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[M.]

Bill, knew I liked you. I hope you enjoy Modesty! re-read I assume?

[Bill]

M. wrote: "Bill, knew I liked you. I hope you enjoy Modesty! re-read I assume?"

Actually, no. I only discovered this series by chance a few years ago when I was kind of going through a phase of checking out those adventure-type series from the 60's. I've enjoyed the few I've read in this series so far though.

[❆ Crystal ❆]

Vikki wrote: "❆ Crystal ❆ wrote: "I'm starting The Poet "

It's on my to-read list this year. Interested to hear what you think about it."

I loved it and gave it 5 stars...

I'm now starting book #10 The Narrows

[Jim]

Just finished reading by Anne Hillerman

My Review

[Audiothing]

Jim wrote: "Just finished reading by Anne Hillerman

My Review"
Excellent review Jim, I've been hesitating over this one for a long time and for exactly those reasons you mentioned. I think you've persuaded me to give it a go. The Hillerman series is probably the only one I would like to re-read from start to finish, they are so much more than just stories.
Thanks for the review

[Tom]

Audiothing wrote: "Jim wrote: "Just finished reading by Anne Hillerman

My Review"
Excellent review Jim, I've been hesi..."

I agree with Jim's review. I was quick to give Ann a chance since I loved her Dad's books and she was reported to have worked on them with him. When I read it, though, I found that Tony Hillerman's unique insights into the Navajo way of life were missing, replaced by a rather tepid romance between Bernadette Manuelito and Jim Chee. It wasn't bad. It just wasn't Tony Hillerman.

[J.S.]

The Lie of You: I Will Have What Is Mine didn't like this book thought it would be better. All the character seemed to be looking forward too is to breastfeed (I am not prudish) didn't strike me as thriller either.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Yesterday afternoon I finished She Who Was No More, by Boileau and Narcejac, then watched the movie, Diabolique, from 1955.

Another French novel (this time noir) has piqued my interest, so I'll soon be reading Eyes Full of Empty, by Jérémie Guez.

[Jim]

Audiothing wrote: "Excellent review Jim, I've been hesitating over this one for a long time and for exactly those reasons you mentioned. I think you've persuaded me to give it a go. ..."

Thank you Audiothing. Overall this was an enjoyable novel. The nice thing was that the author seemed to be developing the character of Bernie Manualito rather than carrying on Leaphorn and Chee. They are part of the story but more in the background.

[Jim]

Tom wrote: " ... It wasn't bad. It just wasn't Tony Hillerman"

There will never be another Tony Hillerman. Not even his daughter can capture and convey the culture the way he was able to. But it seemed to me she did an admirable job on Navajo family life. The relationship between Bernie, her mother, and her sister.

[Tom]

Jim wrote: "Tom wrote: " ... It wasn't bad. It just wasn't Tony Hillerman"

There will never be another Tony Hillerman. Not even his daughter can capture and convey the culture the way he was able to. But it s..."

I agree. It occurred to me when I read it that I would have been much more accepting of it had it not been marketed as another volume of the Tony Hillerman series. If it had been marketed as a new series based on the Hillerman universe written by his daughter, I would have had no cause for dissatisfaction.

[Jim]

Starting to read by Lee Child

[Kat]

currently reading Dead Spread by SJ Bolton. Got hooked up because of the first book of Lacey Flint series, Now You See Me. I know it's late to read this book because it was published few years ago but for those who haven't read this, I think this book is worth-reading!

[Richard]

Will be startingBlack Doglater today. Recommended to me by a girl at work

[Rhian]

Finished Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica rated 3★ I possibly would have rated higher if I wasn't so sick of books that are about a dead or missing girl, why are there so many books that revolve around "a girl" anyway reading something completely different now the langoliers by Stephen King

[Rhian]

Oh I should add pretty baby is "a girl" thats what bored me

[Zippergirl]

Sirens in the Night

This was a very strange thriller with some supernatural elements. 3☆☆☆

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

[Bill]

Just finished a horror thriller by Nick Cutter, The Deep, which was pretty good. A page turner and very creepy and claustrophobic. In some ways it made me think of early David Cronenberg horror flicks.. Starting another Canadian writer, this time Margaret Millar, whose mysteries I've previously enjoyed. This time I'm trying Beast In View.

