Author Archives
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Welcome to Hot in Cleveland Forever!
Hello and welcome to my website “Hot in Cleveland Forever.” I have created this website to honor Hot in Cleveland and the actresses who brought these characters to life in so many wonderful ways. Thank you Jane, Wendie, Valerie and of… Read More ›
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Book: Rules of Prey [Lucas Davenport #1] by John Sandford
Lucas Davenport is the book version of Criminal Minds, only he works alone and with a different set of standards. Understanding Lucas is not the easiest thing. Conventional is not a word you would use to describe him. I’d describe him… Read More ›
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Book: Postmortem [Kay Scarpetta #1] by Patricia Cornwell
I’m normally not very impressed with the first book of any series, but this one impressed me. Dr. Kay Scarpetta is the Chief Medical Examiner for Richmond, Virginia. There is a sadistic serial killer on the loose in her town. He’s attacking women late… Read More ›
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Book: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
I hadn’t read The Hobbit since the third grade. It was my favorite book that school year and after re-reading it I can clearly remember why. It’s a fun adventure that your average person, or in this case hobbit gets… Read More ›
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Book: Heat Wave [Nikki Heat #1] by Richard Castle
This book is just what I needed after the season finale of Castle. I think it prevented me from having serious withdrawls. Nikki and Rook felt and sounded just like Beckett and Castle. A great murder case with loads of… Read More ›
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Book: Deja Dead [Bones #1] by Kathy Reichs
Dead bodies buried in church yards? This isn’t your average serial killer. He doesn’t seem to have a type. He’s just a pervert. And he doesn’t like the fact that Temperance is working his cases and piecing them together. Prior… Read More ›
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Book: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards [#1] by Lillian Jackson Braun
This book started strangely. I had thought that we would meet the cat very early on, but that did not happen. Instead we met a newspaper writer named Jim Qwilleran. He joins the local paper and is put on the art… Read More ›
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Book: The Hunger Games [Book #1] by Suzanne Collins
This book was so good I read it twice. I don’t tend to say that very often. A teenager named Katniss is forced to take care of her family once her father dies. Her mother fell into a deep depression… Read More ›
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Book: 10th Anniversary [Women’s Murder Club #10] by James Patterson review
The 10th book in the series did not leave me wanting. It started with Lindsay getting married to Joe. All I can say is “YAY!!” This books keeps Lindsay and company far busier than the rest of the books because… Read More ›
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Book: The 9th Judgement [Women’s Murder Club series #9] by James Patterson
This book left me shocked. The characters in all the cases are interwoven. That’s never happened in one of these books before. Two women in abusive marriages who work together. Both are victims but one is also a high end… Read More ›
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Book: The 8th Confession [Women’s Murder Club series #8] by James Patterson
This book is very short. At least it felt that way to me. Once again Lindsay Boxer is working two cases. It really feels like a theme with Patterson in this series. And I wonder if in real life if… Read More ›
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Book: 7th Heaven [Women’s Murder Club series #7] by James Patterson
The scariest way to die is depicted in this book. Dying in a fire. Two college boys are pyromaniacs. And to make matters worse they also enjoy killing people. When the book revealed just who these boys are and the… Read More ›
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Book: The 6th Target [Women’s Murder Club series #6] by James Patterson
A ferry ride on the bay turns into a massacre. Four people are dead on scene. A fifth is mortally wounded. When Lindsay Boxer arrives on the scene she sees her best friend Claire Washburn being taken off the boat by paramedics… Read More ›
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Book: The 5th Horseman [Women’s Murder Club series #5] by James Patterson
The 5th book of this series builds upon the complexity of the previous book. A major San Francisco hospital and Dr. Daniel Garza are being sued for the deaths of 20 patients. They all had the same common cause of death: medication…. Read More ›
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Book: 4th of July [Women’s Murder Club series #4] by James Patterson
This book starts off with a bang and ends with two. Lindsay and Jacobi wind up in a high speed chase. When the vehicle they are chasing suddenly crashes they rush to the aid. After helping the two people, who… Read More ›
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Book: 3rd Degree [Women’s Murder Club series #3] by James Patterson
As the title suggests this is the 3rd in the series. It starts off quite dramatically. Lindsay is out running with her dog. She passes by a house and it explodes. She runs into the burning inferno and saves a… Read More ›
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Book: 2nd Chance [Women’s Murder Club series #2] by James Patterson
This is the 2nd in the Women’s Murder Club series. I will be posting a review off all ten of the books currently published in the series this month. I have challenged myself to read them all in the month… Read More ›
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Book: 1st To Die [Women’s Murder Club series #1] by James Patterson
This book is a page turning thriller from the start. Someone is killing newlyweds. It’s horrific, it’s front page, and no one can believe the horror. The lead Homicide Detective is Lindsay Boxer. She is given a new partner named… Read More ›
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Book: The Surgeon [Rizzoli and Isles #1] by Tess Gerritsen
This book, The Surgeon, is a thriller from start to finish. Horrible acts are taking place against women in Boston. These same acts were done in Savannah by Andrew Capra two years before. Boston Police don’t understand how his crimes… Read More ›
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Book: A is for Alibi [Kinsey Millhone #1] by Sue Grafton
This book is the first in the alphabet murder series by Sue Grafton. Yes the book does start slow, but I think it’s worth it. This book is the introduction to a longstanding series. We had to meet Kinsey and… Read More ›
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