Phrynne’s Comments (group member since Aug 13, 2012)

Phrynne’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Well done Janine and Teresa!

My review of Agony in Amethyst by A.M. Stuart

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Well done Sue!

Well done Jackie

Well done Jackie!

I was very happy to get Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd. She is one of my most favourite authors and this is a change for her to be writing a cosy mystery.

Annual Challenge 2025 - Calendar of Books
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
Level: Hard
18/24

TITLES
January Just a Regular Boy by Catherine Ryan Hyde 4 stars 7/1/25
February The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli 5 stars 18/2/25
March Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder by Wendy Day 4 stars 16/3/25
April Asylum by Jack Adams AA 5 stars 17/4/25
May Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish by Dorothy Gilman 5 stars 10/5/25
June Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse 5 stars 11/6/25
July Just After Midnight by Catherine Ryan Hyde 4 stars 26/7/25
August Aunt Bessie Understands by Diana Xarissa 4 stars 9/8.25
September Sienna by Annie Seaton AA 4 stars 17/9/25
October One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner
November Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off by Amanda Flower
December The Devil in the Details by Vicki Delany



AUTHORS
January Joy Ellis : Graves on the Fens 5 stars 5/1/25
FebruaryRhonda Forrest : Elizabeth's StarAA 3 stars 16/2/25
March Adrian McKinty : Hang on St. Christopher AA 5 stars 30/3/25
April Arthur W. Upfield : The Bone is Pointed AA 5 stars 2/4/25
May Angela Marsons : Broken Bones 5 stars 15/5/25
June Jack Adams : Stalker AA 4 stars 21/6/25
July J.R. Ellis : The Otley Murders 4 stars 26/7/25
August Angela Marsons Dead Memories 5 stars 25/8/25
September Harriet Steel : Cold Case in Nuala 4 stars 6/9/25
October Carol O'Connell : Killing Critics
November Jo Nesbø : Wolf Hour
December Wendy Day: Christmas, Cabernet, and Chaos

Great work Jackie!

Well done Jackie!

I saw that on the news tonight. Very sad.

Well done Jenn!

Well done Carol!

My review of The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Happy birthday for tomorrow Chris and Kim 🎁🎂📚🎈

Well done Trish!

Well done Anita!

My review of The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Annual Challenge 2025 - A-Z "Real Life" Locations
Duration: 1/1/25 - 31/12/25
23/26

A Australia -The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover AA 4 stars 10/9/25
B Black country - Lost Girls by Angela Marsons 5 stars 20/1/25
C Canada - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 3 stars 14/2/25
D Douglas, Isle of Man - Boats and Bad Guys by Diana Xarissa
E England - The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves 5 stars 2/2/25
F France - A Fashionably French Murder by Colleen Cambridge 3 stars
G Galway - The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan AA 5 stars 28/3/25
H Hobart - Port Vila Blues by Garry Disher AA 4 stars 26/1/25
I Ireland - Hang on St. Christopher by Adrian McKinty AA 5 stars 30/3/25
J Japan - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino 3 stars 19/3/25
K Kimmerston, UK - The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves 5 stars 15/3/25
L Louisiana -Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke 4 stars 10/1/25
M Morocco - Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish by Dorothy Gilman
N New South Wales - Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield AA 5 stars 10/3/25
O Outer Banks, North Carolina - Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates 4 stars 4/5/25
P Palermo - Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief by Dorothy Gilman 5 stars 9/7/25
Q Queensland - The Secrets of Willow Bay by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA 5 stars 18/1/25
R Riviera - To Catch a Thief by David Dodge 4 stars 26/2/25
S Spain -The Life Impossible by Matt Haig 3 stars 19/1/25
T Thailand - Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman
U USA - Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb 5 stars 12/2/25
V Virginia - Schooled in Murder by Victoria Gilbert 4 stars 4/1/25
W Whitsunday Islands - Emerald Secrets by Rhonda Forrest AA 4 stars 24/1/25
X Mexico - Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder by Wendy Day 4 stars 16/3/25
Y Yorkshire - Dying in the Wool by Frances Brody
Z Zanzibar - The Zanzibar Wife by Deborah Rodriguez 3 stars 2/2/25

Great work Carolyn!

Well done Jonquil!