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GigiLeigh

(155 posts)
17. I read this thread every week
Sun Jul 7, 2024, 06:18 PM
Jul 2024

But never post because I'm not very good at book summaries. I thought I would post this time because this book series is really calming to me. Thought others might feel the same.

A Life for a Life by Lynda McDaniel.

It's about a DC crime reporter who is sick of all the violence so she packs it in and moves to Laurel Falls NC. She meets a remarkable kid and they change each others lives.

But just as she gets used to her new life a murder occurs and it is up to her and her new sidekick to solve it.

For me the mystery of the book takes second stage to the characters who are really well thought out. This book really took me away from all the crap going on.

I'm not great at summing up or reviewing a book but maybe you could see what the reviews say at other sites.

Anyway it is for free right now on Amazon. Definitely worth the price.

Recommendations

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I finished "Sins of the Father" - a Kat Parker mystery. by K L Phelps yellowdogintexas Jul 2024 #1
Now I am reading: "Jesus and John Wayne": How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation yellowdogintexas Jul 2024 #2
Wow, interesting. hermetic Jul 2024 #6
Cool hermetic Jul 2024 #4
Re-reading the re-reads. Library down going on cbabe Jul 2024 #3
Still down? Bummer. hermetic Jul 2024 #5
Nothing wrong with reading a children's book during difficult times! mentalsolstice Jul 2024 #7
Yikes, 800 pages in hardcover hermetic Jul 2024 #9
Thank you for the weekly thread, hermetic. It's a good time to stay inside and read in my japple Jul 2024 #8
That sounds quite good, too hermetic Jul 2024 #10
Reading very real factual fictional scenario of nuclear war, written by Annie Jacobsen, who is a txwhitedove Jul 2024 #11
Hope you stay safe hermetic Jul 2024 #12
I read The Bridges at Toki-Ri. I'm embarrassed to say that I previously had no idea that James Michener wrote it. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #13
Portrait of an Unknown Woman (Daniel Silva #22) for $1.99 today on Amazon (Kindle version) yellowdogintexas Jul 2024 #21
Thanks! I just bought it. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #23
I love those books. This may be the 3rd or 4th one I have picked up for $1.99 yellowdogintexas Jul 2024 #25
I really like Silva, but I struggled a bit with this one. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #28
I just finished Jilly_in_VA Jul 2024 #14
Half-way through "The Fall of the Templars" by Robyn Young Number9Dream Jul 2024 #15
That's a shame hermetic Jul 2024 #19
Old Filth Lulu KC Jul 2024 #16
I read this thread every week GigiLeigh Jul 2024 #17
Welcome to the group hermetic Jul 2024 #18
Welcome!! I cheat and copy from the jacket description on Amazon. yellowdogintexas Jul 2024 #22
Welcome to the group and to DU Number9Dream Jul 2024 #20
Thanks GigiLeigh Jul 2024 #24
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods Pacifist Patriot Jul 2024 #26
One Step Ahead birdographer Jul 2024 #27
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