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Book Review: The Summons by John Grisham
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Book Review: The Summons by John Grisham

Man of la BookJune 3, 2025

This is a good book, not one of Grisham’s best but certainly far from his worst. There aren’t many twists in the traditional sense, there is suspense

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Book Review: The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie Jr
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Book Review: The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie Jr

Man of la BookMarch 18, 2025

 Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionneis a cynical, poetic, funny and very powerful novel which stayed with me for a while after I finished reading. 

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Book Review: The Splinter Effect by Andrew Ludington
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Book Review: The Splinter Effect by Andrew Ludington

Man of la BookMarch 11, 2025

The Splinter Effect by Andrew is methodical and clear, the backstory is interesting and doesn’t interfere with the main narrative

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Book Review: The Moonestone by Wilkie Collins
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Book Review: The Moonestone by Wilkie Collins

Man of la BookNovember 21, 2024

The Moonstone reads like a run-of-the-mill detective novel, however, it was written in 1868. It didn’t just stand the test of time but is also groundbreaking

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Book Review: Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
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Book Review: Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey

Man of la BookOctober 29, 2024

I didn’t find Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey as astonishing as the title suggests, but more enraging, alarming, and terrifying

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Book Review: The Order of the Furies: 1795 by Niklas Natt och Dag
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Book Review: The Order of the Furies: 1795 by Niklas Natt och Dag

Man of la BookMay 7, 2024

The plot, while historically interesting, goes on irrelevant side stories. The ending is just OK, very strange, and, I thought, unsatisfying.

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Book Review: A Time to Kill by John Grisham
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Book Review: A Time to Kill by John Grisham

Man of la BookOctober 10, 2023

A Time to Kill by John Grisham is very enjoyable and engaging. The story is interesting, the legal theories are fascinating, and the characters are believable

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Book Review: Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham
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Book Review: Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham

Man of la BookMarch 23, 2023

Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham is actually a collection of several short stories, which have very little, or nothing at all, to do with each other.

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Book Review: Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva
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Book Review: Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva

Man of la BookFebruary 16, 2023

Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva is the 22nd book in the Gabriel Allon series, where the retired Israeli spy is investigating an art forgery ring

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Book Review: Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett
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Book Review: Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett

Man of la BookJune 30, 2022

Mr. Bennett goes a step further in this book when it comes to communication. talking is not needed, people are connected working as one entity for one goal

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