only those left by the prior administration. This book showed the ups and downs of Trump's political career since he lost the 2020 election. It is due to Biden's failures that Trump has become the choice of the Republican party. 4mo
EadieB If you like books about politics than you will love Meridith McGraw's book. It is a honest update of the election so far. We can all watch and see what happens with the election as it is not cut in stone who will win. 4mo
TheSpineView Well done! 4mo
EadieB @TheSpineView Thanks! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 4mo
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Dark Tide: Growing Up With Ted Bundy | Edna Cowell Martin, Megan Atkinson
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#DarkTide #EdnaCowellMartin #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #July2024

I have read all the books about Ted Bundy but I really enjoyed this one. Dark Tide is about Ted's growing up and living with his cousin, Edna Cowell. She remembers having fun with him while living in Puget Sound, near Seattle Washington. She only recalls a couple of times that she saw Ted's dark side.

EadieB One while he was dancing with a friend of Edna's she saw his pupil's turning black as he was smiling down looking at who he was dancing with. She also witnessed his smoking of pot which turned him into a wild, crazy person dancing on a coffee table. These times were scary and not typical of her cousin. Her father even wrote to the prosecutor to be kind to him while he was incarcerated. 4mo
EadieB The family believed that he was being wrongly prosecuted until the police showed them proof that he murdered so many of the women. He even hid their bodies where he and his cousin John, Edna's brother, went hiking in the mountains. Edna wrote many letters to Bundy asking him to tell the police all that he knew. She shared the letters and pictures of Bundy in the book. 4mo
EadieB They kept the secret that they were related to Bundy for 50 years but finally they started to admit that they were related. Edna decided to finally tell her story and wrote Dark Tide. If you like true crime then you will love this book. It goes to show that you never get to know a person even after growing up with them. Even their daughter, Anna, lives with the knowledge that she has a serial killer as a relative. Highly recommended! 4mo
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TheSpineView Sounds interesting. 👍📖📚 4mo
dabbe I was in Chi Omega sorority at U of A back in the early 80s (Bundy murdered women at the Chi Omega house at FSU). Since those murders, we all were required to sleep together on one huge sleeping porch for our safety. I've read quite a few book on him, too. Horrifying. 😱 4mo
Suet624 I‘m fascinated by him as well but I just can‘t bring myself to read anything about him. 4mo
DieAReader 🥳Awesome! #Stacked 4mo
EadieB @dabbe How scary! That‘s after he escaped from prison and went to Florida, 4mo
dabbe @EadieB Yep. We got the big lecture about how to stay safe and to never sleep in our rooms (we all had one day bed in each room). That's what got me interested in real crime nonfiction. 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
perfectsinner Nice, adding to the tbr 4mo
EadieB @dabbe That's interesting! 4mo
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#TheDemonOfUnrest #ErikLarson #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #July2024

Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln‘s election and the Confederacy‘s shelling of Sumter—a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals.

EadieB Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were “so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them.”
I enjoyed reading the account of Lincoln's election and the first five months of the Civil War. I have read every book by Erik Larson and have enjoyed them all. It was a fascinating book and showed how much Lincoln tried to stop the war from happening but was not successful at all.
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EadieB Last May, I visited Charleston and took a tour of the city so I knew about all the places of interest and enjoyed reading about them too. I am now looking forward to the next Erik Larson book as I do love his writing. If you love history then you would love to read this book. Highly recommended! 5mo
TheSpineView Great job! 5mo
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Suet624 Larson does a great job with his books. 5mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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#BookSpinBingo #SerialLove2024 #July2024

These are my books for July 2024.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 5mo
TheSpineView Lookin' good! 5mo
DieAReader Looks great! 5mo
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June | Lori Copeland
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#BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #June2024

I read 8 books during June 2024 and made 1 Bingo.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 5mo
DieAReader 🥳❤️‍🔥Awesome month! 5mo
EadieB @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks definitely a good book! 5mo
TheSpineView Excellent! 5mo
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#ChurchillInTheWhiteHouse #RobertSchmuhl #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #June2024

Winston Churchill visited the White House many times during his two terms as prime minister. He met with FDR and Dwight D. Eisenhower and shaped American foreign policy during the Second World War. He arrived after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He had a great relationship with FDR but not so much with Eisenhower.

EadieB I really did enjoy this book and reading about Churchill. Never knew that he came about fifteen times and stayed in the Rose Room at the White House. He also went a couple of times to Canada and met with the prime minister there. If you like history books then you will love this book. Highly recommended! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 5mo
TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩 5mo
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Vengeance is Mine | Michael Wood
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#VengeanceIsMine #MichaelWood #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #June2024

This is a standalone novel by Michael Wood. Dawn Shepherd's mother, Rita, is about to reveal to her who her father is. He is about to be released from prison after 20 years incarcerated. Dominic Griffiths murdered Stephanie White who was 13 years old in 1999. She was found in his attic close to her home. Dominic does not remember killing her.

