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Join the CBR18 Book Bingo Reading Challenge—Now Underway!   

Some Bodies are None of Your Business, Pal

Defending Jacob by William Landay

August 28, 2026 by esmemoria 1 Comment

Bingo: Or. Father, the main character and narrator, tries throughout the book to convince the police that there is an option to his son as the killer. A month or so ago I decided to go on a tear of 12 mystery/thriller books one after the other. I wanted a break from some of the heavier stuff I read. I found some lists of top thrillers and blindly bought a bunch. I also found some traditional mysteries at the used bookstore. Well, I’m starting to […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: cbr18bingo, William Landay

esmemoria's CBR18 Review No:34 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: cbr18bingo, William Landay ·
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Did not expect my reaction to this one.

Defending Jacob by William Landay

May 26, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 2 Book 10/30 I have traditionally really been into most legal thrillers I’ve read. I love all the procedural stuff, and I love watching characters be good at a job I myself would be absolutely abysmal at. There’s also a lot of room for twists and turns, and for all that hard-hitting thematic junk as well. They’re usually fast reads for me. Also, I love a good murder mystery. And this had all of that! In addition to an intriguingly […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: defending jacob, legal thriller, mystery, narfna, thriller, William Landay

narfna's CBR14 Review No:78 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: defending jacob, legal thriller, mystery, narfna, thriller, William Landay ·
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Recent Comments

  • Tracy
    on Y’all… a delightful break from the stress of life
    I'm not generally into shifter romances, but the title really is awesome.
  • Tracy
    on I don’t know if finding the perfect man is worth all of this
    That is definitely NOT what I am looking for in a romance.
  • Classic
    on The Witch by Fredia McFadden
    Definitely skipping that one. Never read it.
  • esmemoria
    on The Witch by Fredia McFadden
    It’s called Suicide Med. It’s bonkers.
  • Classic
    on The Witch by Fredia McFadden
    Oh man. What was that? Did I read that and block it out? LOL
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