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[Christine]

I finished my 29th book

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Not a fictional mystery or thriller, but it is exciting enough to qualify...I finished a stunning Pulitzer-Prize winning non-fiction book about the birth and rise of Islamic fundamentalism:


The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II by Stephen E. Ambrose

because I'm a male over the age of 50 so genetically this is the time in my life where I become fascinated with WWII.

[Barbara]

The Cat Who Sang for the Birds by Lilian Jackson Braun

In this 20th book in 'The Cat Who' cozy mystery series, newspaper columnist/amateur sleuth Jim Qwilleran helps solve crimes involving arson, theft, and more. The book works fine as a standalone.

Good cozy. 3 stars

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

[Araych]

Seventy-Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler

Bryant and May #3, OK to read as a stand-alone. The PCU is tracking down multiple strange murders (eg. a man killed by snakebite in the lobby of the Savoy hotel) in London 1973. Another wonderful story of the Peculiar Crimes Unit, up until the ending which was rather over the top. Otherwise would have been 4 stars but I am only giving 3. The series is recommended to those liking English mysteries with a bit of humor.

[Barbara]

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

When the sun starts dimming, an exploratory spaceship is launched to the star Tau Ceti, to find a solution to the problem. The ship is called the Hail Mary.

Good story. 4 stars

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

[Thomas]

I read Thief of Souls by Brian Klingborg I enjoyed it and recommend it. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Araych wrote: "Seventy-Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler

Bryant and May #3, OK to read as a stand-alone. The PCU is tracking down multiple strange murders (eg. a man killed ..."

I really enjoyed the Bryant and May series. They're so off-kilter.

[Bill]

My review of technical / religious thriller The Miracle Strain by Michael Cordy. 3 stars

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

[Tammie]

i finished 5 stars
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[Liz]

I just finished listening to Mexican Gothic

More horror than mystery. Here’s a link to my three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Randy]

Liz wrote: "I just finished listening to Mexican Gothic

More horror than mystery. Here’s a link to my three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

The things you didn't care for, I did, but then I've enjoyed the supernatural and weird science in fiction since I stumbled on Robert Bloch as a kid -- well, his work, not him personally. :)

Mexican Gothic

[Joelle]

Just finished:


The Poet

by:
Lisa Renee Jones

Police procedural with good character development but weak on plot credibility. My full review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I finished my 30th book

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Randy wrote: "Liz wrote: "I just finished listening to Mexican Gothic

More horror than mystery. Here’s a link to my three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3..."

Wasn't a fan of that book either, but that's because she gave away the show very early on. I really don't like when that happens, actually, which is also why I gave Laura by Vera Caspary four instead of five stars.

[Patty]

Below is a link to The Letters of Shirley Jackson, Edited by her eldest son Laurence Jackson Hyman. 5/5



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

[James]

Now starting OLD FLAMES by John Lawton, the second novel in his Inspector Troy mystery series.

[Woman Reading]

Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos. This was a Pulitzer Prize nominee in 2015 (didn't win), but it deservedly garnered other awards.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3921263449

[Liz]

Nancy wrote: "Randy wrote: "Liz wrote: "I just finished listening to Mexican Gothic

More horror than mystery. Here’s a link to my three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com..."

Really, I want to be surprised!

[Randy]

Liz wrote: "Really, I want to be surprised!"

I was a little bit -- I wasn't entirely expecting the weird science turn nor how neatly Moreno-Garcia folded in fairy tales. But mostly I went in aware that it was Gothic/weird fiction with the potential for pulpy horror, and I thought it worked quite well.

I wouldn't put it on the level of The Haunting of Hill House but as a work interrogating the relationship between Latin America and the Western countries exploiting it, and as a coming-of-age novel with a strong protagonist, I was thoroughly entertained. But then I enjoy a great many horror stories and there are essentially two types of those: The ones whose endings surprise you, and the ones whose endings you see coming but you can't get out of the way.

[Bruce]

I started by

[Woman Reading]

Smiley's People by John le Carré concludes the Karla trilogy. I'm such a fan of le Carré after reading most of the Smiley series.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3945180319

[Christine]

I finished my 31st book

[Bill]

Woman Reading wrote: " Smiley's People by John le Carré concludes the Karla trilogy. I'm such a fan of le Carré after reading most of the Smiley serie..."

Great writer, great series.

[Dem]

3935409305 We Begin at the End
My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3935409305

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

A few books I read and reviewed the past weeks:

Legacy by Nora Roberts.

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

Cages by David Mark

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

The Boy by Tami Hoag

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

The Guest House by David Mark

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

[Barbara]

Christine wrote: "I finished my 31st book"

Moving right along. 👍

[Liz]

I just finished listening to Falling Glass

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

[Barbara]

Alpha Bots by Ava Lock

This book is a modern take on 'The Stepford Wives' a book by Ira Levin that has spawned two movies.

