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Renee wrote: "Back on the ChristopherCoyote Blue Moore train"
Another book I've sadly neglected. Sigh.
Another book I've sadly neglected. Sigh.
Every Last Lie
by Mary KubicaAfter a woman's husband dies suddenly in a car accident, she learns his secrets while her life falls apart.
Good story. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Live Bait
by P.J. TracyMonkeewrench #2, OK to read as a stand-alone. Dynamite mystery. Di-no-mite. Police procedural set in Minneapolis. Leo and Gino are the 2 main cops trying to solve murder after murder.
Really well done, I loved it. 5 stars, highly recommended.
Just finished reading Interference by Brad Parks, 4 stars, and am now reading Sandrine's Case by Thomas H. Cook, excellent so far, and I am halfway through.
David wrote: "Just finished reading Interference by Brad Parks, 4 stars, and am now reading Sandrine's Case by Thomas H. Cook, excellent so far, and I am halfway through."
I enjoyed Sandrine's Case.
I enjoyed Sandrine's Case.
Finished Claire DeWitt and the Bohemian Highway by Sara Gran. Not as good as the first book in the series but worth a read. Rating - 3/5My Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished:
The Nesting
by: C.J. Cooke
An unfortunately fatally-flawed thriller. My full review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Book of Two Ways
by Jodi PicoultA woman is torn between two possible paths: returning to her first great love and studying Egyptology; or staying with her husband and daughter and being a death doula (helping dying people).
Good book. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Starting
Memories of Wild Rose Bay: An utterly uplifting and gripping Irish romance by Susanne O'Leary after I Finished
Final Cut by S.J. Watson which I didn't think was anywhere near as good as Second Life Check out my review on my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bannerless
by Carrie VaughnScience-fiction mystery set in a post-apocalyptic world. Gentle story, almost a cozy, following a future sort-of cop as she tries to determine was it an accident or murder. I liked it, 3 stars.
Just finished
Mr. Paradise by Elmore Leonard. Here is my 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reading Salvation Lake by GM Ford. I thought he has stopped writing years ago and then I find about 4 books from the last 10 years or so. Excellent!
Now starting GUN STREET GIRL by Adrian McKinty, the fourth book in his detective Sean Duffy mystery series set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles.
I just finished The Courts of the Morning by John Buchan. 3.5 stars. Not my favorite Buchan adventure, but still interesting. My reviewhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Next in line is the final book in the Mike Haller mystery trilogy; Finders Weepers by Max Byrd
I just finished The Orphan’s Guilt, #31 in the Joe Gunther series.
Here’s a link to my four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just got done readinThe Haunted by Bentley Little A very good horror/ghost book to get you in the fall spirt, I couldnt put it down. Will have to read more from him
When You See Me by Lisa Gardner Another great Lisa Gardner book I am really loving her new books IMO her book she write is better then the last
The Chain by Adrian McKinty I really glad Libby app had this since its been on my as to read list for awhile. This book makes you think could you kidnap a child if someone have your child kidnap and only way to get them back is by kidnapping another one. It really makes you think
I'm reading now
The Missing Hours by Emma Kavanagh & Ten by Gretchen McNeil
book:When She Was Good|
by Philip RothWhen a young woman's life doesn't go as she wanted it to, there are dramatic consequences.
Interesting story about dysfunctional people. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My first Ann Cleeves book was the terrific The Darkest Evening, #9 in the "Vera Stanhope" series. I know and love Vera from television and am now a fan of her original self, albeit a little late.
5★ LInk to my "Darkest Evening" review
I just finished listening to Songbird
Well done police procedural! Here’s my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Love Songs from a Shallow Grave
by Colin CotterillDr. Siri Paiboun #7, prior knowledge of the characters would be helpful. While Dr. Siri is trying to solve a very strange triple murder he goes to Cambodia and must deal with the horrors of the Khmer Rouge and their killing fields. Cotterill does an amazing job of showing the awful slaughter that is taking place while not losing the tone of the book. 5 stars.
A Cajun Christmas Killing
by Ellen ByronIn this third book in the 'Cajun Country Mystery' series, amateur sleuth Maggie Crozat investigates the murder of a scheming businessman. The book can be read as a standalone. (In an interview the author said all her books can be read as standalones, like episodes of Murder, She Wrote 😊)
Nice Christmas atmosphere. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished reading Their Silent Graves by Carla Kovach. its good but I was a little disappointed.Their Silent Graves
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Death Comes But Twice by David Field
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I also finished When the Past Kills by M.J. Lee
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished listening to The Birds That Stay
Well done mystery. Here’s a link to my four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished the final Mike Haller mystery, Finders Weepers by Max Byrd. The best of the series I think. (5 stars) My review belowhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting the final Inspector Sebag mystery, Crimes of Winter: An Inspector Sebag Mystery by Philippe Georget
Death on the Green
by Catie MurphyIn this second book in 'The Dublin Driver' series, limousine driver/amateur sleuth Megan Malone investigates murder on a golf course. The book can be read as a standalone.
Charming atmospheric cozy. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thomas wrote: "A mystery set in 1950s Ireland. Snow
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
My copy is supposed to arrive Oct. 6. Have you read his Quirke noir novels, written under the name of Benjamin Black? They're really good.
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
My copy is supposed to arrive Oct. 6. Have you read his Quirke noir novels, written under the name of Benjamin Black? They're really good.
I’ve read several of the Benjamin Black books; really liked them. A lot easier to read these than some of the written in his real name, John Banville.
Patty wrote: "I’ve read several of the Benjamin Black books; really liked them. A lot easier to read these than some of the written in his real name, John Banville."
That's true, but some of the Banville novels are worth the effort. His Mefisto, for example, is really challenging, but oh so bloody good.
That's true, but some of the Banville novels are worth the effort. His Mefisto, for example, is really challenging, but oh so bloody good.
I finished:
Prizzi's Honor by Richard Condon
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading:
Joe by Larry Brown
I am visiting some old friends Cave of Bones. I am so glad that this series has continued. I think Anne Hillerman is almost as good as he father
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Just finished listening to
The Disappeared by Sibel Hodge, beautifully narrated by Henrietta Meire. This is a riveting mystery/thriller set around the child slave trade in Africa. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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I bought the first novel of the series some time ago -- still just sitting here, unread.