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David A. Freas

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David A. Freas Off the top of my head, I can't think of any. I may have to get back to you if one comes to mind.…moreOff the top of my head, I can't think of any. I may have to get back to you if one comes to mind.(less)
David A. Freas If you have a story you've just gotta tell, look on it as an adventure, a chance to learn and try new things, keep it as light and fun as possible. If…moreIf you have a story you've just gotta tell, look on it as an adventure, a chance to learn and try new things, keep it as light and fun as possible. If it becomes a chore, you'll start to dread it and will abandon it.(less)
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Illegal Maneuvers

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I’ve been entertained by the Reacher novels since I read the first one. Some of them (as I’ve mentioned in prior reviews) are great, some are good, and some are only okay.Like the last few books in the series, this one falls into the ‘good’ category. ...more
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Robert B. Parker's Grudge Match by Mike Lupica
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I never developed the affinity for Sunny Randall that I had for Jesse Stone and Spenser. I think it’s because she’s too much like Spenser and Stone to be unique.

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Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly
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I have said in prior reviews, I believe Michael Connellly is one of the, if not the best mystery writers ever.

This entry in his Lincoln Lawyer series reinforced that belief. Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch set out to prove the innocence of a woman impr
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“Not one of your pertinent ancestors was squashed, devoured, drowned, starved, stranded, stuck fast, untimely wounded, or otherwise deflected from its life's quest of delivering a tiny charge of genetic material to the right partner at the right moment in order to perpetuate the only possible sequence of hereditary combinations that could result -- eventually, astoundingly, and all too briefly -- in you.”
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message 2: by David

David Freas I like his Joe Pickett books heaps. Don't wait until you retire to start reading them.


message 1: by Kathy

Kathy thanks, Dave. My husband DEVOURS C.J. Box books. All of his books are on my "Want to Read When I Can Retire" List.


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