Alpha bots takes place in 'New Stepford', where all the women are AI androids, purchased by men to fulfill their needs. But these gals aren't going to take it.

If you're looking for something new, you might want to give this book a try.

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

[Faith]

My review of The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon

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

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished two books yesterday:


The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 edited by Jonathan Lethem and Otto Penzler, the annual mystery/crime anthology series which isn't quite as good as usual in this edition
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


The Kings of Cool by Don Winslow - the prequel to Savages, the film version of which was directed by Oliver Stone
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie, her first novel and the first appearance of Hercule Poirot


Old Venus edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, a follow-up of sorts to their anthology Old Mars, containing stories styled after the Golden-Age idea of the solar system (little green men, etc.)

[Araych]

The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie

Hercule Poirot #6, OK to read as a stand-alone. Not one of Agie's best. Poirot doesn't appear until about 60 pages in which is almost a quarter of the book. Which is too bad because Hercy is the reason we read the books. And when M. Poirot gives us the solution he gives no proof at all -- if the miscreants would have denied everything they could have walked away. 3 stars, far from the best in the series.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Based on a real event in Poland in 1941, Winter Journey by Aussie author Diane Armstrong is a reminder of what we are capable of, both good and bad.
3.5★ Link to my review of Winter Journey

[PattyMacDotComma]

Graham Brack is a favourite author of mine. The Vanishing Children is the latest Master Mercurius mystery set in the Netherlands in the 17th century. I'm very fond of this gentle, witty cleric whom William of Orange keeps dragging away from his comfortable university post to work for him. History, mystery, and humour - love it!
4★ Link to my review of The Vanishing Children

[Liz]

I just finished Where the Bodies are Buried

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

[Barbara]

Cajun Kiss of Death: A Cajun Country Mystery by Ellen Byron

In this 7th book in the 'Cajun Country Mystery' series, amateur sleuth Maggie Crozat helps investigate the murder of a restaurateur.

If you want to sample the taste of southern Louisiana (literally, because the books contain recipes), try this series. 3.5 stars

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

[Christine]

I finished my 32nd book

[Liz]

I just finished listening to A Caller’s Game

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

[Thomas]

I read Five Ways to Disappear and enjoyed it. My wife and I both like his series. It is book 6 in the series and they work better if read in order. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Woman Reading]

The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré. Smiley is now undisputedly retired and makes a guest appearance at the Service's training school. Ned is the narrator as it's his pilgrimage that is described.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3951432462

[Kathryn]

Just finished Blood Work by Michael Connelly and loved it, 5 stars

[Araych]

Win by Harlan Coben

OK to read as a stand-alone but some familiarity with the characters would be helpful. Super-rich Windsor Lockwood explores the aftermath of a family tragedy and a political bombing. This book is a huge goof. Fun to read, bangs right along but it's just silly. Read it but don't think about it.

[Liz]

I just finished Twisted Lies

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

[Bill]

My review of Maigret's War Of Nerves by Georges Simenon 4 stars

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

Next book is The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I've been reading a lot but I haven't been in the right mental space for posting for quite a while. Hopefully that's all about over and I can get back to it. I've recently finished reading (not crime) At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop, set in Africa during WWI. Chilling is the best word to describe it. I'm also currently reading (again not crime) Nella Larsen's Passing for my real-world book group read this month.

I'm still not getting group notifications emails except for one bunch, only once in the morning. Come Wednesday it will have been three weeks. I plan on unleashing the wrath of Khan come Wednesday on goodreads support.

[Liz]

I just finished listening to My Lovely Wife

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

[Linda]

A Time To Kill

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Sorry to hear you've not been in the right mental space to post Nancy, do hope things are improving for you, and good luck getting notifications sorted.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Sorry to hear you've not been in the right mental space to post Nancy, do hope things are improving for you, and good luck getting notifications sorted."

Desley, that is so sweet! Thank you. Yes, things are finally starting to look up.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Bill wrote: "My review of Maigret's War Of Nerves by Georges Simenon 4 stars

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

Next book is The Yellow Dog by [autho..."

re: Maigret's War of Nerves -- That was a good one!!

[Liz]

Nancy wrote: "I've been reading a lot but I haven't been in the right mental space for posting for quite a while. Hopefully that's all about over and I can get back to it. I've recently finished reading (not cri..."

I was having a similar problem about a month ago. I had to go in and reset all my event notification settings. There's still a long delay (sometimes as long as 24 hours) of some notifications, but they do seem to arrive.