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Book #20 was Merciless by Mary Burton, the follow-up to her previous book, Senseless. The back of the book reads: Each skeleton is flawless – gleaming white and perfectly preserved, a testament to his skill. Every scrap of flesh has been removed to reveal the glistening bone beneath. And the collection is growing. When bleached human bones are identified as belonging to a former patient
Read moreBook #19 was The Raising by Laura Kasischke. The back of the book reads: Last year Godwin Honors Hall was draped in black. The university was mourning the loss of one of its own: Nicole Werner, a blond, beautiful, straight-A sorority sister tragically killed in a car accident that left her boyfriend, who was driving, remarkably—some say suspiciously—unscathed. Although a year has passed, as winter
Read moreBook #18 was Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug. The back of the book reads: It’s been known for years that usability testing can dramatically improve products. But with a typical price tag of $5,000 to $10,000 for a usability consultant to conduct each round of tests, it rarely happens. In this how-to companion to Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to
Read moreBook #17 was Black Magic Sanction, the eighth book in Kim Harrison’s wonderful Rachel Morgan series. The back of the book reads: Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter—and lived to tell the tale. But she’s never faced off against her own kind . . . until now. Denounced and shunned for
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