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Hand That Feeds You
Hand That Feeds You | A J Rich
From celebrated authors Amy Hempel and Jill Ciment writing as A.J. Rich, a smart, thrilling, sexy, and emotionally riveting novel of psychological suspense about an accomplished woman involved with a man who proves to be an imposter. Morgan Prager, at age thirty, is completing her thesis on victim psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. She is newly engaged to Bennett, a seductive but possessive and secretive man. She returns from class one day to find Bennett mauled to death, and her dogs a Great Pyrenees and two pit bulls she has rescued covered in blood. Bewildered and devastated that her dogs could have committed such violence, she worries that she might suffer from one of the syndromes she studies: pathological altruism, when selfless acts do more damage than good. When Morgan tries to locate Bennett s parents to tell them about their son s hideous death, she discovers he was not the man he said he was. Everything he has told her where he was born, where he lives and works was a lie. In fact, he has several fiancees, and fits the clinical definition of a sociopath. And then, one by one, these other women are murdered. Suddenly Morgan s research into Bennett takes on the urgency of survival: to stay alive, she must find out who is killing the women Bennett was closest to. Unsettling and highly suspenseful, this is a brilliant collaboration between two outstanding writers."
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DoonTheGoon
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Mehso-so

This book was somewhat of a rollercoaster for me - some parts were vividly good, others were boring and tedious, and some felt rushed and predictable.

I appreciated the way in which this book fought against stereotypes associated with certain breeds of dogs... something that needs to be endlessly reiterated. For that, it gets a nod!

All in all a decent read - one that was surprisingly cohesive for having two authors.

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DoonTheGoon
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Bedtime stories, his and hers. ♡

britt_brooke 😍 6y
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DoonTheGoon
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Starting something new.
The first 2 chapters were very promising!

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NatalieR
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Pickpick

A very different type of thriller with the MC‘s dogs having such an integral role in the plot. Some parts were hard to read as a dog lover, but the author did a great job weaving in some breed education. I finished listening to this during the drive of my first trip to Chicago! 🤩🌆❤️🎧

RiotMom Ooooo this looks good! 6y
398.2 Loved Chicago! Hope you had a great time! 6y
NatalieR @398.2 It was amazing! 🤩 I can‘t wait to go back. 6y
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BeckaroniAndCheese
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Wow 😳 What a beginning. I'm looking forward to another day of air travel to get through this psycho story.

bookloo I have this and loved it! The reviews for it aren‘t good, but I honestly thought it was a terrific thriller. ☺️💜 6y
BeckaroniAndCheese @bookloo I really enjoyed it too! I try not to read the reviews because I don't want to skew my own opinion. 😊 6y
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Macnjen
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Disturbing audiobook!

minkyb Fun times! 7y
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HollyB3
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Pickpick

This was the perfect combination of suspense and mystery for me. I loved how the author highlighted the protectiveness of dogs and how awesome they can be to their humans.

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HollyB3
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Trying something different. This one's been on my TBR for ages.

Alfoster It's good!😍😍😍 7y
HollyB3 @Alfoster nice! Thanks! 7y
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Lucylovesreading
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Pickpick

Hooked from the first to the last page!
I knew from the beginning of Morgan she and Billie's relationship that Billie just seemed like the type to insert herself into a situation for her own means, well I was shocked to find out that she was the mastermind to it all!
I was still shocked to find out how diabolical she really was. Such a good ending.
You will root for the dogs almost more than the people "Go Cloud Go"!

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silverlocusts
Mehso-so

The premise is interesting, and the writing is pretty good. There are a few spoiler-y reasons for why I can't rate it higher, but overall it was a decent, quick read. I think I got this on my Kindle from Prime Reading. 3.25 stars

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Yellowpigeon
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Pickpick

I was really frustrated with the book until about 75% through. Then everything changed and it was so worth it. I had a slight inkling of the twist but it was really well done.

I was forced to stop reading last night right after I read the big twist (my non reader husband desired sleep, weirdo). But I didn't sleep a wink ruminating over it.

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RestingBodiceFace
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Pickpick

I usually find my "thrills" in romance and paranormal, but this psychological #suspense novel was hard to put down... best evidenced by the fact that I took a break from painting and redecorating to finish it.
#thriller #mystery

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SarahK
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I really enjoyed this book when I read it last year. If I remember correctly the two authors who collaborated (Amy Hempel and Jill Ciment) were finishing a novel started by one of their friends who died. Anyway, super good thriller! #augustphotochallenge

Well-ReadNeck This was a good one. 8y
DebinHawaii I have this one on my Kindle but have not gotten around to reading it yet. 👍 8y
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Diondra
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Stepping outside of my usual faire with a psychological thriller.

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KevinHall
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Panpan

Found this incredibly boring. There were elements that I thought were going to make the story really take off but it just never felt like it clicked.

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Stephkent
Mehso-so

Dogs, mystery, New York City.

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WellReadCatLady
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