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[Sandy]

Nancy wrote: "Sandy wrote: "JF: Repentance

Poignant & brutal Latin Noir

I'm definitely planning to read Repentance. I love Latin American fiction..."

That's great, Nancy. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. I just wanted to clear up the genre label as I think it can lead to disappointment/unrealistic expectations for some readers. This book deserves to find its readership as the prose is gorgeous. Happy reading!

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

re clearing up the genre label: I totally get that. Thrillers that don't thrill, spy stories that are not about spying ... argh. Been there, done that.

[Eva]

Wow. Wow. Wow.
★★★★★

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

[Liz]

I just finished listening to The Golden Couple

Fun, entertaining book. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[James]

Now reading BEYOND RECALL by Robert Goddard, a stand alone novel from 1997 that earned a nomination for the Edgar Award as the Best Mystery Novel of the Year.

[Christine]

I finished my 87th book

[Joelle]

Just finished:


As the Wicked Watch

by: Tamron Hall.

Unique approach, but attempts too much. My full review:

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

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Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country

[Woman Reading]

The Last Agent by Robert Dugoni - #2 in the espionage series and can be read as a standalone

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4328188805

[Christine]

Sandy how are 13 of your books going?

[Glenda]

"I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter." I tutor first-gen, low-income high school students and one of my sophomores is reading this. So am I.

[Christine]

I love to read Nancy

[Jan C]

Finished the Walter Ghost series with The End of Mr. Garment by Vincent Starrett.

Also finally finished Company Aytch; or, A Side Show of the Big Show: A Classic Memoir of the Civil War by Sam R. Watkins.

[Christine]

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham

Finished ⭐⭐⭐⭐.3 for a great piece of Australian fiction The Way it is Now by Garry Disher
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[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Christine wrote: "I love to read Nancy"

I know that about you, Christine!!

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Jan C wrote: "Finished the Walter Ghost series with The End of Mr. Garment by Vincent Starrett.

Also finally finished [book:Company Aytch; or, A Side Show of the Big Show: A Class..."

I recently preordered a book by Vincent Starrett, Murder on B Deck, part of the Walter Ghost series being republished, included in the American Mystery Classics series.

[Liz]

I just finished The Village

Just so so. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jan C]

Nancy wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Finished the Walter Ghost series with The End of Mr. Garment by Vincent Starrett.

Also finally finished [book:Company Aytch; or, A Side Show of the Big..."

I found it a fun, quick series. Of course, two of the books took place in Chicago, home for much of my life.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started Stolen Ones by Angela Marsons

Finished the ⭐⭐⭐.25 The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021by Alafair Burke
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[PattyMacDotComma]

I don't always like books that win the Booker Prize, but Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively is terrific. It was even shortlisted for the Golden Booker, best in 50 years. Straight to the favourites list (or the pool room, for Aussies 😊).
5★ Link to my Moon Tiger review

[Liz]

I just finished listening to The Cipher

Just okay. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I finished my 88th book

[Thomas]

I read Violeta by Isabel Allende and I recommend it. It is historical fiction set in Chile, from 1920-2020.
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started Five Tuesdays in Winter a collection of short stories by Lily King

Finished the ⭐⭐.4 The Perfect Neighbour by Susanna Beard https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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[Linda]

black little lies

[Christine]

Sandy how are 2 of your books going?

[Barbara]

The Unfamiliar Garden by Benjamin Percy

A meteor shower results in an explosive growth of strange fungi in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

Very good sci-fi, mystery mash-up. 4 stars

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

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Barbara wrote: "The Unfamiliar Garden by Benjamin Percy

A meteor shower results in an explosive growth of strange fungi in the U.S. Pacif..."

speaking of fungi, I've recently finished reading Truffle Hound: On the Trail of the World’s Most Seductive Scent, with Dreamers, Schemers, and Some Extraordinary Dogs by Rowan Jacobsen. Next time you eat truffle fries (which I can't stand), you're not getting any truffle at all, just olive oil with a dash of 2,4-dithiapentane, a synthetic chemical that offers up a "heavy-handed impression of truffleness." I've been sitting on this book forever and felt guilty about not finishing it, so it's been a midnight-oil sort of read.

[Araych]

The Woman in the Woods by John Connolly

Charlie Parker #16, can be read as a standalone but not recommended. In this book (which was written in the 3rd person, unlike the others I've read) Parker is hired to find the identity of a woman found buried in the Maine woods. This is an outstanding book, although it's so creepy I couldn't read more than about 20 minutes at a time. Given that, it's a masterpiece of the genre. 5 stars.

[Dem]

Finished The Family on Paradise Pier by Dermot Bolger

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/4298473321

[Dem]

Finished and loved Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/4333959065

[Christine]

I finished my 89th book

[Michael]

Just finished 'Dark White' by Neil Christiansen. Loved it. Great crime noir book.Dark White

[Liz]

I just finished The Accomplice

Interesting, character rich mystery. My 4.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Liz]

I just listened to Blood from a Stone

Not my favorite of the series. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started A Life Without Flowers by Marci Bolden

Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 The Widow by K.L. Slater https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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[Eva]

Finished by Ruth Ware. Good read, but no edge-of-my-seat, which I prefer when it comes to thrillers.

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

⭐⭐⭐.5

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called A Life Without Flowers by Marci Bolden?

[Linda]

Daisy in Chains

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started The Dinner Lady Detectives by Hannah Hendy

Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 A Life Without Water by Marci Bolden https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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[Christine]

[Christine]

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called The Dinner Lady Detectives by Hannah Hendy?

[Araych]

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Thursday Murder Club #2, books should be read in order. Everyone knows that sequels are never as good as the original except this one is. Wonderful book -- great characters, complex plot, full of humor and life. 5 stars.

[Woman Reading]

The Silent Sisters - With the best installment of the trilogy, Robert Dugoni concludes his espionage intrigues featuring Charles Jenkins and Russia.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4331453956

[Andy]

Bill wrote: "Thanks for setting this thread up Nancy. I totally agree with you, it's such an excellent thread as I get lots of great ideas for future reads.

Here are my first mysteries of 2021.

1. [book:Fearl..."

This looks like a great list.

[Liz]

Our American Friend

Is a well done political thriller. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

A Line To Kill by Anthony Horowitz

Author Anthony Horowitz (ostensibly) chronicles a murder investigation conducted by eccentric former Scotland Yard detective Daniel Hawthorne.

Entertaining mystery. 3.5 stars

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

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started Old Sins by Aline Templeton

Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stolen Ones by Angela Marsons https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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