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[Georgia]

Disappointed in The ExpatsIt had all
the ingredients, but it just didn't "click" with me.

[Paul]

Feel like something light-hearted, so thought i would try one of the few R. D. Wingfield 'Frost' novels i've not yet read. So is next to read for me.

[Kay]

Just finished The Good Son by Seattle author Michael Gruber. A complex, intense, and wonderful story that taught me cultural lessons about South Asia, the Muslim religion, and gave me some insight into the intelligence community of the U.S.

[Kay]

Well, she has only three books left to slam dunk the alphabet. I give Sue Grafton a lot of credit for that. I read her early books and enjoyed them. Too bad you didn't enjoy W is for Wasted. I've been tempted to jump back into her stories, but haven't. I'll probably read her last one, Z is for Zombie, maybe??

Jannene wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I finally finished W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton last night. I'm a big fan of this series but was very disappointed with this book. I found it to be..."

Kathryn wrote: "I finally finished W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton last night. I'm a big fan of this series but was very disappointed with this book. I found it to be mostly drama an..."

Jeff wrote: "I was reading Trader Of Secrets by Steve Martini. I don't plan on finishing it. Really disappointed with it.
I started The Sentry by Robert Crais today."

[Brenda]

Just finished Prime Witness by Steve Martini. Now reading The Accident by Chris Pavone.

[Barbara]

I finished The Fala Factor by Stuart M. Kaminsky. It's 1942 and private detective Toby Peters is hired by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to retrieve the President's pooch Fala. It seems a crackpot rival political party is trying to take over the government and may have kidnapped the dog to throw the President off his stride. This quirky plot is aided by the usual offbeat characters including Toby's amusing elderly landlady who thinks he's an exterminator/book editor; Toby's best friend, Gunther, a little person; Toby's landlord, the terrible dentist Shelly Minck; Toby's pal Jeremy, an ex-wrestler/would be poet; and so on. Not that much mystery to the plot but it's a fun, light read.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Paul wrote: "Feel like something light-hearted, so thought i would try one of the few R. D. Wingfield 'Frost' novels i've not yet read. So is next to read for me."

I bought these books after binge-watching the entire series one week when my husband was traveling for work -- still have not read them, though. You'll have to let us know what you think!

[John]

I just finished a steampunk mystery novel by Heather Blackwood. I just started by one of my favorites, Paul Levine.

[Paul]

Started reading by Michael Crichton.

[Paige]

Hello,
I have not been online in a while, but I have still been reading! I recently read David Baldacci's "Absolute Power" with my bookclub even though it was one of his older books I enjoyed it. I now have "Split Second" on my "to read" pile.
One of the best books I have read recently was " Guests on Earth" by Lee Smith. I had never read this author before and she is coming to Richmond, Va. soon for a reading - I hope to attend. Her ability to develop characters is fantastic! I am off to find her other books (15) and read them all!
Lee SmithGuests on Earth

I also am reading "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy. It is ok but not a mystery. I used to read her books quite frequently but this book is not up there with her books of 15yrs ago.





Paige

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Mike wrote: "Just finished.

A Dark Redemption by Stav Sherez

You sold me on A Dark Redemption ... just bought it.

[Aiesha]

Kathryn wrote: "Another author who I feel keeps me interested in every one of his books is John Sandford. I haven't read a bad Virgil Flowers or Lucas Davenport book yet...."

Those are definitely books I'm looking forward to reading!!

[Bill]

Finished Last Seen Wearing, a mystery from 1952, by Hillary Waugh, last night. I was definitely pleasantly surprised by it. It's a simple story of a young woman from a boarding school going missing and the investigation of the disappearance by the local police chief and his detective. I liked how it was written, how it flowed and I liked both Chief Ford and Detective Cameron. A refreshing change.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Bill wrote: "Finished Last Seen Wearing, a mystery from 1952, by Hillary Waugh, last night. I was definitely pleasantly surprised by it. It's a simple story of a young woman from a ..."