[Esther]

Nancy wrote: "Yesterday afternoon I finished She Who Was No More, by Boileau and Narcejac, then watched the movie, Diabolique, from 1955...."

I watched Diabolique as a child and never forgot it. I didn't know it was based on a book.

[Jan C]

Esther wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Yesterday afternoon I finished She Who Was No More, by Boileau and Narcejac, then watched the movie, Diabolique, from 1955...."

I watched Diabolique as a child and ne..."

Me neither. I can't wait to read it. Great movie.

[Sean]

Thanks to netgalley.com, Nichole Christoff and Random House Publishing Group - Alibi for the advance copy for my review.

Third in a series (KILL SHOT, KILL LIST), this book reunited Private Investigator Jamie Sinclair and Marc Sandoval, DEA Agent, and Lieutenant Colonel Adam Barrett.

In an intense thriller that’s perfect for fans of Lee Child or Lisa Gardner, security specialist and PI Jamie Sinclair tackles a cold case that could cost her the one person who means the most to her.

Hardworking Jamie Sinclair can’t wait for the weekend. She plans to be off the clock and on the road to wine country with handsome military police officer Adam Barrett. But when a strung-out soldier takes an innocent woman hostage and forces his way into Jamie’s bedroom, everything changes. Jamie’s never seen the soldier before. But he’s no stranger to Barrett—and with one word he persuades Barrett to pack a duffel and leave Jamie in the lurch.

Jamie cannot fathom why Barrett would abandon her without explanation. But as the consequences of an unsolved crime threaten to catch up with him, a late-night phone call sends Jamie racing to Barrett’s hometown in upstate New York. In a tinderbox of shattered trust and long-buried secrets, Jamie must fight to uncover the truth about what really occurred one terrible night twenty years ago. And the secrets she discovers deep in Barrett’s past not only threaten their future together—they just might get her killed.

Well paced thriller/mystery, my first by this author, although third in the series as mentioned before, but can be read as a standalone. Did like the main character, a strong woman, but thankfully not a super human, just an ordinary woman with intelligence and independence.

I partly guessed right, but this did take away the evenly paced thriller, with three/four great main characters. Maybe now I should read 1 and 2 in the series.

A likeable four stars from me.

[Barbara]

Esther wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Yesterday afternoon I finished She Who Was No More, by Boileau and Narcejac, then watched the movie, Diabolique, from 1955...."

I watched Diabolique as a child and ne..."

I've seen the movie as well. Good psychological thriller :)

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Jan C wrote: "Esther wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Yesterday afternoon I finished She Who Was No More, by Boileau and Narcejac, then watched the movie, Diabolique, from 1955...."

I watched Diabolique as..."

Just an FYI - the book and the film are very, very different.

[Jan C]

Nancy wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Esther wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Yesterday afternoon I finished She Who Was No More, by Boileau and Narcejac, then watched the movie, Diabolique, from 1955...."

I watched..."

Good to know.

[Barbara]

I finished Plague Land: A Novel by S.D. Sykes. After the plague kills his father and brothers young Oswald de Lacy must return from the monastery to become Lord of the Manor. Pretty soon he's called on to solve the murder of a young girl. Works better as a historical novel than a mystery, but it's an okay book. 3 stars.

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

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Sean. Got the Kindle Kill Box for Mt TBR

[❆ Crystal ❆]

I'm starting The Closers

[Bill]

I finished Beast In View by Margaret Millar this morning. I really couldn't put it down, a true gem. Last year her The Soft Talkers was one of my favourite books of the year and I will anticipate that Beast in View will be one of my favourites of 2016. Twists and turns and a totally surprising ending. Plus it was so very well-written. Excellent and I highly recommend. (5 stars).. Moving into the thriller realm next with Lost Girls by Andrew Pyper.

[Jan C]

Bill wrote: "I finished Beast In View by Margaret Millar this morning. I really couldn't put it down, a true gem. Last year her The Soft Talkers was one of my favourit..."

Looks like a few of her books are about to be released on Kindle. I wasn't aware that any of her books were already released. The last time I had tried to look for her books they were only available from 3rd party sellers. So that's good news.

