Book description
Just a few years ago, Corie Geller was busting terrorists as an agent for the FBI. But at thirty-five, she traded in her badge for the stability of marriage and motherhood. Between cooking meals and playing chauffeur, Corie scouts Arabic fiction for a few literary agencies and, on Wednesdays, has…
Why read it?
1 author picked Takes One to Know One as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Again, my choices come back to characters that I love. Corie Geller is someone I relate to.
Most of the books I find have protagonists with a tragic past. I enjoy those books and learn about other people’s reality, which is good. But it was delightful to encounter a protagonist with a solid, supportive middle-class family.
Corie has a good life and her biggest challenge is trying to enjoy the fabulous situation she has been lucky enough to fall into. Until she pokes a suspicious hornet’s nest and a serial killer comes after her. This book was a flashing red…
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