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Pelecanos

mystery private investigator 

2011: #72 – The Cut (George Pelecanos)

December 22, 2011 1 Comment

Book #72 was The Cut, the first book in the Spero Lucas series by George Pelecanos. The back of the book reads: Spero Lucas has a new line of work. Since he returned home after serving in Iraq, he has been doing special investigations for a defense attorney. He’s good at it, and he has carved out a niche: recovering stolen property, no questions asked.

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2007: #38 – The Night Gardener (George Pelecanos)

April 3, 2007 2 Comments

Book #38 was The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos. The back of the book reads: The haunting story of three cops — one good, one bad, one broken — and the murder that reunites them in a showdown decades in the making. Gus Ramone is good police, a former Internal Affairs investigator now working homicide for the city’s Violent Crime branch. His new case involves

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Hi, I’m Jaime…

That’s I before M, 5 letters, no Ys. Obsessed with books. A lot.

   

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The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
hf - 1920s historical fiction historical mystery mystery review 

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review romance romantic suspense 

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amateur sleuth comedic fiction mystery review 

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