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Nancy wrote: "Thomas wrote: "I read Punishment of a Hunter by Yulia Yakovleva It is set in 1930 Leningrad, Russia. A determined police detective sets out to solve seemingly unrela...":)
Mother Daughter Traitor Spy
was a mixed bag for me. Interesting story but a flat writing style. My 3 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Sharpe's Christmas: Two Short Stories by [author:Bernard Cornwell|12542 These 2 short stories were written at the request of a British newspaper. Both take place on Christmas Eve. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just listened to The Golden Egg
Not my favorite from this series. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Few of us like to be typecasted, even Dame Agatha Christie who had found early success with her mystery novels. She had additional writing desires to placate and thus the pseudonym Mary Westmacott was born.
The Rose and the Yew Tree was her psychological story of redemption. My review -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Return to Uluru by Mark McKenna It is book of history, concerning a cold case crime and of the colonization of Australia. My 4star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mick Herron's Slough House series is the perfect mix of political intrigue, action, and humour. Here the Slow Horses are up against some Bad Actors indeed. Love it!
5★ My review
I finished a couple of books last week!Three completely different books, officially all categorized thriller...
The Accident by Daniel Hurst
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Bachelorette Party by Carissa Ann Lynch
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Furies by John Connolly
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Bachelorette Party was not very good, The Accident could also been a better book, but The Furies was extremely good!
I just listened to The Night Thief
. A nice unusual plot. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished the original novel that inspired one of my all time favorite films:
Cool Hand Luke by Donn Pearce
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading:
Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
I'm doing a leisurely re-read of Mick Herron's Slough House series. Still so good
Dead Lions #2My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just finished reading a nonfiction book, We Carry Their Bones: The Search for Justice at the Dozier School for Boys by Erin Kimmerle. If you've read Colson Whitehead's The Nickel Boys, you'll recognize the name. So good, but now it's back to a light read.
I've just finished Inspector Imanishi Investigates by Seichō Matsumoto. I liked it but the ending seemed a bit abrupt, at least to me.
I finished Murder in the Marais by Cara Black. Enjoyable & interesting beginning of a series that was written in 1999.
Murder Through the English Post by Jessica Ellicott ⭐⭐⭐.6 https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The current FBI stories have reminded me of the Bureau's connection with First Nations Peoples, whose treatment around the world is also much in the news. David Grann of 'The New Yorker' wrote Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. I am still furious about this case, as I'm sure most readers would be.
5★ My review with a couple of photos
For when you just want entertainment, The Cartographers
My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "The current FBI stories have reminded me of the Bureau's connection with First Nations Peoples, whose treatment around the world is also much in the news.
David Grann of 'The New..."
I loved that book. His other books are really good as well.
David Grann of 'The New..."
I loved that book. His other books are really good as well.
I read When Blood Lies by C.S. Harris I enjoyed it and recommend it to historical fiction mystery fans. This is book 17 and the series works better if read in order. My review 4.5 stars https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finishing off ‘Their Lost Daughters’ by Joy Ellis. I writer I haven’t read in a long time but I’m enjoying this book 2 of the Jackman & Evans investigations. It started a bit lukewarm but the pace picked up thankfully.
I finished two short story collections by the late William Gay:
I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down: Collected Stories by William Gay
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Wittgenstein's Lolita and The Iceman by William Gay
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading:
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Peter Grainger’s Kings Lake series is perfect for those that enjoy police procedurals. Missing Pieces is #4.
My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Patricia wrote: "Finishing off ‘Their Lost Daughters’ by Joy Ellis. I writer I haven’t read in a long time but I’m enjoying this book 2 of the Jackman & Evans investigations. It started a bit lukewarm but the pace ..."It took awhile for that series to grow on my but I love it now.
Just finished listening to The Maidens and liked the twists and turns it took.I immediately opened Leviathan Falls back up. Not ready to end this series.
A Dead Man in Barcelona
by Michael PearceSeymour of the Yard #5. It's 1912 and a prominent English businessman has died in prison in Barcelona. Mr. Seymour is dispatched by Scotland Yard to find out why he was in prison and why he died. As you can imagine the case becomes a bit complicated. This is a well-done entertaining entry in the series, I liked it.
I read Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest Pill by Reed Farrel Coleman I enjoyed it and recommend it to Parker fans. These book s should be read in order. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Blackhouse by Carole Johnstone ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Finished reading Picture You Dead by Peter James
A good addition to this series: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Late last night I finished reading Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley. Started out very strong, but somewhere along the line it started to falter. However, the author is very young and I'm sure her writing will become more developed as time goes on. I'm thinking a 3.5 or somewhere between 3 and 3.5. I'm in Philadelphia airport on my way home, so it will be tomorrow or Wednesday before I can post about it.
by the way, I'm not going to keep this book, so if anyone in the US would like it, I'm happy to give it to you.
by the way, I'm not going to keep this book, so if anyone in the US would like it, I'm happy to give it to you.
Read Off With Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power
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Here is my review of the excellent crime thriller:Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena
Rated this one as 5* (10/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished up The Maidens. Had some good twists and turns and kept you guessing about "who done it".
A bit of a mystery in this one, and very much a Gothic, fantasy novel: The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter. Excellent
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I can’t recommend Horse
highly enough. It may end up being my favorite book of the year. My five star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished the most wonderful book! This Is the Way It Always Is ... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
I finished an influential collection of Gothic horror stories that contains all of the stories from In a Glass Darkly and MORE:
Green Tea and Other Weird Stories by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading this doorstopper:
The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
both collections have stories that would appeal to lovers of mystery and suspense stories.
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