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asphaltcowgrrlDo any of you read this series?
I'm asking because I'm currently eyeball deep in book #21 - 21st Birthday. I'm about 230 pages in and really enjoying it. Even Cindy Thomas, the annoying ass Chronicle reporter, hasn't been driving me crazy like she usually does. And then, I read this:
She’d studied the map while at home, and as soon as she’d brought it to Richie, he’d started shaking his head no, saying, “You know I can’t help you with your story. But you are so nosy—”
“Inquisitive.”
“—and I know to lock my phone. Which I forgot to do.”*
Backstory: the main lead in this series is Homicide Detective Lindsay Boxer. Her partner, Richie Conklin, is Cindy's live-in boyfriend. One of the reasons Cindy annoys me so much is because she pushes both Lindsay and Richie to give her info so she can scoop everyone on these cases. Last book, she even went so far as to get pissed off at Lindsay for not giving her info on an ongoing investigation. I thought that was bad, but now she's snooping through her boyfriend's phone to get a lead? Um...
A few paragraphs later, she confirms it:
From the density of the woodland and the narrow bike trail to her right, she felt as if she was finally homing in on the location that she’d gathered from her quick peek at Richie’s phone.*
I get going the extra mile to get that story before anyone else, but seriously? You're going to invade your boyfriend's privacy and trust for a scoop? Never mind the fact you could be putting his job in jeopardy if you do something stupid and cost him and Lindsay the case. He might be able to convince his captain that he didn't give Cindy the info, but the police chief, the mayor, and the public will be harder to win over.
Anyway... maybe I'm overreacting, but this kind of pushed me over the edge here. Hahaha. Think I'll go finish my banana and leave all y'all alone.
*Patterson, James; Paetro, Maxine. 21st Birthday (Women's Murder Club) (p. 230). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.
I'm asking because I'm currently eyeball deep in book #21 - 21st Birthday. I'm about 230 pages in and really enjoying it. Even Cindy Thomas, the annoying ass Chronicle reporter, hasn't been driving me crazy like she usually does. And then, I read this:
She’d studied the map while at home, and as soon as she’d brought it to Richie, he’d started shaking his head no, saying, “You know I can’t help you with your story. But you are so nosy—”
“Inquisitive.”
“—and I know to lock my phone. Which I forgot to do.”*
Backstory: the main lead in this series is Homicide Detective Lindsay Boxer. Her partner, Richie Conklin, is Cindy's live-in boyfriend. One of the reasons Cindy annoys me so much is because she pushes both Lindsay and Richie to give her info so she can scoop everyone on these cases. Last book, she even went so far as to get pissed off at Lindsay for not giving her info on an ongoing investigation. I thought that was bad, but now she's snooping through her boyfriend's phone to get a lead? Um...
A few paragraphs later, she confirms it:
From the density of the woodland and the narrow bike trail to her right, she felt as if she was finally homing in on the location that she’d gathered from her quick peek at Richie’s phone.*
I get going the extra mile to get that story before anyone else, but seriously? You're going to invade your boyfriend's privacy and trust for a scoop? Never mind the fact you could be putting his job in jeopardy if you do something stupid and cost him and Lindsay the case. He might be able to convince his captain that he didn't give Cindy the info, but the police chief, the mayor, and the public will be harder to win over.
Anyway... maybe I'm overreacting, but this kind of pushed me over the edge here. Hahaha. Think I'll go finish my banana and leave all y'all alone.
*Patterson, James; Paetro, Maxine. 21st Birthday (Women's Murder Club) (p. 230). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.
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Date: 2021-07-09 07:29 pm (UTC)Hahaha... if she wasn't part of the Women's Murder Club, I'd hope for that, too. Although, they did kill off one of the original members several books in so... there's a chance?
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Date: 2021-07-09 07:44 pm (UTC)Did I tell you that I've been listening to another Bosch book that Titus Welliver reads? I love him doing both Mickey's voice and Bosch's.
I hope she gets better for you!
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Date: 2021-07-09 07:50 pm (UTC)No! But I knew he read some of the books. I'm glad that he's a good narrator.
Doubtful, but I know that some drama with her happens at the end because of the prologue. Hahaha.
Also: nitpicky, but it annoys me when authors can't get little things right. It's not LVPD, it's LVMPD and IF YOU HAD TAKEN THREE SECONDS TO GOOGLE LAS VEGAS POLICE YOU'D KNOW THIS. Okay, sorry. Major pet peeve of mine.
I need to go clean the office. Maybe that will make me feel better. Hahahaha.
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Date: 2021-07-09 08:12 pm (UTC)Happy Friday!
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Date: 2021-07-09 08:21 pm (UTC)One that really stood out to me was when the author had this young police officer going to the Fashion Show Mall (on the Strip, 97% high end stores) to buy clothes. Um... honey? No way he can do that on Metro's salary, sorry. LOL
Happy Friday! A vendor brought pizza so bonus! (RIP my nutrition for the day though.)
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Date: 2021-07-09 10:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-10 01:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-09 10:25 pm (UTC)In Maryland it is DMV, but Texas it's DPS, Department of Public Safety. Yes, the same department that gives us the Texas Rangers.