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Down Cemetery Road 
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The Body in the Reef
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Here is my 4.3 rounded to 4 stars review of Three Girls Gone by Carolyn Arnold:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mystery / Police Procedural
14th book in the Detective Amanda Steele series
Overall, this is a clever and fast-paced mystery with great characterization and some heart-breaking moments as well as some heart-warming scenes.
⭐⭐⭐.8 for #1 in the Sandy Harbor series,
All the Ways You Save Me by Melissa Wiesner https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Bourne Escape
4 stars
Read as an ARC from NetGalley
Jason Bourne is back and close to canon.
My review here -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.13 rounded to 4 stars review of The Night Collector by Victor Methos:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Legal / Crime Thriller
2nd book in the Vegas Shadows series
Well-crafterd plot, great characterization, suspenseful
Investigation and Trial
I didn't like the ending. The case is solved, but there's a major situation that is left up in the air. Otherwise, this would have been a 5-star read for me.
The Heretic Cypher
4 STARS ARC NETGALLEY
exciting start to Murray Bailey’s Egyptian Stones, centering on Alex MacLure
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And to All a Good Bite
is a great blend of humor and suspense. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.10 rounded to 3 stars review of The Salvage by Anbara Salam:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Literary Gothic Historical Fiction
This didn't feel like horror to me although others have categorized it as such.
This is great world-building and atmosphere.
I wanted more suspense and danger and a faster pace. It was extremely slow.
I read Cut Off from Sky and Earth by Melissa F. Miller. It is a psychological thriller with flashbacks to incidents in the past. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My Husband's Wife by Carla Kovach sounded like a great premise for a psychological suspense and although it started strongly, I was disappointed by its overall execution.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Children of the Roses
3.5 stars. Read as a #NetGalley #ARC
Sequel to the fabulous
sobering and strangely tender.
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery by Siddharth Kara. It is the story of a slave trader ship and the murder of some of the abducted people. It is history. My 5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.98 rounded to 4 stars review of The Tourists by Christopher Reich:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Political / Espionage Thriller
2nd book in the Mac Dekker series
Entertaining thriller
Race against the clock
Plenty of twists and turns
Flashbacks help readers understand what has transpired but adversely affected the flow for me.
I read Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg It is book 6 in the Eve Ronin series. Both my wife and I enjoy this series and recommend it to mystery/police procedural fans. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor by Christine KuehnIt is a little known story of German spies paid by the Japanese government to gather information about Pearl Harbor ships, defenses, etc. My 4.5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kiss Her Goodbye
3.5 stars for me.
I read this book as a free review copy from #NetGalley #thriller
tense and emotional read
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am a card-carrying fan of Mick Herron's Slow Horses series, and the latest instalment, Clown Town, is terrific! He's such a good writer. This one has real spies, failed spies, and blackmailing pensioner spies.
My review of Clown Town
Here is my 4.3 rounded to 4 stars review of The Lines by Matt Brolly:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural, British Crime Drama
1st book in a new series featuring DS Liam Kilshaw
Great characterization and atmosphere
Gripping and suspenseful
Here is my 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review of Fallen Star by Lee Goldberg:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural / crime novel
6th book in the Eve Ronin series
set in Calabasas, CA
Action-packed, Good twists, Some humor
Deadly Mistake
3.5 stars
Read as an ARC from #NetGalley
fast high stake thriller
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Please Don't Lie by Christina Baker Kline & Anne Burt is a slow burn of a psychological suspense. Set in an isolated mountain location, it's eerie and unsettling, but the ending seemed rushed after a slow build up.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.39 rounded to 4 stars review of The Iron Storm by Jack Du Brul:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical Mystery and Action Thriller
15th book in the Isaac Bell series
Overall, this is a briskly paced and entertaining page-turner that kept me engaged throughout the suspenseful, intriguing, and high stakes historical thriller. The book was terrific and transported this reader into the dark and terrifying world of a historical war. It was a rich assortment of history, politics, espionage, and war brought together with great world-building and an action-filled plot.
So far, I've enjoyed everything I've read by Aussie author Michael Robotham. For many years, he was a journalist in London, a place he knows well, where The White Crow is set. I like the premise of the daughter of a gangster being a young detective. Of course, Philomena's always suspected by both sides of leaking information, but Robotham makes it work. 