I've pulled out my ragged copy & am ready to go with it right away. Now I can't wait.

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Aiesha wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Another author who I feel keeps me interested in every one of his books is John Sandford. I haven't read a bad Virgil Flowers or Lucas Davenport book yet...."

Those are definitely ..."

I agree

[Jannene]

I just started Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø.

[Paige]

I just started American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Sounds like a good book, I was warned it is graphic. I love to travel I hope this book won't scare me to death!
Paige

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Paige wrote: "I just started American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Sounds like a good book, I was warned it is graphic. I love to travel I hope this book won't scare me to death!
Paige"

It's not scary at all. It's really good!

[Paige]

Great! Thanks Nancy I will let you all know what I think.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Paige wrote: "Great! Thanks Nancy I will let you all know what I think."

It's one of my few five-star reads.

[Paul]

Jannene wrote: "I just started Cockroaches by Jo Nesbø."you enjoy

I have a copy of that book. Let us know if you enjoy it.

[Portia]

My husband is reading Cockroaches. He can't seem to put it down.

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Just finished Private L.A. last night and I ended up liking it really well. Not the best in the series but overall pretty good. Today I will be starting the second in the Frankenstein series by Dean Koontz called City of Night. I'm hoping it picks up right where the first one left off, since there was unfinished business.

[Olivia]

Next of Sin

I read Lisa Gordon's debut novel A Sealed Fate and enjoyed her style and storytelling; however this novel is more evenly paced and far more action packed.

A successful young lawyer Gaby, thinks she has the perfect life: so why do strange dreams begin to haunt her right after her beautiful wedding. She delves into her past via visits to a psychologist and an eccentric old psychic and yet it is a chance comment at a school reunion and a dizzy spell after smoking a joint which cause that memory so long supressed to come flooding back. There was a reason she had supressed this memory - it will destroy her life.

A search for the truth soon becomes a desperate quest to stop a ruthless killer. The more she digs, the more her life and her reality unravels...where and when will it all end.

Just when you think you know where it's going there is another twist - another stab in the back or the front.

Spunky, well developed characters who will entertain you with their wit and ingenuity. Great sense of locality in the Japan setting. Also set in the UK countryside and London.

A compelling story with dialogue which adds to the sense of locality and which carries the action with ease.

Recommended to anyone who enjoys a thriller, but who also values strong female characters and powerful real life themes.

[Sharon]

Just finished second book in this series and another 5-star read for me. David Bishop has managed to develop a main female detective character that hits all my 'like' buttons ... sane, sensible, single mother with a son that handles her job and her family life with a sense of purpose and no angst, no drinking binges, no drugs, no damaging personal relationships.

[Bill]

Starting the fifth book in the Anna Pigeon series next; Endangered Species by Nevada Barr. I quite enjoyed the first book in the DI Joe Plantagenet series; I've completed the first two now. It's a nicely written, interesting series so far. I like the plot lines, the first deals with the Resurrection Man killings and had nice twists and turns. Excellent. Btw, the book was called Seeking The Dead :0)

[Diane S ☔]

Love Nevada Barr. I am reading Mind of Winter.

[Jannene]

I just finished Cockroaches. It is a good book with a great plot. It twists and turns showing you only glimpses of who is the real criminal. Harry is such a flawed character. You hope beyond hope that he can get past his demons. Just when it appears he has the author throws him another curve ball and sends him into tragedy again. Harry reminds me a lot of Archie from the Gretchen and Archie Series. I wonder if the author will let him get over his demons.

[Barbara]

I finished Hearts of Sand by Jane Haddam. Thirty years ago college student Chapin Waring pulled off a series of bank robberies, killing two people. Her suspected partner in crime, Martin, died in a car crash after the final bank job and Chapin disappeared. Then - in the present day - Chapin reappears and is almost immediately murdered. Suspects include Chapin's friends, family, and a conspiracy nut. The police call in detective Gregor Demarkian to help with the case. While Demarkian investigates, one of Chapin's old friends is murdered. Demarkian has to determine if the murders are related to the old bank jobs or if other forces are at play. The story's characters are interesting but the clues to the mystery seem weak. Thus the solution almost seems to be pulled out of the air. Nevertheless I enjoyed the book.

