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I finished listening to O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton - 4*. PI Kinsey Milhone is tough, sarcastic and humorous as she investigates the shooting of her ex-husband.
Who Cries for the Lost by C.S. Harris is another excellent addition (#18) to this historical mystery series.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for domestic drama/romance
A Home Among the Snow Gums by Aussie Author Stella QuinnMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Cryptic Clue by Victoria Gilbert is the first in a new cozy series featuring a young millionaire and a retired librarian.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a powerful addition to Karin Slaughter's Will Trent series.
After That Nightreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Rush, by Aussie author Michelle Prak, is a scary outback, backpacker thriller! Storm, blackout, body lying at the side of the road in torrential downpour ... do you stop or get the heck out of there?
4★ My review of The Rush
This is proving to be a really fun cosy crime series.
Cozy Up To Murder by Colin Conwayreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Cozy Up to Blood by Colin Conway, #3 in this fun, cozy series.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3.5 stars for
O2 by Aussie Author Nic D'AlessandroMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished listening to Rebel Island by Rick Riordan - 3.5 *.Entertaining story of P.I. Tres Navarre honeymooning on an island and doesn't know how entangled the other guests' lives are until someone is murdered.
My review for
The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker, #2 in his Bruno, Chief of Police series, a mystery set in the charming village of St Denis in the Dordognehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of Devil's Way, the fourth book in Robert Bryndza's series featuring private investigator Kate Marshall and her associate Tristan. The twisty plot makes for a compulsive read.
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My review of A Newlywed’s Guide to Fortune and Murder by Dianne Freeman
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Here's my review of A Cast of Falcons, the second instalment in Sarah Yarwood-Lovett's series featuring ecologist-sleuth Dr. Nell Ward.
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Here's my review of Paradise, Aussie-born author Patricia Wolf's brilliant follow-up to her 2022 hit Outback. A compelling read with a courageous yet relatable central character.
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This popular gritty Spanish thriller, recently translated into English, is every bit as exciting as promised.
Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado, translated by Nick Caistorreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of Ukulele of Death, the first book in E.J. Copperman's quirky new series featuring brother-sister investigating duo Fran and Ken Stein. An entertaining mystery with a sci-fi twist!
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Here are my reviews for two books from Ian Moore's humorous cosy mystery series featuring British ex-pat Richard Ainsworth, the proprietor of a French chambre d'hôte (B&B) and glamorous bounty hunter (and possible assassin) Valérie d'Orçay as sleuths.
Death and Croissants Review here
Death at the Chateau Review here
3.5 stars for
The Heart Is a Star by Aussie Author Megan RogersMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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