Shakeup by Stuart Woods
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Just what you expect from a Woods novel. Fun, sex crimes and incredible storylines that are often just real life enough to make you wonder. I like these books, they are like reading candy. This one was a little light on story but I'll be there to read the next one.

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The Sentinel by Lee Child
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ah yes, another Jack Reacher story. This one is as fresh as the current newspaper. Spys, nazis and corrupt cops. The perfect blend of reacher violence and in your face reality. So little of this book was far fetched that it was a bit scary. Jack seems the only person who ever thinks things through. This is esscapist lit with a realistic flare.

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V2: A Novel of World War II by Robert Harris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved it. The story was just what I like. A small bit of intrigue and a load of history. Hard to believe that Harris wrote this entirely during the pandemic. The characters seem very real and I could almost ppicture the locations and the setting. It sheds such a bright light on Von Braun but I'm sure he would not have cared. He had no heart or concience and was for sale to the highest bidder. Good story, worth the read. Move it to the top of your pile.

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The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A mystery and little more but surely held my interest. One could as a lot of questions here but let it go as a good story that will hold your interest untio you figure it out and then you will keep reading to answer why? I look forward to my book club's discussion. It certainly will be lively.

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Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Trying to get a feel for the Russia of Stalin. This book does an excellent job of painting that portrait of the suffering, drama and dispare that the Russians must have felt living through that experience. The characters are developed beautifully and the seem like remarkably real people. Small people being pushed ans shoved by a giant government that cares little for their feelings or well being. And where does this lead? Do we face the same fate?

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