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Sharp-Dressed Cats, Angels, Murder, Noir that Stands Apart

Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk

June 17, 2023 by Flimflamingo 2 Comments

I feel like I came to Even Though I Knew the End by CL Polk late even though it’s still a relatively new release. I also started it, had to pause because I had to read for work on deadline, and then picked up where I left off… but only after my required reading made it abundantly clear that, by comparison, this book is amazing. That said, it moved slower for me than others and perhaps that affected my overall rating for it. This is a novella that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery Tagged With: angel, angels, cl polk, demon, demons, Even Though I Knew the End, lesbian, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, murder, queer, sapphic, serial murder

Flimflamingo's CBR15 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery · Tags: angel, angels, cl polk, demon, demons, Even Though I Knew the End, lesbian, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, murder, queer, sapphic, serial murder ·
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A Harlan Coben mystery which failed to inspire

February 25, 2015 by Valyruh Leave a Comment

Oh well, you can’t win them all. Coben’s novels are generally consistently good, and while The Woods was well enough written, with the typical surprise twists and turns that are standard in a good Coben novel, it wasn’t enough for me to give this novel more than a 2 star, I’m afraid.   County prosecutor Paul Copeland is knee-deep in a rape case that he is determined to prosecute to the end. Two snarky frat boys from wealthy families lured a stripper and single mother […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Coben, Rape, serial murder

Valyruh's CBR7 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Coben, Rape, serial murder ·
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