Excellent book! Could not put it down. I have read books by Chris Bohjalian in the past and this one lives up to his wonderful story telling abilities. The book is a mystery, romance and WWII story all rolled into one. The characters are fascinating and very realistic. The story is set in WWII and approximately 10 years later. There is flash backs but very easy to follow. I will definitely look for more of his books.

PG-Another strong title by Chmakova! Thoroughly enjoyable and exciting- characters are well fleshed out and fun! A great adventure with fantasy elements.

Nice and naughty book. Two characters from worlds most of us don't understand, come together for the benefit of their families, not for love. It is a good, unpredictable read.

I quite enjoyed the cat in this book. It was a nice quick read. The mystery wasn't the most interesting and am not fond of the result. Though, the interesting characters and town are enough of a reason to keep reading. Also, a very intelligent feline.

This story has a lot of heart - not just in the romance part but in other friendships too. It is a feel good book for sure. It was so what easy to predict but the writing style made it worth continuing.

I love the book .My favorite part is Dog Man cut the cheese well FARTING. I would like to meet Dav Pilkey.

Mobituaries is a great book for history buffs! Awesome stories about people that were famous, or should have been. Audio read by Mo Rocca makes it even more engaging.

4 stars for a welcome addition to this police procedural series set in the remote Texas border with Mexico. I started reading this series 6 years ago when I won book 4 in the series, Firebreak I enjoyed it and have been reading the series in order since then. This is book 3 in the series. In this book, Dillon Reese, the only accountant in the fictional town of Artemis, Texas, is kidnapped. Josie Gray is the police chief of the 3 person force. She is in a relationship with Dillon. Dillon's secretary, Christina Handley, is found shot dead in his office. There are several elements in this book: The murder of Christina Kidnapping of Dillon Involvement of the Medrano drug cartel A local shady junkyard dealer in wrecked cars Josie, Otto Podowski and Marta Cruz are the 3 Artemis officers. They do solve the case, with help from the FBI, Sheriff Roy Martinez and a private hostage negotiator, hired by Josie. If you like strong woman characters as found in books by Sue Grafton, Nevada Barr and Linda Castillo, then you will enjoy this series. Both my wife and I like this series. One quote: "Forest Glen Apartments was located on a downtown street, three blocks over from the county courthouse, with one small pine tree at the center of a grassy strip in front of the complex. The building was a one-story stucco, painted a garish blue, with the eight apartment doors painted Pepto-Bismol pink." I read this library book in 3 days. I had to get it through inter library loan, which was shut down for a while last year during the Covid crisis.

As a long-time fan of the anti-hero, I was hooked on this book by chapter 3. A heist gone both successful and wrong, morphs into the classic tale of young people challenging a more successful tyrant - all with the backdrop of a fantastic world.

I liked when Grout got surrounded by bad guys. Rocket the Raccoon saved him. The battle is over and the good guys won!