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Whew! I might need to slow down with Paige Shelton's Alaska Wild series because I just finished #2, Cold Wind
, and was also recently approved by NetGalley for #3, Dark Night. It's a very entertaining mystery series, but I'd better pace myself!My review of Cold Wind
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bad Blood
by Dana Stabenowin this addition to the series, Alaskan private investigator Kate Shugak helps her State Trooper boyfriend investigate two murders.
Enjoyable atmospheric mystery. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4236312815
The Madness of Crowds
by Louise PennyChief Inspector Armand Gamache provides security for a controversial visiting lecturer, and someone is eventually murdered.
Not a wholly successful addition to the series, but it's always a pleasure to visit Three Pines. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
Bad Apples by Will Dean, an excellent Halloween read. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Lighthouse Christmas by Jenny Hale
Stephen King is known for his horror thrillers, but this is just a good story about a ghost, stranded in the Horror House of the amusement park, Joyland. It's just what I felt like reading!
4.5★ Link to my Joyland review
Tim Winton is one of Australia's best and most-awarded authors and an all-time favourite of mine. An Open Swimmer was his first novel, written when he was still at uni, and his writing was already magic. I had some trouble with the story.
3.5★ LInk to my Open Swimmer review
Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for this ARC copy of The Missing Piece
.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Little Sister and A Dark Place to Hide
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A Surprise For Christmas: And Other Seasonal Mysteries a collection of short stories compiled by Martin EdwardsJF: Finished listening to
Our House by Louise Candlish and although it has received mixed reviews, I really enjoyed it. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
The Man With The Getaway FaceI first read this book a bunch of years ago. Now, I'm beginning to believe that my tastes have changed since them. I really liked it back then, but, years of reading Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbo, John Sanford and others may have altered my tastes.
Finished a golden ager - One by One They Disappeared by Moray Dalton. First in the series. It involves a tontine so the why isn't really in question.
1979 by Val McDermid is an excellent start to a new series. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My wife and I went on Columbia/Snake river cruise. The ship had weak WiFi. Here are 3 NG book reviews:Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim Historical fiction set in Korea
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Storms from a Clear Sky by Denise Frisino
Historical fiction set in WWII US. My 3.5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dark Night by Paige Shelton Alaskan mystery. My 3.5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
No Fixed Line
by Dana StabenowAlaskan private detective Kate Shugak and her wolf-dog Mutt help two trafficked children who end up in Alaska.
Good thriller. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Killer in the Snow by Alex PineFinished: Another great piece of Australian crime fiction
The Stoning by Peter Papathanasiou https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just started A TIME TO SCATTER STONES (2018) by Lawrence Block.This is a 150 page novella that continues the long running Matthew Scudder mystery series, which had been on hiatus for over a decade before this new story was published. I'm enjoying it a lot so far, as I had forgotten how much I liked both the author and his most famous character.
I wish the author could find more time to write additional Scudder novels, or at least give us some more of his fictional erudite and humorous burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. But I am not holding my breath...
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Thomas wrote: "My wife and I went on Columbia/Snake river cruise. The ship had weak WiFi. Here are 3 NG book reviews:Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim Historical fiction set ..."
How was the cruise and do you recommend it?
The New Mother
by Julia CrouchSocial influencer RR gets pregnant to boost her Instagram 'likes' and hires a mother's helper. But the helper is not what she appears to be. 😮
Good thriller; the audiobook has an excellent narrator. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Chris wrote: "Thomas wrote: "My wife and I went on Columbia/Snake river cruise. The ship had weak WiFi. Here are 3 NG book reviews:Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim Historic..."
We liked it and do recommend it. There were 122 pax, ship rated at 140 pax. River cruises are more expensive than ocean cruises, but drinks and many excursions included. No sea days.
Just finished:
Every Vow You Break
by Peter Swanson
Might appeal to some fans, but an inferior follow-up.
See My Full Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Help I Am Being Held Prisoner
by Donald WestlakeHilarious novel about a practical joker who ends up in prison. Westlake hits another home run. Highly recommended.
I’m currently reading “The Wife Upstairs.” Almost done. ☺️
Two more books that I read on the way home. Delta routed us as follows: Lewiston, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah to Atlanta, Georgia to Buffalo, NY. Our day started at 5am and ended at midnight when we arrived home. Cold Heart by Kimberly Tilley My 4 star review for an excellent reconstruction of a 1903 murder in Buffalo, NY.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dust in the Heart by Ralph Dennis A thriller set in North Carolina, as a sheriff searches for a child killer/rapist. My 4 star review for a noir writer who rivals Chandler. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Both books were Amazon purchases. I love my kindle. When I finish 1 book, I can move on to the next.
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The Room in the Attic by Louise DouglasFinished:
The Mother's Fault by Nicole Tropehttps://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Always Remember by Cathryn Grant
A thriller with a very, very strange mother-in-law: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I also finished The Red Monarch by Bella Ellis
The third book in this delightful series: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished One Last Prayer for the Rays by Wes Markin which was not as good as I hoped.
And I finished Lying and Dying by Graham Brack which was really nice
I just finished A Thousand Steps
Four stars for this historical mystery. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jannelies wrote: "I finished Always Remember by Cathryn GrantA thriller with a very, very strange mother-in-law: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"
My husband loves Brack’s Joseph Slonsky series.
I finished the novella
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Killing Hour
by Paul CleaveHigh school teacher Charlie Felman wakes up bloody and bruised, thinking he killed someone last night. Did he? And if so, who?
This was Cleave's first novel (re-issued), and shows the nascence of his later skill with misdirection. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now reading BILLY SUMMERS by Stephen King.
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A Body at the Tea Rooms by Dee MacDonaldFINISHED: A change of pace for me, but I loved
A Lighthouse Christmas by Jenny Hale https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished 56 Days.
It’s not often I give a mystery 5 stars. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished:
Surrender the Dead
by John Burley
Unoriginal but entertaining. See my full review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Geometry of Holding Hands by Alexander McCall SmithFinished: Finished listening to
Trick or Treat by Katerina Diamond. Sorry, but this didn't work for me. Enjoyed neither the story nor the narrator. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished;
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain Really enjoyed this one, I thought the story, the characters and the setting were all very good.
Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Body at the Altar: An utterly gripping murder mystery you'll read in one sitting by Dee MacDonaldFINISHED:
A Surprise For Christmas: And Other Seasonal Mysteries compiled by Martin Edwards is an excellent collection of mysteries set in the festive season. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Nobody Walks by Mick Herron - a father who is a retired MI5 operative goes on a revenge hunt for his son's killer
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4278351571