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“Il Settimo Canone” di Robert Dugoni: un legal thriller avvincente e pieno di colpi di scena. Recensione di Alessandria today

Un mistero da risolvere in cui verità e giustizia si scontrano in modo inaspettato.

Un mistero da risolvere in cui verità e giustizia si scontrano in modo inaspettato. Una trama che tiene col fiato sospeso “Il Settimo Canone” di Robert Dugoni è un legal thriller che cattura il lettore sin dalle prime pagine. Ambientato a San Francisco, il romanzo segue le vicende di Peter Donley, un giovane e brillante avvocato, chiamato a difendere il reverendo Paul, accusato dell’omicidio di…

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A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni

Today I am sharing my review of A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni. Link to blog in bio. @robertdugoni @amazonpublishing #books #bookreview #asteepprice #bookstagram #crimefiction #tracycrosswhite

Today I share my thoughts on A Steep Price, part of Robert Dugoni’s Tracy Crosswhite series. It’s another of my Netgalley catch up titles, so apologies to the publisher, Thomas & Mercer, for being so late in reviewing. Better late than never. Here’s what the book is all about: Source: NetgalleyRelease Date: 16 June 2018Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Continue reading A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni

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REVIEW

Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni

Keera Duggan #2

Twisted tricky thought-provoking legal thriller that drew me in, made me care, and kept me intrigued till the final page.

What I liked:

* Keera Duggan: brilliant, strategic thinker, responsible, dealing with moving from state prosecutor to private practice defense law, loves her family, chess prodigy, sister, has personal-family-work issues to deal with, competitive, learned and grew in this book

* The Duggan Family’s dynamics and learning more about the impact of alcohol on all of them

* Detective Frank Rossi: bright, professional, honest, diligent, mathematical, wants to have a family someday, could see him with Keera in the future…maybe

* P. J. Harrison: ex-detective now private eye used by the Duggan law firm, wise, steadying, intriguing

* The police procedural aspects and how the process was similar and different for the police and Keera – prosecution vs defense

* The plot, pacing, setting, writing

* The backstory of interactions between Keera and her client Jenna

* A quote I wrote down that Rossi’s father liked to say: “If you take sh*t to heart, you die with a heart full of sh*t.

* The way the whodunnit played out with clues offered, followed, and the way the puzzle pieces slotted together – and – the big surprise(s) toward the end

* Knowing that there will be another book in the series

* All of it really except…

What I didn’t like:

* Who and what I was meant not to like

* Thinking about the negative impact alcohol can have

* Trying to figure out how some of the characters in this book could end up so warped and evil

Did I like this book? Yes

Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

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A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech company, is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to Seattle attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. Keera is more than a master chess player who brings her intuitive moves into court—she’s Jenna’s childhood friend. But considering their history, Keera knows that where Jenna goes, trouble follows. Three years earlier, Keera’s father successfully defended Jenna when she was tried for the killing of her company’s chief medical scientist who threatened to go public with allegations of corporate fraud. Keera knows Jenna too well. When she was a kid, Keera saw Jenna for what she a manipulative and frighteningly controlling sociopath. Now, with only circumstantial evidence against Jenna, Keera is willing to bury any trepidation she might have to defend a woman she believes, this time, to be innocent. As the investigation gets underway and disturbing questions arise, Keera puts her trust in a client who swears nothing but the truth. If this is all just another devious game, Keera might be working to set a murderer free.

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

Robert Dugoni is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of several series, including Tracy Crosswhite, Charles Jenkins, David Sloane, and Keera Duggan. His stand-alone novels include Damage Control, The 7th Canon, The World Played Chess, and The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, which was named Suspense Magazine’s 2018 Book of the Year and won Dugoni an AudioFile Earphones Award for his narration. The Washington Post named his nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary a Best Book of the Year. Dugoni is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Book Award for fiction and a multi-time winner for best novel set in the Pacific Northwest. He has been a finalist for many other awards. Dugoni’s books are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than thirty languages, reaching over ten million readers worldwide. He lives in Seattle. Visit his website at robertdugonibooks.com.

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Books Read and Reviewed in September 2024!

Here it is already the end of another month. Where does the time go? I have been busy as usual reading some wonderful books for the month of September of 2024. Here are the 7 books I read and reviewed for September. I might have read even more if I didn’t have a few WIP. But I always seemed to have a WIP! That fact never stops me! I hope you enjoy reading these reviews. I love sharing my…

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The Girl in the Crosshairs (Zoya Volkova Prequel)

The Girl in the Crosshairs (Zoya Volkova Prequel)

by Nadya Frank (Author) From the author (as posted on Kindle Vella) Stealing from the Russian mob is Zoya’s only chance to support her little brother. Until someone kills her accomplice. Find who killed her friend, determine who she can trust, survive the heist. Easy, right? Only the truth can be more deadly than a Russian mobster’s gun. This dark and twisted page-turner with a spine-chilling…

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Tenth book in series

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Books I've Read in 2023

Number 36

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

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A Tale of Resilience and Redemption: Book Review - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

Discover the extraordinary journey of Sam Hell in our latest book review! Dive into themes of resilience, redemption, and the power of imagination. Join the conversation and share your thoughts at the Lit Lounge. Happy reading!

