James L. Thane
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No Place to Die (Sean Richardson #1)
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Until Death (Sean Richardson #2)
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Fatal Blow (Sean Richardson #3)
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Crossroads (Dave Matthews #1)
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South of the Deuce (Sean Richardson #4)
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Tyndall
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Picture Me Gone
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A Shot to the Heart
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A Governor's Wife on the Mining Frontier: The Letters of Mary Edgerton from Montana, 1863-65
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1976
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Published in 1992, this is the book that introduced L.A.P.D. homicide detective, Harry Bosch. The series, which runs twenty-four books thus far, has remained strong throughout and is, almost certainly, the gold standard of modern police procedurals. W ...more |
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"What a very, very weird little town Wayward Pines, Idaho, is! That’s not a spoiler alert: Readers will realize by the second chapter that Wayward Pines is next-level weird and not in a cheery Mary Poppins kind of way. Weird in a Shirley Jackson or Ro"
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The 1920s is my favorite time in history. It was I believe the beginning of what we call modern America. Lots of things that are considered normal were first originated in the 1920s. It has much more in common with " Read more of this review » |
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Marty wrote: "James wrote: "Marty wrote: "Thanks, James. That's your part of the country, isn't it. This last one sounded really cold and dangerous."
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Glad you gave it another chance, Nancy. I've really enjyed this series from the start. I agree that the plot point you mentioned stretched credulity p
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Alondra wrote: "James wrote: "Alondra wrote: "Aarrghh, spoiler! Nnoooo.... *cries in spoiler of Rakel*... LOL"
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Sooner or later, every author who writes a lot of books inevitably produces one that isn't up to his usual standards and, to my mind at least, this stand-alone novel from Ross Thomas is not among his best efforts. The book, published in 1976, is serv ...more | |
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![James Thane](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.gr-assets.com/users/1442513566p1/3483907.jpg)
Thanks, Carol. Hope you have a great Christmas too.
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![James Thane](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.gr-assets.com/users/1442513566p1/3483907.jpg)
Sounds interesting!
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No, you certainly haven't done anything to disappoint me, and now that you've sent me a message, it occurs to me that I haven't seen any of your reviews in my feed for a while, which is why you haven't had any reaction from me. It looks like GR has changed their algorithms again, and suddenly, I'm not getting nearly as many reviews from my friends in my digest as I was earlier, which probably accounts for this.
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![James Thane](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.gr-assets.com/users/1442513566p1/3483907.jpg)
Thanks, Carol.
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![James Thane](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.gr-assets.com/users/1442513566p1/3483907.jpg)
Not a problem. GR can sometimes be mischievous!
![James Thane](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.gr-assets.com/users/1442513566p1/3483907.jpg)
Thanks, Carol. I'm really looking forward to the release.
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![James Thane](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.gr-assets.com/users/1442513566p1/3483907.jpg)
Hi Carol. No, I didn't. Not sure what you might be referring to.
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![James Thane](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.gr-assets.com/users/1442513566p1/3483907.jpg)
Happy New Year to you too, Carol!
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Very nice piece, Melliott.
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Thanks; I'll check it out,
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9:30 Pacific time.
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Happy reading!
Ginger"
Thanks, Ginger. Looking forward to reading your reviews.
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Thanks, Marty; I appreciate it. It's a bit awkward sending friend requests because I know a lot of people are automatically going to think that you're doing it because you're trying to sell books and not because you're genuinely interested in following their reviews. I'm looking forward to seeing your reviews.
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Sorry the book doesn't seem to be working for you, but I certainly understand that it won't appeal to every reader; peoples' tastes are different.
The more violent chapters are earlier in the book, and there's much less violence of this type in Until Death.
Hope that helps,
Jim
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Can I just skip those chapters without losing the plot?
I'm really trying to like your book, James.
May I ask if this style is repeated in subsequent books?
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You're welcome. I'm looking forward to reading more of your reviews.
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I'm really looking forward to it to. Sandford will be here on the 25th to promote the book; it's always fun to see him.
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You're welcome, Carolyn. I'm looking forward to your reviews.
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You're welcome, Ivonne--and thanks for accepting it. I'm looking forward to reading your reviews.
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Wow--don't know where that's coming from. I'd better get after GR...