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    200-word review of Six Graves (D.I. Kim Stone #16) by Angela Marsons

    Philomath in Phila / May 16, 2022

    My rating: 4.5 out of 5 starsGoodreads rating: 4.81 with 744 ratings (as of 5/14/2022) When Detective Kim Stone rushes to the scene of a house fire, she’s shocked to discover it’s claimed…

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    200-word review of An Eye for an Eye (Detective Kate Young #2) by Carol Wyer

    Philomath in Phila / July 21, 2021

    In the bleak countryside around Blithfield Reservoir, a serial murderer and rapist is leaving a trail of bloodshed. His savage calling card: the word ‘MINE’ carved into each of his victims. DI Kate…

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    200-word review of The Plot (Audiobook) by Jean Hanff Korelitz (Author), Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)

    Philomath in Phila / May 12, 2021

    Goodreads Summary: Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his…

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    200-word review of Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

    Philomath in Phila / May 12, 2021

    Summary from Goodreads: Welcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect slice of suburban Long Island, its residents bound by their children, their work, and their illusion of safety in a rapidly changing world. Arlo…

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    200-word review of The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

    Philomath in Phila / May 7, 2021

    My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Goodreads rating: 4.26 with 11,551 ratings (as of 5/7/2021) From the outside, everyone might think Fern and Rose are as close as twin sisters can be:…

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    200-word review of Cassandra Files: Genesis by Rod Pennington

    Philomath in Phila / May 6, 2021

    Naval combat pilot Lt. Cassandra Morse was blown out of the sky by a mysterious space weapon. When she awoke from a coma, she had the ability to accurately dream future events. Unfortunately,…

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Philomath (n.) a lover of learning

Type of: bookman, scholarly person, student

a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained   mastery in one or more disciplines

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