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jaxnsmom wrote: "Gary wrote: "Now reading 
Dying to Get Published not sure if it is considered cozy, so I posted it here."It sounds like a cozy to me. I'..."
After reading it, 4 stars, definitely cozy. I'll probably use books 2 and 3 as one of the possible selections in my April serial reads.
Barbara wrote: "I just finished 
. It's the latest in the Myron Bolitar series. I think it has been five (or more) years since the last one. It was great reading, like catching up with an o..."Read this last year and really enjoyed it. The ending was a surprise!
Other books on deck for March:Love Match series by Nana Malone
Game, Set, Match #1 3/3
Mismatch #2
Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter
Unseen #7
The Kept Woman #8
Tracy Crosswhite series by Robert Dugoni
Her Final Breath #2
In the Clearing #3
The Trapped Girl #4
I just finished listening to
by Allen Eskens. I was intrigued by the premise from the beginning, and the story unfolded in a way that was wholly immersive. It was my first book by the author, and won't be my last. So glad I listened on audio -- it brought that much more depth to a very compelling story.
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by Allen Eskens. I was intrigued by the premise from the beginning, and the story unfolded in a way that was whol..."Sounds intriguing, I've added it to my tbr. I agree about audiobooks - a good narrator can add so much more to the experience.
Just continuing on with the In Death series with Eve Dallas. Author is J.D. Robb. I am getting closer! i finished book 42!
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In the story, there have been a lot of characters and story lines introduced that don't seem to have much to do with one another, but I'm sure it will all come together eventually. So far, I like what I'm hearing...
Just finished the Pattern Artist. A 1911 book where a young woman discovers she is a very talented clothing designer.
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jaxnsmom wrote: "I have gotten hooked on the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward. I'm starting the seventh book, Lover Avenged this week."I read #1, #2 & #5 in that series. Really liked #5, not so much the other 2. Should have been right up my alley, but something just didn't click.
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I'm outside the mystery genre altogether while reading The Hammer of Thor. It's a fantasy and part of a great series by the author of the Percy Jackson and The Olympians books, Rick Riordan.
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I am just starting The Fall of the Giants by Ken Follett. Quite ambitious
Susan wrote: "I am just starting The Fall of the Giants by Ken Follett. Quite ambitious"Please let us know what you think of it. That book has been on my TBR list for a while now. I really like Ken Follett generally, but am afraid that if I read that book, I'll get swept into reading all three really long books! Maybe after I finish the "Clifton Chronicles" series.
Barbara wrote: "Susan wrote: "I am just starting The Fall of the Giants by Ken Follett. Quite ambitious"Please let us know what you think of it. That book has been on my TBR list for a while now. I really like K..."
I have felt the same way about reading the North and South Trilogy and The Kent Family Chronicles by John Jakes.
_Forever Amber_ (fabulous!!) and the second book in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series, _The Subtle Knife_, a group read started today with the Goodreads "Lovers of YA" group. Oh yeah, and about 13 others, here and there. :-+
Gary wrote: "Now reading 
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter"Gary, I'm always intrigued and tickled by your book choices. By the way, I looked up _Leave No Stone Unturned_ since you were reading it, and found that I had downloaded a free copy a couple of years ago. Last night I put it on my Kindle and hope to start it soon.
C-shaw wrote: "Gary wrote: "Now reading Skinwalker by Faith Hunter"Gary, I'm always intrigued and tickled by your book choices. By the way, I looked..."
I am a bit behind on my review writing. I enjoyed Leave No Stone Unturned. I also grabbed it for free for my Nook years ago. Skinwalker has been on my Nook for even longer back than Dec of 2014 when I started using GR. Reading challenges help clear off the TBR. Of course I tend to acquire books on the Nook faster than I can read them up.
Oh, me too, with my Kindle downloads. I have HUNDREDS of them stored on my home computer, along with 22 pages (perhaps 300 books) presently on my Kindle and a few thousand books in my home library. I know I won't live long enough to read them all, but what can I say: I'm a hopeless addict! Every day I see new ones I HAVE to have. I also use two libraries, but not much and with lots of caution (limit of a few books at a time) because I need to have personal possession of my books so I can read them today or next year or whenever. It's a wonder my family doesn't plan an intervention, but what the hay. I quit drinking and drugging and smoking and don't carouse; a girl's gotta have SOME vices. Well, there is my addiction to jelly beans too. . . . :-)
Karen wrote: "Reading Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King."Excellent trilogy! Really liked all 3 books.
Barbara wrote: "Susan wrote: "I am just starting The Fall of the Giants by Ken Follett. Quite ambitious"Please let us know what you think of it. That book has been on my TBR list for a while now. I really like K..."
I have the other two books waiting in the queue. Not exactly bed reading.
