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[Tom]

Stephanie wrote: "It is,Tom. I bought more Daphne's books after know how brilliant author she is. Can wait to start reading "Rebecca""

Rebecca is a true classic. You should also make sore and get Jamaica Inn and her short story collection, Don't Look Now and Other Stories.

[Tom]

I just finished The Code of the Woosters. I'm convinced that P.G. Wodehouse is the funniest author to ever draw a breath. Here is my review such as it is.

[Barbara]

I finished Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty.

An unfortunate incident at a barbeque in Sydney, Australia upsets the lives of three couples. There's currently lots of hype about this book but it was just okay for me.
3 stars.

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

[Bill]

Tom wrote: "I just finished The Code of the Woosters. I'm convinced that P.G. Wodehouse is the funniest author to ever draw a breath. Here is my review such as it is.

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I've enjoyed the Wodehouse books I've read too, Tom.

[Mary Beth]

I finished The Missing and loved it!
My review:

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

[Jim]

Just finished reading by John Sandford

My Review

[Tom]

I have long wanted to read Last Bus to Woodstock, the first book in the series that brought us the Inspector Morse TV series. Sometimes the reward doesn't justify the wait. Here is my review.

[Jim]

I am starting by Lee Child

[Barbara]

Tom wrote: "I just finished The Code of the Woosters. I'm convinced that P.G. Wodehouse is the funniest author to ever draw a breath. Here is my review such as it is.
.."

P.G. Wodehouse is hilarious!

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I finally got around to finishing I Was Jack Mortimer (Pushkin Vertigo); bought a copy of the film as well. Continuing now with His Bloody Project, likely getting to it Wednesday.

[Jean]

Just finished A Time of Torment . Originally posted my review to the wrong edition/publisher, and when I moved it, I lost about 11 likes and a number of comments. Oops! If your comment needed a reply, it may be lost in space...Here's the correct link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I am now reading another NetGalley book, Escape Clause. Yes, another F-ing Flowers book!

[Katheryn]

Just finished Total Chaos by Jean-Claude Izzo, a crime-noir set in Marseilles. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Stephanie Hutabarat]

Finished Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight, beautiful story and i think parents should read this book.
Now, already start with Witness by Cath Staincliffe, so far, curious..curious..

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Finished with His Bloody Project -- it is a story set in 1869 Scotland centering around a terrible crime. Very well done. Now reading Thomas Burke's Night-Pieces, a collection of stories from 1935 reprinted by Valancourt, some crime included.

[Fictionophile]

Just finished!
My review on Goodreads (without images): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review with images: https://fictionophile.wordpress.com/2...

[Jim]

Jean wrote: "... I am now reading another NetGalley book, Escape Clause (Virgil Flowers, #9) by John Sandford."

Luck you! I am envious. This is on my TBR shelf when it is published.

[Jean]

Finished Sandford's Escape Clause . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Stephanie Hutabarat]

Finished with Witness by Cath Staincliffe. i think i won't say that i love it, the story is ok, but it's not thrilling enough for me. So, now i start reading A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers. There some funny things on it, i like it so far.

[Jim]

Just finished reading by Lee Child

My Review

[Barbara]

I finished Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do by Michael Brandman.

In this continuation of the 'Jesse Stone' series (with a new author) Police Chief Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a prostitute and sets his sights on taking down an abusive nursing home. The book's not up to Robert B. Parker's standards. 3 stars.

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

[Jim]

I am starting by John Hart

[Rhian]

Looking forward to reading the end of the teacher by Katerina Diamond today

[Benjamin]

Working on Riding The Snake by Stephen J. Cannell. I sometimes worry about TV script writers turned novelists but Cannell seems to do well most of the time.

[Stephanie Hutabarat]

i finished with A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers. It's more a drama story, but i like it. Funny book. Now i start reading Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante.

[Rhian]

I finished The Teacher I rated 5★ just my kind of story but the proof reader should be shot! now reading keep your friends close by Paula Daly

[Barbara]

I finished The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.

Enzo, a dog, narrates this story about his life with Denny Swift, who hopes to become a champion race car driver. Denny marries, has a little girl, and persues his career.....and then some really bad stuff happens. Not a mystery but plenty of legal shenanigans. Good book. 4 stars.

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

[Fictionophile]

Read and enjoyed The Lady Vanished
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
or on my blog (with graphics): https://fictionophile.wordpress.com/2...
First novel in the Tyrone Swift series.

[Bill]

I'm half way through a couple of interesting books;
The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith; and
The Killing Circle by Andrew Pyper.

Enjoying both so far. Just starting -
The Reckoning by Rennie Airth

[Faith]

I finished City on Edge, the second book in a series about a special FBI unit by Stefanie Pintoff. My review is here:

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

[Tom]

Last night I finished listening to My Sister's Grave. It's an entertaining book although it's not likely to make it onto any most memorable lists. Here is my review.

Next up is The Automatic Detective. So far, so good. I've always said there's a place in the world for a book about a robot detective.

[Jim]

Just finished reading by John Hart

My Review

[Barbara]

Fatally Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson

Caterer Goldie Schulz is very busy preparing for two weddings, glad to be helped by her godfather and his friend. Before long, though, murder and mayhem rear their ugly heads. Good addition to the series. 3 stars.

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

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Insomnia last night allowed me to start and finish The Book Collector, by Alice Thompson. It's a sort of historical gothic-ish tale of a woman's madness along with the mystery of who is killing women who have disappeared from a nearby asylum. The book is good, but its short length (159 pp) forces everything to be squeezed together and kind of rushed. Had it been even just a bit more fleshed out, it would have been really, really good.

