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An Unexpected Reading Week

The Herd by Andrea Bartz

Cross to Bear by John Maginnis

Hiding In Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump by Sarah Kendzior

Quarry's List by Max Allan Collins

August 14, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

This turned out to be an unexpected reading week for me as I knocked out four books between Monday and tonight. However, I worked a lot this week and was just too damn tired to log everything when I was finished so I’m dropping it all here. The Herd 3 stars I gave Andrea Bartz’s debut a weak 4-stars as I graded it on the new author curve. It was a fun New York tale but I feel like it could have been better. I was […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: andrea bartz, Cross to Bear, David Duke, Donald Trump, Edwin Edwards, Hiding In Plain Sight, hitmen, John Maginnis, Max Allan Collins, mystery, New Orleans, New York City, politics, Quarry, Quarry's List, Racism, Robert Mueller, Russia, Sarah Kendzior, The Herd

Jake's CBR12 Review No:127 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Suspense · Tags: andrea bartz, Cross to Bear, David Duke, Donald Trump, Edwin Edwards, Hiding In Plain Sight, hitmen, John Maginnis, Max Allan Collins, mystery, New Orleans, New York City, politics, Quarry, Quarry's List, Racism, Robert Mueller, Russia, Sarah Kendzior, The Herd ·
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