What are your reading 2022-2025

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Disco For The Departed by Colin Cotterill It is book 3 in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series. Dr. Paiboun is the chief Medical Examiner in Laos. The book has quirky characters and contact with the spirit world. I enjoyed it and rated it 4 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Has Anyone Seen My Toes? by Christopher Buckley I have read 3 previous books by this author and enjoyed them. But this book did not work for me. The humor fell flat. My 2 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
It is funny and serious at the same time. Crime in South Florida with wacky criminals. My review, 4.5 stars rounded down
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny Both my wife and I enjoy this series. We rate it 4 stars. My wife's words; "That's a good one!" My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty This mystery takes place in 1985 Northern Ireland. I rated it 3.5 stars rounded down because of Sean Duffy's drug use. It is book 4 in the series and they are best read in order. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Perfect Neighborhood by Liz Alterman I rated it 3.5 stars rounded down. It has a slow start, and the perfect neighborhood is not so perfect. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Sharpe's Assassin by Bernard Cornwell It is a historical fiction thriller and I rate it 4.5 stars rounded down. I strongly recommend this series to historical fiction fans. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly by Adrian McKinty
It is book 6 in the series and they are best read in order. I rate it a solid 4 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

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 unrelated murders. He angers important people. I recommend it to mystery fans. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

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...

[Thomas, Moderator]

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...

[Colleen Chi-Girl]

I’m reading Call My Name by Jenni Ogden on audiobook. I hope this is the way to link it here.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

[Thomas, Moderator]

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...

[Thomas, Moderator]

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...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Maze by Nelson DeMille I rated it 3.5 stars rounded up. I read it in 2 days, despite it being 448 pages. However, his wisecracking thoughts/comments proved distracting for me.. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Drummers by Tricia Fields I enjoyed it and rate it a solid 4 stars. Both my wife and i read this series. It is book 5 in the series. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read book 13 in the Jesse Stone series, Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot by Reed Farrel Coleman
I enjoyed it and recommend reading this series in order. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lissa]

I was working on my own novel for a bit, that's now with my publisher, so I relaxed with the top book on my growing pile, Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman and I LOVED it! Just pure joy, wonderful. Fun, unpredictable, wonderful real characters. Fantasy fiction written in such a way that it isn't quite fantasy, the bizarre becomes normal. Fantastic writing. My review is at
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Standalone by Christopher Chambers It is set in Washington, D.C, with a street denizen is asked to find a missing girl. My 3.5 star review, rounded down https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Robert B. Parker's The Devil Wins by Reed Farrel Coleman I enjoyed it and recommend it. This is book 14 in the Jesse Stone series and they best read in order. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny It is book 9 in the series, set in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. Both my wife and I enjoyed it and recommend it. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Last Seen Alive by Carolyn Arnold I found it to be an engaging police procedural and recommend it. Both my wife and I enjoy this series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The author lives in Canada, but the book is set in the USA

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read A Killer in King's Cove by Iona Whishaw It is a cozy historical fiction mystery, set in rural 1946 British Columbia, Canada.. Both my wife and I enjoyed it and recommend it. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Death in a Darkening Mist by Iona Whishaw It is book 2 in a cozy mystery series set in 1946 rural British Columbia. I recommend reading this series in order. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Stephen]

I read Kismet by Amina Aktar. I gave it a non-committal 3 stars. It is not bad, it will appeal to a certain readership. Would not be surprised to see it on Netflix as a short series. It is set in Sedona in the wellness community that is under threat from a murderer in their midst

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Hard Time by Sara Paretsky
It is book 9 in the series, but worked for me as a stand alone. Warshawski tangles with some powerful people when she is accused of crimes that she didn't commit. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Hard Time by Sara Paretsky
It is book 9 in the series, but worked for me as a stand alone. Warshawski tangles with some powerful people when she is accused of crimes that she didn't commit. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read An Old, Cold Grave by Iona Whishaw It is a Canadian cozy mystery, set in rural British Columbia. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The author has based her character on her mother, who was a British spy in WWII.

