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[Barbara]

British Manor Murder by Leslie Meier

Amateur sleuth Lucy Stone looks into deaths in an English manor.

Always fun to visit with the recurring characters in this series. 3 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I finished my 5th book

[Liz]

Murder on Brittany Shores is perfect for those that want atmospheric, believable police procedurals. my four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

I read 2 books: Collateral Damage by J.A. Jance It is a fast paced thriller. with a satisfying ending. My 3.5 star review, rounded up https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2nd book The Body Falls by Andrea Carter This book is set in rural Donegal, Ireland. I rate it 4 stars and plan to continue reading the series. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Pam]

I finished Hidden Scars (DI Kim Stone #17) / Angela Marsons.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

[Barbara]

I read a book called "The Windsor Knot." It was a good idea - at the time of Queen Elizabeth's 90s birthday, there are festivities at Windsor, and a young musician guest is found dead. It was pitched as "book 1" in Her Majesty the Queen investigates, but I had a hard time staying interested. The idea was good, the writing was good, but the plot was dull and because the Queen had to look like she was keeping above it all, there wasn't a lot of active sleuthing.
I will try another book by the writer, though - SJ Bennet - because as I said, the writing was good.

[Christine]

I finished my 7th book this month and will start another Michael Allegretto crime novel tonight.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Oh, how I love finding a new favourite book! Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller is a compassionate thriller, if there even is such a thing. Great read!
5★ My review of Norwegian by Night>

[Tatjana]

Just finished Dark Hollows, wasnt bad but I enjoyed Nightingale House more. Now I'm making a start in The Wives, first pages made me curious so hopefully a good one! My first book of Tarryn.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I've finished readng Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories, a book of short stories written by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.

Now reading Heaven's Hill by R.B. Russell, more on the speculative fiction side. So far, a lot of fun.

[Randy]

Just finished The Widening Stain by W. Bolingbroke Johnson. Review, here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm feeling pretty lucky that my early 2023 reading has included a couple of good comic mysteries, this and Murder After Christmas.

[Christine]

Started "Grave Doubt" by Michael Allegretto. Published in 1995.

[Thomas]

I read Who Cries for the Lost by C.S. Harris It is a historical fiction mystery, set in Regency London, England. It is book 18 in the series and I recommend the series. While it would work as a stand alone, I have read the previous 17 books in the series and there are continuing events that progress throughout the series, My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Damo]

I'm really enjoying the Armand Gamache series, just finished the 8th, a bit of a departure from the usual in that it doesn't feature the tiny village of Three Pines.

My review of - The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Damo wrote: "I'm really enjoying the Armand Gamache series, just finished the 8th, a bit of a departure from the usual in that it doesn't feature the tiny village of Three Pines.

My review of [bookcover:The Be..."


You might enjoy watching the Gamache TV series "Three Pines". Alfred Molina plays Gamache. Tantou Cardinal (I saw her for the first time in "Dances with Wolves" and many times later on) also has an important role.
I have ordered the first Louise Penny novel in German translation at amazon.de and will read it next month.

[Christine]

I finished my 6th book

[Liz]

The Fleur de Sel Murders is another strong addition to the series. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Araych]

Street Music by Timothy Hallinan

Poke Rafferty #9, probably best to read series in order. I'm a Tim Hallinan fan -- I've read all the Junior Bender books and now all the Poke Rafferty books and we're friends on Facebook. So I'm very sorry to say how disappointed I was in Street Music. The Poke part is fine, but half of the book is taken up with the terribly sad and depressing story of a new character. I ended up just paging through that part, something I never do. Sorry Tim -- not recommended. 1 star.

