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I finished the 3rd Harry Bosch mystery this morning; The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly. I thought it was excellent. ( 5 stars) My review is belowhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Next book in line is the 5th Inspector Gamache mystery; The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
Just started THE HEAVENS MAY FALL by Allen Eskens, the third book in his ongoing mystery series featuring detective Max Rupert.
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard: A Cajun Country Mystery
by Ellen ByronIn this fifth book in the 'Cajun Country' cozy mystery series, amateur sleuth Maggie Crozat is suspected of murder. The book can be read as a standalone.
Charming and fun cozy mystery. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Suicide House by Charlie DonleaFinished
While You Slept by R.J. Parker, parts of which were excellent and parts of which weren't at all good. Check out my review on https://www.instagram.com/p/CEDWtUbg5...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Watch Your Back
by Donald WestlakeJohn Dortmunder #13, OK to read as a stand-alone, but some history of the characters would be helpful.
So in this one there's a rich guy hiding out from his ex-wives and their process servers in Club Med, which means his amazing penthouse full of paintings and jewelry and other very valuable stuff is sitting vacant. But the O J Bar has been taken over by some hard-core Mafia crooks who are turning it into a bust-out joint so there's nowhere for the gang to meet.
Westlake is like a guy juggling chain saws. All these plot lines just buzz along and while all that's going on hilarity ensues.
Absolutely wonderful book, one of Westlake's best. 5 stars.
I just finished Wendy Walker’s upcoming thriller, Don’t Look for Me
Here’s my four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Araych wrote: "Watch Your Back
by Donald WestlakeJohn Dortmunder #13, OK to read as a stand-alone, but some history of the characters would be helpful.
So in this one there's ..."
I am slowly, but surely, re-reading this series. I love Dortmunder and the gang.
Perfect
by Rachel JoyceWhen an 11=year-old boy hears that 2 seconds will be added to the clock because of leap year, he becomes agitated. This leads to actions that have long term consequences.
Interesting story. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished:
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
which is not a "crime" book per se, but does have more criminal element than I anticipated.
RJ from the LBC wrote: "I finished: 
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
which is not a "crime" ..."
Probably my favorite Steinbeck novel.
Last last weeks i read theseI Know You Know
Okay of a book but IMO not one of her bestDirty Little Secrets
Very Good Start of a series will read more from herInstinct
I really loved this one from him I am gonna have to read more from this series of hisThe Lucky One
I found this book very boring it took me to long to get it finish i dont think i will read anymore from this personStrike Me Down
Very good book I really liked this one will read more from herBelieve Me
Another great boom from this writer! Death of a Kitchen Diva
I read this on the Libby App and i love it! I think they got the whole series on there so i will be reading more in this seriesTheodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
I cant believe I never read this series of his since I am a big fan of his writing since I first read The Firm in high school! I so loved this book remind me so much of Nancy Drew & The Hardy boys. Will have to read this whole seriesNow I am reading these
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I've enjoyed all the Graham Brack novels I've read so far, and the second in the Master Mercurius historical mystery series is another winner. Untrue till Death takes place in the Netherlands in the 17th century, full of murder and intrigue with the author's trademark humour.
4.5★ Link to my Untrue Till Death review
Nancy wrote: "I love that book."Chris wrote: "Probably my favorite Steinbeck novel."
Thanks, I loved it too. Much more than expected.
I've finished Simenon's The Grand Banks Café (1931), and had I not already been a huge fan of the author before, this book would have made me one.
One more Simenon, The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin, before getting back to Ellroy.
One more Simenon, The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin, before getting back to Ellroy.
Finished The DreamerIt is book 11 in the legal mystery series and I recommend the series.
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished reading Untrue Till Death
This is a fun read! Here’s a link to my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nancy, hahahaha! I finished the Grand Banks Cafe last week, and have been listing to the Gai Moulin as well. I’m guessing you’re reading the maigret novels chronologically, as well.
I’ve noticed with the last few Simenon books, that he gets creative with plots and concepts, while still being realistic. In the Dancer at the Gai Moulin, Maigret doesn’t show up until more than halfway through, and it’s even more different when he does. Agatha Christie did a similar thing, once with a Poirot novel, and once with a Marple novel.
Bruce wrote: "I’ve noticed with the last few Simenon books, that he gets creative with plots and concepts, while still being realistic. In the Dancer at the Gai Moulin, Maigret doesn’t show up until more than ha..."
shh! I've only made it to page 19!
shh! I've only made it to page 19!
Bruce wrote: "Nancy, hahahaha! I finished the Grand Banks Cafe last week, and have been listing to the Gai Moulin as well. I’m guessing you’re reading the maigret novels chronologically, as well."
Chronologically, yes, but The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin will be the last Maigret until I'm finished with L.A. Confidential Did you enjoy Grand Banks? I did.
Chronologically, yes, but The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin will be the last Maigret until I'm finished with L.A. Confidential Did you enjoy Grand Banks? I did.
I took today off (dinner in slow cooker even!) so that I could finish The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin. Booyah! Maigret seriously outdoes himself here. I actually enjoyed this more than I did The Grand Banks Café.
I'll get back to reading Simenon's The Two-Penny Bar and The Shadow Puppet after I finish L.A. Confidential.
I'll get back to reading Simenon's The Two-Penny Bar and The Shadow Puppet after I finish L.A. Confidential.
The Palace of the Stars
by Karina McRoberts'The Palace of the Stars' by Australian author Karina McRoberts is the first book in a planned trilogy best characterized as historical fiction mixed with character studies. As advertised, the story has elements of "love, magic, and mystery."
Interesting story. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Last Piece by Imogen ClarkFinished
The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea.😲😲😲😲.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished:
The Eighth Detective
by: Alex Pavesi
Charming and Cerebral. My full review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nancy, I did enjoy the Grand Banks. One of the better ones, although I haven’t noticed much of a difference in quality between the Maigret books so far. They’re all very consistent, which is all the more impressive considering how much he wrote in one year. Honestly, I can’t think of any other classic mystery writer who was that consistent.
Tiny White Lies by Fiona PalmerFinished an emotional family drama
The Last Piece by Imogen Clark 😍😍😍😍.3https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Errm not sure whether to put this here or not lol... Carrie by Stephen King.... absolutely loving it
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow. Nice ending to legal thriller/ murder mystery but really drags on its way there. Rating - 3/5.
My Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlinhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting on I HEAR THE SIRENS IN THE STREET by Adrian McKinty, the second novel in his detective Sean Duffy mystery series set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.
Finished, to my utter pleasure, Untrue till Death by Graham Brack.
Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A decent addition to the series. Here’s my three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...