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[Barbara]

Well with all this praise I'll have to try a book by Margaret Millar. 😄

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Barbara wrote: "Well with all this praise I'll have to try a book by Margaret Millar. 😄"

Start with Beast in View, then backtrack. You'll want to after reading that one.

[Aditya]

Thanks Bill for more recommendations.

[Araych]

The Woman Who Wouldn't Die by Colin Cotterill

Dr. Siri #9, possible to read as a stand-alone but I recommend the series be read in order. A woman dies but then seemingly comes back to life. You think the answer is obvious but nothing happening here is obvious. Dr. Siri rides again--5 stars.

[Thomas]

I read The Outlier: The Life and Presidency of Jimmy Carter by Kai Bird
I enjoyed reading this very comprehensive biography of a much maligned President. I rate it 4.5 stars rounded up. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

CBRetriever wrote: "Helen Tursten is pretty good - I've read most of the Inspector Huss series"

I've read the entire series. My favorite was The Torso, and quite honestly, I didn't feel like the rest of the series measured up to that one.

[Chris]

Finished The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill. Loved this mystery and the MC set in Laos. Witty, suspenseful with some magical realism to boot! Definitely adding this series to my must read lists!

[Bill]

Chris wrote: "Finished The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill. Loved this mystery and the MC set in Laos. Witty, suspenseful with some magical realism to boot! Definitely adding this series to my m..."

I loved this book. Quirky, interesting, just great.

[Barbara]

Another Kind of Eden by James Lee Burke

In 1962, Aaron Holland Broussard, a 26-year-old novelist looking for a story, is riding the rails out West and taking odd jobs. As usual in Burke's books, he runs into true evil.

Good story with Burke's standard touches 3.5 stars

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

[Liz]

I just finished one of Harlan Coben’s older books, Gone for Good

Not one of my favorites of his works. Here’s my three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jim]

Finished reading In Her Tracks

by Robert Dugoni

My Review

[Icewineanne]

Chris wrote: "Finished The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill. Loved this mystery and the MC set in Laos. Witty, suspenseful with some magical realism to boot! Definitely adding this series to my m..."

Glad you mentioned this series Chris. The reviews are excellent. Not sure why I haven’t heard of this author before but I’m hunting down the first book this weekend.
Cheers

[Jean]

From H.N. Wake, Secrets of the Angels
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

Jim wrote: "Finished reading In Her Tracks

by Robert Dugoni

My Review"

This is a good series.🙂

[Barbara]

Lucky Bastard by Deborah Coonts

Customer relations professional Lucky O'Toole investigates a murder committed with a Jimmy Choo shoe.

Enjoyable light mystery. 3 stars

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

[Faith]

My review of Dust Off the Bones by Paul Howarth

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

[Woman Reading]

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz. This book describes 4 cities being excavated in Turkey, Italy, Cambodia, and the US, as the author investigates why these places had died.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4092165371

[PattyMacDotComma]

Derek B. Miller has given Sheldon Horowitz, his elderly protagonist from Norwegian by Night, a great back story in How to Find Your Way in the Dark. Sheldon wants to kill his father's murderer, but he's only 12.
Loved it!
5★ Link to my review of How to Find Your Way in the Dark

[Barbara]

A Hiss Before Dying by Rita Mae Brown

Farmer/amateur sleuth Harry Haristeen - and her talking pets - become involved in the investigation of two deaths.

A combination cozy mystery/historical novel. 3 stars

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

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I finished The Lambda Factor by Dimple Patel-Desai


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

I also finished Mummy’s Little Secret by M.A. Hunter


Another enjoyable book! Here is my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Third an last for today: The Dark by Emma Haughton

[Liz]

I just finished listening to The Murder List

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

[Araych]

Whispers Underground by Ben AAronovitch

Peter Grant/Rivers of London #3, recommend the reader start with #1. The son of a U.S. Senator is found dead and Peter is assigned the case. Extremely enjoyable fantasy-mystery, maybe like an adult Harry Potter joins the cops. Also the most entertaining book about the history of London ever. Highly recommended, 5 stars.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I started reading:


Crimson Lake by Candice Fox

in preparation for our group discussion.

