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the lightning rod

This was a thriller by the author Brad Meltzer. It’s from his “Zig & Nola” series. The book was ok, but it was trying too hard: most of the characters had unusal names; then there was the twist at the end that came out of nowhere. I think I will …

the passage

This was your standard issue man-made vampire zombie apocalypse and was written by Justin Cronin. It started off on a great note–the first act of the book was so good I couldn’t put it down. But, then the story skipped ahead 100 years and things slowed down. By the end, …

don’t go

This was a different kind of book from Lisa Scottoline. She stepped away from her usual legal thrillers (though one of the main characters was a lawyer, so she didn’t step too far away). I knew it was going to be sappy when one of the quotes compared her to …

billy summers

I’m loving these crime novels from Stephen King! The first act of this book was top notch. The rest of it was pretty great. The story was about a hit man who planned on doing his last job, which turned out to be more complicated than most. There were so …

the hunting party

This was a whodunit between a group of friends staying at a swanky hunting lodge over the New Year’s holiday. All of the characters were so unlikable that I couldn’t decide who I wanted the victim to be. It’s just a shame there was only one. That said, it was …