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The Sixth Wicked Child by J.D. Barker (2019)
Page count:
532
ISBN:
9780990694977
The final showdown between Detective Sam Porter’s team, the FBI and 4MK Anson Bishop. In this game of cat and mouse the body count continues to rise and tables turn in ways no-one could have imagined.
The Sixth Wicked Child is the third novel in the 4MK Thriller series. Continue reading The Sixth Wicked Child by J.D. Barker (2019)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Review by CJ
Director:
Drew Goddard
Starring:
Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Chris Hemsworth, Lewis Pullman
Other notable appearances:
Nick Offerman
Running time:
141 minutes
Watch this if you liked:
Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Cabin in the Woods
The lives of seven strangers become inextricably tangled by the secrets they are trying to escape at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale hotel.
A Simple Favour (2018)
Review by CJ
Director:
Paul Feig
Starring:
Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding
Other notable appearances:
Andrew Rannells, Kelly McCormack, Aparna Nancherla, Linda Cardellini
Running time:
117 minutes
Watch this if you liked:
Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, Single White Female
Stay at home mum Stephanie (Kendrick) befriends high-powered executive mum Emily (Lively) and the two form an unlikely bond despite their differences. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to find out what happened to Emily and discovers she didn’t know her friend as well as she had hoped.
The Sunday Girl by Pip Drysdale (2018)
Review by CJ
Page count:
336
ASIN:
B079LMYL1P
When Taylor Bishop breaks up with and is then humiliated by her abusive, cocaine addicted boyfriend Angus, she decides it’s time for revenge and seeks to destroy him. But after Taylor commits her acts of revenge, she finds herself unsure which role she plays in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
