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[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Bill wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Still working on Ellroy's The Big Nowhere. We lost our sweet, sweet dog who's been with us 13 years the day before yesterday so my progress is a bit slow these days."

I..."

They really are. We have another dog, a bit younger, and all of yesterday she sat at the front door waiting for her sister to come back. Gutwrenching.

[Linda]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I know exactly how you feel, I put Shiloh down a couple of months ago. He was 15.

[Barbara]

The Fallen by David Baldacci

In this 4th book in the 'Amos Decker' series, the FBI consultant and his partner Alex Jamison investigate a series of bizarre murders. The book can be read as a standalone.

Convoluted plot but it's a good story. 3 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bill]

Nancy wrote: "Bill wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Still working on Ellroy's The Big Nowhere. We lost our sweet, sweet dog who's been with us 13 years the day before yesterday so my progress is a bit slow th..."

So sad.....

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Magical and enthralling, South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

About to begin Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

[Linda]

Presumed Innocent

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Linda wrote: "I'm so sorry for your loss. I know exactly how you feel, I put Shiloh down a couple of months ago. He was 15."

Oh, that's sad, Linda.
❤

[Dem]

Finished The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

My Review:www.goodreads.com/review/show/3479149498

[Barbara]

Linda wrote: "Presumed Innocent"

This is a favorite of mine. 🙂

[Araych]

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Not a fictional mystery but rather an absolutely fascinating true history of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and of the country's first psychopathic serial killer, H.H. Holmes. If you're not familiar with either don't feel bad, neither was I. Probably 3/4 fair and 1/4 Holmes. Wonderfully written with lots of evocative details of the time. Highly recommended, 5 stars.

[Joelle]

Just finished:


Never Have I Ever

by:
Joshilyn Jackson

Compulsive, solid new thriller. My full review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[James]

Now starting GONE TO DUST by Matt Goldman, the first book in his ongoing detective Nils Shapiro mystery series.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "Still working on Ellroy's The Big Nowhere. We lost our sweet, sweet dog who's been with us 13 years the day before yesterday so my progress is a bit slow these days."

Sorry to hear that Nancy. :-(

[Dilyana]

Recently started "Sister" by Rosamund Lupton. I read some very positive reviews about it and that made me curious. It's been 100 pages so far, but I really enjoy it. Hope the end doesn't dissapoint me. 🤷‍♀️

[Matthew]

I'm reading a number of books at the moment (hello, short attention span...look a moth!) but the one most relevant to this group would be Last Words by Michael Koryta. I'm into the last 25% or so of the book and it has gotten very good...it was hard to get into at first but really picks up roughly halfway through.

[Thomas]

A mystery/thriller, set in Shetland, Scotland. I enjoyed it. My 4 star review.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

[Liz]

I just finished The Dying Light.

Here’s my 3 1/2 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bill]

I just finished Where the Dark Streets Go by Dorothy Salisbury Davis, my second book by her. I will read more. She is excellent. (4.5 stars) My review below

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I finished my 75th book

[Christine]

Sandy how are both of your books going?

[Faith]

My review of The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

Christine wrote: "I finished my 75th book"

Nice going Christine. 😊👍

[Esther]

Nancy wrote: "Still working on Ellroy's The Big Nowhere. We lost our sweet, sweet dog who's been with us 13 years the day before yesterday so my progress is a bit slow these days."

So sorry to hear about the loss of your dog.

[Leena]

im reading 3 books simultaneously.
1. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
2. The Turn of Key by Ruth Ware.
3. Kill Switch by Steve Lee

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

@RJ & Esther

Thanks. It's really quiet here without her.

[PattyMacDotComma]

It's no secret I'm partial to Sir Robert Carey and his Elizabethan escapades, and I loved An Air of Treason, number 6 in P.F. Chisholm's historical mystery series.
5★ Link to my Air of Treason review

[PattyMacDotComma]

Nancy wrote: "@RJ & Esther

Thanks. It's really quiet here without her."

