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[Barbara]

Joe Biden amateur detective. Why not, right? 🙂🌹🍀🌸🌼


Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer

Joe Biden and Barack Obama join forces to solve a crime.

Entertaining story. 3.5 stars

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

[James]

Now starting DEEPER THAN THE DEAD by Tami Hoag, the first book in her Oak Knoll mystery series featuring detective Tony Mendez and set in southern California during the mid 80's.

[Woman Reading]

The Art of Violence: A Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Novel by S.J. Rozan. Rozan usually alternates which one of her two private investigators gets to tell the story. This time Bill Smith deals with a convicted killer turned celebrated artist who believes he's a serial killer. This is #13 in the series but the mystery reads easily as a standalone.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3645043534

[Araych]

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Susan Ryeland #2, OK to read as a stand-alone. Susan is hired by the parents of a missing woman to help find her, and the disappearance seems to be related to an 8-year-old murder. Actually 2 books in one. Very entertaining mystery, highly recommended. 4 stars.

[Dem]

Finished Take It Back by Kia Abdullah

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3760267465

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

I managed to read 5 titles off my Netgalley shelf in the past week:

Trafficked by M.A. Hunter ⭐⭐⭐.4
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Bibliomysteries Volume 1 edited by Otto Penzler (audiobook) ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Ocean House: Stories by Mary-Beth Hughes ⭐ my first dnf for 2021 and, I hope, my last.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Boatman's Wife by Noëlle Harrison ⭐⭐⭐.6
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And Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind by Alexander McCall Smith ⭐⭐⭐.6
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

PLUS one library book The Lost Man by Jane Harper ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

And another audiobook Flesh House by Stuart MacBride ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I've finished The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor



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

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Barbara wrote: "Joe Biden amateur detective. Why not, right? 🙂🌹🍀🌸🌼


Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer

Joe Biden and Barack Obama join forces ..."

I think I read that one. The bad guy has orange skin and a bad toupee right?

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


Die Trying by Lee Child
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


The Hot Spot by Charles Williams

[Jim]

Finished reading Cold Heart Creek

by Lisa Regan

My Review

[Linda]

Insomnia

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Barbara wrote: "Joe Biden amateur detective. Why not, right? 🙂🌹🍀🌸🌼


Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer

Joe Biden and Barack Obama join forces ..."

seriously? oh dear.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ from the LBC wrote: "I finished:


Die Trying by Lee Child
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading: ..."

The Hot Spot -- yes. A good one.

[Barbara]

RJ from the LBC wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Joe Biden amateur detective. Why not, right? 🙂🌹🍀🌸🌼


Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer

Joe Biden and Barack Ob..."

I think I read that one. The bad guy has orange skin and a bad toupee right?

That's one of the bad guys....but not the killer. 😎🌼🍀

[Liz]

I just finished listening to Bearskin

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

[Patrick]

Just finished reading Roseanna (Martin Beck #1) Awesome. Here's a link to my 4-star review:

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

I really enjoyed The Crossing, the first of Aussie author B. Michael Radburn's mystery series about a park ranger escaping his grief by taking a posting in Tasmania. It's frying pan into the fire stuff, except it's so bl**dy freezing that the fire might be welcome. Good read!
4.5★ Link to my review of The Crossing

[Araych]

Archie Goes Home by Robert Goldsborough

Nero Wolfe series by Goldsborough #15, recommend the reader have some familiarity with the characters. Archie is called back to his home town to solve a possible murder. This entry in the series was a bit of a disappointment. The plot movement wasn't smooth and the dialogue sounds stilted and artificial. I've loved the Wolfe mysteries for years but this one is no better than fair.

[Barbara]

Araych wrote: "Archie Goes Home by Robert Goldsborough

Nero Wolfe series by Goldsborough #15, recommend the reader have some familiarity with the characters. Archie is called..."

I have to read some more of these Goldsborough Nero Wolfe books. Maybe not this one though. 🙂

[Tone]

I've just started Dear Child by German author Romy Hausmann. The reviews are outstanding, so I have high hopes for this one.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "The Hot Spot -- yes. A good one."

I like it a lot so far. Strong Jim Thompson and James M. Cain vibes.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Patrick wrote: "Just finished reading Roseanna (Martin Beck #1) Awesome. Here's a link to my 4-star review:

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

I finally ran across a used copy of that one. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Patrick wrote: "Just finished reading Roseanna (Martin Beck #1) Awesome. Here's a link to my 4-star review:

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

The Martin Beck series is excellent. I hope you'll read them all.

[Christine]

I finished my 6th book

[Patty]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "The Searcher by Tana French is an atmospheric mystery set in the hills and bogs of the West of Ireland where strangers are seldom welcome. We know what that means.
..."

I liked this book as well; I've liked both of her stand alone books (Wytch Elm).

