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This is the first book I have read by Wendy Walker but it will certainly not be the last. In “Emma in the Night”, Ms. Walker has created a layered thriller mystery that turns the reader inside out and upside down.

It is the story of two sisters who go missing on the same night. The search for the two teenagers comes to a dead end and three years later, the younger sister, Cass returns home with a story that is mind-boggling. She is insistent that the FBI has to look for and find her older sister Emma.

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“Cat About Town” is the first book in a new cozy mystery series. Maddie James, owner of a successful juice bar business in San Francisco, returns home temporarily for her beloved Grandmother’s funeral and is quickly caught up in investigating the murder of one of the town’s less liked individuals. Maddie is also very concerned about the health of her grandfather and, in addition, acquires a cat. One could more rightly say that the cat, a stray she names JJ, actually acquires Maddie.

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I’ve read several of this series and really enjoy the main character, Maeve Kerrigan. I must have missed the last book in the series because quite a bit has happened since that time. While I think this book can easily be read stand-alone, I know that I will go back and read the last book so I can understand how Maeve has ended up where she is – especially in her personal life.

The book starts with a scene of carnage but the body is nowhere to be found. Maeve and crew are called in to try to make sense of what is going on and find that there are a multitude of evil-doings going on. Maeve, who is now a D.S. is once again working with D.I. Josh Derwent. She is also involved with training new D.C. Georgina Shaw. Derwent is regular irascible self and Shaw is a go-getter and a potential back-stabber as she seeks to claw her way up the ladder.

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This is the fourth book in this series and the second one I read (“Badlands” being the other one.) I didn’t realize until reading this book that there were two books published before but I will certainly be picking those both up. While this book can be read stand-alone, I suggest reading the series in order so you can understand the history and the characters.

The book focuses on Cassie Dewell. Cassie is the Chief Investigator for the Bakken County Sheriff’s Department in North Dakota. She was hired during the oil boom when the department went from 4 to more than 40 personnel. Things have changed at work but one thing has not changed. Cassie is determined to find The Lizard King, a serial murderer who picks up prostitutes at truck stops and kills them and hides their remains. Cassie is one of the only people who has seen and spoken the long-haul trucker so she is the perfect person to be able to lure him into a trap.

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This is the fourth book in the Carol Childs series. I have read and enjoyed all of them but this book seems a little off compared to the others. It didn’t offer enough by way of mystery and instead seemed focused on providing a vigilante type of justice system for some.

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