The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)

The Ghost Orchid by Jonathan Kellerman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Sad book, Alex is still recovering from his injuries sustained in the last book, but Robin persuades Milo to ask Alex to tag along on his new case. At first it doesn't appear to be anything special as Milo suspects it's a case of a jealous husband offing his cheating wife and her much younger boy toy. But as he digs into Meagin March's past things get interesting Meagin (an anagram for enigma) isn't her real name and before she married her millionaire husband she was a pro. When another man is found murdered by the same gun Milo links the murders after finding Meagin was in contact with him. But only when the maid comes forward with a box entrusted to her by Meagin does Milo put the pieces together. Abused by her Father, Meagin went to the authorities out on bail her Father killed himself and her Mother. Her two younger brothers and her were separated and grew up in foster care. Unfortunately, the youngest brother blamed the two older siblings for their parent's death and came to town to exact revenge.

On the professional side Alex is dealing with an adopted boy who is being abandoned by his parents after their divorce.

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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Aelin returns and sets about freeing magic, rescuing Dorian and killing the King. They discover that he had been taken over by a demon and that Duke Perrington is the real threat.

Aelin also helps Lysandra kill Arobyn. Lysandra is a shapeshifter and once magic is freed she is able to use her shapshifting abilities to help Aelin. Aelin buys Evangeline and Aelin from Clarissa and makes Lysandra a Lady in her court.

At the end of the book Aelin is heading home to Terrasen.

Manon helps Elide escape her Uncle Vernon and the Duke and encourages Elide to go home to Terrasen. Elide is the daughter of the woman who saved Aylin’s life as a child by delaying the King’s men. Katlin gave a “key” to Elide and asked her to give it to Aelin in return for facilitating Elide and Manon’s escape, when she destroyed most of the castle. Manon and The 13 return to the Duke’s service

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The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author), Andrew Child

The Secret by Lee Child
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This book is set in the past. I understand the books are stand-alone to a point and it was ridiculous to think a man Reacher's age could engage in all the physical stuff and come out on top forever but... It was disconcerting to be thrown back to the past with no explanation.

I think this will probably be my last Reacher novel, while I enjoyed them a great deal part of what I liked was the character development which has been completely wiped out with this novel.

Basically, someone important has a secret and someone else is willing to kill to uncover it. Reacher's job is to uncover who but in the process he uncovers "the secret" with the help of his team.

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