[Jim]

I am starting by James Lee Burke

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Starting The Disappearance of Signora Giulia, by Piero Chiara (1970). Another Pushkin Vertigo reprint. I am filling my head with lighter reading while waiting for the Booker Prize shortlist coming next week.

Mini vacation books starting tomorrow:
The Investigator, by Margarita Khemlin (Ukraine)
Eltonsbrody, by Edgar Mittelholzer (Caribbean)
and
Bird in a Cage by Frederic Dard (France)

Today -- watching the film based on I Was Jack Mortimer.

[Rhian]

3★ for Keep your friends close by Paula Daly, now reading secret window secret garden by Stephen King I need a break from psychological thrillers

[Stephanie Hutabarat]

I gave 4 ☆ for Turn of Mind. I amazed with Alice LaPlante. Now start reading High-Rise by J.G. Ballard.

[Bill]

Stephanie wrote: "I gave 4 ☆ for Turn of Mind. I amazed with Alice LaPlante. Now start reading High-Rise by J.G. Ballard."

I read High-Rise awhile ago. He's a strange but interesting writer.

[Craig]

I am about 80% done with Frankenstein by Mary Shelly and all I can say is WOW!. Why is this book not taught in high school?

[Stephanie Hutabarat]

Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I gave 4 ☆ for Turn of Mind. I amazed with Alice LaPlante. Now start reading High-Rise by J.G. Ballard."

I read Hi..."

Yes, it is strange. And i don't have motivation to finish it. So, i just gave 2 ☆ for it. Now i start reading Grandad, There's A Head On The Beach by Colin Cotterill. Really funny book.

[Bill]

Stephanie wrote: "Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I gave 4 ☆ for Turn of Mind. I amazed with Alice LaPlante. Now start reading High-Rise by J.G. Ballard..."

I've got that book on my shelf. I like Cotterill's style very much.

Starting Memory Book, a Benny Cooperman mystery, by Howard Engel at the moment.

[Barbara]

I finished Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny.

Chief Inspector Gamache and Inspector Beauvoir unofficially investigate separate cases while recovering from severe injuries incurred in a police action gone wrong. Three plotlines intertwine in this story. 3.5 stars.

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

[Jan C]

Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I gave 4 ☆ for Turn of Mind. I amazed with Alice LaPlante. Now start reading High-Rise by J.G..."</i>

Have you read Engel's nonfiction book, [book:The Man Who Forgot How To Read? It is the story of what really happened to him. What a way to go - two books out of one incident, frightening though it must have been.

[Stephanie Hutabarat]

Jan C wrote: "Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I gave 4 ☆ for Turn of Mind. I amazed with Alice LaPlante. Now start reading High-Rise b..."

No, and i saw the plot, it sound really interesting book. Thank for the info, Jan

[Stephanie Hutabarat]

Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I gave 4 ☆ for Turn of Mind. I amazed with Alice LaPlante. Now start reading High-Rise by J.G..."</i>

Bill, have you read the [book:Killed at the Whim of a Hat? it's 2nd book from Jimm Juree adventures :))

[Bill]

Stephanie wrote: "Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I gave 4 ☆ for Turn of Mind. I amazed with Alice LaPlante. Now start reading High-Rise b..."

Not yet, Stephanie. I'm still working on the other series at the moment.

Jan C wrote: "Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Bill wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "I gave 4 ☆ for Turn of Mind. I amazed with Alice LaPlante. Now start reading High-Rise b..."

I've seen the title. I'll have to check out The Man Who Forgot How to Read. I'm enjoying Memory Book very much so far.

[Sean]

Firstly, thank you to Net Galley, the publishers and the author Robert Ellis.

My first book by this author, but not my last !

Approved this book and decided with the authors comments in the introduction with this book, that you can read number 2 in the series, I agree this book gave me the information I needed to follow this book and pick up from number 1.

Agreed if you can read number one please do. After reading the second one in the series, I'm love this author.

For the past six weeks, LAPD detective Matt Jones has been recovering from the wrong end of a hit man’s bullet. Before he can look for payback, Jones finds himself enlisted in the manhunt for an old foe. Dr. George Baylor, the serial killer who escaped after murdering three coeds in LA, resurfaces on the East Coast. This time, an entire family has been slaughtered in their home outside Philadelphia, and the doctor’s fingerprints are all over the crime scene.

With panic rising, the FBI seeks Jones’s help, and the hunt for this brutal mass killer is on. But so is the hunt for the man who paid to have Jones shot. When a second family is found murdered, the search for the killer becomes frantic, and Jones’s shocking personal history explodes before his eyes. With his two missions welded together as one, Jones enters the madman’s world—a place of unimaginable terror—and hopes that if he survives, he can find his way out.

Seems like Matt is betrayed by everyone he trusts plus everything he believed about his childhood gets called into question. I don’t want to give anything away, so you’ll have to read this book for yourself, which I recommend you do!

The reader will experience such a wide range of emotions - fear, dread, laughter, sadness and shock! . The story is very powerful, the emotions deep, the shock head-shaking and the sadness real, the murders graphic.

Adding some great touches of humour, clever twists, you have a fast paced action crime thriller.

Robert Ellis is a great author, bringing together a perfect crime/detective story with a very nasty serial killer, some very gory murders, some great characters and a very well put together story, with great and clever twists

Now I am adding this author to the list of favourite authors of mine, not bad after one book.

Now will look out for his Lena Gamble books.

[Tom]

I just finished reading Last Ride to Graceland, an entertaining tale of a road trip through the South in Elvis's Stutz Blackhawk. How cool would that be? Here is my review.

[Jim]

Finished reading by James Lee Burke

My Review

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