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Criminal (with bonus novella Snatched)
Criminal (with bonus novella Snatched): A Novel | Karin Slaughter
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER [A] hold-on-to-your-hat, nail-biting story.The Washington Post Slaughters best yet, by far.Lee Child Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amandas motivation until the two of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before, when his father was imprisoned for murder, this was Wills home. It appears that the case that launched Amandas career forty years ago has suddenly come back to lifeand it involves the long-held mystery of Wills birth and parentage. Now these two dauntless investigators will each need to face down demons from the past if they are to prevent an even greater terror from being unleashed. Includes Karin Slaughters short story Snatched and a preview of the next Will Trent novel, Unseen With every page of this story the tension mounts. . . . If you have a hunger for a rich and fulfilling novel then you owe it to yourself to pick up Criminal.Huffington Post A masterpiece of character, atmosphere and riveting suspense, Criminal is the most powerful and moving novel yet from one of the most gifted storytellers at work today.Chicago Daily Herald
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DGRachel
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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This is another brutal thriller/procedural by Karin Slaughter. I thought I was prepped for it by the Will Trent episode with Amanda‘s backstory, but nope. The book is exponentially worse. The crimes are nauseating. I loved getting the backstories for Amanda, Evelyn, and Will, though. I love Slaughter‘s writing, but I need to remember to have something light on deck afterwards!

5feet.of.fury This one was wild! One of my favorites in the series! 7mo
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deeannloso
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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The origin story of Will Trent. It was so enlightening. The only thing I didn‘t care for was the back and forth between 1975 and the present (but it‘s understandable). The other thing I hope happens soon is Angie exiting the story completely. #SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1y
5feet.of.fury I LOVED this one, the background for Amanda & Evelyn 👩🏼‍🍳💋 1y
deeannloso @5feet.of.fury Agreed!! 1y
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Andrew65 Wow, you have powered through these. You‘ve now caught up with me in the series and agree totally about Angie. Well done 👏👏👏 1y
deeannloso @Andrew65 Thank you! I‘m just loving this series and feel connected to the character of Will Trent. He‘s such a kind man but can be so obtuse, it‘s maddening! Makes things interesting. 😊 1y
Andrew65 @deeannloso That sums him up well 😂 1y
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deeannloso
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Agent Will Trent is newly in love and beginning to put a difficult past behind him. When a college student goes missing, his supervisor doesn‘t allow him on the case. Then the two of them collide in an abandoned orphanage. Decades ago, when his father was imprisoned for murder, this was Will‘s home. The case involves the mystery of Will‘s birth/parents. Now they will need to face demons from the past and prevent a greater terror.

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MelHopton
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
Mehso-so

I'm sure this isn't the first Will Trent book I have read. It was entertaining and kept me reading - I liked the way it jumped between the seventies and the present day. The narrative was typically brutal, lots of rape and brutal torturous deaths. Casual sexism was explicit and embodied by the character Amanda, in a way that probably made the author baulk at her character's anti-feminism! Final verdict: Entertaining but most probably forgettable.

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Shamzi
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Dis is probably my favorite in this series.It moves b/w present day &1974,we get to know about Will's parents but it highlights the toxic environment women had to work in back then in Atlanta police,not that they have it any easier now,sexist remarks,sexual advances,it was just awful.Have had issues with pacing of this series but it was worth it.I loved that Will,even though had a difficult childhood,had someone looking out for him at every step.

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Shamzi
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Late night POHA and women kicking ass makes a very happy ME🕺🕺🕺

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Shamzi
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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You learn something new everyday!!!

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Shamzi
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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🤔🤔🤔

BookishMarginalia Very appropriate (unlike a certain person‘s speech)... 3y
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bookworm92
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
Pickpick

Loved this book. It was one of those books where you did not want to put down. There was twist and turn on every page. I can not wait to read more of Karin Slaughter's books!!

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bookworm92
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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First book I am reading by her and I am enjoying it

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Andrew65
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Started Book 6 in the Will Trent series. Usually big but enjoyable reads.