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Lipstick Bureau by Michelle Gable It is a pleasant historical fiction book set in WWII Rome. The OSS has an office of Morale Operations, tasked with distributing black propaganda in occupied Europe. This book is loosely based on a real person who worked in that office. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read a disappointing historical fiction book, which I rated 2.5 stars rounded up The Battle of Wagram by Gilles Lapouge My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff It is literary fiction set in a small village in India.

It is both funny and sad as it depicts women confronting domestic abuse and more. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Hell and Back by Craig Johnson It is book 18 in the Longmire series, and while they are best read in order, it can be read as a stand alone.
It is quite different form the other books in the series. I rate it 3.5 stars rounded up. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read an excellent historical fiction book The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson I rated it 4.5 stars rounded up.
It is set in rural Appalachian 1950s Kentucky.
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I went on a Caribbean cruise with very poor wifi. I read 3 kindle books: The first 2 are NetGalley eARCs
Historical fiction set during the Sri Lankan civil war, Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan I enjoyed it and recommend it. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
UK spy thriller The Whispering Dead I rate it 4 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Book 17 in the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency cozy mystery series. Precious and Grace by Alexander McCall Smith It is a pleasant, easy read without violence. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... Both my wife and I enjoy this series. This was a library ebook, through the Libby app.

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Sanctuary by Katrine Engberg I thought that it was a well done police procedural. It is set on the Danish island of Bornholm. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recommended to fans of Nordic noir and mystery fans in general.

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read a historical fiction book that I thoroughly enjoyed.
The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Scorned by David Putnam. It is book 10 in the series and it did not work for me as a stand alone. I rate it 3 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Last Orphan by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
I enjoyed it and recommend it to thriller fans. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read book 5 in the Lane Winslow series A Sorrowful Sanctuary by Iona Whishaw
My wife and I are enjoying this series and recommend it to cozy mystery fan(no graphic violence, no profanity).
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

Not a thriller or mystery, but a book about current affairs in the US.
Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments by Nathan J. Robinson
My review, 3.5 stars rounded up, with a personal note at the end
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Colleen Chi-Girl]

I am LOVING this novel (reading it on audiobook): Meredith, Alone and it is definitely up there with my fave books ever. Set in Scotland, great narrator, love the subject and main character - please see my review after this evening.

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Greatest Polar Expedition of All Time: The Arctic Mission to the Epicenter of Climate Change by Markus Rex
It is not a mystery/ thriller book, but a book of science. If you have ever wondered how scientists come up with climate change stats, then this book is for you. My 4.5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read A Deceptive Devotion by Iona Whishaw
It is a historical fiction mystery, set in 1947 rural British Columbia, Canada. It is book 6 in the series, but can be read as a stand alone. I rate it a solid 4 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Wreck Bay: An Amanda Doucette Mystery
I recommend it to cozy mystery fans. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ali]

Wishing everyone in the group a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year! Hope you all have a lovely festive season with your loved ones and hope that there's time for a nice time with a good book after Christmas turkey and ham ))

I haven't been posting here in ages but regularly check up the updates and am very grateful to everyone who shares their thoughts and recommendations.
Happy Christmas!!

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read A Match Made for Murder by Iona Whishaw
It is book 7 in an excellent historical fiction mystery series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Duck for Cover & Other Tales by Barbara Venkataraman It is literary fiction. This book of short stories can be read in an afternoon. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read Murder at Greysbridge by Andrea Carter
It is book 4 in the series, but worked for me as a stand alone. My 3.5 star review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read A Lethal Lesson by Iona Whishaw I enjoyed it and recommend it. It is book 8 in the series, but can be read as a stand alone. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas, Moderator]

I read The Enchanted Suitcase by Helga Warren It is a memoir by a German soldier, assembled posthumously by his daughter. M y 3.5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...