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[Barbara]

About Face: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Donna Leon

Commissario Guido Brunetti has several investigations in this case, related to the Camorra (Italian mafia) making huge profits from Italy's trash problems.

Plot's a bit complicated but it's always great to visit with Brunetti. 3 stars

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

[Barbara]

Michael wrote: "Just finished A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Continuing to read [book:Rebecca|1789994..."

A Gentleman in Moscow is good. Rebecca too. 😊

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

still reading White Jazz by James Ellroy. I'm hoping to finish by tomorrow. This one's a bit more challenging than the others because it's done only from a first-person pov, and because he's gone pretty dynamite staccato on the language in this novel.

[Liz]

I just finished listening to The Quartet Murders

Here’s a link to my three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bruce]

I started by E.W. Hornung

[Faith]

My review of When She Was Good by Michael Robotham

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

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished the terrific and fun Detroit crime novel:


Swag by Elmore Leonard
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


Prizzi's Honor by Richard Condon

[Thomas]

My 4 star review of a short story in the Kate Burkholder series, In Plain Sight
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Araych]

The Ice Harvest by Scott Phillips

Dynamite fast-paced mystery with scenes of hilarious dark humor. I saw the movie before I read the book and I think this is one of the few instances where the movie is better than the book. 4 stars if you haven't seen the movie, 3 if you have.

[PattyMacDotComma]

I always enjoy Louise Penny's excellent Chief Inspector Gamache series and just finished Glass Houses, where many consciences are troubled.
4.5★Link to my "Glass Houses" review

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I've finished White Jazz which means I've also finished the LA Quartet. Honestly, these four books taken together are some of the very best examples of crime literature I've ever read. Jeez.

Anyone thinking of reading these would be wise to at least start with The Big Nowhere and read your way through the other two in order. I think you could feasibly not start with The Black Dahlia and be okay, but then you'd miss one of the best of the four books.

[Christine]

[Araych]

Last Looks by Howard Michael Gould

Dynamite debut novel from Gould, featuring ex-LAPD cop Charlie Waldo, living as a hermit after a case of his went terribly wrong. Well, he gets pulled back into the movie business and it's a real hoot. Sort of like Carl Hiaasen in Hollywood rather than Miami. I surely hope this is the first of many. 4 stars, highly recommended.

[Barbara]

Snatch 2&20: A Satirical Romp through the Wall Street Swamp by Luke E. Fellows

This comic novel is about the greedy 1% who suck in money using financial shenanigans most people don't understand. Giles Goodenough gets caught up in the system with dire consequences. (Not a spoiler. Giles wakes from a coma at the beginning of the book.)

Very funny story. 4 stars

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

For moving pics go to my blog: https://reviewsbybarbsaffer.blogspot....

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

When She Was Good: The heart-stopping new thriller from the mastermind of crime by Michael Robotham

Two five star reads in a row!
The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan the author had me tied in knots!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and
my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

The next book I picked up because I had the second in the series to read, and I didn't want to start on that until I had read Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham which turned out to be the best read of the year (so far)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

[Thomas]

The Awkward Black ManMy review, 3.5 stars rounded down. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I finished my 83rd book

[Christine]

Sandy how three of your books going?

[Liz]

I just finished listening to Open Season, the first in the Joe Gunther series.

A great start to a wonderful series. Here’s a link to my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Faith]

My review of Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee

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

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I'm getting ready to read The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos (Pushkin). Has anyone read it?

[Mary Beth]

Finished The Night Swim

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

[Faith]

My review of Rush of Blood by Mark Billingham

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

[Zoe]

Rose Madder by Stephen King

[Dem]

Finished and loved Inge's War: A German Woman's Story of Family, Secrets, and Survival Under Hitler

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3513165352

[Michael]

Just finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman.

Finishing up The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham.

[John]

I have just finished in the past week- Tribal Court, Crimson Lake Road, Aimpoint, Target Down, Hard Way, Every Reasonable Doubt and An Invisible Client. Currently reading By Reason of Insanity

[Renee]

I finished The Deserter It surprises people that I love a good action story. This filled that spot. Yes there is a high body count. Yes the main char talks about women like the are good for only one thing. But the good guy wins and the real bad guy doesnt.

[Chris]

Just finished out of sight by Elmore Leonard

[Christine]

[Sagarika]

Currently reading - 'Behind her eyes'

Just finished - Killman Creek

[Xavier]

The Innocent Girls, book two in the Casey White series by B.S. Spangler, and a step up from the first entry.

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

[Barbara]

Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker

A woman who's in despair after the death of her child vanishes, and the police believe she left intentionally. Some of her family members don't agree.

Suspenseful thriller. 3 stars

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

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

Cry Baby by Mark Billingham

Finished the excellent #2 in the Cyrus Haven series, When She Was Good: The heart-stopping new thriller from the mastermind of crime by Michael Robotham
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

[PattyMacDotComma]

I just enjoyed another delightful escapade with The Honourable Phryne Fisher, the luscious sleuth created by Australian favourite, Kerry Greenwood. 1920s Melbourne is where Miss Fisher investigates a Murder on the Ballarat Train.
4★ Link to my review of Murder on the Ballarat Train

[Jean]

A very nice, quick read for a Saturday afternoon: In Plain Sight . Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Deb]

Nancy wrote: "I'm getting ready to read The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos (Pushkin). Has anyone read it?"

I've not read it, nor have heard of the author. You'll have to let us know what you think. : )

[Bruce]

I finished reading The Amateur Cracksman, by E.W. Hornung.

[Christine]

I finished my 84th book

[Christine]

Sandy how are both of your books going?

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Deb wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I'm getting ready to read The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos (Pushkin). Has anyone read it?"

I've not read it, nor have heard of the author. You'll have to ..."

I will definitely do that! I'm thinking I'll be finished with it today. It reads fast.

[Leena]

Im currently reading Georgina Cross's The Stepdaughter. Boy what a book! It's amazing.

[Barbara]

Christine wrote: "I finished my 84th book"

Nice going. 😊

[Dem]

Finished When I Was You byAmber Garza

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3528923071

[Renee]

I am laughing my way through The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror

[Zoe]

An English Murder by Cyril Hare

[Liz]

I just finished listening to One of Us is Lying

Here’s a link to my three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Not really a mystery but I finished:


Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading the Pulitzer-Prize winner:


The Way West by A.B. Guthrie Jr.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

So I finished The Mystery of Henri Pick, and it was lighter fare for me than normal, but there was indeed a mystery to be had although the novel was not truly what I'd consider crime fiction. It did have a great twist though that was somewhat of a gamechanger in my reading of the book.

Once again I have no bloody clue as to what to read next in the realm of mystery/crime. Hopefully one book on my overloaded shelves will call out to me.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Renee wrote: "I am laughing my way through The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror"

I've laughed my way through many of his books, especially Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal and Sacré Bleu. He's so much fun.