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[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I finished reading The Lost Apothecary last week. A very good debut.



Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm currently reading Where the truth lies by M.J. Lee.



After reading book 5 in the series, I decided to buy the whole series. I'm thouroughly enjoying myself and I'm glad I discovered this author.

[Barbara]

The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths

In this 2nd book in the Harbinder Kaur series, the police detective investigates several suspicious deaths. The book works fine as a standalone.

Great puzzle for armchair sleuths. 3.5 stars

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

[Bill]

Nancy wrote: "Tara wrote: "Bill wrote: "My review of A Dram of Poison by Charlotte Armstrong, my first book by this author. I really enjoyed. 4.5 stars. My review below

https://www..."

Interesting.

[Bill]

I finished Wycliffe and the Beales by W.J. Burley today. I like this series very much 4.5 stars. My review is below

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

Another Wycliffe book is next, Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist

[Tara]

Nancy wrote: "Tara wrote: "Bill wrote: "My review of A Dram of Poison by Charlotte Armstrong, my first book by this author. I really enjoyed. 4.5 stars. My review below

https://www..."

I generally have the same problem when I get new books, but as they host a monthly book club meeting via Zoom, I've actually read through at least half a dozen from this series since I've joined up. We'll be discussing The Chocolate Cobweb at the beginning of March, and the book for the April meeting is The Widening Stain, which is a bibliomystery. Its free to participate if you're interested! Sometimes they will even have special guests (last month featured Fred Dannay's son for an Ellery Queen mystery.)

[Paris (kerbytejas)]

listening to First Cut - new author and series for me

[Joelle]

Just finished:


Pretty Little Wife

by: Darby Kane

Strong female characters and some decent twists. My full review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Araych]

The Pain Scale by Tyler Dilts

Long Beach Homicide #2, might be helpful to read the previous book but not really necessary. Homicide detective investigates the murder of a woman and her 2 small children. She was the daughter-in-law of a US Congressman so things get complicated and bloody. This is an amazing mystery. The plot moves ahead quickly and gets complicated along with the characters who are deftly drawn with humanity and depth. I loved this book -- highest recommendation, 5 stars.

[James]

Now starting THE SURVIVORS, the newest hardcover release from award-winning author Jane Harper. I read her three previous books and loved them.

[Thomas]

I read The Maltese Pigeon by Sheldon Siegel
It is an enjoyable short story that can be read in 1 hour.
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

I read Final Out by Sheldon Siegel
it is book 12 this easy to read legal mystery series suitable for cozy fans. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Liz]

I just finished Spider’s Web by Mike Omer

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

[Faith]

My review of The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor

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

[Christine]

I finished my 14th book

[Linda]

My Sister's A Serial Killer

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

Because of the glowing reviews I requested The wife who got a life by Tracy Bloom.

Very, very disappointing read. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

I have managed to read just 3 books this week, all from my Netgalley shelf.

Lost Souls by Chris Merritt https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

The Dare by Lesley Kara https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Atlanta]

Currently reading into the water by Paula Hawkins . Just finished sharp objects by Gillian Flynn.

[Patty]

My review of The Dark Side of Alice in Wonderland by Angela Youngman.

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

[Barbara]

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith

In this 5th book in the Cormoran Strike series, the PI and his partner investigate a forty-year-old cold case involving a woman's disappearance. The book can be read as a standalone.

Too long, but a good mystery. 3.5 stars

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

[Dem]

Finished Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women's Voices from the Gulag by Monika Zgustová

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3193612316

[Jean]

This is a whole different kind of Brian Freeman book:
Infinite
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dem]

Finished The German House byAnnette Hess

My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/3847106520

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Tara wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Tara wrote: "Bill wrote: "My review of A Dram of Poison by Charlotte Armstrong, my first book by this author. I really enjoyed. 4.5 stars. My review belo..."

Thank you, Tara! I may do that when/if things start quieting down here.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Finished reading The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel -- this month's IRL book group choice. It's about a guy who for some reason still not known, decided one day in 1986 to get out of his car, hike into the woods and not come out for 27 years except to steal things out of people's cabins. I'm sort of torn -- the story is fascinating, but the author resorted to some pretty lowlife methods to get his story.

