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[Fiona (Titch)]

I've listened and finished Me Before You - Jojo Moyes. Now I am gonna read Never Look Back - Clare Donoghue.

[Bill]

I've just started Shame by one of my favourite Scandinavian writers, Karin Alvtegen.

[Michael]

I'm more than halfway through Old Man's War by John Scalzi. This is the third book by Scalzi that I've read in three months. I do rather like his stories.

[Curlyhair]

I've just finished The Echo Man by Richard Montanari. My fav in the series so far. I've just started a lighter read in Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich, another good series.

[Rhian]

finished the girl with the dragon tattoo and loved it I started peter james dead like you and had a feeling I may have read it already then started the handmaids tale by Margaret attwood and don't know if I'm gonna continue with it

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

The Handmaid's Tale is one of my favorite books. Stick with it!

Rhian wrote: "finished the girl with the dragon tattoo and loved it I started peter james dead like you and had a feeling I may have read it already then started the handmaids tale by Margaret attwood and don't ..."

[B'burg Linda]

I just finished the 2nd Flavia de Luce book, The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag. I was pleased to find that I still enjoy the characters, so will probably read the next in the series soon.

[Rhian]

@Nancy I'll try again with it later I've totally forgotten what I read because I fell asleep

[Barbara]

I finished Accused by Lisa Scottoline. Mary DiNunzio - a new partner at Rosato & Associates - takes on the case of 13-year-old Allegra Gardner. Allegra's older sister Fiona was murdered 6 years before and Ronnie Stall, a college student who moonlighted as a waiter for parties, was imprisoned. Allegra thinks Ronnie is innocent and - having come into a trust fund - hires a lawyer to help him.
Allegra's parents are opposed to re-opening the case but Mary forges ahead. There's a big problem however: Ronnie pleaded guilty to the crime. Mary talks to Allegra's relatives, Fiona's old boyfriend, Ronnie's mother and members of his church, etc. - in an attempt to find the truth.
Meanwhile, Mary's become engaged to her boyfriend Anthony though she's ambivalent about getting married. Family and friends of the couple, however, are thrilled. Interactions among these traditional Italian folks adds a touch of humor to the plot.
The story visits favorite characters from Scottoline's previous books in a plot that's engaging and has an okay (though not totally believable) resolution. I enjoyed the book.

[Andrew✌️]

I've finished I crudeli omicidi di una notte d'estate, a finnish crime that disappointed me.
Now I'm reading Broken Dolls and here I found another type of pace. I like it!

[Barbara]

I finished Night Terrors: A Daniel Rinaldi Mystery by Dennis Palumbo. Dr. Daniel Rinaldi, a Pittsburgh psychologist, gets involved in two police cases. The first involves Wesley Currim, a wise-cracking young man who's confessed to the murder of rich executive Edward Meacham. Wes's mother, however, swears she was with her son at the time of the murder and asks Dr. Rinaldi to help the boy.
At the same time Rinaldi is working with the FBI on a case involving serial killer John Jessup, convicted of murdering 4 prostitutes. Jessup, who was killed in a prison riot, had an admirer who wrote him letters signed 'Your Biggest Fan'. The admirer is now on a murder spree of his own, killing people responsible for Jessup's imprisonment and death. This seems to include Lyle Barnes, the FBI profiler who fingered Jessup. Barnes now suffers from night terrors and needs a psychologist.
Local police are working with the FBI to protect potential victims and nab Jessup's admirer. They're hampered, however, because the killer has inside information. Clearly, the investigation is compromised.
While working on the cases Rinaldi is often involved in life-threatening situations like chasing down a gunman, being run off the road, putting himself in the path of a murderer, and so on. To me, he's an unrealistic character - a sort of psychololgist/superhero - but he seems to be a decent guy. There's also romance in the story since Rinaldi gets together with a woman he's been attracted to for some time.
Eventually Rinaldi gets information that's pivotal to both cases. I thought this was a pretty good story with interesting characters and a nicely-constructed plot.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I'm reading a Rex Stout from the mid-1930s, The Rubber Band.

[Sharon]

Just finished which I got as a free download.

Very good, the kind of 'gem' you always hope for from the freebies and usually don't get. Will definitely look for more by this author.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Sharon wrote: "Just finished which I got as a free download.

Very good, the kind of 'gem' you always hope for from the freebies and usually don't get. Will definitely lo..."

