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Book Review: License to Kill by James Gardner
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Book Review: License to Kill by James Gardner

Man of la BookAugust 28, 2025

As a book, License to Kill by James Gardner is not bad at all. I’m not sure when the overlap between the script/production and the novel happened

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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: A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennet
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Book Review: A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennet

Man of la BookMay 15, 2025

There’s a lot going on in both books, but I though this book had a lot more information to absorb besides the mystery. Not that I would have figured it out

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Book Review: The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper
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Book Review: The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper

Man of la BookApril 1, 2025

I enjoyed books in a similar vein, but after a strong start, the pace of The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper slowed down

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Book Review: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
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Book Review: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

Man of la BookMay 9, 2024

Whalefall by Daniel Kraus shines in parts, giving a claustrophobic, cinematic feel. While intense in parts, the book becomes somewhat formulaic

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Book Review: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
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Book Review: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

Man of la BookJanuary 25, 2024

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett takes place in a world where people learn how to manipulate plants and the human body

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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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Feature: False Witness by  Karin Slaughter
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Feature: False Witness by Karin Slaughter

Man of la BookJune 3, 2022

Leigh Collier gets a call from one of the firm’s partners who wants Leigh to come on board to defend a wealthy man accused of multiple counts of rape

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Thoughts on: Call Me Princess by Sara Blædel
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Book Review: Call Me Princess by Sara Blædel

Man of la BookOctober 4, 2011

I liked the characterization in the book. Louise, a no nonsense cop, Camilla, her ruthless bitch of a best friend, boyfriends and co-workers

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Thoughts on: The Devil’s Gold By Steve Berry
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Thoughts on: The Devil’s Gold By Steve Berry

Man of la BookAugust 20, 2011

I enjoyed this book very much, short but tells a great alternative history of what happened to Eva Braun. It could easily be a book just about that subject

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