[Barbara]

Prodigal Son by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

In this 6th book in the 'Orphan X' series, Evan Smoak protects the life of an impound lot worker who witnessed a crime. He also experiences an emotional upheaval stemming from his past. The book can be read as a standalone, but familiarity with the series is beneficial.

Plenty of excitement. 3.5 stars

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

[Patty]

I’m currently reading The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr a “Golden Age” whodunnit. Sometimes you need a classic locked room—this one beginning with three coffins—Mystery.



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[Georgia]

Just started a book I received from HarperCollinsPublishers The Lost Boys review when I finish

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Currently dying of boredom reading my IRL book group's next read, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.

[Huck]

Patrick wrote: "Just finished reading Roseanna (Martin Beck #1) Awesome. Here's a link to my 4-star review:

i enjoyed the series but felt a few of them were lacklustre and took procedural realism too seriously at the expense of gripping. Laughing Policeman is my favourite by far. I've been looking out for an affordable copy of the Walter Matthau film version which i saw many moons ago. Some of Mankell's best (early) Wallander books come close,

[Arthur Peter, Jr.]

Just finished House on the water. by Margot Hunt

[Jean]

Just finished the wonderful Nothing More Dangerous
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[Atlanta]

I’m currently reading the girl on the train by Paula Hawkins. Prior to that I read you by caroline Kepnes. I’m enjoying the girl much more thee you which gave me the creeps.

[Atlanta]

I also enjoyed the witch elm by tana French. I read that irl prior to the pandemic. I gave it to my dad.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Patty wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "The Searcher by Tana French is an atmospheric mystery set in the hills and bogs of the West of Ireland where strangers are seldom welcome. W..

I liked this book as well; I've liked both of her stand alone books (Wytch Elm)."

Atl wrote: "I also enjoyed the witch elm by tana French. I read that irl prior to the pandemic. I gave it to my dad."

I may have to move The Wych Elm up my list!

[PattyMacDotComma]

Sulari Gentill's exceptional Rowland Sinclair historical mystery series takes her four Australian characters to 1930's Shanghai in Shanghai Secrets. What a terrifying place it was - but a great read!

5★ Link to my Shanghai Secrets review

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Well, I finished Where the Crawdads Sing and despite popular opinion, I seriously hated it.

[Barbara]

Nancy wrote: "Well, I finished Where the Crawdads Sing and despite popular opinion, I seriously hated it."

That's honest. 🌞

[Araych]

Great North Road by Peter Hamilton

Sci-fi mystery. A member of a very rich and powerful family is found murdered in Newcastle, England 200 years in the future. This is a very detailed police procedural stretching out to 948 pages. Life is too short. Not recommended.

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I'm reading this too and I just love it 😄...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Barbara wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Well, I finished Where the Crawdads Sing and despite popular opinion, I seriously hated it."

That's honest. 🌞"

Actually, that happens to me a lot. Just because a book is a bestseller doesn't necessarily make it good.

[CBRetriever]

Nancy wrote: "Actually, that happens to me a lot. Just because a book is a bestseller doesn't necessarily make it good. "

The Horse Whisperer is a good case in point for me.

and I enjoyed Great North Road though it did take a long time to read

[Liz]

I just finished Dead I Well May Be

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

[Tone]

Nancy wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Well, I finished Where the Crawdads Sing and despite popular opinion, I seriously hated it."

That's honest. 🌞"

Actually, that happens to me a lot. Ju..."

Nancy wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Well, I finished Where the Crawdads Sing and despite popular opinion, I seriously hated it."

That's honest. 🌞"

Actually, that happens to me a lot. Ju..."

No, it's rather the contrary, isn't it? I've wasted enough time and money on bestsellers myself, so it's good to know that I can safely delete Where the Crawdads Sing from my TBR-list.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Tone wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Well, I finished Where the Crawdads Sing and despite popular opinion, I seriously hated it."

That's honest. 🌞"

Actually, that happens t..."

On the other hand, thousands of people seemed to have loved this book, so it may just be me. But I can't recommend it. Not at all. Nyet.

[James]

Now starting THE ART OF VIOLENCE by S.J. Rozan, the 13th book in her ongoing series featuring the private eye team of Lydia Chin and Bill Smith.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Only two titles off my Netgalley shelf this week:
Weekend Pass by Paul Cavanagh
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And: Ask No Questions by Claire Allan https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

Plus an audiobook, Murder in Paradise: Thirteen Mysteries from the Travels of Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

And The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn which I read for the Crime, Mystery and Thriller group read. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sameer]

I am Currently read Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

[Lee]

I'm always behind the curve but currently really enjoying Manda Scott's 2018 "A Treachery of Spies" - it feels like a realistic blend of WW2 French Resistance vs a contemporary murder-mystery.

[Dem]

Finished The Spy Who Came In from the Cold byJohn le Carré

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3755138338