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D is for …

D is for …. Dark and Deadly.

“D” is another very popular start for True Crime and Thrillers.

Dark Tribute, Dark Summer, Darkness, The Dark Half, Dark Places.

Dead Aim, Deadlock, Deadly Deceit, Deadly Lust, Dead and Buried, Deadly Pretender, Deadly Devotion, Dead Reconing.

Several on this list are from Iris Johansen. She is by far one of my very favorite authors! I LOVE the Eve Duncan series! Eve’s daughter was murdered when she was 5 years old and her body was never found. This drove Eve to become a forensic sculpter, she reconstructions skulls so that they can be identified. Helping the FBI, Atlanta PD, and occasionally the CIA to bring home lost ones to their families and hopefully one day to bring home her Bonnie. She is always getting involved in some dangerous cases and situations that put her life in peril. These books are thrilling and full of danger and excitement, I also enjoy the science behind forensic sculpting. I highly recommend it, if interested, the first 3 novels are The Face of Deception, The Killing Game, and The Search. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! There are 26 books in the series and counting. There is also several spin off series too that I enjoy.

C is for….

C is for …. Cross, Alex Cross.

“C” is definitely full of Cross titles as expected, taking out all my James Patterson’s there is still Crossroads of Twighlight and Cross Bones.

Speaking of Crossroads of Twightlight, I 💗 the Wheel of Time series! For anyone who is a fan of Fantasy books like Game of Thrones, I highly recommend this series by Robert Jordan. I read it about 15 years ago. I instantly fell in love with them and just could not get enough. Just binge read one after the other. I was devastated when Robert Jordan passed away, what a great loss for the literary world. The series was finished by Brandon Sanderson. When Jordan realized that he was not going to beat his illness and may not be able to finish on his own, he brought Sanderson into the fold as well as left copious notes so he would be able to finish the series as intended. I will be honest, I have been too chicken to finish it. I know that one of these days I need to put my fear behind me and just do it.

Do you have a series that you are afraid to finish?

B is for…

B is for …. Beaches or Bones.

“B” is very popular for the True Crime and Murder Mystery genres; bones, bodies, Black Dahlia. Those are my favorites so… I have a few.

Black is also very popular, just in my collection alone there is Black Hawk Down, The Black Dahlia, Black Rose, Black Hills, and The Black Book.

As you can see, I like to purchase used books. They have so much character to them and I like to imagine all the places they have been. Which ones were loved and which were mistreated. I scour thrift stores, yard sales, and libraries for my finds. The only new books I have are ones that have been given to me.

Which do you prefer, new or used?

A is for…

A is for …. Amber of course 😁!

I am in love with #alphastack! Started by @puellalegit and when I saw the first posts on IG it looked so fun and I knew I wanted to join in! Pretty much any challenge that involves my books, you can count me in!

First up, of course is the letter “A”. I did avoid many titles that just started with A xx, for example A Rose For Her Grave. There was more on my shelves than I thought there would be. A couple are missing as I have loaned them out. One of my favs being A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton! I love to share my favorite books with others.

This is a pretty fair representation of my style. Historical Fiction, True Crime, Romance, Thriller, I love them all!

I can’t wait to keep this going! Stay tuned for more!