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[Faith]

My review of Rabbit Hole by Mark Billingham

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

[Jim]

Finished reading The Black Mountain

by Rex Stout

My Review

[Liz]

I’m in the minority, but I really didn’t care for Rock, Paper, Scissors

My 2 1/2 star review.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Chris]

Finished Six Days of the Condor by James Grady. His debut espionage thriller (1974). Fast-paced relatively short thriller.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Chris wrote: "Finished Six Days of the Condor by James Grady. His debut espionage thriller (1974). Fast-paced relatively short thriller."

I really like that book. Edge-of-your-seat stuff.

[Bill]

Chris wrote: "Finished Six Days of the Condor by James Grady. His debut espionage thriller (1974). Fast-paced relatively short thriller."

I enjoyed it too.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "Chris wrote: "Finished Six Days of the Condor by James Grady. His debut espionage thriller (1974). Fast-paced relatively short thriller."

I really like that book. Edge-of-your-seat ..."

I saw the Redford film a long time ago. I need to read the book someday.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished the award-winning Aussie crime thriller


The Broken Shore by Peter Temple
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading


The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

[CBRetriever]

I finished An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten (I enjoy her books). Kinda a Miss Marple gone bad for the main character

and started Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty and our old friend from the Michael Forsythe books makes an appearance in this one (the Forsythe books are as good as the Sean Duffy ones). I'm racing through it as it has me in its spell

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started A Life Without Regrets by Marci Bolden

Finished the ⭐⭐.4 The Devil's Choir: A Victor Lessard Thriller by Martin Michaud This heralds a parting of the ways between myself and this author. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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[Jim]

Finished reading Hush Little Girl

by Lisa Regan

My Review

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I finished the award-winning Aussie crime thriller


The Broken Shore by Peter Temple
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodread..."

I read The Broken Shore eons ago but remember liking it. Have fun with No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency -- my book group read it a few years and had a great time.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Chris wrote: "Finished Six Days of the Condor by James Grady. His debut espionage thriller (1974). Fast-paced relatively short thriller."

I really like that book. Edge..."

The book is a bit different from the film, but still really good.

[Liz]

Not a fan of Good Rich People

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

[Jean]

Finished The Girl in the Ground by Stacy Green from NetGalley
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lance]

Under Occupation is at best a minor entry in Alan Furst's now long-running Night Soldiers saga. All series authors are entitled to an off day; maybe that's what happened this time. I hope so. It would be too sad to contemplate that the author has tired of his own raison d'etre and has started phoning in his books. 2.4 Gauloises Brunes, rounded down.

Read the full review here.

[CBRetriever]

finished another5] Fred Vargas book: Seeking Whom He May Devour which was excellent.

[Diane S ☔]

Read The Dark Hours
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Linda]

A Dark and Twisted Tide

[Christine]

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

[Araych]

A Shot in the Dark by Lynne Truss

Absolutely hilarious comic novel written as a police procedural taking place in Brighton, England in 1957. The story is done as a farce and it's very funny. Apparently this is the first in a series which I will certainly follow. Highly recommended, 5 stars.

[Woman Reading]

Sea Storm by Andrew Mayne

The Florida Underwater Investigation Unit pursue the attacker of a massive cruise ship and find a conspiracy.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4362402698

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

CBRetriever wrote: "finished another5] Fred Vargas book: Seeking Whom He May Devour which was excellent."

I enjoy her books, especially her characters.

[Barbara]

Dark Horse by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

Orphan X - a former government assassin who now helps people in dire straits - has to infiltrate a dangerous Mexican drug cartel.

Exciting adventure with plenty of action. 3.5 stars

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

[Christine]

I finished my 92nd book

[Christine]

[Liz]

Araych wrote: "A Shot in the Dark by Lynne Truss

Absolutely hilarious comic novel written as a police procedural taking place in Brighton, England in 1957. The story is don..."

Sounds fun. Thanks for putting this on my radar.

[Dem]

Just finished Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty.

My review www.goodreads.com/review/show/4298463926

[Liz]

I just finished The Christie Affair

Not what I expected but good nonetheless. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Linda]

The Long Call

[Thomas]

I read The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
It is as much a mystery as a commentary upon challenges faced by black classical musicians. I enjoyed it and rated it 4 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Diane S ☔]

Read The Uninnocent: Notes on Violence and Mercy
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and started A Line To Kill

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "I read The Broken Shore eons ago but remember liking it. Have fun with No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency -- my book group read it a few years and had a great time."

