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Currently reading? Just finished? 2023
Christine wrote: "I finished my 49th book"Looks like you're on track for 100 books this year Christine. 🦋
Thomas wrote: "I read Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn by Ace Atkins It is book 44 in the Spenser series, now written by a successor author. It can be read as a stand alone. Both my wi..."Ace Atkins does a good job continuing the series. 🙂
Hellblazer, Vol. 2: The Devil You Know
Irreverent Constantine adventures.
4 stars for me. Not for the squeamish.
Reviewed -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Librarianist
by Patrick deWittThe life of a solitary retired librarian opens up when he becomes a volunteer at a senior center with a batch of eccentric residents.
Good story with elements of comedy and drama. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Barbara wrote: "The Librarianist
by Patrick deWitt
The life of a solitary retired librarian opens up when he becomes a volunteer at a senior ..."
I really enjoyed his The Sisters Brothers. The one after that, not so much.
by Patrick deWittThe life of a solitary retired librarian opens up when he becomes a volunteer at a senior ..."
I really enjoyed his The Sisters Brothers. The one after that, not so much.
Highly recommend Those We Thought We Knew
. For those that want a deeper mystery. Five big stars:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Robert B. Parker's Stone's Throw by Mike Lupica It is book 20 in the Jesse Stone police procedural series. Both my wife and I recommend this series . My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Runaway Man
by David HandlerVery enjoyable light mystery featuring young P. I. Benji Golden who gets involved in the ugly past of a wealthy and powerful N.Y. family. I liked this one a lot. Highly recommended. 4 stars.
Flop Dead Gorgeous
by David RosenfeltIn this addition to the 'Andy Carpenter' series, the Paterson, New Jersey defense attorney represents a Hollywood actress accused of murder.
As always, lots of humor in the mystery story. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
Gone to Ground by Bronwyn HallMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Barren Grounds by AA B. Michael Radburn was a good read but didn't grab me as much as his other books, only because I didn't believe the ending, BUT I reckon it could be made into a terrific film or TV series. It has all the right elements.
My review of Barren Grounds
I've started reading All the Sinners Bleed by S.A.Cosby. Hooked from page one.
We're not home so I've done lots of reading ...
Element Of Doubt by A.L. Barker, an older collection of ghost/weird stories newly published by Valancourt;
The Sea Change & Other Stories by Helen Grant, another topnotch collection of ghostly/weird tales
and I've also finished my reread of Strangers on a Train.
We're not home so I've done lots of reading ...
Element Of Doubt by A.L. Barker, an older collection of ghost/weird stories newly published by Valancourt;
The Sea Change & Other Stories by Helen Grant, another topnotch collection of ghostly/weird tales
and I've also finished my reread of Strangers on a Train.
I’m a big fan of realistic police procedurals and A Killer in the Family
did not disappoint. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Off the Grid Robert McCaw It is book 2 in the series, but it can be read as a stand alone. Both my wife and I enjoy this series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am LOVING All the Sinners Bleed. I started it later this afternoon and I'm more than halfway through it.
The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies
wasn’t as light as I expected but still great entertainment. My 4.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reviewed an old fav.Debut novel.
Digital Fortress
4 stars on this one.
A cyber and code backed thriller by a master.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting WINTER WORK (2022) by Dan Fesperman, a stand alone mystery/thriller novel set in East Germany a few months after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything by Kelly WeillWeill traces the Flat Earth movement (which is a REAL THING) from its beginnings in the 1800s to current times, when Flat Earthers tend to get tangled in additional conspiracy theories.
Fascinating book. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Hercule Poirot's Silent Night by Sophie Hannah
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Robert B. Parker's Fool's Paradise by Mike Lupica It is book 19 in the series,but can be read as a stand alone. I recommend it to police procedural and or Parker fans My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished reading
Killer Traitor Spy by Tim AyliffeMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This very short, gentle story shows how two cultures bond over an old Native American. The Man to Send Rain Clouds by Leslie Marmon Silko is free online and I loved it.
My review of The Man to Send Rain Clouds with a link to the story online.
In the 1920s, London's dance halls, with their young 'hostesses', were the
Shrines of Gaiety
that Kate Atkinson showcases here. Crime, bent cops, girls as playthings to be cast aside. What a story.
My review of Shrines of Gaiety
Abyss
Blockbuster ⭐⭐⭐ Stars follow-up to the fabulous Fathomless.
Human push nature and sometimes nature pushes back.
New setting Contemporary oceans shark attack
Lost submersible Rescue effort in deep seas.
Megalodon
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I just finished Dark Corners
. Not nearly as enjoyable as the first. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished Crimson Lake
by Candice Fox the first in a series of 3.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Bat by Jo Nesbo. This was the 1997 debut of the Harry Hole series. 4 stars. Nesbo is among the many excellent mystery/suspense writers coming out of Scandanavia, so I was surprised that it was set in Australia.
Yesterday I finished Venezia Metal, a good horror novel by an italian author,Today I started Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
I love C.S. Harris's mastery of history and mystery. I'm trying to stretch the series to make it last, and have just read the excellent
Why Kings Confess
My review of Why Kings Confess
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