#grahamhalstead

[fredhandbag]

How Lucky by Will Leitch and narrated by Graham Halstead is the story of Daniel. “Daniel is a young man who has SMA - a debilitating disease that makes him unable to talk and confines him to a chair during the day. Daniel lives in Athens, GA and lives for football game Saturdays to cheer his Georgia Bulldogs (where Kirby us still trying to catch Coach Saban 🐘🏈) One morning Daniel sees an abduction from his porch. He cannot get the police to believe him so he takes to social media. Soon he is in conversation with the kidnapper and puts himself in danger.” You have to like Daniel and his awareness of his limitations but his unwillingness to fully accept them. Inside he is a regular guy with emotions and feelings like the rest of us. It’s just his body that doesn’t work right. You have to appreciate Daniel’s heart. And we could all take some customer service lessons from Daniel. One thing I thought that did not help the story was the numerous explanations of SMA. It reminded me of all the technical science parts of The Martian. It detracts more than adds. If you liked it in The Martian and PHM you would probably be okay here. Be sure to read the acknowledgments, especially the author’s personal connection to SMA. Great audiobook performance and good story from Leitch. #howlucky #willleitch #grahamhalstead #audiobooks #richlandlibrary #bookofthemonth #mystery #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #bookcover #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #sma #spinalmuscularatrophy https://www.instagram.com/p/CTH12B5LnCP/?utm_medium=tumblr

[juliabourque]

Happy one week anniversary to @scottdmccord and @grahamhalstead! Scott: from California to DC, China, East Timor, Haiti, New York (I'm sure I forgot at least one), may you have the greatest adventure in France together now with your HUBBY. Don't forget your home in California! Love you, friend, and bon voyage. (at Radegast Hall & Biergarten LLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4nrhQSgeOc/?igshid=18q6v5z1gwws

[fredhandbag]

To me, Swanson’s gift as a writer is that he makes the reader like characters that don’t mind a little killing 😮😂 Eight Perfect Murders is another one of those books. “Malcolm Kershaw finds himself involved in a murder investigation by the FBI. Years ago he wrote a blog describing eight perfect literary murders. Now someone is committing murders that are similar to his list. Mal wants to help find the killer…and he has secrets he wants to keep.” I love all of the book references here. (There’s even a Faye Kellerman reference 😮) There are layers to Mal that Swanson slowly pulls away. I didn’t guess the killer or Mal’s secret 🤐 A great audiobook performance from Graham Halstead. A very entertaining book from Swanson. Now my favorite book of his. #eightperfectmurders #peterswanson #audiobook #grahamhalstead #libbyapp #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #bookcover #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #mysterythriller https://www.instagram.com/p/CW-zmkRryWe/?utm_medium=tumblr