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Man No One Believed, The

A Historically Important But Boring Reading Author: Joshua Sharpe True crime has been my guilty pleasure for the last several years. I started with the classic: the formidable Ann Rule. From there, I grew to read any and everything and even branched out into the world of podcasts with Bailey Sariaen’s addicting Murder, Mystery, and Makeup. When Book of the Month listed The Man No One Believed as one of its August picks, highlighting the explosive nature of true crime researching in freeing a man unjustly held for 15 years, I knew I had to read it. The surprisingly slim Man [...]

2026-01-26T20:11:16-07:00January 26th, 2026|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Two Girls Down

Stereotypical Detectives And Tough Girl Action Author: Louisa Luna A mother leaves her two children in the car to rush in and buy a present for a birthday party. She comes out, and they are nowhere to be seen. The local police are overwhelmed and understaffed. The family reaches out to bounty hunter / private detective / all-around kick-ass Alice Vega to find the girls before it’s too late. Vega, known for her results and general lack of law abiding, soon teams with shamed ex-cop Max Caplan to suss out answers. What follows is a web of misinformation, wrong suspects, [...]

2025-12-29T13:35:25-07:00December 29th, 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Play Nice

“But so often, being right means nothing but winning a round of a losing game.” Author: Rachel Harrison A selfish young stylist/influencer who loves her content and feels nothing for people, including family, friends, and lovers. A demon-possessed house in need of some TLC. A traumatic childhood. And A LOT of drinking, drugs, and things that go bump in the night and leave smiley faces etched on the walls. And that, dear potential readers, is Play Nice. A less sarcastic, more complete synopsis looks like this: A divorced mother accused of child abuse and alcoholism finally loses custody and visitation rights [...]

2025-12-22T20:21:44-07:00December 22nd, 2025|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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