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Tom wrote: "Just finished All the Missing Girls. Cudos to Megan Miranda for having the stones to tackle writing a book told from back to front. I am curious, though, why she na..."The title also irked me Tom. But you have to admit that Both the Missing Girls doesn't have quite the same appeal to it as All the Missing Girls. 😉😉
Recently finished two good reads:
The Runaway Children by Sandy Taylor. My spoiler free review (despite what it says at the beginning of the review, which I cannot figure out how to remove) can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... or sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...The second book was
Killman Creek by Rachel Caine. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... or https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Tom wrote: "Just finished All the Missing Girls. Cudos to Megan Miranda for having the stones to tackle writing a book told from back to front. I am curious, though..."Tom wrote: "Just finished All the Missing Girls. Cudos to Megan Miranda for having the stones to tackle writing a book told from back to front. I am curious, though, why she na..."
I remember liking that book and wondered when I saw your comments why the title didn't bother me. So I went back to check my review. I didn't say so at the time, but now I think "all" the girls may refer to the versions of herself that she wished she could be. I included a quote in my review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I may be trying to read too much into it, though. What I said was (including the quote):
She wishes vainly that she could have everything, have it all, all of whatever was good from the past and now. Like Russian dolls that have lots of dolls inside.
“That I could be all the versions of me, stacked inside one another, and find someone who would want them all. But that’s childhood. Before you realize that every step is a choice.”
Not a mystery, but a very good book.Who Asked You?
by Terry McMillanBetty Jean (BJ), an African American hotel employee, lives in a middle-class, mixed-race neighborhood in Los Angeles with her husband Lee David, who has Alzheimer's disease. BJ has to raise her grandsons while she deals with two troubled sisters; difficult children; and a variety of friends and neighbors. Well-written, funny, and entertaining. Highly recommended. 4 stars
My complete review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Awesome story. Love the world and the characters.
Can't wait to start reading #2.
5 stars!
Gone Missing
by Linda CastilloPolice Chief Kate Burkholder assists the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation in their search for some missing Amish girls. The girls were experiencing the freedom of Rumspringa.....did they go too far? Solid, engaging thriller. 3.5 stars
My complete review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's a soon-to-be-released police procedural in the "less talk, more action" mode:
The InnocentsMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sounds good Craig, very action packed. I like that better than books that meander along.
Morning Star
by Pierce BrownIn this conclusion to the trilogy a physically beat down Darrow has to recover and join his friends in the 'Sons of Ares' to try to defeat the greedy Gold overlords once and for all. Chock full of action. A very good finale to the series. 4 stars
My complete review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
After loving Aussie author Jane Harper's debut novel, The Dry, I was really looking forward to her second one, Force of Nature, which takes place in the wet.
3.5★ My review
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Finished The Beekeeper's Apprentice and am now zooming through a page turner from reliable David Baldacci, one of his earlier thrillers: Total Control
I finished this years ago, but recently re-read it.
Dance Hall of the Dead. Even better the second time around.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have listened to two really good but very different audiobooks in the past few days.
The Reversal by Michael Connelly a legal thriller/ Detective story. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... or sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...The second book was
] by Susan Mallery, my go to author for a light amusing read. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... or sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Two Kinds of Truth
by Michael ConnellyDetective Harry Bosch gets involved in two cases. One involves the murder of two pharmacists involved with 'pill-mills' and the second might result in the release of a convicted rapist/murderer because of 'new' DNA evidence. Very good book. 3.5 stars
My complete review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Flemish House: Inspector Maigret #14
by Georges Simenonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
Unnatural Causes by Dawn Eastman, a quick and quick paced cosy read. My no spoiler review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... or sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
The Scarred Woman
by Jussi Adler-OlsenDeparment Q, a cold case squad in Copenhagen, investigates the recent murder of an old woman that resembles the decade-old murder of a schoolteacher. Meanwhile Copenhagen is experiencing a host of 'hit and run' killings and Dept. Q's investigator - Rose Knudsen - is having a mental breakdown. Good mystery. 3.5 stars
My complete review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It's taken me decades to get around to this:
The Documents in the Case. Not your usual Dorothy Sayers.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Marwan wrote: "Finished The Flemish House: Inspector Maigret #14 by Georges Simenonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/sh..."
I'm enjoying this series.
Just finished The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories by P.D. James. Collection of four short stories set at Christmas, two of them featuring Dalgleish. Really enjoyed PD James in short story mode and now quite keen to get into reading Dalgleish - I didn't like him very much in his brief apearances in the Cordelia Grey stories ( the only other books of James I've read so far )
The twelve clues of Christmas features a young Dalgliesh and was just right to read on Christmas Eve.