Sometimes, the recommendation of a friend can lead us to extraordinary literary experiences. Such was the case when I stumbled upon The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni after noticing that a friend of mine on Goodreads was thoroughly enjoying it. Intrigued by their enthusiasm, I delved into this captivating story and found myself immersed in a world brimming with compassion, faith,…

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Robert Dugoni - Tracy Crosswhite #8-9

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Il Settimo Canone di Robert Dugoni: un thriller legale imperdibile. Recensione di Alessandria today

Colpevoli o innocenti, il lavoro di un avvocato è cercare la verità a ogni costo

Colpevoli o innocenti, il lavoro di un avvocato è cercare la verità a ogni costo Un thriller ad alta tensione nel cuore di San Francisco Il settimo canone di Robert Dugoni è un avvincente thriller legale che trascina il lettore in un mondo di giustizia, segreti e verità nascoste. Ambientato tra le strade oscure e pericolose del Tenderloin, il quartiere più degradato di San Francisco, il romanzo…

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Last Song I Listened To: My Immortal by Evanescence

Currently Reading: I'm reading a couple of pretty good books right but CURRENTLY I'm reading "A Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer, it's so sad and good at the same time oh my god; also reading "The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell" by Robert Dugoni

Currently Watching: "911"// " The Umbrella Academy " // andd "Avatar: The Last Airbedner" (the cartoon)

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I've been really interested in music, actually !! I've been dusting off my piano skills and at the moment I'm attempting to learn bass from this class im taking in person

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REVIEW

One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni

Tracy Crosswhite #10

Okay…being honest…on the fence on this one. I still like Tracy, loved seeing a negative colleague emerge less of a douche, and am still curious about what will happen next. I just checked and missed out on many of the books in the series…seven of them…and wonder how that would impact my take on this book. That said…easily a read-a-lone book and no previous books needed.

So…this book…after of a day of gluttonous pre-thanksgiving potluck  feasting in Lebanon, I came home to finish this book. Yes, I am behind in my reading commitments BUT I take those commitments seriously. And…the story flows easily and well till one point about page 230 on my copy that had one of the main characters willingly handing off information to a colleague rather than processing it themselves. Not easy to give credence to but, I did move on.

I came away wondering what would warp a character enough in a book like this to have the decisions made…made. Would it be the childhood lived, seeing a parent disparaged and left behind, and knowing wanting vengeance is a real thing but…not sure the vehicle of vengeance in this story was…looking for a term…commensurate with the actions that occurred and needed to be addressed.

That said, Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4- 5 Stars

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Detective Tracy Crosswhite draws a long-dormant serial killer out of hiding in a nerve-shattering novel by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. Tracy Crosswhite is reopening the investigation into Seattle’s Route 99 serial killer. After thirteen victims, he stopped hunting and the trail went cold, stirring public outrage. Now, nearly three decades after his first kill, Tracy is expected to finally bring closure to the victims’ families and redeem the Seattle PD’s reputation. Even if it means working with her nemesis, Captain Johnny Nolasco. Lead detective of the original task force, Nolasco dares Tracy to do what he failed to: close the case. Forming an uneasy alliance, Tracy and Nolasco revisit old leads and pursue new evidence only to unearth high-level corruption and cover-ups as dangerous as the elusive killer himself. At the risk of being exposed, such deadly and powerful forces will go to extremes to stay in the shadows. That’s just where Tracy and Nolasco are headed—to find the twisted truth behind a killer’s motives, his disappearance, and his chilling comeback.

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Books Read and Reviewed in February 2024!

Here it is already the end of another month. Where does the time go? I have been busy as usual reading some wonderful books for the month of February of 2024. Here are the 7 books I read and reviewed for February. I might have read even more if I didn’t have a few WIP. But I always seemed to have a WIP! That fact never stops me! I hope you enjoy reading these reviews. I love sharing my eclectic…

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Daily Book Deals For January 21

Check out the best Daily Book Deals for January 21!

It is January 21 and today and we have you covered with some amazing books that you can read this week. You deserve to reward yourself with a new book and we have a list of some of the best deals of the day for you to check out. Keep reading to find your next book as you browse the best deals of the day! Daily Deals Broken by Don Winslow  The Jury Master by Robert Dugoni The Night She…

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Tangles: A Cold War Love Story and Mystery by by Kay Smith-Blum

Summary:

“In a well-crafted debut, Smith-Blum provides the reader a ringside seat to the birth of the nuclear age…a beautifully written, important story…Tangles packs a punch and hits close to home.” –Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Tracy Crosswhite Series

Oppenheimer was just the beginning.

