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“There is a pay phone by a truck stop near the town of Leonard, Arizona. Sometimes at night it starts to ring.”

Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel

November 23, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

I was first drawn into Emily St. John Mandel’s world back in 2015, when Station Eleven caught my eye after popping up in a few “best of” lists.  It became an immediate favorite, and I know that love is shared here within our CBR community! I’ve read it twice since first picking it up, most recently in March, right as the world started to dip further and further into pandemic horror. I wrote in a previous review that I would not have picked up The Glass Hotel […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Brooklyn, Canada, child abduction, Emily St. John Mandel, family, identity, language, last night in montreal, loss, memory, montreal, quebec, unreliable narrator

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:122 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Brooklyn, Canada, child abduction, Emily St. John Mandel, family, identity, language, last night in montreal, loss, memory, montreal, quebec, unreliable narrator ·
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The Chain – Just the book I needed

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

September 9, 2020 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

This year has been a difficult one for me, as it has been for most people. Often when I find myself troubled, I start diving into my books. For whatever reason, I have found it so tough to concentrate during this pandemic and economic meltdown that reading juts isn’t an option. I heard about The Chain on a website (possibly pajiba.com, but I cannot be sure) and thought it sounded interesting. The book arrived and I devoured it in a day. Was this the greatest […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Adrian McKinty, child abduction, Fiction, revenge, technology, thriller

MarkAbaddon's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Adrian McKinty, child abduction, Fiction, revenge, technology, thriller ·
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