[Barbara]

I started The Black-Eyed Blonde: A Philip Marlowe Novel by Benjamin Black

[Gary]

Reading by Jeffrey Archer

[Gary]

Harry is such a flawed character. ... I wonder if the author will let him get over his demons. "
This book is only number 2 in the series. You have 8 more to go if you haven't read them already.

[Gary]

Mike wrote: "Just finished.

Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham"

I enjoyed these two books although enough time had passed between reading them that I had to look at the synopsis of the first book to remind me what had happened. The third book The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths was supposed to become available in the UK this month.

[Bill]

Barbara wrote: "I finished Hearts of Sand by Jane Haddam. Thirty years ago college student Chapin Waring pulled off a series of bank robberies, killing two people. Her suspected partn..."

I haven't read that one yet, but I do enjoy the Gregor Demarkian mysteries. You're right, the solution seems to come from nowhere most of the time, but they are still fun reads.

[Jannene]

Gary wrote: "Harry is such a flawed character. ... I wonder if the author will let him get over his demons. "
This book is only number 2 in the series. You have 8 more to go if you haven't read them already."

I have not read them yet. I have the next few in the series.

[Paul]

Just started

Simon Kernick

Looks promising.

[Aiesha]

I am about 70% through The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest and it's pretty darn good. I must say that the 2nd and 3rd books of this trilogy were nothing like the 1st. I was told that if I could get past the boring beginning of the Dragon Tattoo book, it's definitely worth it and they were right!

Next, I'm going to take a break from my "to read" list and read a book I won here on Goodreads (Yay!) called No Safe House which I'm really excited about! This will be my first book by this author.

[Georgia]

Just starting . Louise Penny is always so good and the setting in this one is very interesting.

[Georgia]

Hey, Jeff , you can't miss with Ridley Pearson. Let us know what you think of that one.

[Ms BooksAholic]

I'm currently reading In Cold Blood

~MissBookAholic

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

On

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Nancy wrote: "On"

Sammantha wrote: "I'm currently reading In Cold Blood

~MissBookAholic"
I meant, one of my favorites. Have you read The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer? That's also really, really good.

[Paul]

Sammantha wrote: "I'm currently reading In Cold Blood

~MissBookAholic"

One of my favourites. Agree with Nancy re The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer, also excellent.

[Beth]

New here. Just finished a great trilogy by Scott Sigler.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Hi Beth! I've never read Scott Sigler.

[Barbara]

I finished The Black-Eyed Blonde: A Philip Marlowe Novel by Benjamin Black. In this new Phillip Marlowe book a stunning, married blonde - Clare Cavendish - asks Marlowe to find her missing lover, Nico Peterson. Turns out Nico's dead. But wait...he only faked his death! In any case, Marlowe - bewitched by Clare - agrees to look for Nico. Unfortunately Mexican thugs are also looking for Nico and don't mind a little torture and murder to help them. As in the original Phillip Marlowe books, the P.I. drinks a lot, is witty, has a smart mouth, and doesn't want to cooperate with cops. He also has a penchant for getting beat up and almost killed. Marlowe eventually solves the case and learns once again that a beautiful woman may harbor secrets. I thought the book felt like a pretty authentic Phillip Marlowe story and I enjoyed it.

[Jannene]

I started Angels Flight by Michael Connelly.

[Malina]

About to start The Silent Wife

[Tim The Enchanter]

I read a bunch of books over my recent vacation. The best of the lot was Rubbernecker - . A big 5 stars and one of the best books I have read in many years. Here is a review

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

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I'm starting Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto on Friday -- saving it for a long plane ride.