Thanks Sharon, have just downloaded it and added it to my TBR list 8:D

[Barbara]

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "I'm reading a Rex Stout from the mid-1930s, The Rubber Band."

I'm a big fan of Rex Stout. Love Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Yes, Nero and Archie are old friends.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

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[SUSAN *Nevertheless,she persisted*]

just finished two great books,"The Kind Worth Killing" by Peter Swanson and "The Girl In 6E" by Alessadra Torre. They were well written,had some good twists and were not formulaic. Highly recommended.

[Susan]

Susanna: I love reading Rex Stout novels. I have not read Rubber Band--but I will look for it next.

[Susan]

Just finished The Girl On The Train. Fun, fast and its the book many people are talking about.

[Sandi]

I have been collecting used Wolfe novels wherever I find them. When I get them all, I plan to read them straight through. I'm sorry they've never been able to get a series going for long. The concept is perfect for once a week. No violence, sex, etc., so no interest.

[Barbara]

I finished The Night Searchers by Marcia Muller. San Francisco PI Sharon McCone is asked to look into the case of Camilla and Jay Givens; Camilla has been frightened by odd occurrences, the latest being a satanic ritual and baby sacrifice on an abandoned building site. Sharon wonders if Camilla needs a shrink more than a PI.

Meanwhile Sharon's husband Hy Ripinsky, head of a security firm, is negotiating with the kidnappers of Van Hoffman, who works for a government think tank.

When Sharon goes to investigate the 'satanic building site' she learns that her case is connected to Hy's. Both Jay Givens and Van Hoffman belong to "The Night Searchers", a weird group of people that go on evening scavenger hunts.

When Hy has to leave the country Sharon helps with the Hoffman situation. She learns that Hoffman is disliked by his family and about to lose his job. Simultaneously, Sharon discovers that Camilla may not be nuts after all.

Sharon (aided by her relatives and employees) eventually uncovers information that helps resolve both the Givens and Hoffman situations - a resolution that some readers may see coming in advance.

I think this is an okay mystery that most fans of the series will enjoy.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

I got this out of the library thing it was BOTM, and when it was the wrong one, I decided to read it anyway.

Bones Are Forever by Kathy Reichs

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


2 1/2*

I have always enjoyed Kathy Reich's books, but not this one.

A woman calling herself Amy Roberts checks into a Montreal hospital complaining of uncontrolled bleeding. Doctors see evidence of a recent birth, but before they can act, Roberts disappears. In her run-down apartment Tempe makes a ghastly discovery: the decomposing bodies of three infants.
Heading up the investigation is Tempes old flame, homicide detective Andrew Ryan and assisting him is sergeant Ollie Hasty, who happens to have a little history with Tempe himself, which she regrets. The trio follows the woman's trail, first to Edmonton and then to Yellowknife, a remote diamond-mining city deep in the Northwest Territories.

The book became overly bogged down in technical detail, firstly forensic, then with regard to diamond mining. I found myself skipping parts of it to get back to the story. Even the story itself didn't grip me like her books usually do.

Not a read I would recommend.






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I haven't let it put me off though, I am now into Bones Never Lie and thoroughly enjoying it. 8:D

[Nancy]

Reading Deadly Stakes by JA Jance.
#8 in her Ali Reynolds series. Good author.
I liked her JP Beaumont series (Seattle) as well as her Sheriff JoAnn Brady series (AZ).

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Sandra wrote: "I got this out of the library thing it was BOTM, and when it was the wrong one, I decided to read it anyway.



Bones Are Forever by Kathy Reichs
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
2 1/2*I have always enjoy..."

I didn't care for this book, either. It's probably my least favorite out of the books I've read from this series.

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I've finished Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs, one of the group reads for this month, and I really liked it, gave it 4 stars. Now I'm going to get back to One Kick by Chelsea Cain that I set aside. I'm hoping I can get into it better than I did earlier. Not enjoying it all that much so far.

[Janinie Beanie]

Right now I am reading The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King and The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Janinie Beanie wrote: "Right now I am reading The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King and The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien."

I loved the gunslinger series -- absolutely.

[Bill]

In the process of starting three new books this week; Bitten by Kelley Armstrong, Shame by Karin Alvtegen and A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch (the first Charles Lenox mystery).

