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message 601: by Barbara (new)
Apr 14, 2022 06:48AM

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The Stranger Diaries The Stranger Diaries (Harbinder Kaur, #1) by Elly Griffiths by Elly Griffiths

Harbinder Kaur is a gay Sikh police detective who investigates the murder of a high school teacher in England.

Good debut mystery. 3.5 stars

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


message 602: by Barbara (new)
Apr 14, 2022 12:26PM

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Cockatiels at Seven Cockatiels at Seven (Meg Langslow, #9) by Donna Andrews by Donna Andrews

Meg Langslow - who's a blacksmith, wife and amateur sleuth in Caerphilly, Virginia - searches for a missing friend.

Fun cozy. 3 stars

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


message 604: by Barbara (new)
Apr 16, 2022 07:13AM

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Big Time Big Time by Jen Spyra by Jen Spyra

Comic writer Jen Spyra's short story collection is satirical, raunchy, clever and entertaining.

Fun stories. 4 stars

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


message 605: by Bill (new)
Apr 16, 2022 01:44PM

Bill | 1290 comments The End of Eternity The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov. One of his earlier explorations of Sci-Fi. Not perfect but readable. 3.0 stars

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message 606: by Barbara (new)
Apr 17, 2022 07:32AM

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All the Queen's Men All the Queen's Men (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates, #2) by S.J. Bennett by S.J. Bennett

Amateur sleuth Queen Elizabeth gets on the case when a palace housekeeper is found dead and poison pen letters circulate among the royal staff.

Good sequel to The Windsor Knot. 3.5 stars

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


message 607: by Barbara (new)
Apr 18, 2022 03:47AM

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The Last Exit The Last Exit by Michael Kaufman by Michael Kaufman

A new disease is killing middle-age people, but the government has a novel (and ethically questionable) solution.

Interesting sci-fi detective story. 3.5 stars

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


message 609: by Barbara (new)
Apr 19, 2022 06:38AM

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These Things Hidden These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf by Heather Gudenkauf

Teenage Allison had a sparkling future until she pleaded guilty to a crime and went to prison. At 21 Allison is free and trying to rebuild her life but things get complicated.

Poignant novel. 3 stars

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


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Apr 19, 2022 08:14AM

Lydia | 52 comments War and Peace War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



There is not really much that I could add that has not been said by many people.

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message 612: by Barbara (new)
Apr 20, 2022 01:04PM

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The Younger Wife The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth Sally Hepworth

A May-December engagement between an older man and younger woman is complicated by a still-living wife with dementia and two grown daughters.

Good domestic drama. 3 stars

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


message 613: by Barbara (new)
Apr 21, 2022 05:43AM

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The Long Drop The Long Drop by Denise Mina by Denise Mina

"The Long Drop" is a fictionalized story about a real multiple murderer named Peter Manuel - who's known as 'Scotland's First Serial Killer.'

Interesting 'true crime' story. 3 stars

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


message 614: by Barbara (new)
Apr 22, 2022 06:35AM

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Milkman Milkman by Anna Burns by Anna Burns

In the midst of the Northern Ireland conflict, where the sides are very divided, a married middle-aged IRA leader is determined to draw a young woman into his life.

Good book. 4 stars

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


message 615: by KOMET (new)
Apr 23, 2022 09:25AM

KOMET | 870 comments Today I finished reading "Final Harbor" by Harry Homewood.

Final Harbor by Harry Homewood

FINAL HARBOR fully captures the drama, adventure, tensions, and perils faced by the USS Mako both at sea and ashore at Pearl Harbor, as well as in Australia - where from 1942 until war's end, U.S submarines operating in the Southwest Pacific were based.

The author - himself a World War II veteran of the "Silent Service" - faithfully recaptures in this novel the lives of a number of the USS Mako's crew, inclusive of both captains (each in terms of personality and command styles very different from the other) and a number of the submarine's officers and enlisted men.

This novel left me BREATHLESS.


message 616: by Barbara (new)
Apr 23, 2022 01:50PM

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Archie Meets Nero Wolfe Archie Meets Nero Wolfe (Nero Wolfe Mysteries #8) by Robert Goldsborough by Robert Goldsborough

The Nero Wolfe books feature the eccentric detective and his assistant Archie Goodwin.

This book is a prequel that harks back to the depression, when nineteen-year-old Archie first arrives in New York City and (in time) meets Nero Wolfe.

Good story. 3.5 stars

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


message 617: by Barbara (new)
Apr 23, 2022 01:51PM

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KOMET wrote: "Today I finished reading "Final Harbor" by Harry Homewood.

Final Harbor by Harry Homewood

FINAL HARBOR fully captures the drama, adventure, tensions, and perils ..."

Sounds like a good book.


message 620: by Bill (new)
Apr 26, 2022 06:19PM

Bill | 1290 comments My review of The Child Garden The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman by Geoff Ryman. No rating as I didn't finish it.

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message 622: by Barbara (new)
Apr 28, 2022 07:10AM

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Corduroy Mansions Corduroy Mansions (Corduroy Mansions, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith by Alexander McCall Smith

The story revolves around the residents of Corduroy Mansions as well as their friends, acquaintances, and co-workers.....and recounts entertaining/funny anecdotes about the various characters.

Good book. 4 stars

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


message 623: by Barbara (new)
Apr 28, 2022 07:18AM

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Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York Last Call A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green by Elon Green

In the early 1990s a serial killer was murdering gay men in NYC but the crimes got little press coverage. Elon Green now tells the story of the 'Last Call Killer', who eluded law enforcement for many years.

Good story. 4 stars

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


message 627: by Bill (last edited May 02, 2022 03:46PM) (new)
May 02, 2022 03:45PM

Bill | 1290 comments Dark Matter Dark Matter by Blake Crouch by Blake Crouch (4 stars)

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message 635: by Colin (last edited May 16, 2022 08:42PM) (new)
May 16, 2022 08:42PM

Colin Baldwin A 5-star read for me!

In the Shadow of the Hanging Tree by Michael A. McLellan
In the Shadow of the Hanging Tree

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message 641: by Bill (last edited May 30, 2022 08:23AM) (new)
May 30, 2022 08:23AM

Bill | 1290 comments Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview and Other Conversations Ursula K. Le Guin The Last Interview and Other Conversations by Ursula K. Le Guin by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.5 stars


message 642: by KOMET (new)
May 30, 2022 09:06AM

KOMET | 870 comments Today I finished reading the novel "Malibu Rising" by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Reading this gripping, well-crafted novel rekindled memories of the brief time I spent with friends in Malibu during the summer of 1986.


message 645: by Lydia (new)
Jun 03, 2022 12:39PM

Lydia | 52 comments Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar by Edvard Radzinsky

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



You can't return Wednesday back to Sunday or Saturday back to Wednesday, so the Russians say or something like that!

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message 648: by Bill (new)
Jun 11, 2022 09:15PM

Bill | 1290 comments Hobberdy Dick Hobberdy Dick (Kelpies) by Katharine M. Briggs by Katharine M. Briggs (5.0 stars)


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