I didn't see your post - but I'm sad to think of you having that empty feeling. :(

[PattyMacDotComma]

It's no secret I'm partial to Sir Robert Carey and his Elizabethan escapades, and I loved An Air of Treason, number 6 in P.F. Chisholm's historical mystery series.
5★ Link to my Air of Treason review

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

Just finished a book in one of my favorite series: Lazarus, by Lars Kepler.


You can read my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I also finished The Tenant, by Katrine Engberg


You can read my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Thanks to a lazy day in the garden I finished another book: The Chalet, by Catherine Cooper


You can read my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Earlier this week I finished Before he kills again by Margaret Murphy


You can find my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

Dick Francis's Damage by Felix Francis

Someone is threatening to hobble British horseracing unless a huge ransom is paid....so a British Horseracing Authority agent gets on the job.

Good story. 3.5 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bruce]

I’m reading The Grand Banks Cafe, by Georges Simenon.

[Barbara]

Bruce wrote: "I’m reading The Grand Banks Cafe, by Georges Simenon."

I like Simenon's books. Such a 'relaxed' kind of detective. 😊

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Nancy wrote: "@RJ & Esther

Thanks. It's really quiet here without her."

I didn't see your post - but I'm sad to think of you having that empty feeling. :("

You're so sweet. ❤

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Bruce wrote: "I’m reading The Grand Banks Cafe, by Georges Simenon."

I recently bought four more Simenon novels (the Penguin reprints). He's out on top as one of my favorite writers.

[Leena]

Just finished The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware. za very disappointing book.

now reading Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow and Kill Switch by Steven Lee.

[Zoe]

^ yeah I too wasn’t impressed with that book by Ruth Ware I like the idea but it just fell flat.

[Leena]

so many unexplained details. the hype was more on the ambience than the actual how of the plot.

[Araych]

Invisible Prey by John Sandford

Lucas Davenport #17, OK to read as a stand-alone. This book is a great read -- plot, dialogue, characters, everything. A rich old lady gets killed and, while going through the house afterwards, maybe some antiques are missing. This is one of the best of the Prey series, 5 stars.

[Christine]

I finished my 76th book

[Leena]

ive just finished Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent. What a fantastic legal thriller .
Rating: 4 stars

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "Bruce wrote: "I’m reading The Grand Banks Cafe, by Georges Simenon."

I recently bought four more Simenon novels (the Penguin reprints). He's out on top as one of my favorite writers."

I recently acquired a gently used copy of Mr Hire's Engagement. I'm looking forward to reading it, but it's going to be a few months before I get to it.

[James]

Just started on THE COLD COLD GROUND by Adrian McKinty, the first book in his Detective Sean Duffy series set during The Troubles in the early 80's North Ireland.

[Barbara]

Murder and the Movies by David Thomson

Movie critic and historian David Thomson writes about the ubiquitous depiction of death and murder in the media, especially films, and asks what it says about us, the consumers who happily watch all the dying and destruction.

Thomson is knowledgeable and has a sense of humor. 3.5 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Full of action and intrigue - The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDxllnrgF...

Next up is The Descent by Matt Brolly

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Barbara wrote: "Murder and the Movies by David Thomson

Movie critic and historian David Thomson writes about the ubiquitous depiction o..."

That looks like something I might enjoy. Thanks.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ from the LBC wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Bruce wrote: "I’m reading The Grand Banks Cafe, by Georges Simenon."

I recently bought four more Simenon novels (the Penguin reprints). He's out on top as one of my favorite writers...."

I read the NYRB edition (The Engagement) some time ago. I loved that book.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Still working on Ellroy's The Big Nowhere. Sometimes it's too mentally much so it's going a bit slowly, but on the whole, it's an amazing novel.

[Barbara]

Nancy wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Murder and the Movies by David Thomson

That looks like something I might enjoy. Thanks

You're welcome Nancy. 😊

[Bruce]

Yes. He’s definitely very relaxed, whereas all the suspects and other characters are excitable. I’ve been listening to the books in order on audio on YouTube. They go by really quick too. I’m generally not a fan of mysteries with a police detective as the detective, but the Maigret books are an exception, as well as PD James’ Dalgliesh books. I like them more than other police detective books because the characters are more “grey” or ambiguous, rather than “black and white” or all good or bad. I only started the Simenon books this year and was skeptical at first, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised