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Killing on the Hill: A Thriller
Killing on the Hill: A Thriller | Robert Dugoni
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A gripping new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.The Great Depression. High-level corruption. And a murder that's about to become Seattle's hottest mystery. It's the kind of story that can make a reporter's career. If he lives to write about it.Seattle, 1933. The city is in the grips of the Great Depression, Prohibition, and vice. Cutting his teeth on a small-time beat, hungry and ambitious young reporter William "Shoe" Shumacher gets a tip that could change his career. There's been a murder at a social club on Profanity Hill--an underworld magnet for vice crimes only a privileged few can afford. The story is going to be front-page news, and Shoe is the first reporter on the scene.The victim, Frankie Ray, is a former prizefighter. His accused killer? Club owner and mobster George Miller, who claims he pulled the trigger in self-defense. Soon the whole town's talking, and Shoe's first homicide is fast becoming the Trial of the Century. The more Shoe digs, the more he's convinced nothing is as it seems. Not with a tangle of conflicting stories, an unlikely motive, and witnesses like Ray's girlfriend, a glamour girl whose pretty lips are sealed. For now.In a city steeped in Old West debauchery, Shoe's following every lead to a very dangerous place--one that could bring him glory and fame or end his life.
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I have started Janice Hallett‘s The Appeal, Alex Michaelides‘ The Maidens, and The Bookshop of Yesterdays trying to pick a new #audiowalk book. These are all books I‘m pretty sure I will enjoy, but none of them are sticking right now. I‘m hoping A Killing on the Hill will capture my interest. The rain stopped around 2:00, so I got to go for a walk.

Bookwormjillk How is your knee feeling? 16h
LiteraryinLawrence I ended up liking The Appeal a lot, but I‘m not sure how well it would translate on audio? And The Maidens I found just ok. Hope you find something you love soon! 14h
KathyWheeler @LiteraryinLawrence I think that‘s why I quit with The Appeal — its formatting just seems odd. 13h
KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk That steroid shot really helped, but I tend to baby it now if it‘s even slightly bothersome. 13h
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Themes: 1930‘s Seattle, Prohibition, Gangsters, Court Room Drama

Okay, I‘ll admit I almost DNF‘d this around page 75. I just couldn‘t get into it, but something told me to hang on and I‘m so glad I did. Once the trial and courtroom drama picked up, I was hooked! I hope there‘s a sequel in the works because I want more Shoe, Amara, Phish and Mrs. Alderbrook 🤞

The background on the picture is the cover beneath the dust jacket. Love!! 😍

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