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bookaholic1
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#5
I enjoyed this novel

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eanderson
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Not my favorite in the Will Trent series. I did enjoy learning more of his background as well as Amanda‘s. Still would give this a pick because it‘s well written and Karin Slaughter knows how to tell a story. 🤗

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EadieB
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KarenUK Love this one! 🍎🍏🎶💕 5y
DeeLew Love Fiona Apple! I just about wore that cd out back in the day. ❤️ (edited) 5y
peaKnit I loved this song back in the day ❤️ 5y
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DHill
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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My audio hold just came in. Another in the Will Trent series. Love this narrator, too.

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swishandflick
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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But also... can we talk about how bummed I was during my morning commute when I thought I had plenty of book left and BOOM - the ending and acknowledgements came out of nowhere.

I mean seriously - is that not a huge chunk of pages left?! (I'm mostly just mad at myself for not having the next book in the series on me 😭)

TheWordJar What on earth is back there? All of those pages can‘t be acknowegdments! 6y
swishandflick @TheWordJar Acknowledgements and intro chapters to two of her other books, haha. I was not at all prepared for the ending to come when it did, haha 6y
kgriffith I would be so indignant! 6y
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LeahBergen That‘s a crazy amount of extras! 😮 6y
Hollie I hate it when that happens! 6y
zzz Wow, that is crazy👎 6y
BethM Dang! That's super misleading! 6y
mcipher Awwww, that sucks!! 6y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook Hate it when that happens, but seriously, who could have seen it coming? 6y
jmofo Ha! Would you say it was criminal?!? 6y
BarbaraBB What‘s on all those pages??? 6y
rabbitprincess Wow! That's a lot of extras! Wouldn't have expected that much in a fiction book. Non-fiction yes, because you'd have acknowledgements, notes, further reading, and the index... 6y
Ddzmini I really hate when that happens and you don‘t realize that it‘s all wasted paper not part of the book!🙄 that‘s why I always carry an extra book with me for those reasons... although sometimes when that happens frustration has me taking time to adjust before starting the new book so negative attitude is transferred from the previous book 🤗 6y
swishandflick @BarbaraBB @rabbitprincess It was the acknowledgements and excerpts from two other books. (edited) 6y
swishandflick @jmofo Hahaha, YES! 6y
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swishandflick
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Another great Slaughter book with a twist I didn't see coming! I love getting more and more backstory on Will and Amanda - such great characters.👏🏽

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swishandflick
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Funny story: Went to grab dinner on my last night in SF and ended up at a communal table at this really yummy restaurant. I pulled out a new Slaughter to read while waiting for my food (shocker, I know ?). At some point, the lady across from me says "Good book? I'm looking for a new thriller", which led to me raving about every single one of Karin's books and ended with her and her friend ordering Blindsighted online.

My work here is done ?

BarbaraBB Your work is done 😂😂 6y
Leftcoastzen Yay! Way to share! 6y
Reggie Lolol, awesome!!! 6y
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KDo27 YASsssss grant county! 6y
Lreads You are a book ambassador! ☺️ 6y
erzascarletbookgasm 😄 enabler! 👍 6y
TrishB Well done 👍🏻 6y
Itchyfeetreader I love having book chats with people you don‘t expect. Left a work event the other night with several additions to my wish list! 6y
Amor4Libros I‘m going to have to check her out! 6y
Mdargusch Is Blindsighted your favorite of hers? 6y
swishandflick @Mdargusch Not necessarily, but it's the first in a really great series so it's a good place to start 👌🏽 That or with a standalone like (edited) 6y
MicheleinPhilly HA! Love it! You should get a commission. Just started Faithless this morning. 6y
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Mshookquilts
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Kept my interest even though creepy twists, some of which I suspected were coming.

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Sha0102
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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What a great thriller with some time travel to the 70's Atlanta. It just gets better with #karinslaughter. Feat.: My beloved and always missed Perséfone 🐶
#book #bookaholic #booklovers #ler #leitura #leitora #reading #instabook #instaread #instabooks #bookstagram #litsy #booklover #readingabook #amreading #books #vero #Sha2018 #taglivros #slaughtersquad #willtrent @karinslaughterauthor

britt_brooke 💚🐾 6y
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Rachaels-book-adventures
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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This was my first Karin Slaughter novel. I found out half way through this book that it is part of a series but it stood alone just fine and I LOVED it!! I am definitely going to go back and read the rest. I could not put it down. 😆

