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From my 2017 NetGalley backlist. Intense, gripping and suspenseful.
The Hidden Hours by Sara Foster ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Captivating, character driven, Irish mystery 🍀🍀🍀🍀.5
The Hunter by Tana French ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.36 rounded to 4 stars review of Cheater
by Karen Rose:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural / Crime Novel / hint of a romance
Overall, this was intriguing, entertaining, suspenseful, and had an action-packed ending with compelling characters that kept me turning the pages.
I read Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles It is historical fiction based on an actual group of women who volunteered to go to northern France in 1917. I recommend it. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Excellent historical fiction - not a mystery, but quite a thriller!Rednecks
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Girl in the Dark by Zoë Sharp
This is the follow-up to the fantastic debut of Blake, an unconventional hero, and Byron from The Last Time She Died.
My Review -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An escapist, action-packed psychological thriller!
Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner ⭐⭐⭐⭐.3 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An excellent debut novel, and an author to watch!
The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe M.B.E. by Claire Parkin narrated by Jenny Funnell ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Smaller is Better: Using Small Autonomous Teams to Drive the Future of Enterprise
5 stars
#Netgalley #ARC #Reviewcopy
#non-fiction #businessbook #tremendous reading for people who want to understand business building.
Leaner organisations tend to react faster.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A cracking good Aussie crime thriller!
The Good Dog by Simon Rowell ⭐⭐⭐⭐.3 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Yer Kill'n Me
4 stars
#reviewcopy #netgalley #murdermystery #hillydialect
#wisecracksandhumor #startsslow
The book surprised me and reeled me once I got over the language style.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Super Woman Wealth: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero
4 stars
#non-fiction #selfhelp #financial planning
#womenauthor #financeguide #financemanual
fabulous book.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Stranger at the Wedding by A.E. Gauntlett
A three star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I also finished A Clock Stopped Dead by J.M. Hall
This too, was a three star book: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A controversial ending!
The Father She Went to Find by Carter Wilson ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A tantalising crime/detective/thriller
A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Rednecks by Taylor Brown It is an excellent historical reconstruction of the coal miners struggle to unionize in 1920-21 and subsequent battle of Blair Mountain. My 4.5 star review, rounded up https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Night Falls on Predicament Avenue
creepy and ghostly thriller mystery is filled with suspense and gothic elements. I love every word of it.5⭐Review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Making Room: Three Decades of Fighting for Beds, Belonging, and a Safe Place for LGBTQ Youth
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A tantalising read . . .
A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.35 rounded to 3 stars review of The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Outlier Review
Historical Fiction / Historical Mystery
Slow Pacing
Great World-building
A Couple of Surprises at the end
Here is my 4.09 rounded to 4 stars review of An Enchanting Case of Spirits
by Melissa Holtz:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Paranormal Cozy Mystery with Romance and Ghosts
Funny, light, entertaining
Good characterization
Slower pace in the beginning
The Burning is a suspense thriller
It is a great read, fast-paced, a page-turner, and has an interesting, well-crafted, and intriguing story.My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The perfect blend of romance and Australian outback mystery/crime thriller!
The Grazier's Son by Cathryn Hein ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I haven't read everything (yet) that much-loved Aussie author Garry Disher has written, but I can recommend everything I have, and his brand new standalone novel, Sanctuary, is right up there. Grace Latimer is a crook. Well, yes, but she has reasons - give her a break!
My review of Sanctuary
Everywhere You Look by Liv Constantine is the first of six Amazon Original Stories in their Never Tell collection. Secrets and lies abound. I hope I enjoy the next ones more than this.
My review of Everywhere You Look(They're published separately, so you can take your pick.)
An addictive read I finished in less than 24 hours!
Sanctuary by Garry Disher ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Minotaur Sampler, Volume 11: New Books to Make Your Heart Race
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Happy Publication Day!
A Clock Stopped Dead by J.M. Hall ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thank goodness I can count on Irish author John Boyne to write interesting, thought-provoking stories. Earth, the latest in his Elements quartet of linked novels, is up there with the best of them.
My review of Earth
Here is my 4.52 rounded to 5 stars review of The Infiltrator
by T.R. Hendricks:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Military action thriller
Fantastic atmosphere and world-building
Shocking events
Suspenseful
I read The Safekeep by Yael van der WoudenIt is historical fiction set in 1961 Netherlands. I rated it 2.5 stars rounded up. There are graphic sex scenes. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
From my 2018 backlist shelf:
The Suffering of Strangers by Caro Ramsay ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Don't Let the Devil Ride by Ace Atkins It is an entertaining private eye thriller, set in Memphis, Tennessee. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.3 rounded to 4 stars review of Four-Alarm Homicide
by Diane Kelly:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cozy Mystery
Fun, Light, Enjoyable
Great Characterization
Some Humor
3 Cats
From my 2018 backlist - Irish fiction -
What Happened to Us? by Faith Hogan ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Deadly Inferno
4 stars thriller
NetGalley ARC
Unbiased, honest review
11th book in a series
Arsonist Corruption in police wrong conviction
Thriller
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Meiji Guillotine Murders
4 stars
Beautiful murder mystery
Read as an ARC
Netgalley
Has translated well
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've read a few really good NetGalley books recently. Three were new installments from three of my fave new series. One was a book from a new author who liked my review and contacted me to ask if I would review his next installment that he was working on. I don't know about anyone else, but this has only happened to me twice now. It's kind of nice when that happens.
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This was a pretty mediocre read for me . . .
The Call by Kerry Wilkinson ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.35 rounded to 3 stars review of The Alliance
by Matt Brolly:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Psychological Thriller / Police Procedural / Crime Thriller
Dark and Gripping
FBI and local police
Unique plot
Frequent shifts in point of view between 3 characters
Interesting look at psychopathy, society, and manipulation
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Crime Thriller
FBI undercover
Family Drama
Great sense of place