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[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Done with The Queue -- a book where creepy grows gradually and then -- bam.

Today I'll finish my crime/night-time read Woman of the Dead (which I don't care for), then right away starting The Wretch of the Sun; for my daytime read I'll be starting on the first of the Booker longlist books I have, The Many, by Wyl Menmuir.

[Sharon]

When the Music's Over, Banks #23. Peter Robinson....good topical crimes but too much detail.....

[Jim]

I am starting by Robert Ellis

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Finished Woman of the Dead. I have to say that for me, it was not a good read at all. As I noted, if you write a thriller, it should pretty much thrill. This book reminds me of why I quit reading thrillers in the first place.

[[deleted user]]

I just finished Boy, 9, Missing

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

This has really been the summer of the thriller for me. They're starting to gel together a bit at this point, but this one sticks out.

[Dennis]

I'm almost finished with my second William Coughlin book. This one is Shadow of a Doubt and it's a cracking good read, much like the other one I read, Death Penalty. Even if you think you don't like legal mysteries, give this author a try. You might be surprised. Plus I think they're both 99 cents right now.

Anybody else familiar with this author?

[Dennis]

Okay ... Shadow of a Doubt is 99 cents. Death Penalty is $7.99 on Amazon. I guess I got it on a promotion. Sorry about that.

[John]

Just finished Murder Bay: A Ben Carey Mystery by David R. Horwitz. Started today Yellow Ribbon by Mike Faricy. This promises to be a good one!

[Rhian]

I've started Black Rust by Bobby Adair I won it on goodreads and it's started really good

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Currently I have three books going.

The Wretch of the Sun, by Michael Cisco, which I'm loving but which requires a very slow pace;

The Many, by Wyl Menmuir, from the Booker Longlist, and

From our very own Gary Inbinder, The Hanged Man: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris, the second in his lovely series set in France.

[Michelle]

Just finished Good as Gone by Amy Gentry. Quite an enjoyable read. My review of this book can be found here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[R.B.]

Finished Walter Mosley's "Devil in a Blue Dress". Published in 1990, but even more relevant in the United States today, with the Black Lives Matter movement etc.

[Jim]

Just finished reading by Robert Ellis

My Review

[Jim]

I am starting by Edward Rutherfurd

[Barbara]

I finished End of Watch by Stephen King, the third book in his "Bill Hodges" detective trilogy.

A sociopath who's developed paranormal abilities is manipulating people into killing themselves and retired detective Bill Hodges (and his ragtag team) are trying to stop him. A good additon to the King oeuvre. 4 stars.

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

[Katheryn]

Just finished Brotherhood in Death. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Still about 100 pages to go in The Wretch of the Sun,

Devoting today's reading time completely to The Hanged Man: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris, and

I've finished The Many, which I'll be reading a second time because once isn't enough.

[[deleted user]]

Just finished The One Man. Very highly recommended.



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

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

On the verge of finishing The Hanged Man: A Mystery in Fin de Siecle Paris by Gary Inbinder -- a member of our group. I'll probably be done late tonight. It comes out 8/15 from Pegasus Crime. It's book two in a series.

[[deleted user]]

The Couple Next Door



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

[Carol]

just finished Despite The Falling Snow by Shamim Sarif, and am in the middle of Gorky Park and The Septembers of Shiraz

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Clean slate -- finished all three books mentioned above. That was rough. I'm giving The Many a reread and starting a crime novel from Peru called Remember the Scorpion.

[Bill]

I'm getting into The Black Echo, the 1st Harry Bosch and enjoying very much. Glad, so far, that I finally gave it a try.

[JoAnne]

Jim wrote: "Rereading by Agatha Christie

I have read this book a couple of times before but it is so good it ..."

agree! like comfort food, always go back to it.

[JoAnne]

I just finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . Those big, green Vogon bureaucrats are hilarious - do they remind you of your local highway construction experts? 'The Renovation Notice has been posted on Alpha Centauri bulliten board for the last 50 years'. hahahaha .

[Rhian]

Really enjoyed Black rust by Bobby Adair now reading Velocity By Dean Koontz

[John]

I'm most of the way throughThe Long and Faraway Gone, which I suppose could be considered mystery/thriller, as there are two parallel subplots in the novel, one of a private detective investigating a nightclub owner who is being harassed by a mysterious party; the other follows a woman trying to figure out what happened to her sister who disappeared mysteriously 25 years earlier. The writing isn't bad, but I really am not that interested in the woman herself, as she doesn't strike me as very likable, as well as kind of stupid in her choices. The guy was the sole survivor of a mass shooting at around the time that the woman's sister a disappeared. The two main characters have met a couple of times during the course of the novel, and it is implied in reviews that their stories fully come together at the end. Frankly, I would have found it easier going if the guy's story had been told separately as a book in itself. Both subplots are based on real-life crime stories from Oklahoma City.

