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It’s Writing By Numbers but at Least the Painting is Good

The Outsider by Alex Finlay

October 26, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Grayson ‘Gray’ Hernandez has just finished law school. He dreams of making a big splash as a hot-shot lawyer, but so far his career hasn’t really taken off yet. Forever the idealist – his immigrant parents run a pizza place in a bad neighbourhood, and Gray wants to help them – he takes up a job as a Supreme Court messenger. It doesn’t pay much but at least he gets to be around the most brilliant minds of the country. Then, one night, the Chief […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Alex Finlay, crime fiction, legal thriller, supreme court, The Outsider, Washington DC

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:45 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Alex Finlay, crime fiction, legal thriller, supreme court, The Outsider, Washington DC ·
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Tears and Anger

A Murder on W Street: The Death of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy by Andy Kroll

September 26, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR14Bingo: new. This book just came out a week ago and it was the newest book in my personal library once it arrived at my house.  One of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life was to get off Facebook. There were numerous reasons I did it, most of which had to do with personal mistakes I made and not wanting to subject myself to it anymore or be forced to have an opinion when I didn’t. But another reason is […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Murder on W Street, Andy Kroll, cbr14bingo, conspiracy, DC, Donald Trump, new, politics, qanon, Seth Rich, true crime, Washington DC

Jake's CBR14 Review No:171 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: A Murder on W Street, Andy Kroll, cbr14bingo, conspiracy, DC, Donald Trump, new, politics, qanon, Seth Rich, true crime, Washington DC ·
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Fantastic historical heist!

The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

August 10, 2022 by LB 2 Comments

I love a good historical fantasy, and this was an utter delight. Set in the early 1920s, Clara Johnson is able to see spirits and other entities from Over There, and because of a deal she made with an Enigma whenever someone asks for help, she is compelled to assist in their own deals with Enigmas. Folks think the Charm is worth the Trick, but Clara is all too aware the cost a Trick actually demands. When she is asked for help figuring out why […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, History, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Black romance, historical, historical fantasy, L Penelope, Leslye Penelope, the monsters we defy, Washington DC

LB's CBR14 Review No:17 · Genres: Fantasy, History, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Black romance, historical, historical fantasy, L Penelope, Leslye Penelope, the monsters we defy, Washington DC ·
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Honor and bravery

The Unknown Soldier by Jess M. Brallier

May 27, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

There is nothing duller than a cemetery when you are a young kid. Even if it is a very important one in Washington, DC. On the last day of their Washington, DC, vacation, Jack, and his family visit such a place. And Jack, is less than impressed. That is until he finds himself watching a solider who is guarding a tomb. She takes 21 steps. Pauses 21 seconds and repeats. She ignores the sweat dripping off her faces and does not stop to sip water. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History Tagged With: Jamie Peterson, Jess M. Brallier, military, soldiers, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Washington DC

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:255 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History · Tags: Jamie Peterson, Jess M. Brallier, military, soldiers, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Washington DC ·
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Last Call

The Cocktail Waitress by James M. Cain

January 12, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

This month’s Hard Case Crime was a real winner. The kind of book I wish they could find and/or publish more often. Of course, unpublished works from crime masters aren’t exactly lying around waiting. Charles Ardai and co. lucked out when some mutual connects hooked them up with the last James Cain manuscript, one that had never seen the light of day. Cain is often considered part of the Hardboiled Trinity, along with Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Yet he didn’t write the kind of […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: crime, hard case crime, James M. Cain, Maryland, The Cocktail Waitress, Washington DC

Jake's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: crime, hard case crime, James M. Cain, Maryland, The Cocktail Waitress, Washington DC ·
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, et al.

Mrs. March by Virginia Fieto

Quarry's Vote by Max Allan Collins

The Man Who Came Uptown by George Pelecanos

Hit List by Lawrence Block

The Overlook by Michael Connelly

November 28, 2021 by Jake 1 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving! In addition to feasting on food, I spend the holiday feasting on books. After a few long reads, I plowed through some things I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. Enjoy! Y: The Last Man **** I was excited to finally read this, being a big Brian K. Vaughan fan and being intrigued by the premise. Stephen King blurbed this as the best comic he ever read. The TV show looked good and I wanted to get in on it. And […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man

Jake's CBR13 Review No:182 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Brian K. Vaughan, et al., DC, George Pelecanos, Hit List, Hit Man, lawrence block, Literary scene, los angeles, Max Allan Collins, Michael Connelly, Mrs. March, mystery, New York City, Quarry, Quarry's Vote, Suspense, The Man Who Came Uptown, The Overlook, Virginia Fieto, Washington DC, Y The Last Man ·
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