Sha0102 I highly suggest you to start by Blindsighted, Grant county series #1 and so on. You will love it!!! 6y
Rachaels-book-adventures Thanks @Sha0102 for the tip I can't with to dive in 😊 6y
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Christine11
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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I started reading Karin Slaughter‘s books last year and I have loved every single one so far! And her books are full of so many #Criminal activities I‘m just glad I don‘t live in Grant County !🕵🏻‍♀️
#FierceFeb

Andrew65 Certainly somewhere to stay away from. 6y
Christine11 @Andrew65 Definitely! 6y
batsy I was thinking I need to give her a try. Certainly a very popular author on Litsy ☺️👍 6y
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Cinfhen My daughter loves her too!! Hope you had a wonderful bday ❣️❣️❣️ 6y
Christine11 @Cinfhen I‘m a bit addicted to them now - they are so brutal but I can‘t stop reading them! I did have a lovely birthday - thank you ! 💗💜💕 6y
Christine11 @batsy Litsy is where I first heard of her so you‘re definitely right ! You could always read one of her stand alone books first to see if you like it - that‘s what I did 😊 I hope you like them when you get the chance to read them ! 💗💜 6y
batsy I will definitely do that! I seem to have missed your birthday, happy belated!!! I hope you had a wonderful day 🎂💙 6y
Christine11 @batsy Thank you ! I did have a good day 😊💕 6y
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TrishB
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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#criminal #fiercefeb
Another brilliant offering from Slaughter- from the Will Trent series. You can‘t not love Will 😁

Cinfhen One of my daughter‘s favorite series 😊 6y
batsy Well done! 😁 6y
Andrew65 Perfect for the tag. 6y
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Bookladylinda You definitely can not!! 6y
GatheringBooks i have got to read a karin slaughter soonest!! 6y
TrishB @GatheringBooks they are great if you love mystery/thrillers. Though I always make sure to say they are generally graphic and violent! 6y
TrishB @Cinfhen great taste 👍🏻 6y
melbeautyandbooks Love this series. She is an author I found on Litsy. I couldn‘t believe I hadn‘t read her before. Mystery/thrillers are my favorite. 6y
TrishB @melbeautyandbooks I can say that about quite a few things I‘ve found in Litsy! 6y
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GripLitGrl
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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#5 Current Read from #jingleshelves still currently reading this Karin Slaughter novel & as always her books are great.
@bookloo @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #currentread

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GripLitGrl
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Most people run to supermarket when snow fall is predicted me i ran to the library. Tomorrow's forecast is the perfect excuse to stay in all day & read ❄❄
#snowdays

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Shemac77
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Fun, fast paced series that isn't formulaic. Plus Will Trent. Dreamy.

#readeverydayeverywhere
#nslitten
#readingissexy
#paramediclitten

TrishB Can't help but love Will 💗 7y
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Shemac77
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Made it to the farmer's market for flowers and breakfast (a rosemary feta scone). Perfect way to start a rainy Saturday morning.

#readeverydayeverywhere
#nslitten
#readingissexy
#paramediclitten

Lacythebookworm That looks yummy! 😋 7y
erzascarletbookgasm Love scones! Looks 😋 7y
Dragon That scone sounds yummy! 😀 7y
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Shemac77
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It's always a good day at work when you get to play with chicks.

#readeverydayeverywhere
#nslitten
#readingissexy
#paramediclitten

readinginthedark Awwww! 😍 7y
Ms_T ❤️ 7y
CouronneDhiver 😍😍😍 How cute! 7y
CherylDeFranceschi So sweet! 7y
Suet624 💕💕💕 7y
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Shemac77
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Couldn't wait. Tried. But no. Have to visit with Will Trent.

#readeverydayeverywhere
#nslitten
#readingissexy
#paramediclitten

MrBook 👍🏻👍🏻😎 7y
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Well-ReadNeck
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Using #springcleaningreadathon to catch up on some of my neglected podcasts as well. Criminal ✅, now off to take a walk and listen to some Fresh Air.

courtney I love Criminal! Phoebe has the most soothing voice of all time 7y
EllieDottie I'm really behind in criminal as well!! 7y
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I enjoyed the Amanda/Evelyn back story a lot. Will's character seems to be getting more and more obtuse. Angie finally did something I approved of. Preferred this narrator to the one from the previous book with the hokey southern accents.

