A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci

A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Awesomely Narrated byDavid Baldacci, MacLeod Andrews, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Kiiri Sandy, Cary Hite, I loved the lawyer team of Desiree DuBos & Jack Lee as the band together to represent a black man in 1968 in Virginia. Each of these characters were compelling and their odds in a southern town of getting an innocent man free had me listening all the time. I would love to see this continue as a series, highly recommended!

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Who Let the Dog Out (Andy, #13) by David Rosenfelt

Who Let the Dog Out? by David Rosenfelt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another great audiobook read awesomely by Grover Gardner; I chuckled the whole book as Andy delves into another mystery which involves a dog stolen from the Tara Foundation, and when they follow his chip, the dog is found next to a dead man. The dog's owner is arrested and thus begins another rousing mystery and legal thriller with Andy and his friends as Andy dodges criminals who want him dead, as he defends his client, Tommy and finds an even bigger conspiracy!

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The Last Line (Tracy Crosswhite, #8.5) by Robert Dugoni

The Last Line by Robert Dugoni
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A novella in the Tracy Crosswhite series goes back to Del and Fazio, detectives who work with Tracy, when Del first comes Seattle and catches a case, where he finds frustration with each lead he gets, and questions his boss' honesty.

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Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni

Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

OMG, this latest Robert Dugoni detective and courtroom mystery was so suspenseful! I loved Keera Duggan, her dysfunctional family which has been forever altered due to her father's life long alcoholism. Keera catches a case where she represents the husband who is accused of killing his wife. I loved the way Dugoni unfolded the story through the chess game, the mysterious Mr. Worth who leads her to many people who grew up/knew the accused who is a multi-millionaire investment advisor, her father's missteps, and her ambition to show up the prosecutor. It definitely was like a game of chess with each move calculated keeping the reader on pins and needles. You never meet the murdered wife, but the title, Her Deadly Game was perfect in so many ways. Readers will enjoy wading into this juicy mystery. An awesome crime thriller!

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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Many thanks to my niece Casey Ciocca, for this awesome audiobook/podcast recommendation. Ronan Farrow's narration was totally mesmerizing, his research was thorough, and the way he captures the world of NBC news, sexual abuse, lies, intimidation, power, money, status, and the long haul to report and help the women who were raped, abused, threatened in order to silence them and keep their tormentors free to plunder other women. A must read/listen to!

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The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Just as I loved A Gentleman From Moscow (read & listened to it 4x) The Lincoln Highway was such a great read---brothers Emmett and Billy were great characters and I loved how the author used Woolley & Duchess as foils to the plans the brothers have to get out of town and travel The Lincoln Highway. Spread out over 10 days, with a book about heroes being read by Billy to himself and others, so much happens and many secondary characters (Ulysses, Sally, Sarah) come in and out of Emmett and Billy's lives over those 10 days and impact these brothers as well. Taking Place in the 1950s, there are many famous places on the postcards Billy has, Woolley and Duchess have their agendas and places and people to see and the many wonderful stories from Billy's hero book weave a road trip this reader will never forget! Highly recommended!

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Pretty Little Lion (Third Shift #2) by Suleikha Snyder

Pretty Little Lion by Suleikha Snyder
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Book 2 in the Third Shift series brings one of the owners, Elijah (lion shapeshifter) trying to infiltrate bad guy from Book 1, Mirko and his organization. The way Third Shift finds a way in is through his girlfriend, Meghna---but she is not at all what Elijah thinks and as they find out the hard way (murder) Meghna and Elijah form a very uneasy alliance (why? because they care about one another) and so the cat and mouse game begins---I loved this book as much as the first but oh boy what an ending----I need another book in this series, please!

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We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper

We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Becky Cooper's ten year investigation into the murder of Jane Britton was thoroughly investigated. A thick tome the reader thoroughly investigates Jane 1969 murder, about Harvard and the anthropology dept and police cover-ups.

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Say You'll Remember Me by Katie McGarry

Say You'll Remember Me by Katie McGarry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I LOVE Katie McGarry and her latest 2018 romance was the BEST!!! Ellison (Elle) and Hendrix (Drix) are as opposite as you can get- she is the perfect daughter of the governor and Drix is the bad boy just out of jail (for a crime he did not commit) and represents Elle's father's support of the Second Chance Program. Elle is a strong very likable character but she is being suffocated by the constraints her parents ask (make her do) of her - helping with support and appearances as her father campaigns for another term. Elle is playing a game at a carnival and being stalked by 2 guys when Drix helps her get rid of them. When they meet up later at The Second Chance appearance with Drix speaking- oh are they surprised!!! But after conspires to continually bring them together- which is a good thing for me because they bring out the best in each other. Elle makes Drix laugh and Drix supports Elle and is totally honest with her. I could not stop turning the pages of McGarry's latest romance and I highly recommend this awesome read!

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