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[Barbara]

Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd

A former juvenile delinquent is framed for murder and plots revenge. Alaska is a great setting for this mystery.

3.5 stars

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

[Bill]

I finished my 3rd Simon Brett mystery of January, the 2nd book in the Charles Paris series; So Much Blood. (3.5 stars) My review is below

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

One more Brett mystery to end the month, Charles Paris #3, Star Trap

[Jim]

Finished reading The Girl Beneath the Sea

by Andrew Mayne

My Review

[PattyMacDotComma]

How could I not love The Kalahari Typing School for Men, the 4th book in the series of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith? These are always enjoyable and a gentle reminder that life in rural Botswana is a far cry from that of most readers.
4★ Link to my Kalahari Typing School for Men review

[Christine]

I finished my 7th book

[CBRetriever]

I finished my 9th Mystery and have also read 10 SF&F books

All the Devils Are Here which was pretty good. It's set in Paris and not in Canada

[Dem]

Finished and enjoyed Fey's War: The True Story of a Mother, her Missing Sons and the Plot to Kill Hitler byCatherine Bailey

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3771810111

[Jean]

Finished The Suicide House . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Finished The Problem of the Green Capsule by John Dickson Carr. This was pretty good, actually but its British title, The Black Spectacles, makes much more sense.

[Lee]

Dem wrote: "Finished The Spy Who Came In from the Cold byJohn le Carré

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

My favourite le Carré- felt like a very realistic Cold War tale

[James]

Now starting BROKEN by Don Winslow, a collection of crime fiction short stories published in hardcover back in 2020. Last year I read his Cartel crime fiction trilogy, which was superb.

[Araych]

The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper

Political thriller. Washington DC, 1954. Freshman Congressman and pregnant wife get involved in political intrigue and several murders. Loved the setting and the period pieces but the plotting and dialogue was rather amateurish. Good guy gets grabbed by the bad guys and they explain their whole plan rather than just shoot him. Really a 2 star book but I gave 3 stars for the period setting and the helpful bibliography.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

James wrote: "Now starting BROKEN by Don Winslow, a collection of crime fiction short stories published in hardcover back in 2020. Last year I read his Cartel crime fiction trilogy, which was superb."

I like Winslow a lot. He might be my favorite modern crime fiction author. I'll look forward to hearing what you think of his short fiction.

[Liz]

I just finished Heartbreak Bay

The fifth and final book in the Stillhouse Lake series. Here’s a link to my four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I finished my 8th book

[Thomas]

I read The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
I rated it 3 stars. It is literary fiction, set in 1980s Paris. There are depictions of torture and drug dealing.
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Christine wrote: "I finished my 8th book"

I'm one behind you, but my next two books will likely take a while to get through.

[Bill]

Araych wrote: "The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper

Political thriller. Washington DC, 1954. Freshman Congressman and pregnant wife get involved in political intrigue and severa..."

It wasn't perfect but I also liked the time frame and setting.

[Barbara]

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

NOW A MOVIE

In this Booker Prize Winner, an Indian boy born into poverty pulls himself up by the bootstraps with hard work, deviousness, and criminal activity.

Very good story. 4 stars

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

[Woman Reading]

I finished Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - a literary masterpiece. Despite being a tremendous Alfred Hitchcock fan, I never managed to see his film adaptation in its entirety, but I now see why it was chosen.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3178309692

[Bill]

Woman Reading wrote: "I finished Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - a literary masterpiece. Despite being a tremendous Alfred Hitchcock fan, I never managed to s..."

du Maurier is such a story teller. Great book

[Elizabeth A.G.]

Just finished Speaking of Murder by Edith Maxwell. This is the first book in the 2-book Lauren Rousseau mystery series.

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

[Kcgood]

Dear Miss Breed, by Joanne Oppenheim

[Jade]

Hey everyone! I have read SO many books this month so far! Currently reading What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty which I'm loving and here's some that I just finished:
JANUARY WRAP-UP! (Thrillers, self-help and magical realism!)
https://youtu.be/AK2ipdfsye8

[Barbara]

Serpentine byJonathan Kellerman

In this 36th book in the 'Alex Delaware' series, the psychologist helps his friend, Lieutenant Milo Sturgis, investigate a cold case. The book can be read as a standalone.

Good thriller. 3.5 stars

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

[Araych]

Blood Alone by James R. Benn

Billy Boyle #3, possible to read as a stand-alone but not recommended. I'm reading this series in order and this is the weakest so far. In this one Billy is involved in the conquest of Sicily during WW II. More a war-centered adventure story than a mystery although there certainly are mystery elements. And Mafia ! 2 stars.