When a harpooned whale offers proof the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is endangering all life in the Columbia River Basin, Luke Hinson, a brash young scientist, seizes the chance to avenge his father’s death but a thyroid cancer diagnosis derails Luke’s research. Between treatments, he dives back in, making enemies at every turn. On an overnight trek, Luke discovers evidence that Mary, his former neighbor, embarked on the same treacherous trail, and her disappearance, a decade prior, may be tied to Hanford’s harmful practices mired in government-mandated secrecy.

A love story wrapped in a mystery, this stunning Cold War home-front tale reveals the devastating costs of the birth of the nuclear age, and celebrates the quiet courage of wronged women, the fierce determination of fatherless sons, and the limitless power of the individual.

Tangles is a genre-defying must-read for our time.

Link - https://amzn.to/4gMudgH

Reviews:

"Based on real events, Tangles is an ambitious debut novel that is at once labyrinthine and simply and deeply human. At its heart are generations of secrets and horrific sacrifices played out in the twisted shadows of personal, corporate and government corruption during the advent of the Atomic Age and Cold War. In stunning and engrossing multiple narratives, Smith-Blum reminds us about the devastating and lasting costs of love, loyalty and freedom and, above all, the enduring solace of nature and family." —James Anderson, author of The Never-Open Desert Diner and Lullaby Road

"In a well-crafted debut, Kay Smith-Blum provides the reader a ringside seat to the birth of the nuclear age and its human costs on those living in a small town cloaked in Cold War, government-mandated secrecy. Tangles is a tale of tragedy and loss, but also hope. A beautifully written, important story much like A Civil Action. It packs a punch and hits close to home." —Robert Dugoni, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Tracy Crosswhite Series

"In her knockout debut novel, Tangles, Kay Smith-Blum sheds new light on Hanford. Skillfully blending historical details and nail-biting suspense, Smith-Blum weaves a harrowing story that unfolds across two decades with two complex protagonists you can really root for as they fight against a powerful, government-backed system. Timely as ever, TANGLES is fast-paced, compelling, and unputdownable." —Kevin O'Brien, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Enemy at Home"

"A brilliant, captivating ride...although fiction, Smith-Blum reveals many truths about our radioactive legacy." —Joshua Frank, Award-winning investigative journalist and author of Atomic Days

"Smith-Blum has gorgeously re-created an obscure time and place that were critical to the future of the planet. Her story speaks to us all." —Steve Olson, Award-winning author of The Apocalypse Factory

"Tangles is a fascinating read...set against the backdrop of an important time and little-known place in American history, it keeps the reader guessing. I couldn't put it down." —Michele Gerber, Ph.D., Author of On The Home Front: The Cold War Legacy of the Hanford Nuclear Site

"Tangles is a genre-defying novel that is impossible to set aside. Kay Smith-Blum deftly wields a Cold War dual timeline to deliver readers a doubleheader of a story—the first, a tale of love and loss; the second, a government willing to pull out all stops to hide its responsibility for nuclear contamination. Smith-Blum describes Eastern Washington with talent matching David Guterson, and reveals character in dialogue reminiscent of Annie Proulx. One of the best debut novels I've read!" —Cam Torrens, award-winning author of Stable, False Summit, and Scorched

"Tangles is as gut-wrenching as it is heartwarming. The cast of characters as memorable as the setting. The backdrop is the mass production of nuclear warheads, and the fallout and life-altering consequences are nothing less than tragic, frustrating, and mind-blowing. Kay Smith-Blum is a master storyteller, and she is now on my "go to" list of authors to read, and she should be for you, too! Tangles is a 5 Star, Must Read!" —Joseph Lewis, Author of Blaze In, Blaze Out, Fan Mail, and other tales of the Evans Family

"The world of Tangles is brought to life with Smith-Blum's vivid, rich language that befits such an epic historical tale." —Samantha Dunn, Author of Not by Accident: Reconstructing, a Careless Life, and Failing Paris

"Tangles...is a triumphant artistic reconstruction. Kay Smith-Blum's prose is gentle but it's stands against the deadly gales. This book is hardly just another self-satisfied screed by a know-it-all environmentalist. The love stories that abound--reverberate for generations, just like the diseases foisted on them. Tangles is an ode to the human condition, to the irrepressibility of caring in the face of uncaring dangers. It is also first-rate literature." —Morris Hoffman, author of Pinch Hitting

About the Author:

An Austin, Texas, transplant and lifetime environmental advocate, Kay Smith-Blum has called Seattle home since 1981. A former high-end fashion retailer who also served on the Seattle School Board, Smith-Blum spends her mornings writing stories that debunk the tropes of the mid-20th century and defy genre. Winner of the Black Fox Lit 2023 Short Story contest, Smith-Blum's other short works have garnered Pushcart and Best of the Net nominations. In the afternoon, she works out her writer's block in her three sons' gardens or the nearest lap pool. For more, visit www.KaySmith-Blum.com and follow her on Instagram @discerningKSB