[Henry]

Currently reading Baldacci's The Simple Truth. I am enjoying it.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Finished Never Look Back - Clare Donoghue. Now going to read Slim to None - Jenny Gardiner.

[Barbara]

I finished The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston. NASA is planning an unmanned trip to Saturn's moon Titan, to study the Kraken Mare (sea). Programmer Melissa Shepherd has created an AI program called Dorothy to control a research raft that will enter the sea. When a test run in the NASA lab is aborted Dorothy blows up the lab, jumps into cyberspace, and takes on a life of her own. Dorothy - furious that NASA tried to 'kill her' - contacts Melissa and threatens to get revenge.
Melissa is put in the position of having to track down and 'fix' Dorothy before the AI does something drastic like launching nuclear bombs. She is eventually aided in this endeavor by former CIA agent Wyman Ford.
Meanwhile, a crooked investor named G. Parker Lansing - who uses computer programs to manipulate the stock market - is bilked out of a fortune by someone even more clever than himself. Furious and determined to get revenge Lansing hears about Dorothy and becomes determined to catch the AI software and use it for his own ends.
From here the story turns into a kind of chase novel, with Melissa and Wyman competing with Lansing and his henchmen to catch Dorothy. At one point Dorothy takes refuge in the toy robot of a troubled 14-year-old boy, which sets off a lot of drama. There are also some religious overtones to the story as Dorothy starts 'thinking about' the purpose of life and studying up on Jesus, etc. This adds a discordant note to the book.
The book's thin plot - various people chasing Dorothy and meeting obstacles along the way - was tedious and repetitive. I don't recommend this book.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Personally, I think his books are just awful. I read only part of the first Wyman Ford novel and totally unlike myself, put it down unread. That was the end of my association with Preston. I'm not surprised you don't recommend it.

[Andrea]

I finished by Nele Neuhaus and by Greg Iles. Both excellent. I now am reading by Donna Tartt which is a wonderful book, but I'm not sure if it belongs in this very category.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Finished Believing the Lie - the weakest in the series.

[Rhian]

Finished The Handmaid's Tale, now having a re-read of A place of execution by val mcdermid, I've fancied reading this again for a few years now and I seem to have forgotten enough so that I'll enjoy it again

[Paul]

Felt like a change of pace, so i started reading yesterday. It's a novelisation of Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, with much of the original language present, but presented in a more modern way. The story is also expanded to explain the Scottish view of monarchy at this time in history & the story itself is expanded generally.

While technically, neither a Thriller nor Crime novel, it certainly has elements of both.

So far, so good.

[SUSAN *Nevertheless,she persisted*]

"The Girl in 6E",fantastic book.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Finished Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280. Stunningly superb. Read this one very slowly.

Getting ready to read A Rage in Harlem, by Chester Himes.

[Paul]

Nancy wrote: "Finished Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280. Stunningly superb. Read this one very slowly.

Getting ready to read A Rage in Harlem, by Chester Himes."

Just read 'Rage in Harlem' a couple of weeks ago & loved it.

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Nancy wrote: "Personally, I think his books are just awful. I read only part of the first Wyman Ford novel and totally unlike myself, put it down unread. That was the end of my association with Preston. I'm not ..."

I've read a couple of the Preston/Child books from the Pendergast series and I really liked those quite well. I've never read anything written by Preston alone.

[Ty]

Strongly recommend Deon Meyer, a South African writer.

[Kait]

I've been binge reading Sandra Parshall's Rachel Goddard books. I read the first two several years ago, I've just finished and now I'm in the middle of Bleeding Through. I'd forgotten how wonderful Parshall's style is. I'm going to be sorry to finish this series. Does anyone else binge read?

[Paul]

Just finished . Absolutely brilliant. Couldn't put it down. Read over a 24 hour period. Highly recommend. 4 stars from me.

Starting .

[Fiona (Titch)]

I've finished and reviewed Slim to None - Jenny Gardiner. Now I am going to read No Place to Die - Clare Donoghue.

[[deleted user]]

Finished One Kick by Chelsea Cain, 4 stars, and moving on to Revival by Stephen King.

[Bill]

I just started , the 3rd John Madden mystery by Rennie Airth

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

starting A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes today. Hopefully.

[Emma]

I've just finished watch over me by Daniela Sacerdoti

[Fiona (Titch)]

Finished The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick