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[Jannat]

I have just read the little prince. It was great. And emotional😭

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Jannat wrote: "I have just read the little prince. It was great. And emotional😭"

I remember that from my second year of French. I've always loved that book.

"Lorsque j'avais six ans j'ai vu, une fois, une magnifique image, dans un livre sur la Forêt Vierge qui s'appelait "Histoires Vécues". Ça représentait un serpent boa qui avalait un fauve. Voilà la copie du dessin."

ahhh. Brings back memories.

[Liz]

I just finished Shadow Sands

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

[Tone]

I'm reading and enjoying The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante. It's not crime fiction, but gripping all the same.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


'Salem's Lot by Stephen King
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


Books of Blood: Volume One by Clive Barker

[Barbara]

The Last Mile by David Baldacci

In this second book in the 'Memory Man' series, newly hired FBI consultant Amos Decker helps free a man from Death Row. The book can be read as a standalone.

Interesting story but overly convoluted. 3 stars

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

[Araych]

Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen

Carl Hiaasen is a national treasure. Even though this book is not his best work it's still a great read and highly recommended. Featuring a female raccoon wrangler and a fat idiot addicted to his tanning machine who is the POTUS but not named Trump. 4 stars.

[Don]

Night Film, brilliant book
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

Araych wrote: "Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen

Carl Hiaasen is a national treasure. Even though this book is not his best work it's still a great read and highly recommended. Featuring a female raccoon wrangler and a fat idiot addicted to his tanning machine who is the POTUS but not named Trump. "

Ha ha ha 😁 I'll bet he wouldn't even catch on if he read the book.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Just started an excellent and atmospheric piece of Australian fiction The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland

Finished Cry Baby by Mark Billingham which, although it is #17 in the series, is actually the prequel to the first book in the series Sleepyhead
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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[Linda]

The Secret History

[BD]

The Knife Thrower’s Wife

A friend gave me an advance reader's copy of The Knife Thrower's Wife. Since I live in Houston, I thought I would give it a try and wow, I could not put it down. Really enjoyed the fast pace and dark humor. The knife thrower's treatment of the protagonist, Julia, gave me pause for self reflection and a different point of view of many relationships observed from afar. The mystery from the author's artist mind added a new level of texture that I have not encountered before. I really liked the Houston scene of unique places that I have heard about and are still around to visit. Sheila McGraw's The Knife Thrower's Wife is worth your time and 5 stars.

[Christine]

I finished my 85th book

[Sandy]

Decent start to a new PI series.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Sandy how are both of your books going?

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

Strictly not a thriller... but there is a lot of crime in this book ;-)

The Evening and the Morning, Ken Follett



Here is my five star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Renee]

LOL @ nancy. I aqgree Moore has me laughing, I have been trying to ge his newestShakespeare for Squirrels. It has a hold list at my library. I am reading books of his i missed while waiting. I am readingLamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. I think this may be a new favorite

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Renee wrote: "LOL @ nancy. I aqgree Moore has me laughing, I have been trying to ge his newestShakespeare for Squirrels. It has a hold list at my library. I am reading books of his i missed while..."

It's good, isn't it? I loved it. (Lamb)

[Liz]

I just finished The River

Great action packed story. Here’s a link to my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Michael]

I'm about to begin Final Girls by Riley Sager.

[Thomas]

Historical WWII fiction. Sisters of War by Lana Kortchik
I enjoyed it and recommend it to fans of Kristen Hannah
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Araych]

A King of Infinite Space by Tyler Dilts

Police procedural set in Long Beach, California, my previous home town and one of the finest cities in the country. This is Dilts first published novel and it shows a lot of promise, although I had figured out the killer about half way through. I liked it and will read the next one in the series; 3 stars.

[James]

Now starting IN THE MORNING I'LL BE GONE by Adrian McKinty, the third book in his detective Sean Duffy series.

[Sandy]

I mean, just look at that face 😍
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva

In this 4th book in the 'Gabriel Allon' series, the Israeli agent is on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who's hidden his identity for years. The book can be read as a standalone.

Good thriller. 3.5 stars

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

[Angie]

Just finished

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Currently reading

[Deb]

Nancy wrote: "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 crim..."

Thanks, Nancy. I'm going to add to my TBR list -- sometimes something a little lighter and different is just what is called for. Good luck choosing your next read. ( I can recomend Candace Fox's Crimson Lake series if you've not tried it.)