[Fictionophile]

Just back from Punta Cana. Took four books with me and read only one.... Here is my review of You
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Amber]

Just finished the colorful and kinda-crazy The Clovis Incident and am working on a review. Four stars coming.

Am readingA Murderer Among Us. Fast-paced and realistic, set in a retirement community. The last place anyone might expect a murder.

[Bill]

Jan C wrote: "Bill wrote: "I finished Beast In View by Margaret Millar this morning. I really couldn't put it down, a true gem. Last year her The Soft Talkers was one o..."

Only if you've got a kindle, Jan.. :) I've managed to find 4 over the past few years and I could probably find some more online..

[Mary Beth]

Here is my review ofLost Girls https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jan C]

Bill wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Bill wrote: "I finished Beast In View by Margaret Millar this morning. I really couldn't put it down, a true gem. Last year her [book:The Soft Talkers|4470..."

You can download the app on any tablet, or on your computer - if you don't mind reading on your computer.

[Bill]

Jan C wrote: "Bill wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Bill wrote: "I finished Beast In View by Margaret Millar this morning. I really couldn't put it down, a true gem. Last year her [book:The Soft..."

I'll keep it in mind. Thank you.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Almost finished with Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, which I totally recommend. Working on Eyes Full of Empty, a French crime novel.

[Mary Beth]

I am reading The Face of Death

[❆ Crystal ❆]

I'm starting Midnight Riot as an audiobook.

[Maureen]

I just stared The Cleaner by Paul Cleave- thanks to all of those who read this, I'm giving it a try and WOW... can't wait to finish it !!

[Barbara]

I started The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard

[[deleted user]]

Started and so far interesting.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Almost half way through and just loving Old Friends and New Enemies: Tense and Gripping Scottish Crime Thriller by Owen Mullen.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

My sleep schedule is so messed up right now that I'm getting a lot of very late-night reading done:

Finished Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City -- I don't know how many of you read nonfiction, but this one is outstanding.

I also finished Eyes Full of Empty from France, which is hardcore crime but seriously brings not much new to the crime fiction world.

Starting Bunny Lake is Missing, by Evelyn Piper.

[❆ Crystal ❆]

I'm starting Purity in Death

[Barbara]

I finished Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke. In this addition to the series Hannah Swensen, owner of 'The Cookie Jar' bakery, sets out to solve the murder of a jazz keyboardist.
3 stars (more for the hometown atmosphere and cookies than the actual story....which is just mildly okay).

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

[Marwan]

Finished The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjöwall
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jim]

Finished reading by Lee Child

My Review

[Miss M]

Nancy wrote: "My sleep schedule is so messed up right now that I'm getting a lot of very late-night reading done:

Finished Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City -- I don't know how ma..."

Bit of a line for the Evicted book at the library, hopefully my turn will pop up soon!

Finished Bill Bryson's latest The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain. It grew on me after a while.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Finished Old Friends and New Enemies: Tense and Gripping Scottish Crime Thriller by Owen Mullen this morning. Love this new author! My 5 sparkling star review: Old Friends and New Enemies: A tense and gripping Scottish Crime Thriller - all true, but neither tense nor gripping does this book justice.

This book follows on from Games People Play and again we meet with Charlie Cameron, who specialises in locating missing people; Jackie, the Manager of New York Blues, Charlies 'local' for want of a better word; Pat Logue, Charlie's sidekick and husband of the long-suffering Gail; and DS Andrew Geddes, sometimes friend of Charlie who has been known to push the limits on what he unofficially reveals to Charlie.

Charlie is looking for a man who went missing after his teenage son committed suicide. There is an unidentified body in the morgue who just may be the man Charlie is trying to locate. Instead he finds an old friend, Ian Selkirk, whom he hasn't seen for years. Ian has been tortured. Whoever killed him wanted something. And now they think Charlie may have it......

I have never before read an author who can pack so much meaning and imagery into so few words. His writing style could almost be called terse. it is also refreshing, dynamic and (as I have said previously) totally unputdownable.

Gripping? Yes. Thrilling? Yes. But both these words pale in the face of Owen Mullen's talent. Here is a new writer with a brilliant future.

Thank you to author Owen Mullen for a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

[Jennifer]

Just finished: Dollbaby. Was a fantastic read.