KILLING FLOOR (Lee Child) - January 13/26

 I enjoyed this but holy hell is it long. And unlike the Bosch books, I did find myself getting antsy during certain stretches - especially as the investigation dragged on and on. But Reacher is a compelling figure and the kill sequences are brutal and engaging. *** out of ****

THE POET (Michael Connelly) - January 1/26

 Connelly does it again. This is a really long book but I wasn’t bored for a second. The details of Jack’s life are fascinating and eventually so is his investigation. Good stuff. ***1/2 out of ****