The books are rather heavy
I finished Forever Odd by Dean Koontz and really enjoyed the story. I find the lead character Odd to be very interesting and fascinating. I just started reading The Art and Craft of Storytelling by Nancy Lamb. Figured it's time to get back into writing stories again. Not sure when I will return to reading Cozy Mysteries.
Susan wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Susan wrote: "I am just starting The Fall of the Giants by Ken Follett. Quite ambitious"Please let us know what you think of it. That book has been on my TBR list for a while now...."
There's heavy and then heavy. . . My Kindle has been a godsend for those physically heavy tomes! No more bruised nose when I go to sleep reading and drop it on meself. Can't say the same for the psychologically heavy ones, alas. :-]
Susan wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Susan wrote: "I am just starting The Fall of the Giants by Ken Follett. Quite ambitious"Please let us know what you think of it. That book has been on my TBR list for a while now...."
Ken Follett is the best! I hope to read _The Fall of the Giants_ soon.
Started
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon. Military SF for those interested in such things. The book is the first in the series.
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Barb wrote: "Once again, I stayed up way too late last night so I could finish Whack A Mole, by Chris Grabenstein, and once again, I loved the book. Why on earth did I wait so long to read it??"Oh, I do love Chris Grabenstein! He's from my home town, so I'm also very proud of him for that. The first three John Ceepak mysteries are all 99 cents for Kindle version. Got to have!
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Oh, I do love Chris Grabenstein! "
Have you read any of his books for kids? I loved The Island of Dr. Libris and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library. I'm hoping to get to the next Lemoncello book this month, and Home Sweet Motel is on my list too.
Oh yes, I absolutely adored _Mr. Lemoncello's Library_. Haven't read _Home Sweet Motel_ yet (that's the first I've heard of it), and I bought _The Island of Dr. Libris_ but haven't read it yet. I did buy the first three John Ceepak books yesterday, along with the Ceepak short story.
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I saw it on the "new books" shelf in the children's department at our public library last fall, or I wouldn't have known about it either :) I'm still trying to decide if I want to read The Crossroads, the first in another of his series for kids -- I think it was his very first kids' book? -- but it sounds a lot creepier than the others.
Don't know about _the Crossroads_ either. My goodness, he's prolific! Creepy may not be a good thing for a kids' book, but I don't mind creepy myself, since I'm a tough old dame. :-)
MadameZelda wrote: "I just finished 
by J.D. Robb. Loved it. Now I have to wait for the next one!"I must put J.D. Robb on my list, never read anything by him?her? but there are so many good reviews.
MadameZelda wrote: "I just finished by J.D. Robb. Loved it. Now I have to wait for the next one!"J.D. Robb is a "her," a pretty lady.
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by J.D. Robb. Loved it. Now I have to wait for the next one!"I must put J.D. Robb on my list, never read an..."
J.D. Robb is a pen name used by Nora Roberts for the mystery series she authors.
Oh! I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.
I finished reading Bullet for a Star by Stuart Kaminsky, his first Toby Peters series set in the 1940's. I had already read his book Mildred Pierced, which is a little later in the series, but I got it cheap on my kindle app. Now, I'm reading his second Toby Peters book, Murder on the Yellow Brick Road. I guess you can tell that this series has Old Hollywood stars. There is humor in his books, but they don't quite qualify as a cozy. Kaminsky has 3 other series, I think. Anyone else read any of this author's books?
I am reading
, Book 5, which would end the Lakeside story. I love the series.(Book 6 starts in a different area of the world and so a new set of characters.)
Jan wrote: "I finished reading Bullet for a Star by Stuart Kaminsky, his first Toby Peters series set in the 1940's. I had already read his book Mildred Pierced, which is a little later in the series, but I go..."I love the Toby Peters series. The Howard Hughes Affair is the next one up for me. I picked up Mildred Pierced when it was on sale. Open Road needs another sale on this series. I am waiting for a sale on his other 2 series as well. Kaminsky also wrote two CSI NY novels.
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Can't say that I even knew these existed, jaxnsmom, but thanks for bringing them to my attention. Looks like either the series didn't do so well or he got tired of writing it, because there are only two books. *off to see if my library system has them available*
jaxnsmom wrote: "@ Barb and C-shaw, have you read either of Grabenstein's Christopher Miller books? Slay Ride and Hell for the Holidays"No! Thank you for mentioning them. I'm looking them up and adding to my ever-growing tbr list.
Currently halfway through
Dead Case in Deadwoodby Ann Charles which is probably a bit too steamy to classify as a cozy. Also reading
Motor City Blue by Loren D. Estleman
Gary wrote: "Currently halfway through Dead Case in Deadwoodby Ann Charles which is probably a bit too steamy to classify as a cozy. A..."I did enjoy that Ann Charles book!
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It sounds like a cozy to me. I've added it to my tbr, so I'll be interested in what you think of it.