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It’s a classic example of how corporate accounting works.

No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman

November 5, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is the ninth book of the Tess Monaghan series, and more so than the ones in which she faced certain mortal peril, I find this one super scary. The issue with this is one is not that someone might kill, but that someone with infinite more power than her will use it to destroy her life. This story also focuses heavily on Crowe, Tess’s boyfriend, who is reckoning with his position as more or less well off (not necessarily rich, but with a support […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Laura Lippman, No Good Deeds

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:614 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Laura Lippman, No Good Deeds ·
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Please Save me From White Savior Books

No Good Deeds by Laura Lippman

May 10, 2019 by Classic 2 Comments

  SPOILERS BELOW ON BOOK. So I thought about trying to edit this to take out spoilers, but screw it, I am busy today and don’t have the time or energy. It didn’t help that I ended up straight disliking this book and loathing Tess’s boyfriend Crow. There was an interesting plot in there that the white savior crap got in the way of while I was reading. I think showcasing Crow’s POV actually made things worse. He’s a terrible ass boyfriend who resents Tess […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Laura Lippman, mystery, No Good Deeds, Tess Monaghan #9

Classic's CBR11 Review No:104 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Laura Lippman, mystery, No Good Deeds, Tess Monaghan #9 ·
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