[Bill]

Araych wrote: "Blood Alone by James R. Benn

Billy Boyle #3, possible to read as a stand-alone but not recommended. I'm reading this series in order and this is the weakest so far. ..."

I do have to finally read the first book in this series.

[Bill]

I just finished Star Trap, the 3rd Charles Paris mystery, by Simon Brett. (4.5 stars) My review is below

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

Next book in line is the 7th Agatha Raisin mystery, Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton.

[Sandy]

JF:

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

CR:

[Christine]

I finished my 9th book

[Liz]

I just finished The Blame by Kerry Wilkerson

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

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished my first five-star read of the year:


The Hot Spot by Charles Williams
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


Big Trouble by Dave Barry

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ from the LBC wrote: "I finished my first five-star read of the year:


The Hot Spot by Charles Williams
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/re..."

I knew you'd like The Hot Spot.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Let's see. I've finished two Valancourt novels, Tenebrae and The Sign of the Spider: An Episode, by Bertram Mitford. The first was very much on the gothic side, while the second falls into the category of Imperial Gothic, set in South Africa. Both were quite good. Now I'll be starting Le Carre's Agent Running in the Field for the group read, Cane by Jean Toomer as we head into Black History Month, and still working on My Fantoms, as part of my year of reading opium.

[Jim]

Finished reading The Eighth Sister

by Robert Dugoni

My Review

[Jim]

Finished reading The Eighth Sister

by Robert Dugoni

My Review

[PattyMacDotComma]

I've not read any of Jeffery Deaver's work before, so his short story Turning Point was my introduction. Loved it! Finding RDK, the Russian Doll Killer, was cleverly done.
4.5★ Link to my Turning Point review

[Atlanta]

I’m on my third book of the year, the woman in cabin 10 by Ruth ware.

[Tina]

We're reading The Murder of Twelve at The Parlor with author visit. Fills the snowed-in-backdrop whodunit wants. ;-)

[Jean]

A library bookstore find from a few years back: Arctic Chill
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "...I knew you'd like The Hot Spot."

It's like it was written just for me. Have you read it? I didn't see a review from you.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ from the LBC wrote: "Nancy wrote: "...I knew you'd like The Hot Spot."

It's like it was written just for me. Have you read it? I didn't see a review from you."
,
Oh yes. Long ago, along with Talk of the Town (which is also great) and Go Home, Stranger.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "RJ from the LBC wrote: "Nancy wrote: "...I knew you'd like The Hot Spot."

It's like it was written just for me. Have you read it? I didn't see a review from you."
,
Oh yes. Long ago, along with [..."

I picked up the Hard Case Crime edition of [book:A Touch of Death|238117] and I'll be on the lookout for more of his stuff. Dead Calm especially, since I enjoyed the movie (although I understand they are not exactly alike).

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ from the LBC wrote: "Nancy wrote: "RJ from the LBC wrote: "Nancy wrote: "...I knew you'd like The Hot Spot."

It's like it was written just for me. Have you read it? I didn't see a review from you."
,
Oh yes. Long ago..."

Amazon has a huge selection of e-book titles (I own several of these myself but I'm pretty well "booked" this year so I have no idea when I'll get to them) and I have a Stark House edition that combines two books in one: Nothing in Her Way / River Girl.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I am on the last story in Cane and am absolutely loving the book as a whole.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "Amazon has a huge selection of e-book titles (I own several of these myself but I'm pretty well "booked" this year so I have no idea when I'll get to them) and I have a Stark House edition that combines two books in one: Nothing in Her Way / River Girl."

I don't do e-books but I saw that Mysterious Press had just about all of Williams' novels published in that format. I did see the Stark House double and I've got my eye on it. I like when they have their $5 warehouse sales.

[Liz]

I just finished Gathering Dark

A wildly entertaining thriller. Here’s a link to my 4.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

I read The War Heist by Ralph Dennis
It is a thriller centered on a plot to steal the gold that the UK sent to Canada for safekeeping in 1940. It starts in the UK, moves to the US, then Canada. My 4 star review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos by Judy Batalion

For the most part, war histories have been written by men, and brave women have been given short shrift. Judy Batalion helps correct this by telling the stories of Jewish women in Poland who resisted the Nazis during World War II.

Very good book. 4 stars

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

[Woman Reading]

Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews. The authors return to KD's post-shift Atlanta. I am looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.

Here's my review- www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3498094618