Actually, it’s not bad. I’d not agree with this Kirkus Reviews: “bargain-basement plotting, fewer thrills than a tax audit, and cardboard sleuths poised to return for a sequel.” 😀
Surveillance detective DC Martin Young (Noel Clarke) sets up his observation post in the home of single mum and secret voyeur Zoe Sterling (Alexandra Roach).
Zoe’s windows command a panoramic view of Westbury Square, and more importantly provide a direct sightline into the home of missing primary-school teacher Gemma Hillman (Amy Wren) and her boyfriend – and prime suspect in her disappearance – Greg Sullivan (Fehinti Balogun).
While being aired, the star — Noel Anthony Clarke — was accused by over 20 women of sexual harassment and intimidation. Even more women came forward later. Police found that the information did not meet the threshold for criminal investigation.
Jackson Lamb is one of the great characters of fiction, all time.
… an unsparing look at the corrupt web of media, global finance, spycraft, and politics that power our modern world.
“This is a darker, scarier Herron. The gags are still there but the satire’s more biting.
The privatization of a secret service op and the manipulation of news is relevant and horribly credible.”—Ann Cleeves, author of the Vera Stanhope series
At Slough House—MI5’s London depository for demoted spies—Brexit has taken a toll. The “slow horses” have been pushed further into the cold, Slough House has been erased from official records, and its members are dying in unusual circumstances, at an unusual clip. No wonder Jackson Lamb’s crew is feeling paranoid. But are they actually targets?
With a new populist movement taking hold of London’s streets and the old order ensuring that everything’s for sale to the highest bidder, the world’s a dangerous place for those deemed surplus. Jackson Lamb and the slow horses are in a fight for their lives …
It is based on the 2011 young adult novel Shelter by Harlan Coben. The series was released on Amazon Prime Video on August 18, 2023 … canceled after one season.
I kinda enjoyed the show in a way. It is cheesy. Too much unnecessary profanity. But I was cheering for these kids, against the cliche bullies and bad guys.
Jaden Michael is the good looking, believable lead Mickey Bolitar.
Myron Bolitar is his much more famous (literary) uncle.
Super popular right now … but it didn’t work for me.
It’s original. Very contemporary. Funny. But a bit too schmaltzy.
Margo Millet is a confident, outgoing College student — who gets involved with her older, married English professor.
Using the Rhythm Method, she gets pregnant. And decides to keep the baby.
As everyone else expected, it ain’t easy to be a naive, vulnerable, single teen mom in California.
The plot combines the struggles of single motherhood with, improbably, pro wrestling and the online porn site OnlyFans.
Nobody wants to help Margo, until her father arrives. Jinx was a legendary professional wrestler, with a history of history of heroin and opioid addiction,.
Margo turns online sex into a type of performance art, where she is writing scripts, directing and world building. It’s weird.
This is certainly no book for children.
The crux of the book is when the father (who had never once seen the child) divorces his wife and NOW wants full custody of the boy — since Margo is a sex worker.
There is no doubt this book gets people talking. It would be ideal for a book club discussion.
Elle Fanning will star in the planned Apple TV adaptation. With Nicole Kidman as the mom.
Pokerface stars Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a casino worker on the run who entangles herself into several mysterious deaths of strangers along the way.
Rick McCharles 