Also finished reading The German Client: A Bacci Pagano Investigation by Italian author Bruno Morchio -- a good mystery split between 1944 and present day and published by Kazabo Publishing, a small indie press that puts out translated crime fiction, sort of like what Pushkin Vertigo does.
http://www.crimesegments.com/2021/02/...

other books finished (and until tomorrow no time to post about these):
The Collected Connoisseur and Inner Europe both by Mark Valentine and John Howard;

still working on Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast.

[Linda]

The Coast to Coast Murders

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


Books of Blood: Volume VI by Clive Barker
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

which is the final volume in this omnibus collection:


Books of Blood, Volumes 4-6 by Clive Barker
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

These aren't really mysteries - more like horror or dark fantasy - but the final story "The Last Illusion" introduces detective Harry D'Amour who also appears in other works by Clive Barker.

and I started reading:


The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice

[Renee]

I finished

[Araych]

The Unfortunate Englishman by John Lawton

Joe Wilderness #2, series should be read in order. Further adventures of Joe Holderness, AKA Wilderness, British crook and spy, in Berlin 1963 and flashbacks prior. These spy novels by Lawton are very well done. I see them as rather a cross of Len Deighton and John le Carre. I liked this book a lot, 4 stars.

[Sandy]

JF:

A literary mystery for book lovers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

CR: On an Outgoing Tide

[Woman Reading]

After reading John le Carré's Agent Running in the Field, I decided to try the very popular George Smiley series from the beginning.
Call for the Dead #1 by John le Carré

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3851996833

[Liz]

I just finished The Good Sister

Just a fun, entertaining read! Here’s a link to my four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Liz]

I just finished The Midnight Lobrary

A fast, entertaining read but not as deep as I expected. Here’s a link to my 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths

This is the first book in the Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur series. Harbinder is a thirtysomething gay Sikh police detective who lives with her parents and their dog Sultan. In this novel, Harbinder investigates the murder of a high school teacher.

Good start to the series. 3.5 stars

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

[Bill]

Barbara wrote: "The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths

This is the first book in the Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur series. Harbinder ..."

I have a couple of her books on my shelf. Hoping to read at least one this year.

[Sandy]

JF:

Well, that got my attention.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Still reading: On an Outgoing Tide

[Christine]

I finished my 15th book

[Arthur Peter, Jr.]

I am currently reading Small Town Secrets. by David Bishop

[Aditya]

Got back to reading after a month break or so. Finished The Searcher by Tana French. Works better as a character driven drama than mystery. Rating - 4/5

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

[Barbara]

The Last Exit by Michael Kaufman

In the near future, the environment is damaged, there's a horrible pandemic, and older parents are encouraged to die to benefit their children. Cops have to deal with the fallout.

Good futuristic mystery. 3.5 stars

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

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth

[James]

Now starting LAST LOOKS, the debut novel by Howard Michael Gould that introduces the brilliant-but-eccentric ex-LAPD detective turned rogue Hollywood private investigator Charlie Waldo. The book earned a Shamus Award nomination as the Best Private Eye Mystery Novel of 2019.

[Woman Reading]

A Murder of Quality by John le Carré. This was his second novel, and it featured his ex-intelligence officer George Smiley. It can be read as a standalone.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3861303507

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

Just finished Where the dead fall by M.J. Lee


Nice, solid police procedural. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Andrew]

Jannelies wrote: "Just finished Where the dead fall by M.J. Lee


Nice, solid police procedural. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Excellent review, I'll put it on my must read list. Thanks

[Jim]

Finished reading Natural Causes

by Michael Palmer

My Review

[Bill]

I finished a Wycliffe mystery this morning, always entertaining. Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist by W.J. Burley (4.5 stars) My review below

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

Next in line is an old series but relatively new to me, The Baron and the Arrogant Artist by Anthony Morton

[Tara]

Bill wrote: "I finished a Wycliffe mystery this morning, always entertaining. Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist by W.J. Burley (4.5 stars) My review below

https://www.goodreads.com..."

Have you seen the Wycliffe TV series? If so, how does it compare to the books?

[Bill]

Tara wrote: "Bill wrote: "I finished a Wycliffe mystery this morning, always entertaining. Wycliffe and the Dead Flautist by W.J. Burley (4.5 stars) My review below

https://www...."

No I haven't Tara. I hope to check it out.

[Bill]

I finished Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came by M.C. Beaton. 3.5 stars. My review is below

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

Onto to my March Focus author, Agatha Christie with her 3rd Miss Marple mystery, The Moving Finger