Peanut Gallery Reviews

Title: The Little Black Book

Author: James Patterson & David Ellis

Plot: Meet Billy Harney. The son of Chicago's chief of detectives, he was born to be a cop. There's nothing he wouldn't sacrifice for his job. Enter Amy Lentini, an assistant state's attorney hell-bent on making a name for herself - by proving Billy isn't the cop he claims to be.

Review: James Patterson is probably one of my favorite authors. He really outdid himself with this novel. There is a lot of back forth between past and present so you have to make sure that you are paying attention and don't blink too long (LOL). This really goes in depth of being a dirty cop, how they've become dirty cops, and who actually is a dirty cop. There are a lot of twists and turns between all of the main characters in the book. Just when you think you have figured one thing out.....BOOM you are hit with something else. This book is a very easy and quick read, which I highly recommend everyone take the time to read!

I give this book a 9/10....and I would read it all over again!

A horrifying murder leads investigators to a brothel that caters to Chicago's most powerful citizens. There's pleny of evidence on the scene, but what matters most is what's missing: the madam's black book.

Title: The Other Daughter

Author: Lisa Gardner

Plot: Twenty years ago, Melainie Stokes was abandoned in a Boston hospital, then adopted by a wealthy young couple. Gifted with loving parents, a doting brother, and an indulgent uncle, Melanie has always considered lucky......until TONIGHT

Tonight, a has-been reporter turns up, investigating her past. Tonight, the first note arrives, saying "You Get What You Deserve." And tonight, Melanie has her first, horrifying vision of the past.

Melanie has no memory of her life before the adoption. Now someone wants to give it back, even if it includes the darkest nightmare the Stokes family ever faced: the murder of their first daughter in Texas. As Melanie pursues every lead, chases every shadow in search of her real identity, two seemingly unrelated events from her past will come together in a dangerous explosion of truth.

Review: Let's start with this......HOLY CRAP! This book grabbed just after reading the first couple of sentences. There is quite a bit of back and forth with the timeline of how the novel plays out an if you blink you are going to miss something very important. The ending of the book is going to BLOW your mind. You have no idea what's coming at any turn in this book. It keeps you on your toes and I promise you will not want to put this down until you have finished every page.

I give this book a 9/10

Started this and I cannot put it down! I cannot wait to do the review on this one!