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Week 3 Prompt Response (Novelist)

1. I am looking for a book by Laurell K. Hamilton. I just read the third book in the Anita Blake series and I can’t figure out which one comes next! The fourth title in the Anita Blake series of novels is The Lunatic CafĂ© , followed by Bloody Bones . If you are looking for the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of Graphic Novels the fourth title is The Laughing Corpse, Book 2: Necromancer followed by The Laughing Corpse Book 3: Executioner . For another series of fast-paced adventures in a dark mood try Working for the Devil , the first in the Dante Valentine series by Lilith Saintcrow.  2. What have I read recently? Well, I just finished this great book by Barbara Kingsolver, Prodigal Summer. I really liked the way it was written, you know, the way she used language. I wouldn't mind something a bit faster paced though.   For something more dramatic and fast paced I would suggest The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julia Fierro, a suspenseful and poignant story featuring a large cast ...

Annotation #1: THRILLER

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  When No One is Watching: A Thriller  By Alyssa Cole 2020 Harper Collins 368 pages  Synopsis: After a grisly divorce, Sydney has recently returned to the rapidly changing Brooklyn neighborhood of her childhood where her sick mother’s illness looms over her. Theo, a mediocre white man, has just purchased a house across the street with his hyper-privileged girlfriend, which effectively sounds the death knell on his relationship. In alternating chapters Theo and Sydney narrate the story from their different points of view as they grapple with trusting themselves as much as they struggle to trust each other. Together they investigate the neighborhood’s history while the truth behind a truly sinister process of gentrification creeps up around them.  Thriller Appeal:   When No One is Watching has several classic elements to appeal to fans of the Thriller subgenre. Our protagonists are every-day sorts who come up against something much larger than themselves. Col...