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The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.
Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence or 
so of the book you are reading along with you initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
Please include the title of the book and the author’s name.
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Black Water by T Jefferson Parker
I am a huge fan of T Jefferson Parker. I used to go to the library, pick an author and clear the shelf, bringing home huge piles of books. Picking up T Jefferson Parker is a no brainer.
This is the fabulous cover I have for my 1st edition hardcover published in 2002. I love the bubbling water.
My 56
She imagined touching him and being touched. Wondered how his cleanly shaven cheek would feel against her neck. Wondered how his wiry arms would feel around her, what his flat boxer’s chest would feel like against hers. Sometimes she’d picture him and herself together and she’d smile inwardly because he was two inches shorter than she was. This amused her and made her think of the famous actors she’s heard about who were shot from heightening angles. In particular Yul Brynner standing on a box in The kIng and I, according to her mother, who saw the movie something like twenty times.
(Page 56 in 1st edition hardcover published in 2002)
Book Beginnings
Archie pushed the gearshift into third and set his hand on her knee. Coast Highway, southbound. Man in the moon big and close, like he was tilting his head for a peek down into the convertible. Archie glanced up, couldn’t tell if the guy was smiling of frowning. didn’t care because Gwen’s skin was warm through the dress, a few degrees warmer than the breeze gusting through the car.
GOODREADS BLURB: Archie Wildcraft, a cop with a great career ahead of him, is found with a bullet in his brain, lying beside his murdered wife, Gwen. It looks like a botched murder-suicide, but Sergeant Merci Rayborn’s gut instincts tell her differently. As Archie holds on by a thread, Merci is drawn further into the Wildcrafts’ private lives and comes to believe that the young couple were deeply in love and that Archie’s been framed. When Archie vanishes from the hospital, it appears he’s on a vendetta, and it’s up to Merci to cover for him until she has a chance to solve the case on her own. Eventually, she’s led to the Russian mob and discovers awful secrets that she isn’t sure she wants to hand over to the heartless district attorney.
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Sounds like a solid read.
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Sounds good! I haven’t read this author, but now I’m intrigued. Enjoy! Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
Good choice, Sherry! I have this one too. He writes some good ones!
My Friday 56 from The Nature Of Balance
I’ve heard of this author bu haven’t read any of his books. Black Water sounds like a good one. I like the description and the staccato sentences in the opening. I’d keep reading to find out more about Archie and Gwen.
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Sandy @ TEXAS TWANG
This one sounds interesting. Enjoy! 🙂
I’ve never read anything by this author, but it sounds good.
This author is really popular at my library – I should probably try one of these. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
This definitely sounds good, the F56 description is so recognizable! I’ve never read anythig by Jefferson Parker but will definitely check him out! Thank you for stopping by my blog and sorry for the late return 😀
Juli @ A Universe in Words