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Five mutilated bodies in France - with their skulltops sawn off - are connected with insidious movies in Belgium....films that contain subliminal messages. Detective Lucie Hennebelle and Chief Inspector Franck Sharko investigate. Good thriller. 3.5 stars
My complete review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



I'm having a really tough time reading "Every Dead Thing". Maybe because I have no way to relate to the characters. Was it worth the read? Worth it for me to finish the book? Thanks








Reading Kindle Scout books - for those of you who don't know, Kindle Scout is a forum for aspiring authors to attempt to publish themselves, and the "winners" get Amazon's help to publish their works. It's an easy way to get free copies of books; but, however, as you might imagine, there's a lot of poor writing that must be waded through to find good ones.
I was pleased with this one however: a very suspenseful mystery/thriller by TJ Frost called Fight for Life.



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A Mind To Kill
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In this third book in the "Hailey Dean" mystery series Hailey is set to testify at the trial of Todd Adams, accused of killing his nine-months-pregnant wife. While Hailey's in Savannah, Georgia for the trial, she gets to investigate a couple of other murders. Nice atmospheric, cozy(ish) mystery with interesting characters. 3.5 stars
My complete review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...






The English town of Beckford lies alongside a river that has a bend called 'the drowning pool'....where women tend to die by murder or suicide. When two deaths occur close together, much drama ensues. Very complex plot with a LOT of characters....but it's a pretty good story. 3.5 stars
My complete review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...












Earlier this year, I read and reviewed The Policewoman by Justin W.M. Roberts. After my review and several others criticizing similar items as me, the author made changes to the book and has sent me an updated copy of the book to review. I will start reading that updated copy tomorrow morning.






Quadriplegic forensic expert Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs have to clear Linc's cousin of a murder charge. The real culprit uses data mining to lure victims and frame innocent people. Pretty good mystery. 3 stars
My complete review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Sorry to say, this one didn't work for me, even though I really wanted it to.

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And this one I really enjoyed - Evil Games by Angela Marsons.
5 stars.

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I've barely slept in the last 3 nights giving me lots of time to finish rereading The Wine of Angels, by Phil Rickman. It's an intelligent literary crime novel with mild supernatural overtones that exposes a lot of the secrets held by a small English village, but it is as far away from any cozy mysteries or Miss Marple as you can get.

Oh, goodie!
Tom wrote: "Nancy wrote: "but it is as far away from any cozy mysteries or Miss Marple as you can get. "
Oh, goodie!"
Oh yes. It's a good one.
If I'm awake again tonight, I'm going to start Midwinter of the Spirit.
Oh, goodie!"
Oh yes. It's a good one.
If I'm awake again tonight, I'm going to start Midwinter of the Spirit.

Tom wrote: "What's keeping you up? My sister couldn't sleep Sunday night because it was windy so she got up around 2:30 and looked out to see a wall of flames rushing down the valley towards their house. They ..."
Are they okay? Oh my god. That's awful, Tom.
I have no clue why -- this just happens to me every so often and I'm awake for 3 or 4 days before I just crash.
Are they okay? Oh my god. That's awful, Tom.
I have no clue why -- this just happens to me every so often and I'm awake for 3 or 4 days before I just crash.

They are fine but my nephew cut it pretty close. He stayed another half hour and ended up driving through burning brush and falling trees. I don't know whether to slap him on the shoulder or call him an idiot.
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Great review Tim.