My review of The White Crow
Here is my 4.5 rounded to 5 stars review of The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mystery / Suspense
Book 2 in the Syd Walker series
Well-written and well-researched
Fantastic world-building, great plot, disturbing scenes, excellent pacing
Suspenseful, gritty, horrifying, thought-provoking, atmospheric
The author weaves in information about American history, struggles, and politics as it relates to Native Americans.
Here is my 4.29 rounded to 4 stars review of Her Buried Past by Carolyn Arnold:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural
14th book int he Madison Knight series
Great characterization, suspenseful
Here is my 4.18 rounded to 4 stars review of The Tattered Cover by Ellery Adams:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cozy Mystery
8th book in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series
Great characterization and world-building
Contains references to many books and authors and has a quote at the beginning of each chapter.
Here is my 4.43 rounded to 4 stars review of Imposter Syndrome by Andrew Mayne:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mystery / Police investigation
Spin-off Series featuring two FMCs.
Good characterization, a thought-provoking and chilling premise, and an intriguing mystery
⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 for this multigenerational family drama
Good Days Bad Days by Emily Bleeker https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3 star review of Fallen City by Adrienne Young:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Outlier opinion
Fantasy
Book 1 in the Fallen City duology
Dual timelines and dual points of view adversely affected the flow of this story.
While it kept me interested in the outcome, I didn't fully engage with the characters.
On top of that, it has a cliffhanger ending.
The full ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for the final installment in Jeffrey Archer's William Warwick Series,
. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.49 rounded to 4 stars review of Deadly Trade by Sara Driscoll:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mystery / FBI K-9
10th book in the FBI K-9 series
set in Hawaii
Dynamic characters, fantastic world-building, excellent pacing, intense scenes, great plot
Here is my 4.34 rounded to 4 stars review of Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cozy Mystery
4th book in the Vintage Cookbook Mystery Series
Set in New Orleans, LA
Mystery, Culture, and Food
Includes several recipes at the end of the book
Great world-building and characterization
Here is my 4.09 rounded to 4 stars review of The Cornish Christmas Pantomime Murder by Fiona Leitch:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cozy Mystery
9th book in the Jodie 'Nosey' Parker series
Entertaining, great characterization
As usual, Jodie picks up clues through gossip, luck, and asking the right questions that lead to an array of suspects.
Aussie author Sulari Gentill's Five Found Dead is an entertaining homage to Agatha Christie's famous Murder on the Orient Express - with different twists. 😊
My review of Five Found Dead
Children's book Streetlights in the Dark, is a simplified World War Two escape story about two little kids running and hiding from the Nazis one night. I have summarised the story to give a sense of how the subject is handled. It's out in January.
My review of Streetlights in the Dark with some illustrations
Here is my 4.45 rounded to 4 stars review of Innocence Road by Laura Griffin:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural / Crime Novel
Standalone novel
Wrongful conviction
Suspenseful, vivid world-building, gripping scenes
Here is my 4.25 rounded to 4 stars review of Prowl by Colleen Coble:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder Mystery
Wildlife Sanctuary setting
2nd book in the Sanctuary series
Suspenseful, several action-packed scenes, multiple mysteries
Here is my 3.91 rounded to 4 stars review of Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police investigation / Murder mystery
Susepenseful
Standalone novel
Twist plot, multiple suspects
Uneven flow, but terrific, vivid scenes
Solid plot
I read Skylark by Paula McLain It is historical fiction with dual timelines: Paris, 1664-65 and 1939-42. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.91 rounded to 5 stars review of Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fantasy / Detective
1st book in the Isle of Wyrd series
This is my top rated book of the year so far.
Fantastic world-building, excellent plot, chilling at times
Strong FMC
Several trigger warnings
Why haven't I read anything by this author before now?
The Widow
3.5 ⭐
Read as a #netgalley ARC
#grisham fan First ARC from the author.
A different kind of legal thriller.
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A recent excellent read is the brand new Legacy, an Aussie outback thriller by a favourite journalist-turned fiction writer, Chris Hammer. I'm developing a soft spot for former journos who seem to understand what matters in a story, how to keep it moving, and tell it well.
My review of Legacy
Here is my 4.0 review of A King's Ransom by Janet Evanovich:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Action-Adventure / Mystery
2nd book in the Gabriela Rose series
Fun, light, and entertaining
Plenty of over-the-top scenarios. If you can just "go with it" and not try to make them something more substantial, it's entertaining.
Character depth improved with this book.
Gabriela is completely different from Stephanie Plum so readers should expect significant differences.
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