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yellowdogintexas

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20. finished one and started another
Sun Apr 2, 2023, 01:58 PM
Apr 2023

I finished London Force: A Beta Force Comedy Thriller by Ernest Dempsey.

The world's most dangerous cyber criminal is about to unleash a virus that will collapse the way of life for billions of people.
The only thing that stands between us and global anarchy are two guys who have almost no clue what they're doing.
Now Zeke Marshall and his partner Phoenix Underwood must find this cyber terrorist before it's too late.
Journey through the mean streets of London and beyond in this hilarious and thrilling sequel in the new action & adventure series that's taking the world by storm.

The author normally writes serious action novels with either an archaeology focus or espionage plot but this is a very funny send up; I really enjoy his plots and characters.

Currently reading: The King of Bones and Ashes by J.D. Horn
Book 1 of The Witches of New Orleans (New Orleans is the undisputed Paranormal Capitol of the US, right?). I am not very far into it, still getting to know all the characters and their connections.

Magic is seeping out of the world, leaving the witches who’ve relied on it for countless centuries increasingly hopeless. While some see an inevitable end of their era, others are courting madness—willing to sacrifice former allies, friends, and family to retain the power they covet. While the other witches watch their reality unravel, young Alice Marin is using magic’s waning days to delve into the mystery of numerous disappearances in the occult circles of New Orleans. Alice disappeared once, too—caged in an asylum by blood relatives. Recently freed, she fears her family may be more involved with the growing crisis than she ever dared imagine.

Yet the more she seeks the truth about her family’s troubled history, the more she realizes her already-fragile psyche may be at risk. Discovering the cause of the vanishings, though, could be the only way to escape her mother’s reach while determining the future of all witches.

This is the first of a 3 book series.

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He's Great! Deep State Witch Apr 2023 #6
Yes! PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2023 #30
Cool hermetic Apr 2023 #5
Oh, it is! Deep State Witch Apr 2023 #7
Sometimes I Lie RSherman Apr 2023 #3
Oh, my hermetic Apr 2023 #8
I'm going to read that next RSherman Apr 2023 #13
Alas, I seem to be reading only non-fiction lately. bif Apr 2023 #4
Well, in the 3 above hermetic Apr 2023 #9
I'm suddenly reading a lot of nonfiction too! RSherman Apr 2023 #14
The Night Fire by Michael Connelly. piddyprints Apr 2023 #10
You are certainly welcome hermetic Apr 2023 #12
Funny thing about Connelly... piddyprints Apr 2023 #17
I've been a Bosch fan since the late 90s. ExWhoDoesntCare Apr 2023 #36
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel (author of Life of Pi) RamblingRose Apr 2023 #11
That sounds great hermetic Apr 2023 #15
You all are reading high minded stuff. I, for some strange reasons, have been rereading Joan Hess's Srkdqltr Apr 2023 #16
Not familiar with her hermetic Apr 2023 #18
Tried Mecca/Susan Straight. Recommended here last cbabe Apr 2023 #19
Sweet hermetic Apr 2023 #22
Never thought about rereading Dick Francis have to look into them. Srkdqltr Apr 2023 #24
Queen's jockey and fighter pilot. Gave his wife, Mary, co-credit. cbabe Apr 2023 #26
finished one and started another yellowdogintexas Apr 2023 #20
Definitely want to hermetic Apr 2023 #23
The End of the World Running Club hauckeye Apr 2023 #21
Author Adrian Walker? hermetic Apr 2023 #25
Finished reading Susan Straight's MECCA and loved everything except the ending. japple Apr 2023 #27
The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron Paper Roses Apr 2023 #28
New to me, too hermetic Apr 2023 #29
The Yiddish Policemen's Union Jilly_in_VA Apr 2023 #31
There's a Hopkins book #15 hermetic Apr 2023 #32
I know about #15 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2023 #33
I have been interested in this one for some time yellowdogintexas Apr 2023 #34
I also read one Ernest Dempsey book and started another yellowdogintexas Apr 2023 #35
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