I wouldn't be surprised if I bought The Broken Shore after reading your review, but I really can't remember for sure. And I am really enjoying No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - such a breath of fresh air after all the dark stuff I have been reading lately. And I keep hearing Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Johnny Clegg songs as the soundtrack in my head as I'm reading.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished the second book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series (the prequel to The Shadow of the Wind):


The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading the noir classic:


Laura by Vera Caspary

[Liz]

I just finished listening to Billy Summers

Stephen King managed to surprise me. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Dem I read the book called Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

[Randy]

Needed a break from darker fiction so I've been reading a couple of books that might be of interest here:

In Murder and Magic by Randall Garrett I think I detect (*cough*) the influence of Holmesian fiction, though the interplay of Lord Darcy and his chief aide, Master Sean, doesn't reach the level of Holmes and Watson. The collection holds four stories taking place in a world where Richard the Lion-hearted didn't die young and managed to extend and hold the empire together. It's also a fantasy (unless you look at it sideways and squint, then it might appear to be s.f.) of magic researched and exploited scientifically. The first three stories were quite engaging, the last and shortest was far less engaging.

I'm now about 180 pages into The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison (a.k.a. Sarah Monette), a novel and another variation on the Sherlock Holmes stories, in this one Holmes is a literal angel in a world where werewolves and vampires co-exist with angels and humans, among others, and you had best beware of the Fallen. Addison mentions in the afterward that this began as fan fiction of Sherlock and the narrative voice, here provided by Dr. J. H. Doyle, is quite like Martin Freeman's take on Watson, intelligent, incisive and prickly. The first few chapters re-imagine A Study in Scarlet, the chapters I'm reading now are re-imagining The Sign of Four, all while the novel moves toward an investigation of the vicious, bloody murders of women taking place in Whitechappel with what appears so far as a side-trip to the Torso Murders. I'm especially impressed with how Addison/Monette captures the tone and feel of Victorian prose while still maintaining the nearly hard-boiled no-nonsense tone of a Freeman-like Watson after his experiences in the war in Afghanistan.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started A Little Bird by Wendy James

Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 A Life Without Regrets by Marci Bolden the third and final book in the trilogy. I don't know if I am ready to say goodbye to Carol. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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And also finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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[Patty]

I am currently reading The Auctioneer by Joan Samson. I have not had a book pull me in so completely from the first page as this one has. If you haven’t read it—or even hears of it—please follow the link below.


https://medium.com/bookshelf-beats/jo...

[Patty]

RJ, I love The Shadow of the Wind series. I recently read the fourth of the series: The Labyrinth of the Spirits.

[Randy]

Patty wrote: "I am currently reading The Auctioneer by Joan Samson. I have not had a book pull me in so completely from the first page as this one has. If you haven’t read it—or even hears of it—please follow th..."

I picked this up earlier this year but haven't read it yet. Just to note, it was reissued by Valancourt Books in 2018, so it won't cost an arm, leg or any back teeth to get a reading copy, which might be the impression given by following some of the links to Amazon.

[Patty]

Randy, my copy is from Valencourt 😊

[Adrian]

Hola, Im Walter from Buenos Aires. Im new to this group. Im actually reading "Kill the next one" (La ultima salida real title) from argentinian author Federico Axat. Im in the middle of it. Its really griping, it has twists, crime and suspense. Enjoying it.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I finished the second book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series (the prequel to The Shadow of the Wind):


The Angel's Game by [a..."

re Laura: still planning to make this a side read for people interested in our group -- color consultant today, cabining for a long weekend through Wednesday, and then I'll start the thread.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Liz wrote: "I just finished listening to Billy Summers

Stephen King managed to surprise me. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

One of my friends who's never read a Stephen King book in her life said this book was really good.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Adrian wrote: "Hola, Im Walter from Buenos Aires. Im new to this group. Im actually reading "Kill the next one" (La ultima salida real title) from argentinian author Federico Axat. Im in the middle of it. Its rea..."

Hola Walter, bienvenido al grupo.


I've read his Kill the Next One -- different, strange but good. Sadly I think that's the only one in translation, at least so far.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Just started reading The Seeds of Fiction: Graham Greene's Adventures in Haiti and Central America 1954-1983. I'm a HUGE fan of Graham Greene's novels, so I'm stoked to be reading the story behind the stories.

[Araych]

Fools' River by Timothy Hallinan

Poke Rafferty #8, OK to read as a standalone but I recommend familiarity with the characters. This is an absolutely amazing thriller as we watch Poke try to rescue the kidnapped father of one of his daughter's friends. I'm Facebook "friends" with Tim Hallinan and I wish I could thank him directly for producing this wonderful entertainment out of thin air. Highest recommendation, 5 stars.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished A Line To Kill
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

Interesting article about Amazon and GR.
https://bookriot.com/who-owns-goodreads/