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Minimalgrl
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Aaaaaagggghhhhh must read 9 books this month !!!📚📚😜

Linear Oh dang, im struggling finding time for me 48 books this year. I would do better if i wasnt on my tablet during free reading time, playing on litsy... 7y
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Minimalgrl
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Stressed out with moving , work and working on Master's degree.... need me some Karin Slaughter

Suzze She always ropes you in fast. 7y
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little.miss.books
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Been reading all day, don't want to stop!😭📚📖
And what have you been doing,my friends?😄

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little.miss.books
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Currently sick but this will pick me right up. Karin never dissapoints😄😄

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JoeStalksBeck
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
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Book haul from library book sale. $18.00! Yes!

LeeRHarry Baaaargain! 😊 8y
Sarahr875 So many good ones 😍 I loved Wicked, and to be honest I thought I'd hate it. 8y
LeahBergen 👍🏼👍🏼 8y
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queerbookreader Beautiful 😩👌🏽 8y
Briguy73 Very nice! 8y
Reagan Score! 8y
Laura317 That is impressive!!! 8y
ApoptyGina69 Lots of scary in there! Like it a lot. 8y
TheLondonBookworm That's a hell of a haul! 8y
Gayan I am so jealous. 8y
megt Excellent! 8y
Texreader So awesome!!! Congrats! 8y
quirkyreader This should last you about a week. 🐸🐙 8y
[DELETED] 2232195534 Love Karen Slaughter's books. Hope you enjoy them!! 8y
crc Wicked is AMAZING! One of my all time favorites💚 8y
CrazyBookLady Gotta love library book sales. My library charges 25c per book at their sales. I walked away with a measly 47 books last time. 😂 But hey, I spent less than $12. 8y
EchoMyEscape Bwaaaahhhhhh I have no words!!! These deals exist? 🙀 8y
JoeStalksBeck @CrazyBookLady @EchoMyEscape thrift stores and libraries are my targets! I go nuts lol 8y
EchoMyEscape That's awesome 🤓 @Book_Addict 🗒I'm taking notes lol 8y
JoeStalksBeck @EchoMyEscape have you seen Overdrive? You can digitally borrow books from your local library. It's a dream:) 8y
EchoMyEscape @Book_Addict Yeah it is amazing! 8y
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bookishkai
Criminal | Karin Slaughter
Pickpick

Oh man, SO good. Lots of secrets revealed, relationships explained, puzzle pieces put into place. Some parts were really hard to read. But I really love Sara and how good she is for Will; of course Will is good for Sara, too. I can't wait to see where their relationship goes next. In the end, this might rank with Indelible as my favorite of Slaughter's book.

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bookishkai
Criminal | Karin Slaughter

About halfway through, trying to figure out the plot twists. Loving it so far, especially the flashbacks to the '70's; I find myself cringing at times, but also marveling at Karin Slaughter's ability to capture that time without seeing it through the lens of contemporary political correctness. And, let me just say that the more I read about him, the more I love Will both because he is so broken and because he doesn't let that define him.

[DELETED] 2232195534 Will is such a great character! I've loved him since first meeting him in Triptych, which is a rather grim book. Glad that Faith was brought in to shine some light. Karin Slaughter is great in my book, but her writing isn't for everyone. 8y
Lizpixie Love love love all of karins books! Have you read her Grant County books? 8y
bookishkai @Lizpixie oh yes, I've read all her books except the standalone ones. I've been a fan since the beginning, read Blindsighted on my first trip to Denver in May of 2002. 8y
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bookishkai
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Settling back into this; Olympics on in the background and my favorite reading companion keeping me pinned to the couch.

CherylDeFranceschi 🐶❤️ 8y
Julsmarshall I'm reading and watching the Olympics too! Women's Volleyball!! 🏐🏐 Go USA! 8y
MrsCappuccina Awwwwww 💕 🐶 8y
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Soubhiville ❤️ smooshy faced dogs! Especially if they snore! 8y
AmandaL 💕😍 8y
Suzze Cute little pug. My best friend has 3, and works with the pug rescue here. 8y
TorchlightReading Oooh enjoy!! That's one of my favorite Karin Slaughters! 8y
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bookishkai
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Today's reading. Hottest day of the year so far, three day weekend screaming for reading mysteries, and I think it's time to catch up with the last two books in this series. I'm diving in, see y'all on the flip side.

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