EadieB He was taking a drug called Fenadine which made him do violent things. His early release is due to the drug being found to make people violent. He is receiving 1 million from the drug manufacture and an early release. Dawn wants to meet her father and try to get to know him and is curious if he is a murderer. Does a killer's blood run through Dawn's veins? She goes to visit Dominic's parents to find out what they know about their son. 5mo
DieAReader 🥳Grwat! 📚🤓Stacked 5mo
EadieB This is a gripping novel and as Dawn learn the truth about her father, we also learn the shocking truth in the end. If you like suspenseful novels with a twist, you will love this book. I'm looking forward to reading Michael Wood's DCI Matilda Drake series as I found him to be an excellent writer. 5mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 5mo
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#DeathAtDarringtonManor #NancyWarren #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #June2024

Spring 1925. Abigail Dixon is about to cover the wedding of the year. An American car tycoon's son is about to marry and English aristocrat's daughter. Abigail finds a man murdered on a fishing expedition and a local woman discovered dead in London. There are clues linking the two murders.

EadieB Can Abigail unveil the truth before the wedding of the year becomes the obituary column? This is book 2 of the series. A car is brought back to the manor, the question is; was someone out to murder Reginald Mitchell? The car veered off the road and crashed into a tree. The best man, Oliver Platt, is found dead floating in the river. Was the death intentional? 5mo
EadieB I am now looking forward to book 3 of the series. If you like mystery surrounding your thrillers, then you will love this book. Recommended! 5mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 5mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo
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#TheHighlandDead #MoragPringle #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #June2024

This is the 2nd book in the series. I read the first book, The Liar's Bones, so was very happy to get a chance to read book 2. Rachel McKenzie works for the Scottish Fatalities Investigative Unit or the "death unit."

EadieB When the body of a young woman is found tragically killed, Rachel decides to investigate a group of young women that are connected to the hospital. The book has a lot of strong female characters, such as; Rachel, Serena and Mags. The death of Rachel's mom is also looked into a little more. I didn't figure out who did the murder until it was revealed towards the end f the book. 5mo
EadieB I'm looking forward to reading book 3 in the series. If you like books with great suspense, then you will love this book. Highly recommended! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 5mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 5mo
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Written in Blood | Chris Carter
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#WrittenInBlood #ChrisCarter #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #June2024

It‘s December 4 in Los Angeles and Angela Wood is celebrating a $687 profit for pickpocketing. She is having a cocktail and decides to steal a patron‘s expensive looking leather bag. There is no money, no laptop computer, nothing of any value, at least not to Angela.

EadieB It‘s just a black, leather-bound book and Angela leafs through the pages This is no ordinary book…. This is the 11th Robert Hunter novel by Chris Carter. It is a gritty, thrilling novel and an excellent read. Angela Wood and Hunter finds themselves at the end of a serial killer‘s rope and become victims as he wants his kill journal back. 5mo
EadieB I am now looking forward to the next book in the series. If you like gritty novels, then you will love this book. Highly recommended! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo
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DieAReader ❤️‍🔥🥳Fantastic!! 5mo
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#TheReturnofEllieBlack #EmikoJean #BookSpinBingo #seriesLove2024 #June2024

Ellie Black, a girl who disappeared years earlier, has resurfaced in the woods of Washington State. She won't say where she's been, it's up to Detective Chelsey Calhoun to find out the answers. This is a slow-burn of a novel.

EadieB Ellie's got secrets and she isn't talking. It had multiple POV's and a message that women are vulnerable victims and men are predatory and evil. The twists were great and led me to read the book to the very end. If you like psychological thrillers, then you will love this book. 5mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 5mo
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#20in4 #Readathon #June2024

Read The Burning - 320 pages
Read 1/2 Ladykiller - 185 pages
Read One Big Happy Family - 368 pages

Total read - 873 pages

DieAReader 🔥🔥🔥 6mo
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#OneBigHappyFsmily #JamieDay #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #20in4 #Readathon #June2024

The Bishop sisters, Iris, Vicki and Faith have come to the coast of Maine because their father has passed away and they need to claim their inheritance, the Precipice, a family-owned hotel. With a hurricane coming and secrets of the sisters, there is murder in the air and everyone checking in the Precipice won't be checking out.

EadieB Precipice's 19 year old chambermaid, Charley Kelley is in the mix and in desperate straits. The arrival of the Bishop sisters could change things. Will they close the hotel? Fire her? Discover her habit of pilfering from the guests? Or using a guest room to hide a woman on the run. This is a long, drawn-out story that could have been shorter. It kind of got twisted and turned around a bit too much. 6mo
EadieB It had potential to be a great story but got a bit convoluted. If you like twisted, convoluted stories, then you will love this book. But I personally didn't like it too much! 6mo
DieAReader 👋🏻Next! 6mo
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dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 @DieAReader: yours should be a hashtag, too! #next 🤩 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Ah well, they can't all be a win 😂 Better books ahead!! 6mo
DieAReader @dabbe ❤️‍🔥😏I love it! #Next 6mo
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#BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024 #June2024

These are my books for June 2024.

TheSpineView Looks good! Enjoy! 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 6mo
DieAReader Looks good!! 6mo
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