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4 stars for book 9 in an excellent historical fiction/mystery series.
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Justin wrote: "Currently reading The Lodger. So far it's dragging but I imagine it'll pick up and get good."
I love that book.
I love that book.


Great entertainment! Here’s a link to my four star review:
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Just three stars in my book. Here’s a link to my review:
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Creole Belle by James Lee Burke. One of my favorite crime series but 19 entries in, it is showing its age. Rating - 3/5
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Cormoran Strike #5. Strike and Robin are hired to solve a 40 year-old murder. It takes them 927 pages to do it. I like this series a great deal but more than 900 pages? Ridiculous.



Finished two books recently:
The ⭐⭐⭐.7 star

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And the ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 star





Four college graduates - Pender, Marie, Sawyer, and Mouse - are unable to secure good-paying jobs and form a kidnapping ring.
Interesting premise. 3 stars
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Books of Blood, Volume Two by Clive Barker
Rating: 4 stars
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and I started reading:

Books of Blood: Volume Three by Clive Barker


Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 atmospheric gothic thriller

RJ from the LBC wrote: "Not really mystery/crime but I finished:

Books of Blood, Volume Two by Clive Barker
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www...."
I'm reading a "not really mystery/crime" book too --The Nightfarers by Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press). So far all is fantastic, as I expect from this author.

Books of Blood, Volume Two by Clive Barker
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www...."
I'm reading a "not really mystery/crime" book too --The Nightfarers by Mark Valentine (Tartarus Press). So far all is fantastic, as I expect from this author.

The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo

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Therapy = also good
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The Third Sister written by a Danish author but set in Racine, Wisconsin with a female protagonist from Denmark. Interesting take on the funeral business in the US vs Denmark. Note: this is the last book in the trilogy. I like Sara Blaedel's books but you have to be careful as some of them have different names in the UK vs the US.


It's a spy thriller, not a mystery. Nothing very original or exciting here, 2 stars.


It's a spy thriller, not a mystery. Nothing very original or exciting here, 2 stars."
That's too bad. I usually like Silva's books, but I haven't read this one.


One of my favorites for the year. Here’s a link to my five star review:
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Rules for Perfect Murders

Don't know how he does it but he always gets me hooked - this is the fifth in a row of his that I have awarded 5 stars! My review is here:-
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Finished the thrilling and gripping ⭐⭐⭐⭐.8



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I also finished The Great Escape from the Woodlands Nursing Home by

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In this 19th book in the 'Inspector Rebus' series, Rebus investigates a suspicious car accident and comes under investigation for 'police misconduct' that occurred three decades ago. The book can be read as a standalone, but familiarity with the characters is a bonus.
Good mystery. 4 stars
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Here’s a link to my three star review:
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Finished two books over the weekend: ⭐⭐⭐.7

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And ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2



In this 9th 'Paw Enforcement' mystery, Forth Worth police officer Megan Luz and her German shepherd K-9 partner Brigit help investigate a grisly crime. The book works fine as a standalone.
Good police procedural. 3.5 stars
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Here’s a link to my four star review:
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Another early Shute book next, Lonely Road (1932)

after I wished for it, Amazon offered it to me as a Prime free book. Subsequent to that, my wish was granted.
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Not mystery, but literary fiction.
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A lonely empty nester meets a young mother who has the same name as herself, and befriends her. Not the best idea.
Good suspenseful story. 4 stars
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