This was a good quick read. I couldn’t put it down. It grabs you from page 1 all the way to the end. I think “The Black Book” is better than this but this was still a good book from a great author.

The Snake in the Grass



There are so many emotions with this one. Tears were freely flowing a time or two as The Women's Murder Club is dealt one hell of a blow.

I appreciate the realism with the abusive relationships that are divulged. For one, there's more of the lifecycle shared from the denial to the reactions to the final straw. For the other victim, there's more resignation to the stay the course even when reality of the situation becomes obvious. I was more invested in one than the other, but abuse is abuse. It's never an easy topic, but I think it was well done.

As to the rest of the book, I love the introduction of Joe Molinari and how that shifts some things in Lt. Lindsay Boxer's world. And I always love when the girls, Cindy Thomas (crime reporter), Dr. Claire Washburn (chief medical examiner), and Jill Bernhardt (chief assistant district attorney), get together. In good times and bad this group of unlikely friends come together, trying to make the world, or at least their corner of it, a better place one crime spree at a time.

I borrowed a copy of the audio book. The narrator is Carolyn McCormick. I mostly liked her, but I think the musical chairs narrator edition is a little much. She's the third narrator in as many books where the protagonists haven't changed. In theory you could read the books out of order, but there are continuing storylines that make that unwise, so having the primary narrator change frequently is a pain. It alters the experience, especially when you're bingeing - or close to it in my case.

That said, I did look ahead and see that Carolyn is the narrator for the next six or so books before January LaVoy assumes the role. I guess I'm not the only person who feels this way about the musical chairs.

I should also mention that I like most of the sound effects.

I hate reviewing books like this in a series, because every book so far has been so different. That being said, I wasn’t crazy about this book. It just got way too political for my liking and way too cheesy. It was decent, but the first half of the book was definitely my favorite.

Here are some of my favorite comments from my buddy read: (some are spoilers, but I’ll tag them)

26%

Spoiler

So far I like this book better than the second one, but it’s becoming a little too political heavy for my taste.
Oh hell no! If someone had me test out a bomb, juice or no juice? I’d be out of there faster than the roadrunner.

55%Ohhhh heyyyyy!

Spoiler

LT Boxer

got some bootyyy! You go girl!

76% “Stories by Eudora Welty,

Spoiler

Jill always had

great taste in books.” 🤢🤮 I respectively disagree. I read Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty during my Junior year of High School and I had to write a research paper on it. Worst. Book. Ever! I didn’t even finish the damn book, but at least I got an A on the paper. I now avoid Eudora Welty’s books like the plague. Lol

Another quick read with interesting characters. Good emotional depth, too.

I really enjoyed this book. It's my favorite of the series so far. Although, I might be bias as I got to a portland State which was referenced in the book (and I happened to be reading that part while on campus!).

Other than the reference to my school, there were a handful of other good parts. There was the right amount of drama. It was so emotional but not too much that it was overkill. I also liked the but guys more than the previous ones. I'm very excited to read the next one.

Why did i do this to myself

This is the 3rd installment in the women's muder club series and I swear they just get better with each book! This was yet another fast paced crime thriller that kept me hooked with plenty of unexpected twists. The actual plot of the book was very well thought out and definitely one that kept me invested in seeing if they were going to catch the killer before it's too late
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As it was the third installment in a series, I'm glad the author developed the characters and their own individual stories further, while still keeping the focus on the plot line of this book. I will say that although the plots of the book can be read as standalones, there is running background stories that if read out of order would give some spoilers away
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I really liked how we got different perspectives through the book as it added to the suspense as we got a little bit of an insight into what was going to happen before it did
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This is definitely a series I'll be carrying on with and I can't wait to read the next book in the series 5⃣⭐

Villains with different identities are super mad at rich folks not playing fair, so villains retaliate by murdering innocents. Meanwhile some breakups, and possible flirting while saving the world.