[Bill]

My review of THE HOLY THIEF: A MEDIEVAL WHODUNNIT. by Ellis Peters. 3.5 stars

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

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished the original gangster novel:


Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading the second Mike Hammer novel:


My Gun Is Quick by Mickey Spillane

[Liz]

I just finished Cul de Sac

Loved it! Five, crazy stars. Here’s my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

I read book 11, I Shot the Buddha in the Siri Paiboun series by Colin Cotterill
It is full of quirky characters set in late 1970s Laos. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The British author now lives in Thailand.

[Linda]

My Sisters Grave

[Liz]

I just finished Listening to When the Stars Go Dark

Solid, four star mystery. A link to my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kimiko]

Just finished reading "Broken Genius"--Will Parker, No. 1
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Will Parker is an almost billionaire tech company wiz who leaves Silicon Valley and his company behind (in capable hands of a trusted employee) to join the FBI and solves cases of missing....people and all things tech related.

Great new concept for a book that is not quite Police Procedural but a great read!

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Definitely the best read of 2021 for me: The Rising Tide by Sam Lloyd https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

[James]

Now starting NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS by Allen Eskens, the sixth novel in his ongoing series featuring attorney Boady Sanden, reporter Joe Talbert, and homicide detective Max Rupert.

This one is a prequel of sorts giving the back story on Sanden when he was still living in Missouri during his awkward years as a teen. Pretty good so far.

[Liz]

I just finished The Darkness Knows

A decent Icelandic noir mystery. A link to my 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Sandy how are 11 of your books going?

[Russell]

Hi, the last book I read was a great one called Judgment by Joseph Finder. I'm about to start House on Fire.

[Sandy]

JF: The Dying Squad

Great mash-up of crime & fantasy.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

CR: Repentance

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Liz wrote: "I just finished The Darkness Knows

A decent Icelandic noir mystery. A link to my 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I have that on preorder. I love Indridason's books.

[Araych]

Evil For Evil by James R. Benn

Billy Boyle #4, OK to read as a stand-alone. In this one arms have been stolen from the Army in Ireland and Billy is sent to track them down and to prevent the Germans from partnering with the IRA. Good story, I liked it.

[PattyMacDotComma]

I must read more Jeffery Deaver! I enjoyed his latest Amazon Original Story, Cause of Death, which could easily have been deveoped into a novel. While the title may not be unique, the cause of death certainly is.
5★ Link to my review of Cause of Death

[PattyMacDotComma]

My Name is Anton by Catherine Ryan Hyde will be enjoyed by her fans. I also think younger readers would like this story of a young man in love.
3★ Link to my review of My Name is Anton

[Barbara]

Secrets on the Fens by Joy Ellis

DI Nikki Galena and her team investigate a series of odd murders.

This is an artful mystery and police procedural that will challenge even the most clever armchair detective. 3.5 stars

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

[Joelle]

Just finished:

Dream Girl

by Laura Lippman

A nicely paced and plotted suspense novel. My full review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Julian]

Just started book #4 of Peter Temple’s Jack Irish series. Magnificent Ussie crime series

[Thomas]

I read Midnight Crossing by Tricia Fields I enjoyed it. Both my wife and I read this series. You may have noticed that we share some books. This series is set in a fictional West Texas small border desert town. Since there is only 1 murder and no grisly violence, I would class it as a cozy mystery. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bruce]

I finished by

[Linda]

The Burning Room

[Jim]

Finished reading The Cellist

by Daniel Silva

My Review

[Eva]

Just started Lord of the Flies, 2nd time reading it. First time was brilliant on multiple levels, because it was also the first classic that I actually enjoyed reading!

[Bill]

Just started Crimson Lake by Candice Fox. It's started off well. Also started Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart

[Faith]

My review of For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

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