Long Shadows (Amos Decker, #7) by David Baldacci

Long Shadows by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this 7th ad final (?) book in the series! Amos Decker has a new partner and his memory is not what it used to be. There is a murder of a judge and her bodyguard and of course, as Amos delves into the murder he is confounded by the scene. But Amos will not stop until he solves this page turner! Highly recommended!

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Redemption (Amos Decker, #5) by David Baldacci

Redemption by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved the 1st book in this series so much, knew my friends would love this series, so I purchased the whole paperback series! Now on the 5th in the series about Amos Decker & his partner Alex Jamison, I just can't stop turning the pages! I am a huge Baldacci fan & am barreling through all of his series & loving ALL of them. So read this series, I promise your heart will be pumping!

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The Last Mile (Amos Decker, #2) by David Baldacci

The Last Mile by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Amos Decker investigates the incarceration of Melvin Mars, accused of killing his family and finds there are many other similarities to Amos' life; will he solve this case with his "powers" of investigation??? Readers will be turning the pages to find the mysteries, answers, and reasons!

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The Fix (Amos Decker, #3) by David Baldacci

The Fix by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I continue to totally love this series, I could not put down this 3rd book in the Amos Decker series!!! At the Hoover Building, Amos witnesses a man murder a woman and looking into the murder, the family man with a government contracting business kills a school teacher. Nothing is what it seems and as Amos and his crew continue to delve into the people, their families, etc nothing is what it seems. I could not stop turning the pages and I loved seeing Melvin Mars return in this book!

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King and Maxwell (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #6) by David Baldacci

King and Maxwell by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This final book in the Sean King and Michelle Maxwell series was so so good! Sean and Michelle help a teen who has been told his Army father has died---but then he receives a letter from him!!! What is really going on??? As Sean and Michelle try to help Tyler, someone is leaking information and secrets about Tyler's Dad, the government, and terrorists. Once again, I could not stop turning the pages as Baldacci ratchets up the suspense and thoroughly weaves a satisfying thriller. I will SO MISS SEAN & MICHELLE!!! What great characters, partners, and private eyes. All the while the reader laughs with their conversations...then hangs on as danger keeps happening!!!

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The Sixth Man (Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, #5) by David Baldacci

The Sixth Man by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this 5th book in the series and have the 6th and final book on hold at library BUT boy will I really hate this series to end!!! I just keep turning those pages and rooting for Michelle and Sean and those that work with them!!!

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Vanished! (Framed #2) by James Ponti

Vanished! by James Ponti
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Once again, I loved and could not stop reading the adventures of Margaret and Florian Bates as they continued to be kids in middle school but also working with the FBI and Marcus (using TOAST) to uncover who is pulling pranks at the elite Chatam School. Ponti keeps the thrill pulsing with this latest mystery and I enjoyed seeing Florian and Margaret at a rival school, making new friends (well really spying, even the President's daughter!), involving gangster Nic the Knife to help and try to find master cellist Yin as he vanishes during a concert! Highly recommended!

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Framed! (Framed #1) by James Ponti

Framed! by James Ponti
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Many thanks to my twitter friend (reading buddy) @lhnatiuk for recommending this awesome series! I am now going to be reading the Framed series and City Spies by James Ponti and of course, passing them along to my granddaughter! Florian Bates is such an engaging character--I love the way he thinks (TOAST), speaks and acts and with his best friend, Margaret---watch out world because these 2 will be solving mysteries and even become helpful to the FBI! An awesome read, I have the next 2 in the series on hold at my library!!! I can't wait to read them!

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Mercy (Atlee Pine, #4) by David Baldacci

Mercy by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this book in one day and loved reading Mercy's chapters as well as Atlee's but they are very very upsetting, what she had to endure, after Ito Vincenzo, takes her, bludgeons Atlee and goes to the Atkins family and tells them she needs a good home (but he tells Mercy at 6 years old that her family did not want her anymore). After Len and Wanda have her for a few days and realize they are too old to take care of a 6 yr old, they give Mercy to their son because he can't have children. Unfortunately his wife Desiree is pure evil and Mercy is abused and suffers horrors (that thankfully only make her stronger and determined to survive). Once again, I hated the handler, Jack, who we found out in the last book is Mercy and Atlee's father, and he is still lying, and trying to recover from a gun shot wound all the while, a crazy guy is out for revenge--first with Mercy, but then with Atlee and Carol. OMG, a great, great book and an ode to the power of love and sisters!

