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Lisa Hall

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Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery

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February 2011

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I've always been a reader, though my favorites have changed over the years. I read a lot of mysteries these days, then urban fantasy, and non-fiction. I'm enjoying learning about history. Every now and then I pick up a scifi, and even more rarely a romance.

The transition to writing was a natural thing, I suppose. Sometimes I wonder why it took so long, then I remember how chaotic life can be. Books take us out of ourselves, saves us from boredom and more, and stimulates the mind. I can't imagine a life without them.

Now that I'm haunting the PNW, there's nothing like a good trail, a good book, and nice cup of tea. Here's to keeping us all afloat. ...more

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Average rating: 4.48 · 27 ratings · 23 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Girl Found: Legacy of Mara 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Found: A Grandfather's Hope: Behind the Scenes of Girl Found it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wendy, Legacy of Mara 1.5 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My Girl got a Facelift

My first book, Girl Found, has a new cover. Without further ado, here it is. Audio version is in the works, and a side story, Wendy, (or Legacy of Mara #1.5 if you desire) is in the final stages. Wendy is not part of the core trilogy, but a standalone romance happening within the same world build.

So, here's to new looks!

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Lisa Hall rated a book really liked it The Bones of the Story by Carol Goodman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I Know What You Did Last Summer meets And Then There Were None. Guessed the killer early on. Did not guess the motive. Completely did not see the ending we got. The author does a really good job of releasing details from the past without revealing to ...more
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Lisa Hall rated a book it was amazing A Cold Treachery (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #7) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4.5 This book stands out for me, almost like the author is hitting their stride. Maybe it's because Rutledge only works one case. No distractions. Maybe this was just a really well written story. The only thing I didn't care for is that the author ti ...more
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Lisa Hall rated a book really liked it A Fearsome Doubt (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #6) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Rutledge is faced with the possibility that his investigation put an innocent man to death. He would like nothing better to give the new evidence all his attention, but that would mean notifying his superior officer and Ian can't fathom that. He find ...more
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Lisa Hall rated a book really liked it Watchers of Time (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #5) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The yard is called in to solve the killing of a village priest. The local constable thinks he's got his man. A carnival strongman who came through the village fete a couple weeks back. Must have thought the church collection box would be an easy touc ...more
May 13, 2026 02:50AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Watchers of Time by Charles Todd. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Watchers of Time by Charles Todd <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lisa Hall rated a book really liked it Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #4) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I kind of feel like these take too much time dragging us through a school of red herrings and this one was really noticeable. It's also interesting to compare how easy it would be to identify remains now and how little they actually had to go on at t ...more
May 13, 2026 02:44AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lisa Hall rated a book it was amazing Murder Among the Pyramids (1920s Lady Traveler in Egypt #1) by Sara Rosett (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I started with Rosett's first series, the high society lady detective. This is just as readable and steady. The reading experience doesn't vary so, when you're in the mood for a certain kind of story, these deliver. There were a lot of characters in ...more
May 06, 2026 01:42AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Murder Among the Pyramids by Sara Rosett. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Murder Among the Pyramids by Sara Rosett <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lisa Hall rated a book really liked it The Witches of Scotland (The Dream Dancers: Akashic Chronicles, #1) by Steven P. Aitchison (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
We're starting off with the chosen one trope, but the world building is interesting. The craft as energy makes witches practitioners of physics more than anything else. I have the first eight books. So far, not a waste. ...more
May 03, 2026 12:02PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Witches of Scotland by Steven P. Aitchison. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Witches of Scotland by Steven P. Aitchison <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lisa Hall rated a book liked it Stagestruck (Peter Diamond, #11) by Peter Lovesey	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I don't know about this one. The personal subplot was terrible. A theater phobia? And the resolution was terrible. The middle part really unnecessary. Then there was the main murder plot, which wasn't bad until the resolution landed, leaving one to w ...more
May 03, 2026 11:54AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Stagestruck by Peter Lovesey <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lisa Hall rated a book really liked it A Deadly Episode (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #6) by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I absorb these. I thought I'd gotten used to the double story thing, but this time it annoyed me to dip back in time into Hawthorne's past. I'm not sure I want to know his past, but I'm sure this is a scab we'll keep picking at. This book takes us to ...more
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Lisa Hall rated a book it was amazing Bearskin by James A. McLaughlin (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I almost didn't finish this book. We start in a Mexican prison as Rice avoids a shanking. I'm thinking this isn't my kind of book, but I hang in there for another chapter or two. Not sure how long it takes us to wake up on a privately owned nature pr ...more
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