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[CBRetriever]

Jim wrote: "Finished reading In Plain Sight

by C.J. Box"

I love those books. I'm currently reading Snow Drift by Helene Tursten whose books I also enjoy. Her books are set in Sweden and I love the look into the culture and quirks of that country. This book is part of the Embla Nystrom Series, but her Irene Huss series is even better

[Dem]

Finished The Governor: The true story of my life inside Britain’s most notorious prisons: My Life Inside Britain’s Most Notorious Jails

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/4236201031

[Dem]

Finished Mrs England by Stacey Halls

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/4219004412

[Woman Reading]

Real Tigers by Mick Herron

#3 in the acclaimed Slough House series but can be read as a standalone

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4230421087

[Liz]

I just finished Quiet in her Bones

Interesting mystery set in New Zealand. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I've finished The Unheard by Nicci French


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

[Christine]

I finished my 74th book

[Christine]

[PattyMacDotComma]

The thriller Falling, by T.J. Newman, has attracted a lot of fans, and I can see why. It would make a terrific movie or mini-series. A terrible dilemma, lots of tension, and some good characters.
3.5★ Link to my review of Falling

[Linda]

The Wheel Of Darkness

[Barbara]

Trial and Error by Robert Whitlow

A Georgia lawyer helps people with missing children because he's been searching for his own daughter for years.

Interesting to see real world problems. 3.5 stars

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

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished the second book in the Bernie Gunther series:


The Pale Criminal by Philip Kerr
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


Mr Hire's Engagement by Georges Simenon

[Kathryn]

Finished She Has a Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be by J.D. Barker, very good 5 stars

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I also finished:


Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I finished the second book in the Bernie Gunther series:


The Pale Criminal by Philip Kerr
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goo..."

I hope you enjoy Simenon. His books are among my most loved.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I recently started reading The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason. Nothing will ever (in my mind) take the place of his Erlendur novels, but so far this one's pretty good.

[Patty]

Nancy, I’m reading this as well Indridason is one of my favorite Icelandic writers. It all started with Jar City.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Patty wrote: "Nancy, I’m reading this as well Indridason is one of my favorite Icelandic writers. It all started with Jar City."

He's one of the few series writers whose books have survived each move we've made. I absolutely LOVE his work. LOVE it!

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "I hope you enjoy Simenon. His books are among my most loved."

I enjoyed The Blue Room. This will be my second of his. I'm looking forward to it.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I hope you enjoy Simenon. His books are among my most loved."

I enjoyed The Blue Room. This will be my second of his. I'm looking forward to it."

I loved The Blue Room!

[Woman Reading]

Spook Street by Mick Herron

#4 in the Slough House series and best installment so far

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4241679073

[Tony]

Felt like something light, like a good western so reading:

Kid Rodelo by Louis L'Amour

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I hope you enjoy Simenon. His books are among my most loved."

I enjoyed The Blue Room. This will be my second of his. I'm looking forwar..."

You've always spoken highly of his roman noirs. I'm going to read a bunch of those then move on to the Maigret series.

[Christine]

I finished my 75th book

[PattyMacDotComma]

I was delighed to enjoy watching Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club solve the mystery of The Man Who Died Twice. It's every bit as good as their first outing, I reckon!
5★ Link to my Man Who Died Twice review

[Tony]

Just finished Kid Rodelo by Louis L'Amour

Switched to an Agatha Christie mystery : The Moving Finger

[Araych]

Snow Blind by P.J. Tracy

Monkeywrench Crew #4, OK to read as a stand-alone. Well done entry in the Monkeywrench series. Bad news: not much of the crew. Good news: new character introduced (newly elected female Sheriff) who really deserves her own series. 4 stars.

[Liz]

I just finished Dead Lions

Fun, snarky spy thriller. Here’s my four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Nancy wrote: "RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I hope you enjoy Simenon. His books are among my most loved."

I enjoyed The Blue Room. This will be my second of his. I'm ..."

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Nancy wrote: "RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I hope you enjoy Simenon. His books are among my most loved."

