This is the 3rd book I have read by Charlie ...
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This is the 3rd book I have read by Charlie Newton. Each book kept me totally involved with the characters as they evolved throughout each book. Traitor's Gate is well written and takes the reader along a string of plots which are artistically brought together as the plot evolves.
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WARNING: This book is full of action and thrills, scary people and spiders. If you don't like spiders you might not want to read this one. That being said, I have once again had the privilege of listening to a John Connolly story. This is book 3 in the Charlie Parker series they just keep getting better. In this one, Charlie is asked to look into the death of a graduate student, Grace Peltier. Police ruled it suicide, but the father doesnt believe his daughter would kill herself. As he investigates, he gets tangled up with a really creepy guy who calls himself Mr. Pud. This guy just oozes evil wherever he goes. Charlies sidekicks and his girlfriend are back to add their distinctive charms to the story, and sometimes get themselves in trouble.

So, I loved the story and the narration. I really liked the way the narrator was able to subtly adjust his voice as the drama increased. Also, he did a great job with the characterizations, giving each a distinct voice. The author has once again crafted an edge of your seat story. One of my favorite things about this series so far is the use of the paranormal. This one is packed with ghosts but not in the traditional way of mysterious noises or wandering the halls. These ghosts are more complex than that. I cant wait to read book 4 and I highly recommend this book and the series.
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I Loved this book Charlie and Knox are so good together

I had quite a few laugh out loud moments but I also wanted to slap some sense into Charlie at one stage.... Let the man talk! lol But I did really love how they interacted together and Knox needed a strong women and Charlie is strong willed and just plain strong

Can't Wait for the next book it is going to be awesome
3929309
I had never heard of one before this book. Charlie is very engaging. The plot was good. I would definitely like to read more.
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Wow I loved the first, but the 2nd is even better. I really grew to appreciate Charles in this series and the support he provides. This book has it all and adds in a bit of humour too, found my self laughing out loud quite often and smiling while reading. It's a shame the books aren't longer. LOVING this series
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Wow this book was heart wrenching!  I wish there was another way for Charlie to accept and understand how much Travis loves, needs, and appreciates him but with his personality there probably wasnt.  I loved how deeply we were able to connect with Charlie in this book, I felt every peak and valley of his emotional roller coaster as the book progressed.

Ms. Walker has done an amazing job developing the world and supporting characters in this novel.  So much so that based on behavior in the second novel I was able to predict one of the major crises affecting Charlie in this book.  It was very interesting to watch Charlie juggle all of his responsibilities and emotional baggage.  I think all of us go through a time in our lives when personally, our life feels like it is falling apart but professionally, we are succeeding or vice versa.

I was very satisfied with the ending and while things seem hunky dory at Sutton Station now, I would be perfectly happy reading three more books with these wonderful characters.
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I have read As  the Crow Flys twice and will read it again. I buy every copy I find at flea markets, Goodwills or yard sales and give them away! 65 years of Charlie's life from inheriting the barrow, his marriage, the war and a depression is just spellbinding  and a book you cant put down.now reading a third time in 10 years. Charlie is a Jimmy Stewart I think. I can see him playing him.
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I was close to giving this book 5 stars.  I loved each and every single Charlie Davidson book so far and this book was no exception.  Charlie was well, Charlie.  Her usual smart a** self.  She has the same sassy attitude and she never fails to disappoint with her wild imagination and twisted sense of humor.

Ugh and Reyes. Could he be anymore delicious?  He played his part so well in this book.

The reason this book didn't get 5 stars was because there was just SO much going on in this book and it was difficult to keep up.  We had the dealer, the man who sold his soul, the naked man in her car, Mr Wong, the dead girl on the tram, her brother, Quintin, the people who broke into Charlie's house, Angel and his mum and of course the fact that Charlie is the key to saving the world.  That's a lot to take in.  And as always there are a lot of secrets to uncover, and it was almost a little TOO cryptic at times, frustrating the ever living hell out of me.

It was written very well however.  Even though there was a lot going on, I was still invested in the book pretty much the whole time.  I devoured it in one sitting!  Daryndra did such a good job and as always, she has outdone herself! Can't wait for the next one!!

