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[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Nancy wrote: "Nailed it -- "charming" is the perfect word for this book!"*

Also: "delightful"

* The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

[Ron]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "...and I started reading the second Matt Helm book

by Donald Hamilton..."

Wow! Hadn't heard about the Matt Helm series since, probably, the 1960s! Read a few of them, but, don't remember why I stopped reading them. Just might look back into some of them.

Thank you for that!

[Christine]

I finished my 96th book

[Araych]

Dark Voyage by Alan Furst

Not a mystery but rather a thriller, detailing the adventures of the captain and crew of a Dutch freighter in and around the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas for 3 or 4 months of 1941. Told from the perspective of the captain who guides his ship and crew through the seas and ports during WW II. I must say I absolutely loved every word of this book. Furst presents wonderful believable characters and the plot just flows right along. Highest recommendation, 5 stars.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Nailed it -- "charming" is the perfect word for this book!"*

Also: "delightful"

* The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"

That too!

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I'm finally able to start one of our group reads for this month, My Sister, the Serial Killer. I'm so behind with everything at the moment. Gah!

[Christine]

A just finished a really nice read and a bit of a change up.Foundation by Isaac Asimov

[Diane S ☔]

Finished A Net for Small Fishes
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Eva]

Finished yesterday.

Not my cup of tea.

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

2 stars

[Barbara]

Christine wrote: "I finished my 96th book"

👍 Good job.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Christine wrote: "A just finished a really nice read and a bit of a change up.Foundation by Isaac Asimov
"

I read and loved the Foundation series many years ago. Haven't seen the series on tv, but the books are fantastic.

[Liz]

Five big stars for Black Cake.

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

[Christine]

I finished my 97th book

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called Past Life by David Mark?

[Christine]

Thanks Barbara

[Mike]

The penultimate book review for 2021:

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

The finale is a big ONE!!!!!!!

[Bill]

Christine wrote: "A just finished a really nice read and a bit of a change up.Foundation by Isaac Asimov
"

That was a great trilogy.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Nancy wrote: "RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Nailed it -- "charming" is the perfect word for this book!"*

Also: "delightful"

* The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"

That too!"

I love this author but haven't started this series yet. ❤📚

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started The Girl Upstairs by Georgina Lees

Finished the ⭐⭐.8 Boy Underground by Catherine Ryan Hyde This was a disappointing read for me. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called The Girl Upstairs by Georgina Lees?

[Dem]

book:These Silent Woods|56268973]

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/4362751971

[Janine]

Nancy wrote: "I'm finally able to start one of our group reads for this month, My Sister, the Serial Killer. I'm so behind with everything at the moment. Gah!"
I'm know that feeling. I am never caught up and I keep adding to the pile.

[Thomas]

I read My Heart Went Walking by Sally Hanan I enjoyed and rated it 3.5 stars rounded up. It is the story of an unmarried teenager in rural 1983 Ireland who refuses to give up her baby for adoption. Not a mystery, but literary fiction.

[Liz]

I just finished listening to The Spanish Daughter

A low key historical fiction. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Finished a great read Human Acts by Han Kang

Starting The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

[Jim]

Finished reading Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

by Mary Roach

My Review

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Christine wrote: "Finished a great read Human Acts by Han Kang

Have you read her The Vegetarian ? That's also a good one. I haven't read Human Acts yet. I'm hoping 2022 won't be as eventful as 2021 so I can actually get lots of reading done.

[Joelle]

Just finished:


Notes on an Execution

by: Danya Kukafka.

Intriguing and well written portrayal of evil. My full review:

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

[Val]

Just finished One of the the girls by Lucy ClarkeLucy Clarke - a great author I was only introduced to earlier this year, but now a firm favourite.

Here's my 5 star review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bill]

My review of JFK Is Missing! by Liz Evans

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

4 books to finish by end of year. I'll probably focus on The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey

[Jim]

Finished reading Her Deadly Touch

by Lisa Regan

My Review

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Ron wrote: "Wow! Hadn't heard about the Matt Helm series since, probably, the 1960s!..."

Sorry, Ron. I don't think they've aged well. :(

I DNF-ed the awful


The Wrecking Crew by Donald Hamilton

and I started reading the first book in the Lincoln Rhyme series


The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver

[PattyMacDotComma]

I just finished The Enemy Within, the enemy being radicalised suburban Muslim youths, local right-wing extremists, and bent Aussie cops. Take your pick! Journalist Tim Ayliffe knows his stuff. This is January 2020 JUST before Covid hit.
4★ Link to my review of The Enemy Within

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I just finished The Second Sleep by Robert Harris.


A pleasant suprise! Here is my 5-star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Nancy wrote: "Christine wrote: "Finished a great read Human Acts by Han Kang

Have you read her The Vegetarian ? That's also a goo..."

No, I have not. This is my first book by the author, and I really enjoyed the writing so I’ll take a look at some of her other works soon.

[Jean]

Finished When Ghosts Come Home

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

[Chris]

Finished The Detective Wore Silk Drawers by Peter Lovesey, 1971. Victorian mystery set in the world of illegal fist fighting. Good. I thought better than his first outing.

[Bill]

Chris wrote: "Finished The Detective Wore Silk Drawers by Peter Lovesey, 1971. Victorian mystery set in the world of illegal fist fighting. Good. I thought better than his first outing."

I'm just getting into Lovesey myself. Read Wobble to Death, it was ok. Currently reading the first Peter Diamond and enjoying so far.

[Liz]

I just finished Lost Graves

A well done police procedural with a touch of thriller. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Started The Silent Conversation by Caro Ramsay

Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Past Life by David Mark.This is a gripping book that, although it is part of a series, can easily be read as a stand-alone. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Linda]

Five Total Strangers

[Christine]

I finished my 98th book

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I finished Survive the Night by Riley Sager


It was on my Kindle a long time already. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now, I need to start another book but I can't choose. I'm trying to decide between The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver (third part in a series I haven't read the first two from), The Key in the Lock by Beth Underdown (found in the Read Now section) or should I really treat myself and go for Something to Hide by Elisabeth George, one of my favourite authors? I have currently 13 books on my Netgalley list and 3 on my Edelweiss list, but I'm also trying to find time to read some of my other recently downloaded books.
So many books, not enough time to read...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Chris wrote: "Finished The Detective Wore Silk Drawers by Peter Lovesey, 1971. Victorian mystery set in the world of illegal fist fighting. Good. I thought better than his first outing."

I read that series eons ago and still have the old Penguin novels. They were fun.

[Araych]

Who Let the Dog Out? by David Rosenfelt

Andy Carpenter #13, OK to read as a standalone. Sorry -- I love this series but this isn't Rosenfelt's best. Plot is a bit too busy and complicated and there's a whole subplot he never explains. 3 stars.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Finished the ⭐⭐⭐.6 The Girl Upstairs by Georgina Lees This is a good character driven debut novel, and I will certainly be reading Lees next book. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Started a Christmas read, The Cranberry Inn by Barbara Josselsohn

[Barbara]

Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

With this novel, Picoult wanted to document how the Covid pandemic affected people and changed their lives.

The story takes an interesting approach to the worldwide epidemic. 3.5 stars

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

[Liz]

I listened to Through a Glass Darkly

I’m getting a little discouraged with this series. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

As I usually do around this time of year, I've read The Valancourt Book of ​Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories: Volume Five -- all in good fun.

Currently reading because 'tis the season, Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights, another book from the British Library Tales of the Weird series.

[Linda]

A Christmas Carol