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Starting Imperfect Women by Araminta Hall

This excellent addition to the very strong Australian fiction scene got ⭐⭐⭐⭐.8 from me. The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Deb wrote: "Nancy wrote: "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..."

Thanks for the suggestion! Right now I'm still mystery-free, and I'm reading Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell as well as Graham Greene's The Honorary Consul.

[Liz]

Thanks to audible’s new free collection, I’m listening to the early Archer Mayor’s Joe Gunther series. Borderlines is #2

Here’s my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Renee]

ughhhh I was persuaded to read Mrs. Dalloway I hated ever word. I think Virgnia Wolf is not for me. Nothing happened the entire book. A womans internal dialogue. was the whole book. If I wanted that I would just sit in a chair and think

[Fayad]

Started I probably hesitated to pick it up since I wasn't familiar with the format. I thought it was quite out there but it seems that it's not. At first I thought I would struggle with the pacing as well but now I don't think so. Excited to see how it pans out.

[Araych]

Devil's Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman

Alex Delaware #7, OK to read as a stand-alone. 90% of the first 200 pages consist of descriptions of the symptoms and treatment plan of a sick 14 month-old baby girl. Is she not really sick? Is the mother harming her? 200 pages. I quit.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I've finished both The Honorary Consul by Graham Greene and Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell. Loved the first, liked the second but not blown away.

Now reading The Discomfort of Evening, and to temper the discomfort I know I'm going to have while reading, my night time book is an old mystery novel from 1927 called Murder in the Maze by JJ Connington.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Renee wrote: "ughhhh I was persuaded to read Mrs. Dalloway I hated ever word. I think Virgnia Wolf is not for me. Nothing happened the entire book. A womans internal dialogue. was the whole book. If..."

Oh dear. I found that book on my shelves a few days ago and thought "oh. I need to read this." Yikes.

[Christine]

I finished my 86th book

[James]

Now starting BROKEN ICE by Matt Goldman, the second book in his Nils Shapiro mystery/thriller series.

[Christine]

Sandy how are both of your books going?

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "Oh dear. I found that book on my shelves a few days ago and thought "oh. I need to read this." Yikes."

I actually liked Mrs. Dalloway a lot.

[PattyMacDotComma]

I just read The Wonder by Emma Donoghue, It's a wonder what strange things people believed in old Ireland. (Not that we're any wiser today.)
3★ Link to my review of "The Wonder"

[PattyMacDotComma]

Rowland Sinclair risks his beautiful yellow Mercedes S-Class and his life on the "Killer Track" speedway in 1934 Sydney in Give the Devil His Due by Aussie favourite Sulari Gentill.
4.5★ Link to my "Devil" review

[Liz]

I just finished listening to The Guest List

Here’s a link my 4.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron

In this second book in the 'Cajun Country Mystery' series, amateur sleuth Maggie Crozat investigates the murder of a nefarious scammer. The book can be read as a standalone.

Colorful fun characters in this series. 3 stars

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

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Final Cut by S.J. Watson

Finished reading Imperfect Women by Araminta Hall. I can't say that I loved it, but I believe that it will haunt me for some time. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFG0xuAAj...
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Patty]

I am currently reading The Ornamental Hermit by Olivier Bosman and feel like I’ve found a hidden treasure! I’ve gone and bought the other two of the series which are in paper format (you can get them in e-book up to book 4), plus the .5 novella: I got all three at Barnes and Noble for @ $30.00.

Beyond all that retail stuff, I recommend looking this one up.


https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/ol...

[Patty]

I just finished The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey (Inspector Grant). This book was written in the 1951 and has been voted into a lot of lists of “Bests”: it deserves it.

Our Inspector Grant—laid up in the hospital—looks into the history of Richard III: did he kill his little nephews? Have what we learned about him through Shakespeare and history books been true? This book was so entertaining; I don’t even care about these people and I loved it.



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_D...

[Sandy]

Gonna have to cite irreconcilable differences.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Renee]

Back on the ChristopherCoyote Blue Moore train

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ from the LBC wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Oh dear. I found that book on my shelves a few days ago and thought "oh. I need to read this." Yikes."

I actually liked Mrs. Dalloway a lot."

Well, I'm intrigued enough that my copy has been moved to the physical TBR pile now, so I'll be reading it at some point in the near future.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

So -- I bought the Everyman's Library edition of Ellroy's L.A. Quartet -- does anyone (in the US) want the four novels I'm replacing? I'm happy just to give them to you if you want them.