I enjoyed The Blue Room. This will be my second of his. I'm ..."

I recently bought four more Maigret novels: Cécile is Dead, Maigret (Maigret Returns) , The Cellars of the Majestic, and one which for some reason Penguin hasn't reprinted: Maigret in Exile.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I was delighed to enjoy watching Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club solve the mystery of The Man Who Died Twice. It's every bit as good as their first outing, I r..."

My copy will be here next week, but it will likely be November before I get to it.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Christine wrote: "I finished my 75th book"

awesome, Christine!

[Joelle]

Just finished:


Harlem Shuffle

by: Colson Whitehead

Once again Whitehead knocks it out of the park. My full review:

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

[Barbara]

Liege-Killer by Christopher Hinz

In a future where the Earth is uninhabitable and humans live in orbiting colonies, a bio-engineered assassin is brought out of stasis for a dastardly plan.

Good (softish) sci-fi thriller. 4 stars

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

[Thomas]

I just finished The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by Alexander McCall Smith
It is book 16 in this cozy mystery series. If you like books w/o violence or foul words, then you will like this series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Faith]

My review of The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish

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

[Bill]

Joelle wrote: "Just finished:


Harlem Shuffle

by: Colson Whitehead

Once again Whitehead knocks it out of the park. My full review:

https://www..."

I have to try his work.

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I've finished The Weekend Escape by Rakie Bennett

I'm sorry I cannot give it more than two stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Thankfully, I am less than 100 pages from finishing Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead. Hopefully I have time to read the rest today and then it's going straight to the give-away box.

I'm also midway through Indridason's The Darkness Knows -- that one I'm more than happy with.

[Woman Reading]

London Rules by Mick Herron

The Slough House series is utterly addictive, and the novels have been written as standalones.

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

[Jim]

Finished reading Viral

by Robin Cook

My Review

[Dem]

Finished The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/4222792765

[Randy]

Just starting The Women of Weird Tales.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Randy wrote: "Just starting The Women of Weird Tales."

Oh! I love Greye LaSpina's work! I first read her in Queens of the Abyss: Lost Stories from the Women of the Weird (ed. Mike Ashley).

In case you're interested, there's another set of volumes of weird tales by women edited by Melissa Edmundson called Women's Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940, and Women’s Weird 2: More Strange Stories by Women, 1891-1937.

[Randy]

Thanks, Nancy. I'll keep those in mind.

My interest in The Women of Weird Tales was piqued some years ago by a member of a board devoted to ghost stories, who kept wishing for collections by La Spina among others. When I saw this, I ordered it immediately. Seemed like good reading leading into October.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

She also has work in a small volume called The Thrill Book (Vol. 1, No. 1) 1919 , which I bought last year but still haven't read.

LaSpina is a bit more on the pulpy side than the ghost story side, but oh so fun!

[Randy]

The first story was by LaSpina, "The Remorse of Professor Panebianco." Twist at the end, not entirely unexpected, nicely underscores the story's gist. I'm looking forward to reading more as I can find time.

[Thomas]

I read Daughters of the Resistance by Lana Kortchik
It is historical fiction, set in occupied 1943 Ukraine. I read it in 2 days and recommend it to anyone who likes historical fiction.
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Liz]

I just finished listening to Best in Snow

Proof a mystery can be comic and well thought out. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[James]

Now starting TROUBLED BLOOD by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) the fifth book in the ongoing mystery series featuring London private eye Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott.

At 900+ pages this one is going to take a while, but it was shortlisted for both the 2021 Gold and Steel Dagger Awards so I am sure it is up to Galbraith/Rowling’s usual high standards.

[Araych]

What Waits for You by Joseph Schneider

Tully Jarsdel #2, OK to read as a stand-alone. LAPD detective hunts a scary serial torturer and killer. Another super-smart serial killer that nobody can catch -- no evidence, no fingerprints, no witnesses, etc. It's a tired cliché, and the wrap-up, for me, didn't pass the smell test -- just not believable. Not recommended.