Happy Holidays!
Struggling to catch up on my book reports.
The Jealous Kind. This one worked for meMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished The Saboteur which I enjoyed, 4 stars. My reviewhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Goldfinch
by Donna TarttAfter 13-year-old Theo Decker loses his mom during a terrorist bombing at The Museum of Modern Art - and makes off with a famous painting called 'The Goldfinch' - his life changes dramatically. Excellent book. 4 stars
My complete review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just got done reading theseThe Other Girl: A Novel by Erica Spindler One of her best book she has writen in years! I really loved it
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware I loved this book so much Just as good as her book The Lying Game! I hope she writes more soon
Fuzzy Navel by J.A. Konrath OMG I loved this book and the ending a clifhanger I so gotta read Cherry Bomb to see who Jack family that die! So Good!
A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow I saw it at my library though it might look good but I so couldnt get into it. I finsh it but dont think I be reading more from this person
Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs Slowely getting this series read Someone told me the books is 100% better then the Bones Tv Show and They are sooo right The Books are just wonderful!
This is all for now I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!
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The Other Girl: A Novel by Erica Spindler One of her best book she has writen in years! I really loved it
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Thanks, Shannon -- I hope you've had a nice holiday as well!!
Nancy wrote: "I've just finished A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story ever published, some 130 years ago in 1887. All crime/mystery/detective fans should read it."I agree Nancy :):)
Off the Grid
by P.J. TracyIn this addition to the series Grace MacBride and her colleagues at 'Monkeewrench Software' have to evade terrorists - as well as thugs who kidnap girls to be sex slaves - while they try to stop attacks on American cities. Lots of action and danger in this book. 3 stars
My complete review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished I Know a SecretI read it in 2 days and highly recommend it. My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Fall
by John LescroartIn this addition to the series, Dismas Hardy's daughter, Rebecca, is all grown up and following in dad's footsteps as an attorney. Rebecca takes the case when a child advocate is accused of killing a teenage girl. Good court scenes. 3.5 stars
My complete review://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2128065730
I know that most of you must have read Don't Let Go by Harlan Coben when it came out in September but I only just got round to it after offering it to my father for Christmas. From the first clever sentence: "Daisy wore a clingy black dress with a neckline so deep it could tutor philosophy" I was hooked until the final twist. This book is a masterclass in crime writing, full of humanity.
Just finished the The Cornish Coast Murder by John Bude. A book written in 1935. A traditional murder mystery, lots of red herrings. Enjoyable read.
Anne wrote: "Daisy wore a clingy black dress with a neckline so deep it could tutor philosophy."That is excellent!
Finally finished
Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... or sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
I been sick over the Christmas so i did nothing but read and also listen to 2 audio books Here are the books I read and Listen toFear Collector by Gregg Olsen I had this book for over a year and I finally got it read I started it Christmas Morning and had it finish by christmas night. I really loved it
The Bone Box by Gregg Olsen This was a short story that come with his Fear Collector, It was very good story
Now here is the audio books i listen to
Perfect Nightmare by John Saul & No Sanctuary by Richard Laymon both book I liked very much
Barbara wrote: "Off the Grid by P.J. TracyIn this addition to the series Grace MacBride and her colleagues at 'Monkeewrench Software' have to evad..."
I think i have only read one book of this series i need to read the rest i heard its a good series
Shannon wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Off the Grid by P.J. TracyIn this addition to the series Grace MacBride and her colleagues at 'Monkeewrench Softwa..."
It's a pretty good series Shannon. Action packed.
Not a mystery, but some folks might be interested. 
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksDr. Oliver Sacks was a physician, author, and professor of neurology who published several books about individuals with neurological problems. In this book Dr. Sacks discusses patients whose brain malfunctions cause a variety of 'maladies' including: a musician who lost the ability to see faces or recognize familiar objects; a former sailor who believed the year was permanently 1945; a man who thought his leg belonged to someone else; and other unusual afflictions.
My complete review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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[book:The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinica..."That is a great book.
I recently finished Red Queen, which I thought would be an easy read. It was so depressing, and I have no desire to read the rest of the series. I almost did finish. Wish I had not wasted my time. I started the cozy mystery Dark Chocolate Demise and will begin Sourdough at the first of the year!
Nancy wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Not a mystery, but some folks might be interested. [book:The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat a..."Yup, Nancy, a great book. Sacks had the knack of conveying the humanity of his cases: not mere curiosities
I finished I Let You Go before Christmas but haven't had time to write my review until now. In a nutshell, the book struck me as two different stories. I was reading along, barely able to maintain my interest and 'Pow!' it totally changed. The characters changed, the subject changed, even the plot changed. 
Here is my review.
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