Connelly is on top form here, as inventive as ever when it comes to employing his vast knowledge of investigative techniques-be they vintage or cutting edge-to underpin stellar plots with the kind of credible details that make the whole thing sing. So, for that, I think we have to be pretty grateful.īack on the force, Renée Ballard is building her own cold case squad and makes Harry Bosch an offer he grudgingly accepts in Desert Star, their fifth outing together.

Could he be any more honest? I mean, maybe, but he’s alive and telling his story. Perry divulges what his benders were like, how it started, who helped him, and the lowest lows that he experienced (an anecdote about riffling through people’s medicine cabinets for pills is gutting)-much of which happened when he was starring in one of the hottest, and some could argue most iconic, shows on television. There are juicy stories of fame and fortune (the raucous parties, the private jets), love and sex (guess which co-star he had a crush on and what A-list actress he dated and dumped), but what’s the most shocking is the severity of Perry’s addiction-he went through detox a whopping 65 times. Chandler Bing, is both a story of on-set antics and celebrity make-outs, as well as a tell-all of the insidious nature of addiction. One of the biggest celebrity memoirs of 2022, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry, a.k.a.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry Two very different Hollywood books also make the list: Quentin Tarantino’s cool Cinema Speculation, and Matthew Perry’s shocking memoir detailing his long history with drug abuse. Looking for something with a little more heft? Jon Meacham’s latest on Abraham Lincoln fits the bill. There are a myriad of fascinating reads that are available soon.

The year might be winding down, but the bevy of great books that are coming out in November is still very strong.

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