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Daylight (Atlee Pine, #3) by David Baldacci

Daylight by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

As this series continues, I have the utmost respect for Atlee Pine and Carol Blum. Who I do not really like is Jack, the very rich guy who was Atlee and Mercy's mom's handler as she worked undercover. The more she uncovers, the more she realizes Jack has been withholding/lying to her all along, and why? In this book, she inadvertently runs right into another Army CID guy, John Puller who is investigating the same family/guy?!? As they agree to work together, pretty soon they all realize there are those in the government who do not want them to learn anything. People are transferred, cops won't speak to them, they are rebuffed at all angles. But with this book, we are getting closer to answers for Atlee, but at a significant cost to her and Puller and Carol Blum. I could not put this book down!!!

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A Minute to Midnight (Atlee Pine, #2) by David Baldacci

A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this 2nd book in the Atlee Pine series; Atlee gets a little too forceful as she captures a criminal. She and her boss admit it might be time to try to solve the mystery of Mercy's disappearance. Carol Blum, her very qualified assistant, is also by her side again (I really do love the way she can help Atlee get information from those she interviews. Returning to her hometown, Atlee begins to get some answers, and when murders start happening; is this related to Pine's investigation? With the awesome twists and turns I could not put this book down but also really liked Atlee's personality, her inner workings, and her determination. Looking forward to Book #3!

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Long Road to Mercy (Atlee Pine, #1) by David Baldacci

Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this first book in the Atlee Pine series and I will continue to read the whole series! Baldacci did a great job with Atlee Pine as a determined FBI Agent in southwest United States who tries to solve a case in the grand canyon involving a dead mule and missing rider while also endeavoring to find her missing twin's killer.

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Wild Child (Soul Sister, #1) by Audrey Carlan

Wild Child by Audrey Carlan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved Simone, now all grown up---she was a foster child (along with her sister) in a caring home run my Mama Kerrighan with 8 feisty, supportive girls and foster mother. After losing her parents she didn't think anything worse could happen in her life. When The Backseat Killer is lying in wait, Simone is stopped by a hunky FBI guy, Joan Fontaine---their connection is immediate and when he saves her, Simone does not let go --she is thankful, she is interested in getting to know Jonah more and that happens because she needs to hide from this ruthless killer who will do anything (killing those close to her and Jonah) to get to Simone. There was so much to like about this story--Simone known as the wild child has a carefree, forgiving outlook on life and this is something Jonah needs because he is suffering loss from his past. She doesn't take no for an answer, she is outgoing and carefree but also has the wonderful sisters in Kerrighan Home to look out for her and each other. But she is trying to finish school, working 3-4 jobs and not making enough money ---and with the backseat killer taking all her money, credit cards, keys and car---Simone has every reason to give up. But she pushed forward and with the help of Jonah and her family---Simone works hard to help all close to her.

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Burn by Patrick Ness

Burn by Patrick Ness
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was an interesting book awesomely Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt. I loved the audiobook version of this historical fiction book that also weaves in drag0ns, humans, goodness/evil, Russia and satellites. I loved Sarah and Jason both good, kind, honest teens who are hated by the locally racist sheriff because Sarah' mom was black and Jason's parents are Japanese. But life in 1957 is not always fair and Sarah's dad hires a dragon to burn their fields. But this blue dragon is highly intelligent, has a message for Sarah, and has evil forces working against them. When Sarah, Jason, the sheriff and the dragon clash, something awful happens, and that brings an assassin into the picture too. Malcolm is a Believer, who has been groomed to kill someone. He is great with knives and dangerous. As he falls in love with another man; another no no from the racist sheriff; they run away together and are pursued by law enforcement. I loved this book until they arrived in a new alternate universe and then the story just got bogged down bringing the reader up to speed in the new world. Evil was raging here and with Covid I find some books and what happens in them really turn me off, just like this book.

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Marathon (Jonathan Stride #8) by Brian Freeman

Marathon by Brian Freeman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Number 8 in this series kept me reading with the thrilling plot, old beloved characters and new good/bad characters! Stride is now married to Serena, YAY!!! Maggie has a boyfriend YAY!!! Cat enters a new time in her life all the while the Duluth Marathon is destroyed by a bomber; according to Dawn Basch #noexceptions, who whips the masses into believing a terrorist is responsible and then when Michael M tweets out the wrong bomber's picture, OMG, hold on for a gripping, sad, sometime hateful plot that kept the detectives chasing leads and forming their own hypothesis; I could not put this book down! Highly recommended!

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Twelve (The Naturals #4.5) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Twelve by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh do I love getting back with the gifted teens, Cassie, Dean, Michael, Sloane and Lia. In this prequel, we find out backstories of the main characters as they rush to talk a teen off a ledge who beseeches The Naturals to solve 3 teen "deaths" she knows are murders. I just love getting back into each of the Naturals "gifts" profiling by Cassie and Dean, Lia, the lie detector, Sloane the numbers and computer genius, Michael the face reader. I especially enjoyed how Barnes reveals how their past plays into their present job of FBI profilers and cracking impossible cases. Loved this series and would read love to read more with Cassie and crew solving cases using their gifts!!!

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