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Currently reading? Just finished? 2023
4/5 stars
A mix of paranormal and mystery with a large dash of sex
Please read my review which is linked below:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* Same here. I can focus on a novel while my husband watches the Patriots or Red Sox (I could care less about sports).
I finished The Doctor’s Wife by Daniel Hurst
A fast, easy and entertaining read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I also finished The Cabinet of Dr. Leng by Preston & Child
Very cleverly done: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cecilia wrote: "Started the year reading the winter people! I'm really liking it so far"There was a movie with Kelly McGillis of the same title. I wonder if it was based on this novel?
Christine wrote: "Cecilia wrote: "Started the year reading the winter people! I'm really liking it so far"There was a movie with Kelly McGillis of the same title. I wonder if it was based on this novel?"
I've just googled it and no, apparently the one you're mentioning is based on the novel by John Ehle. The book I'm currently reading is from Jennifer McMahon!
Barbara wrote: "Linda wrote: "Behind Her Eyes"This is a weird one."
My most disliked book ever Barbara....UGH
Christine wrote: "Icewineanne wrote: "Christine wrote: "Icewineanne wrote: "Christine wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Well, all I can say is that it's all about where you live and what you are exposed to early on. Nancy Drew ..."Loved the Adventure series too Christine! But my favourites were the Secret Seven & the Famous Five 🤗
You’re so lucky to have visited the Corfe Castle. Hoping to travel to Dorset one of these days!
Icewineanne wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Linda wrote: "Behind Her Eyes"This is a weird one."
My most disliked book ever Barbara....UGH"
Making a mental note to never read this one!
Righteous Prey
by John SandfordLucas Davenport #32. This is another entertaining high-testosterone adventure that I thoroughly enjoyed, and it has Virgil along for more fun. 4 stars.
I just finished Bad Dog (DCI Kett #2) / Alex Smith ... It was creepier than his Paper Girls.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Cecilia wrote: "Christine wrote: "Cecilia wrote: "Started the year reading the winter people! I'm really liking it so far"There was a movie with Kelly McGillis of the same title. I wonder if it was based on this..."
Thank you. ♥
Icewineanne wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Linda wrote: "Behind Her Eyes"This is a weird one."
My most disliked book ever Barbara....UGH"
We plan to return to Dorset in 2024, together with Devon and Cornwall.
Now reading THE CONFESSIONS OF OWEN KEANE (2005) by Terence Faherty. This is a collection of short stories and a novella featuring the former seminary student and amateur sleuth who has appeared in seven previous books, starting back in 1991 with the Edgar Award nominated DEADSTICK.It took me a while to track down this book, as it had a limited print run with each copy signed by the author. I finally decided to pick one up as a belated Christmas gift to myself.
Christine wrote: "Icewineanne wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Linda wrote: "Behind Her EyesWe plan to return to Dorset in 2024, together with Devon an..."
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I just finished Alex Smith's Three Little Pigs (DCI Kett #3). It's a page-turner, but not as creepy as his Bad Dog. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Pam wrote: "I just finished Alex Smith's Three Little Pigs (DCI Kett #3). It's a page-turner, but not as creepy as his Bad Dog. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5..."
The episode "Three Little Pigs" with David Suchet as Poirot was filmed in Devon at Wonwell Beach, UK.
Hi, Christine ... The Three Little Pigs title I read is definitely not an Agatha Christie / Hercule Poirot Title. Alex Smith's Three Little Pigs comes close to being a horror story.
So Shall You Reap
is a worthy addition to the Guido Brunetti series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pam wrote: "Hi, Christine ... The Three Little Pigs title I read is definitely not an Agatha Christie / Hercule Poirot Title. Alex Smith's Three Little Pigs comes close to being a horror story."The Agatha Christie novel is titled Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot #22)
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...
I recently finished book 1 of the Shamus Award winning Leo Haggerty private detective series. I found it interesting enough to commit myself to the entire 6 book series.My review of
- Embrace the Wolf by Benjamin M. Schutzhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pam wrote: "Hi, Christine ... The Three Little Pigs title I read is definitely not an Agatha Christie / Hercule Poirot Title. Alex Smith's Three Little Pigs comes close to being a horror story."Mea culpa...I didn't pay attention to the author and automatically assumed it was Agatha Christie.
Who would ever have thought the French might like to reclaim Paris as their own after WWII? An American is disappointed to find "his" wartime Paris so changed in F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story,
Babylon Revisited
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3.5~4★ My review with a link to the story online.
What an intriguing short story is The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges. It is a kind of choose-your-own adventure wartime spy story. What really happened?
5★ My review with a link to the story online.
Finished The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
byDaniel James BrownMy review:www.goodreads.com/review/show/5207020349
I’m listening to the early Vera books and just finished Telling Tales
. Good for those that like a believable police procedural. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
So Long, Chester Wheeler by Catherine Ryan Hyde ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Holy crap. I got an email about this book, and I actually thought it was a joke, but it's a real thing:
Feel the Bern
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Feel the Bern
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I finished "Blood Stone" by Michael Allegretto (Jacob Lomax series # 2) and will start his third book in the Lomax series tonight.
The Passenger
by Cormac McCarthyAfter a salvage diver investigates a mysterious drowned plane, the government goes after him. This seeming mystery is really a literary novel where Cormac McCarthy airs his views about science, math, and other things.
Interesting unusual novel. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Barbara wrote: "The Passenger
by Cormac McCarthy
After a salvage diver investigates a mysterious drowned plane, the government goes after him. This..."
I'm happy you like it so much. I have both of his new ones, The Passenger and Stella Maris, but I'm going to hold off until I have a straight block of time to read both at the same time.
by Cormac McCarthyAfter a salvage diver investigates a mysterious drowned plane, the government goes after him. This..."
I'm happy you like it so much. I have both of his new ones, The Passenger and Stella Maris, but I'm going to hold off until I have a straight block of time to read both at the same time.
Finished Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer. Really good fun. Review here,
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now nearly finished with Bodies in a Bookshop by R.T. Campbell, which is also good fun. If Nero Wolfe was Scottish, sociable and loquacious, he'd be like Professor John Stubbs. I'd like to see them in a beer swilling match.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now nearly finished with Bodies in a Bookshop by R.T. Campbell, which is also good fun. If Nero Wolfe was Scottish, sociable and loquacious, he'd be like Professor John Stubbs. I'd like to see them in a beer swilling match.
Finished Sarah Pearse's The Retreat (Detective Elin Warner #2) last night. I couldn't put it down ... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
An abduction thriller with an added bonus of some quantum physics theory thrown into the mix.My review of
- Interference by Brad Parkshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've been reading
Duke I'd Like to F... for a buddy read.I also finished
From Blood and Ash and
Verity yesterday
Here's a great article. I was amazed how many authors it includes that I like:https://www.seattletimes.com/entertai...
Christine wrote: "Here's a great article. I was amazed how many authors it includes that I like:
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertai..."
Thanks. Fun article.
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertai..."
Thanks. Fun article.
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