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[Tom]

Lance wrote: " Many are set in 1938-1940 and some plow the same ground. Don't spend a lot of effort trying to figure out what order to read them in, because you won't gain much by doing it. "

Thanks!

[Tom]

I am reading The Cleaner by Paul Cleave and it is awesome. Gruesome, funny, clever (to me; I tend to not try and pre guess what is going to happen, I like to ride along with the novel). Check Cleave out.

[Barbara]

I finished Cane and Abe by James Grippando. Prosecutor Abe Beckham hopes he'll get the chance to put away a serial killer who's dropping bodies in the Florida Everglades. But when it turns out Abe knows the most recent victim, the attorney himself becomes a suspect. Parts of the story seem influenced by a certain popular book but it's a pretty good mystery. 3 stars.

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

[Andrew✌️]

I'm reading Horns, a good mystery by Joe Hill. Till now I like it, an easy reading. There is a good mix of mystery and supernatural with a great definition of the characters. With the chapters, the book proceed with a description of Ig's life, that will take to the opening fact, the horns.

[Olivia "So many books--so little time.""]

Currently I'm reading Heat Lightning by John Sandford, who is one of my favorite authors. It's the second in his Virgil Flowers series. I just finished Bad Chemistry by Gary Krist. It's about a woman whose husband goes missing. I really liked it--I gave it four stars.

[Bill]

I'm just about to start A Death in a Town by Hillary Waugh.

[Chelsea]

Just finished Dead Scared by SJ Bolton and wish I could run out and get the third book in the series right now! :'(

[Mary Beth]

Chelsea I am reading Now You See Me and I am really loving it! Now I'm looking forward to reading Dead Scared. This is going to be a great series.

[Chelsea]

Mary, that's so exciting! I'm glad to not be the only one just hearing about these.

[Mary Beth]

Chelsea I feel the same way. I found out about this series because I needed an N for my A to Z challenge and it was the only N on my to read shelf. I'm just so shocked how good it is and to find it by only needing to finish my A to Z challenge lol!

[Chelsea]

How funny! Love it when things like that happen. :)

[Rhian]

Shift by Hugh Howey

[Elise]

I just started .I love all the Longmire books.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Reading The Lake District Murder. I'm trying very hard to finish off this year and to start the new year with books I've had on the shelf for a while. I've been so caught up in other genres lately that I need to get back to mysteries and crime.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Barbara wrote: "I finished Cane and Abe by James Grippando. Prosecutor Abe Beckham hopes he'll get the chance to put away a serial killer who's dropping bodies in the Florida Evergla..."

I read that book and I wasn't overly thrilled with it. I did enjoy reading about the corruption going on vis-a-vis politics and Big Sugar. Even after our waterways and the ocean here had been polluted by Big Sugar, nothing official was done about it. It's putting way too much money into politicians' pockets here.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I'm currently reading Josephine Tey: a life, along with The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty.

[Barbara]

Nancy wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I finished Cane and Abe by James Grippando. Prosecutor Abe Beckham hopes he'll get the chance to put away a serial killer who's dropping bodies in the..."

I agree, Nancy, that the sugar cane politics is interesting and kind of sad; whenever there are big bucks to be made there seems to be really bad behavior.

[Thomas]

I just finished Citizen Washington
My review 4/5
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I have just started
The Most Wanted Man in China: My Journey from Scientist to Enemy of the State
which I won from LibraryThing

[Barbara]

I finished The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz. Mikael Blomqvist is pursuing a story about an intricate conspiracy while Lisbeth Salander is hacking computers, trying to protect an autistic boy, and dealing with a sister from hell. Not as good as the original books in the trilogy but worth reading.

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

[Mary Beth]

I finished Now You See Me and was my favorite book of 2015. It was my first book by S.J. Bolton and can't wait to read the second book of the Lacey Flint Series.

I am now reading The Bone House by Brian Freeman and Zero Day by David Baldacci.

[Barbara]

@ Mary
I had Now You See Me on my TBR list, but now you've convinced me. I put in a request at the library and should get it soon :)

[Mary Beth]

Barbara you are in for a treat. I can't wait to read the whole series. I went to the library and now have the second book.

[Chelsea]

Barbara I think you'll love it!

[Mary Beth]

Chelsea I'm still bragging about how good this series is going to be lol!

[Thomas]

Another review The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon

My wife and I both enjoy this series very much. This book has Precious Ramotswe and her associate Detective, Grace Makutsi, solving mysteries in a gentle manner, with kindness and humanity. Grace reveals that she is pregnant, has her baby and comes back to work. The mysteries solved are who is spreading malicious rumors about The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon and a question of identity in an inheritance.
This is not a book/series for people who want to read about murders and gun play, but more about people and Botswana. A solid 4 out of 5 stars.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Currently listening to Blindsighted and reading All Fall Down and Finders Keepers .

Just finished Words in the Dark , a 2 star rating from me. Here is my review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bill]

I'm currently reading The Night Lawyer by Michelle Spring, R Is For Ricochet by Sue Grafton and Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse.

[Zoe]

I am reading for my book club the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold fry by Rachel Joyce and so far it's good but am a bit unsure about it but will stick with it

[Tom]

Bill wrote: "I'm currently reading The Night Lawyer by Michelle Spring, R Is For Ricochet by Sue Grafton and Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse"

Joy in the Morning is way up on my list of all-time funniest books.

