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The more I read these books, the more I like to think it’s an adult Harry Potter.

The Dresden Files (8-15) by Jim Butcher

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I hope it goes without saying that, if you haven’t read these books, beware the spoilers that follow. I’ve tried to not give away major plot points for each book, but if you’re on book three, you may not want to read the following reviews. Harry Potter was one of those foundational stories, for me. It laid the groundwork for what I deem good in this world. To some degree, everything I’ve read since has been weighed against the mark left on my soul by those books. There is no recapturing the magic I found there, but I keep hoping […]

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4/26/2016 's CBR8 Review No:34 |

Another unbelievable conspiracy thriller

Face of a Killer by Robin Burcell

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This is the first in a new series about FBI special agent and forensic artist Sydney Fitzpatrick, written by Burcell, herself an FBI-trained forensic artist. A somewhat better tale than Burcell’s The Dark Hour which I recently reviewed, this novel focuses on Fitzpatrick’s personal crisis over whether to follow up on brand-new clues about her father’s murder 20 years earlier, or to leave it alone.  Of course, had she left it alone, we would have no story, so…. There is a race against time, as the convicted killer is about to be executed after 20 years on death row (!), […]

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8/10/2014 's CBR6 Review No:57 |

Fast-paced conspiracy thriller — not exactly Bourne quality

The Dark Hour by Robin Burcell

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The favorite subject of political thriller authors nowadays is high-level global conspirators buried within the US government, and The Dark Hour is unfortunately a rather cliche example. This time the conspirators, who all seem to share a disdain for the common man and an ability to use murder with impunity on behalf of their ill-defined cause, call themselves “The Network,” and they go back generations, are all wealthy, powerful, and nefarious, and guaranteed to get caught in the end. In The Dark Hour, they are planning to deploy a killer virus and knock out a bunch of political enemies at […]

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7/30/2014 's CBR6 Review No:53 |

Baldacci popcorn thriller … no nuances, just a fun ride

King and Maxwell by David Baldacci

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If you’re looking for a lightweight quick read to go with popcorn, Baldacci’s latest thriller fits the bill. If you’re looking for subtley, nuance, serious character development and plausible plot, look elsewhere. Baldacci brings us another episode of his dynamic duo Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, former Secret Service turned private investigators who just can’t keep themselves out of trouble but who somehow manage to solve global conspiracies by themselves while magically winning the unpublicized appreciation of the U.S. President at the end of the day. Not unlike a Jack Reacher novel, in fact, although I find Reacher to be […]

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3/18/2014 's CBR6 Review No:23 |


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