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Jul 22

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Kevin Hazzard (Author of No One's Coming...

SARAH DICKINSON | SARAH'S BOOKSHELVES

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Highlights

Kevin's Book Recommendations

Two OLD Books He Loves

Two NEW Books He Loves

In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means To Be A Man by Tom Junod (Mar 10) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:11]
Black Dahlia by William Mann (Jan 27) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [44:57]
Other Books Mentioned
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (2012) [44:16]
- Black Dahlia, Red Rose by Piu Eatwell (2017) [45:56]
- I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (2018) [46:27]

One Book He DIDN'T Love

The Secret History by Donna Tartt (1992) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:44]

One NEW RELEASE He's Excited About

High Road by Hank Idsinga (Apr 28) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [48:39]
Other Books Mentioned
- Homicide by David Simon (1991) [48:52]