2008: #72 – The Finishing School (Michele Martinez)

Book #72 was The Finishing School, the second book in the Melanie Vargas series by Michele Martinez. The back of the book reads: In a glittering penthouse high above Park Avenue, two beautiful teenagers, students at an exclusive Manhattan girls’ school, lie dead under suspicious circumstances. Feeling pressure from the top to solve the high-profile case fast, Melanie breaks all the rules and goes undercover.

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2008: #71 – Hold Tight (Harlan Coben)

Book #71 was Hold Tight by Harlan Coben.  The back of the book reads: #1 bestselling author Harlan Coben has become an unstoppable force in suspense fiction. His most recent novel, The Woods, spent more time on the New York Times bestseller list than his previous books and sales reached his highest levels to date. His latest page-turner, which is about just how far parents

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2008: #69 – The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (Kim Harrison)

Book #69 was The Good, the Bad, and the Undead, the second book in Kim Harrison’s Rachel Morgan series.  The back of the book reads: It’s a tough life for witch Rachel Morgan, sexy, independent bounty hunter, prowling the darkest shadows of downtown Cincinnati for criminal creatures of the night. She can handle the leather-clad vamps and even tangle with a cunning demon or two.

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