[Tanya]

I'm planning to read and and I was wondering if I can read it with someone. I couldn't see a buddy read thread so I thought I could post here.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I started Eileen by Ottessa Mosfegh very, very late last night (although I hadn't quite planned on reading it just yet) and finished it about 20 minutes ago. Like it a lot, didn't love it, but it did remind me a bit of Patricia Highsmith's work. For those who will put down a book because you don't like the characters, this is NOT for you, since there is nothing at all redeeming in any of the people in this novel. And I stress the word nothing.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

JoAnne wrote: "I just finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . Those big, green Vogon bureaucrats are hilarious - do they remind you of your local highway construction experts? 'The Renovation No..."

I love that book.

[Tom]

John wrote: "I'm most of the way throughThe Long and Faraway Gone, which I suppose could be considered mystery/thriller, as there are two parallel subplots in the novel, one of a private detecti..."

This one has been on my radar for some time.

[M.L.]

I'm hooked on techno-thrillers. I recently finished Patriot Games and now reading Clear and Present Danger - love 'em.

[Dna]

I'm reading True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray and so do not want it to end.

[Bill]

M.L. wrote: "I'm hooked on techno-thrillers. I recently finished Patriot Games and now reading Clear and Present Danger - love 'em."

His early books were excellent.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Starting The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer, by Kate Summerscale. Anyone else here in love with things Victorian??

[John]

Nancy wrote: "Starting The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer, by Kate Summerscale. Anyone else here in love with things Victorian??"

Indeed - here's a recommendation for you:
Death at the Priory: Love, Sex, and Murder in Victorian England

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

John wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Starting The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer, by Kate Summerscale. Anyone else here in love with things Victorian??"

Indeed - here's a recommend..."

Oh! I love that book! Have you read Victorian Murderesses: A True History of Thirteen Respectable French and English Women Accused of Unspeakable Crimes? It's also nonfiction, and very much worth the read.

[Jean]

Just finished Lisa Gardner's Live to Tell . 4th in the D.D. series - love her writing! My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Shannon]

I just got done reading these
Field of Graves by J.T. Ellison
I Love this one so much It a prequel to her Taylor Jackson series and it show how she started to date John Baldwin and her friendship with Samantha Owens

As Night Falls by Jenny Milchman
This is the first book i read from her and I really loved it. I was hook from the start to the end

Sleeping Beauty by Phillip Margolin
This is a reread and this was the first book i ever read from Phillip I decide to reread it and see if i still like it and I do IMO its my fav from him

NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson
I really didnt care for this one alot. As a James Patterson fan it let me down

Poisonous by Allison Brennan
I really didnt care for this one that much

A Body to Die For by Kate White
I really loved this one too!

[Vince]

I just finished James Patterson's Bullseye. Another excellent job by Mr. Patterson. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Tom]

The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly. Half-way through and it's another can't stop reading episode. Really enjoying this series so far.. but I have a long way to go

[Jan C]

Tom wrote: "The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly. Half-way through and it's another can't stop reading episode. Really enjoying this series so far.. but I have a long way to go"

I enjoyed the Concrete Blonde. I had started in the middle of the series and then went back to the beginning.

[Barbara]

I finished A Time of Torment by John Connolly

Private Detective Charlie Parker investigates the disappearance of an ex-convict who was previously framed by a reclusive cultish community. Charlie and his pals (Angel and Louis) are skillful killers AND Charlie has supernatural connections. What more could you want? Interesting thriller. 3.5 stars.

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

[Stephanie Hutabarat]

I just finished reading Cut: The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to Be Part of a Family by Cathy Glass. It's so touching and i can't stop reading it.

[Mary Beth]

Finished Redemption Road Loved it!

My review

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

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Sadly, my reading time has been limited to after bedtime hours for the last few days (ending Monday - yay) but I'm liking The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer. The "wicked boy" here is pretty darn wicked.

[J.R.]

Just finished 'A Silver Medallion' by James Callan.

[Katheryn]

Just finished Tell My Dad. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Curlyhair]

I've recently started byPaula Hawkins. Didn't realise it was written this way, so I'm getting used to it. Not 100% sure I like it.

[Curlyhair]

Jan C wrote: "Tom wrote: "The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly. Half-way through and it's another can't stop reading episode. Really enjoying this series so far.. but I have a long..."

I just love Harry Bosch. I think the books get better and better -imo.
Amanda