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Another murder mystery with plot holes and loose ends (Book 1)

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Author

I already went over the (*ugh*) romance. So here are some points that I particularly noticed. The phone rang and she [his nurse] picked it up. “All the ladies want to work here to look at you.” The caller must … Continue reading →

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Another murder mystery, with a side of “meet ugly” (Book 1)

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Author

This one includes a “meet ugly” growing into an “enemies to lovers” trope. Ugh. The protagonist, Riley, is a police detective who sprained her wrist and went to see the new doctor in town, Logan. “How did you do this … Continue reading →

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Continuing comments about a murder mystery

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Author

I commented on clues that the supposedly competent FBI agent totally missed. But, well, not all of them. Somebody broke the porch light at the cabin where Emma was staying and put the broken glass in the back seat of … Continue reading →

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I just finished a murder mystery

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Author

In a way, the author was honest with the reader. The plot as of Chapter 5 is a disgraced female FBI agent, Emma, is sent to a small Southern village that has had a rash of disappearances including two murders. … Continue reading →

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Uploading your mind

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Author

Many years ago, I started reading a science fiction book that involved robots with human minds uploaded into them. I say I “started reading” it, because early in the book, there was a scene where one of the characters, a … Continue reading →

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Online data

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Author

So, I have a service that tries to clean up my personal data online. It directed me to a couple of services with my info. The first service said “These people are related” to me. There were seven people; only … Continue reading →

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I hate cold-callers

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Author

I have a landline and an answering machine.  A dozen times a day, I get calls.  Most of them hang up (good). But the rest start their calls with “Hello?” Sometimes they’ve bothered to do a reverse-lookup so they call … Continue reading →

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