[Tom]

I just finished Between Shades of Gray. Told through the eyes of a teenage girl, it is a heart-wrenching tale of Stalin's 1939 annexation of the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) and what happened to hundreds of thousands of the citizens of those countries. The horror of these events rivals that of the Holocaust and yet it is almost unknown to much of the world. Kudos to Ruta Sepetys for researching and writing this excellent book that tells us of events that desperately need to be told.

My review is here.

[Barbara]

I finished The Crossing by Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch, former homicide detective, balks when defense attorney Mickey Haller asks him to investigate the case of his client - an alleged murderer. Nevertheless, Harry lends a hand. Good suspense thriller. 4 stars.

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

[Tess]

I just finished 'Im Travelling Alone' by Samuel Bjork - a very dark story, with a myriad of characters... however he ties them all together really beautifully in the end. Has anyone else read this?

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Tess wrote: "I just finished 'Im Travelling Alone' by Samuel Bjork - a very dark story, with a myriad of characters... however he ties them all together really beautifully in the end. Has anyone else read this?"

I ordered a copy that's arriving today. I'm reading Tursten's The Treacherous Net; the Bjork is next.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I finished Tey's A Shilling for Candles a few days ago -- not nearly as good as The Franchise Affair but still fun. I'll be rereading her Brat Farrar in January. I love her work.

[Bill]

Nancy wrote: "I finished Tey's A Shilling for Candles a few days ago -- not nearly as good as The Franchise Affair but still fun. I'll be rereading her Brat Farrar in Jan..."

I've got Brat Farrar on my bookshelf to read too, Nancy. Not sure if I'll get to it next year...

Tom wrote: "Bill wrote: "I'm currently reading The Night Lawyer by Michelle Spring, R Is For Ricochet by Sue Grafton and [book:Joy in the Morning|18108..."

I enjoyed it very much, Tom, great light reading.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Currently reading Not On Fire, Only Dying and just finished . Here is my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Yesterday I finished Dark Corners, Ruth Rendell's last book; now reading Darkness at Pemberley by T.H. White. This Pemberley has a Darcy, but a century later, and here the latest Darcy descendent had gone to prison for two years for smuggling cocaine by the time we meet him. Interesting book so far.

[Barbara]

I'm reading Sacrilege by S.J. Parris

[Chelsea]

I'm currently reading The Short Drop (talk about a fantastic Netgalley debut), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (can't believe I've never read these) and Thirst (Netgalley).

[Andrew✌️]

I've finished Operation Chaos, a great book that I think belong to the "urban fantasy" genre.
Now I'm reading Elric of Melniboné, the first book of the series. It includes the first three stories.

[Andrew✌️]

Chelsea wrote: "I'm currently reading The Short Drop (talk about a fantastic Netgalley debut), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (can't believe I've never read these) and [book:Thirst|..."

Really you haven't read them? It's a good series, well written and it's interesting to see how the story get darker going forward. So the first three are for a child target. I hope you like it.

[Chelsea]

Andrew wrote: "Chelsea wrote: "I'm currently reading The Short Drop (talk about a fantastic Netgalley debut), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (can't believe I've never read these) a..."

Thanks Andrew! I can't believe I haven't read them either.... I think I was too ashamed to publicly admit it! ;)

[Andrew✌️]

Chelsea wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Chelsea wrote: "I'm currently reading The Short Drop (talk about a fantastic Netgalley debut), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (can't believe I've neve..."

Don't say so. :) You can think at this series like a new world to explore and more time passed to read. I liked this series and I found myself a little sad when finished.

[Chelsea]

That's true Andrew! I'm excited to read them all!

[Lee]

Just finished Vince Flynn's 2008 thriller EXTREME MEASURES. Virtually the entire book could have been lifted from the last six week's headlines. It is creepy clairvoyant! As usual, Mitch Rapp is his normal violent self and at odds with the congressional committees and his bosses. I've read the series in chronological order and believe that's important. Extreme Measures

[Bill]

Andrew wrote: "I've finished Operation Chaos, a great book that I think belong to the "urban fantasy" genre.
Now I'm reading Elric of Melniboné, the first book of the series. It include..."

I've read Operation Chaos a couple of times, loved it. In fact I bought it for my daughter's boyfriend for Xmas. Operation Luna was ok too. I have to find a copy of Chaos again. Mine was kind of weather-beaten.

[Nancy]

Think I have read all of Vince Flynn's and it sure would be nice to reread them all in order--thanks for the reminder!
I was so saddened by his death at such a young age!
I believe Kyle Mills has taken on the Rapp storyline..any reports on that? (My opinion of Kyle's early writing was that it was uneven--some great books & some clunkers.)

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Chelsea wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Chelsea wrote: "I'm currently reading The Short Drop (talk about a fantastic Netgalley debut), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (can't believe I've neve..."

My daughter and I read these together when she was younger. There were so many times when I thought "jeez, these really aren't directed at kids at all."

[Zoe]

But then again so are all the classic stories for kids I don't think there should be any restriction on reading material for kids that is obviously suitable for them classics such as watership down and the secret garden are if you really really delve into them are quite grown up and serious and have an adult message but as long as you give them a great story with fantastic characters and is written well they will fall in love with reading as soon as you start restricting what they read I find that children will lose their imagination and love of reading

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Zoe wrote: "But then again so are all the classic stories for kids I don't think there should be any restriction on reading material for kids that is obviously suitable for them classics such as watership down..."

I had no problem with the HP books at all. I also happen to agree with you, Zoe.