Six Fiction and an True Crime AudioBook

Fiction

Front by Patricia Cornwell. Massachusetts state investigator Win Garano to find a dramatic case for his boss. Looks like his boss is out to keep the local cops dependent on her. "In the days that follow, he'll find that Lamont's task, and the places it leads him, will resemble a house of mirrors."

Johnny One-Eye by Jerome Charyn. "Johnny One-Eye is a literary seduction, a down-low expose of Revolutionary New York, an irresistible netherworld narrative of sexual and political intrigue." Comic novel of Johnny who spends the eight years of the Revolutionary War in Manhattan playing both sides against each other.

Executive Privilege by Philip Margolin. Lowly DC private eye Dana is hired to follow a college student. When the student shows up dead after a secret meeting with President Farrington Dana is on the run. Simultaneously, a defense attorney in Oregon is working on the appeal of a killer who says he was framed for a teen's murder. A teen who worked for the then Governor, President Farrington.

Triumph of Caesar by Steven Saylor [no relation]. Caesar's wife Calpurnia hires Gordianus the Finder to investigate her suspicions of a conspiracy against her husband.
I have yet to read Saylor's last novel Roma. He does good work. Interesting fact: Saylor used to write gay porn as Aaron Travis. Another interesting fact: Saylor is much older than I thought, he is 52. Yet another fact: Saylor is an ancient history nerd.

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Phantom Prey by John Sadford. Missing girl. Blood on walls. Cop investigates.

Hollow by Nora Roberts. Freed demon. Mind reading.

Nells' Cowboy and Lone Star Baby by Debbie Macomber. Two romances from the Heart of Texas series. Interesting fact: Yuch.

AudioBook

Mysterious Montague: a true tale of Hollywood, golf, and armed robbery by Leigh Montville. Master golfer John Montague comes to Hollywood and plays with Oliver Hardy, Howard Hughes, and W.C. Fields. Playing with a rake, Montague beat friend Bing Crosby at golf. After a New York recognizes Montague as a fugitive charged with armed robbery everyone figures out why he avoided publicity.