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Rainbirds

Secrets In Death Author: Clarissa Goenawan In the aftermath of violent death, all we have is questions and disturbed dreams. Ren Ishida knows this for a fact. He grew up in the loving shadow of his sister, Keiko, a girl strong enough to raise both of them. Everything he learned came from her. Every good memory, every moment of survival – all from her. Yet in the last months of her life, she was distant and he let her be. He let the off silences, the passing moments go. There was always time. Until there wasn’t. Ren comes back to talk [...]

2022-07-26T09:08:03-07:00May 9th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

Hiss and Hers

Author: M.C. Beaton Agatha is at it again, this time taking a sledgehammer to her shelves in hope of hiring the dashing local handyman/gardener George Marston in Hiss and Hers. Wearing her highest heels, tightest skirts, and most expert makeup, an obsessed Aggie is sure that she can eventually capture George’s romantic attention, but despite all her odd-jobs for him and “accidental” run-ins, George remains blissfully single. There is nothing for it but to throw a village fete and capture the first dance with the elusive gardener. The night takes a somber turn, however, when Aggie, wearing her evening finery, finds [...]

2022-07-26T09:10:02-07:00May 8th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |

I-5 Killer, The

Ann Rule's Best True Crime Story Author: Ann Rule I’ve been on a true crime kick for a couple of years now, but I’ve only recently discovered Ann Rule. As a writer, Rule is thorough, complete, and more than a little obsessive. She is either very, very chilling or, frankly, very, very boring as she goes through tangents about people who are barely involved in the story. The I-5 Killer, however, is one of her best books to date. It captures everything: from the details of the story to the horrifying sense of this man, Randall Woodfield, who on the outside [...]

2022-07-26T09:10:59-07:00May 8th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |
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