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City of Lies by Alafair Burke

May 15, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

New York, 2010-ish. A woman runs down the street in the pouring rain and stops at a payphone to make a 911 call. She tells them a murder has been committed. A man has been shot in the luxury penthouse that belongs to a wealthy investor. The police try to trace the call but the woman is long gone by the time they reach the pay phone. Months later, college student Megan Gunther is brutally slain after being stalked online. Detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Alafair Burke, city of lies, Ellie Hatcher, murder mystery, new york, Plot Holes

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Alafair Burke, city of lies, Ellie Hatcher, murder mystery, new york, Plot Holes ·
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City of Lies by Sam Hawke

December 30, 2018 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I made myself a promise: no more starting a new read until I finish the four partially read books on my coffee table. Not counting the occasional graphic novel. At least one of those books has been on that coffee table unfinished for I think a year, maybe a little more. I here review not that book, but one that I knew I could finish and review before 2018 runs out. I started City of Lies over the summer (July, I think?), got 2/3 way […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: city of lies, fantasy, poison wars, sam hawke

CoffeeShopReader's CBR10 Review No:56 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: city of lies, fantasy, poison wars, sam hawke ·
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