[Shannon]

Just got done reading these books
Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus I like it but IMO One of Us Is Lying Is her best book

These Deadly Games by Diana Urban I really liked this one alot will have to read more
from her

Triple Cross by James Patterson really loved this. IMO I havent read bad Alex Cross book yet! Can't wait for his newer AC book this year

Now I am starting on these two books
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

[Kirsten]

I'm reading Daughter of the Moon Goddess and I finished listening to The Hardy Boys #6: The Shore Road Mystery this morning

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just finished "all things dangerous"..now reading..."looking for jane"

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Shannon wrote: "Just got done reading these books
Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus I like it but IMO One of Us Is Lying Is her best book

[book:These Deadl..."

You're really making up for lost reading time!

[Jean]

Just finished Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Pam]

I just finished A World of Curiosities (Chief Inspector Gamache #18) / Louise Penny. I've been reading her books for years and have never been disappointed ...

[Dem]

Finished The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

My review: www.Goodreads.com/review/show/5186035846

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I finished A Winter Grave by Peter May


A great dystopian thriller: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[yudireads]

just finished The Guardians by John Grishan

[Damo]

Satisfied my insatiable craving for hardboiled detective mysteries by reading the 9th book in Loren Estleman's Amos Walker series.

My review of - Silent Thunder by Loren D. Estleman

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dem]

Just finished Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman

MyReview: www.goodreads.com/review/show/5261158420

[Barbara]

The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves

This first novel in the Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope series introduces us to the frowsy Northumberland sleuth and her forbearing assistant, Sergeant Joe Ashworth.

Good mystery with a lot of possible suspects. 3.5 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Linda]

Night Fire

[Kirsten]

I just started listening to The Shuddering and I finished the following yesterday:

The Hardy Boys #6: The Shore Road Mystery
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
The Christmas Wedding Guest

[Liz]

The missing Corpse is the weakest of the Commissaire Dupin but still good. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Pam]

I just finished listening to Shiver / Allie Reynolds; It kept my attention throughout, but without snowboarding experience ...

[Christine]

Dem wrote: "Just finished Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall[bookcover:Tunnel 29: Love, Espionage and Betrayal: the True Story of an Extraordinary Esca..."


That was my favorite non-fiction book from 2022!!!
I grew up in Germany and half of my family lived in East Germany. I was often in East-Berlin, so I can tell that Merriman did excellent research!

[Liz]

Fans of legal thrillers will enjoy Her Deadly Game Her Deadly Game. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ed]

I can’t wait to read the group reads next month

[Barbara]

Not a mystery but great stories for cat lovers


Freddy's Magic Garden: Incredible Cat Stories by Angelina Dayan

These true cat stories are narrated by a feline named Freddy and his (human) Mum, who live in France, not too far from Paris.

Fun entertaining book. 3.5 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Saralyn]

I just read a debut novel, Call of the Blackbird, and was quite impressed.

[Kirsten]

I've been listening to The Good House and I just started reading It Starts with Us

[Pam]

I just finished The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope #1) / Ann Cleeves ... I guessed the murderer about halfway through, but didn't know why until the last chapters.

[Liz]

Happy to have found a new to me series, DC Smith. The first book An Accidental Death was a well done police procedural. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Damo]

Quite an enjoyable debut private investigator novel by an Australian author.

My review of - A Routine Infidelity by Elizabeth Coleman

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jan C]

I've gone back to Christopher Fowler's White Corridor. He had a blog recently saying that he is through and it is a matter of time.

[Thomas]

I read The Long Way Home by Louise Penny It is book 10 in the series and they are best read in order. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Valentina]

Hello everyone, I'm new in the group. Just started "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson... (in the italian translation, hope it will be worth it)

[Patty]

I love Shirley Jackson.

[Valentina]

Yeah! Mee too! I read Hill House few months ago and absolutely loved it. She can create such special atmospheres.

[Liz]

I can only recommend Standing by the Wall for diehard Slough House fans. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Valentina wrote: "Hello everyone, I'm new in the group. Just started "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson... (in the italian translation, hope it will be worth it)"

Welcome to the group Valentina! I really loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle but I loved The Haunting of Hill House more.