*Fave excerpt*

I took out my toothbrush and squeezed a line of toothpaste over the bristles. But I was shaking and the tube caught on the bristles as it glided past.  When they bounced back, they flung a speck of toothpaste in my eye.  I screamed and covered my eye with both hands.  "My eye! My left eye! It burns!"  Before I could regroup, the door to my bathroom was ripped open and Reyes was standing on the other side panting, his alarm causing adrenaline to rush through him in hot waves.
"Holy mother of god," Cookie said.  That was the exact moment I realized Reyes was as naked as the naked dead man sitting in my jeep. - I actually LOL'd at this SOOO much.
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I loved the series of these books! I was sad reading this last one beacause i am so obsessed with charlie and micheal! But i was satisfied with the ending. A good book to read
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This is my third experience with Charlie and his cat, Diesel, and I`m in love! Having read some very intense thrillers lately,I find it so peaceful to read their adventures. The short chapters and the routine of their lives quite appeal to me.. why I became a teacher rather than a librarian is still a mystery. Things I loved this time:

1. Introduction of Charlie`s son, Sean, and his dog, Dante
2. The Delacorte family- What a bunch of strange people
3. The butler
4. The info I gained on rare books, storing and categorizing them
5. The further development of Azalea- I think she should make less roast beef!

I stumbled upon this series by accident and decided to give it a try from book one. I have been disappointed by quite a few cozy
mysteries I have tried and been entranced by others so I try to be careful before purchasing. The mysteries are well written with lots of possible suspects,Diesel,the Maine Coon cat, is so charming and Charlie, the older librarian/everyday detective is a laid back main character. I`ve already ordered my fourth book! Can`t wait!

FYI- In browsing some sites, I found out Miranda James is a psuedonym for a male author!
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Charlie is a typical teenager with a very unusual job. All thanks to her father, whom she calls Frank, she has been forced to live the life of a grave robber. Frank has many ambitions but can't seem to get past what has always provided for himself and Charlie. All of this changes in one night.
Charlie decides she wants to go on search of her runaway mother. She concocts a plan to do one more grave robbery and this one will land her the jackpot. Widow Taylor has died and was buried with all of her jewelry. (The townsfolk always swore she wore every single piece she owned at all times, anyway.)  However, as Charlie is concocting her plan there are a few others with the same idea. When she sneaks into the parlor late that night to steal the jewels, she realizes she is not alone.
With Frank, Charlie and some unnamed man all after the jewels, Charlie soon finds she has got in over her head. She pawns a bracelet to make her way to the last known residence of her mother and is disappointed in what she finds. She knows going back home will only mean trouble for her but she has no other choice. On the way back she encounters something she never expected, something unexplainable.
This was a great young adult novel. It held my interest from beginning to end and had a few twists I wasn't expecting. I am interested in picking up her other novels and anything with a paranormal twist is alright in my book.
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I will start off by saying I am already a few chapters into the third book in this series. I like the characters, I like their personalities and how each of them is very different. I have yet to read a book where one of the characters is a sex addict and it's an interesting change up. I've heard there may be more then 3 books in this series and I'm not sure this series should or needs to be more then 2 or 3 books, I think it may get old after the third book but I guess ill let you all know after I finish reading it and submit my review for it!
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Another amazing Sir Charlie story. My son loves the flaps and especially the story. It reminds me of a Scooby Doo mystery in that the story has twists and turns and what appears to be sinister is something silly. I love these books!!
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I found these books hard to put down so much so that I bought the next one as soon as I finished one! The story keeps you in suspense ad to weather Charlie is going to live or if she will marry Lincoln. Loved it!
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I love this mans writing and have sent off for my third book.....
2806120
Rarely will I write more than this, as I read so very many books: "I enjoyed this book and had to get the others in the series!" However, I love the way Charlie N. Holmberg writes.  I love this series - it was such a great concept, I hope they make a movie series out of it.  I've now read all of this series, and wish they could keep coming.  Good work Charlie!
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The first book I read was Just Remember to breathe and I loved the way Charles wrote so I bought all of his books but I hesitated to buy The Last Hour after reading the reviews describing how sad and tearful it was but that it was a very good book. Then after some months I decided to buy it anyway last Sept. 2, 2013 but didn't have the courage to start turning the pages, I just kept it in my Kindle library.
The other day I finished reading Andrea Randall's In the Stillness, a wonderful book filled with drama and really drained my emotions. So I thought now I'm ready to read The Last Hour.
Wow, Charles, you did not disappoint me, it was SO good but so heartbreaking to follow Carrie and Ray through their problems but their love for each other made them strong to face their problems. But their life together was cut short, so very short and I hope that in one of your new trilogy about the Thompson girls you will give us a brighter story about how Carrie continues to live without Ray because in Girl of Lies she is once again faced with another problem: her baby Rachel has a serious decease. Please Charles be nice to Carrie and give her joy!