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Currently reading? Just finished? 2023
The Spanish Diplomat's Secret
Nev MarchIn this addition to the 'Captain Jim Agnihotri' historical mystery series, private detective Jim Agnihotri and his wife Diana search for a killer on a transatlantic passenger ship.
Interesting setting for a mystery. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kirsten wrote: "Andrew✌️ wrote: "Today I finished The Secret Adversary, a book by Agatha Christie I didn't know. The first in the "Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries" series."Some of my favorite Dame Agatha..."
Thanks for the advice, Kirsten! I was looking to see if there were any tv adaptations of this novel and the one you suggest is on top of my list!! 😁
Now starting THE SECRET HOURS by Mick Herron, his latest hardcover espionage thriller set within his Slough House universe.
I finished James Patterson's / Maxine Paetro's Women's Murder Club #s 23 & 23.5, as well as Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue.
The Sebastian St Cyr historical mystery series by C.S. Harris is just terrific. Searching for missing street children takes Lord Devlin to
Where the Dead Lie
and some truly evil men.
My review of Where the Dead Lie
Ankle Snatcher, by Grady Hendrix, is NOT a bedtime story, unless you want to be awake all night with the lights on!
My review of Ankle Snatcher
Clean Sweep by Ilona AndrewsA fun start to a new series with a blend of urban fantasy and sci-fi. --
My review -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Beautiful and the Wild
was a huge disappointment. My two star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Standing in the Shadows
is a well done police procedural. My four star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust by Mike Lupica. I rate it 3.5 stars rounded up.My review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Worlds of Dune: The Places and Cultures that Inspired Frank Herbert
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Star Review
NetGalley ARC
Non-Fiction, great reading
Frank Herbert's legendary universe.
Illustrations
For series fans
Understanding the Dune universe
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3/5 stars
Coming out Oct. 10, 2023
Doppelgangers, Distortions, and Doors
Please read my review linked below:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Nancy wrote: "After a bit of a hiatus, I've finished Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. I shouldn't have read it at night though ... so very dark."
Thanks for the warning, Nancy! Did you..."
I've finally had time enough to post my thoughts on Prophet Song -- sorry it took so long.
Thanks for the warning, Nancy! Did you..."
I've finally had time enough to post my thoughts on Prophet Song -- sorry it took so long.
3/5 stars
1980's, Texan private eyes doing fun stuff.
Please read my review linked below:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nancy wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Nancy wrote: "After a bit of a hiatus, I've finished Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. I shouldn't have read it at night though ... so very dark."Thanks for th..."
Found your excellent review, thanks, Nancy!
When heroin is discovered on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Virgil Wounded Horse goes after the cartel in Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden. Excellent reading and perfect audio.
My review of Winter Counts
If a child seems a bit nervous about confronting An Unexpected Thing, a cheerful friend can help. Ashling Lindsay shows how in her cute book.
My review of An Unexpected Thing with some of the illustrations
I just finished The Island by Katrine Engberg
Some confusion about the title, but a four star book: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Nancy wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Nancy wrote: "After a bit of a hiatus, I've finished Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. I shouldn't have read it at night though ... so very dark."
..."
You're welcome. It was really, really good. If I were a gazillionaire, I'd buy a copy for everyone I know.
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You're welcome. It was really, really good. If I were a gazillionaire, I'd buy a copy for everyone I know.
Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture
by Andy CohenIn this entertaining memoir, Bravo executive producer Andy Cohen writes about his life and career....and of course the 'Real Housewives' franchise.
Good book for a light read. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just a quick note that I'm planning on starting again with reading the movies; this time it will be Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton. Written in 1941, it was made into a film in 1945, which is available on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5RWE...
or on the Criterion Channel if you have that. I will start reading October 10th -- please feel free to join in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5RWE...
or on the Criterion Channel if you have that. I will start reading October 10th -- please feel free to join in.
Chinaman's Chance
by Ross ThomasAbsolutely wonderful mystery by the late great Ross Thomas about 2 soldiers of fortune who chase a supposed $2,000,000 stolen in Saigon to a rotten little beach town in California. Flawless complex plot, excellent characters, and (of course) a beautiful woman. Highest recommendation -- 5 stars.
Fables, Vol. 15: Rose Red
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Star Review
Bill Willingham's fables
Golden run
Epic battle
Origin story for Rose Red
Great content
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Blood Betrayal
boasts three well done main female characters. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Calico
by Lee GoldbergA police detective in a California desert town investigates a strange death coupled with an inexplicable disappearance.
Good mixed genre thriller. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
The 6:20 Man by David BaldacciMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jim wrote: "Finished reading
Dead Mountain
by
Douglas Preston
My Review"
the premise of that book sounds like the authors have updated and moved the Dyatlov Pass Incident (1959) from Russia (btw, on Dead Mountain there) to New Mexico. That's so weird -- I was just talking to someone about the original story yesterday. I might have to check this book out in the future.
Dead Mountainby
Douglas PrestonMy Review"
the premise of that book sounds like the authors have updated and moved the Dyatlov Pass Incident (1959) from Russia (btw, on Dead Mountain there) to New Mexico. That's so weird -- I was just talking to someone about the original story yesterday. I might have to check this book out in the future.
Just finished Karin Slaughter's 11th Will Trent thriller, After That Night
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting THE KINGS OF LONDON by William Shaw, the second novel in his Breen & Tozer mystery series set during the late 1960s in the midst of the British music invasion.Originally published in the U.K. under the title HOUSE OF KNIVES.
I read. The Porcelain Maker by Sarah FreethyI recommend it to historical fiction fans. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews#2 in the Innkeeper Chronicles & a pivotal event for the future of the Inn.
It's not necessary to read the debut novel first.
My Review --
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Today I finished The Man in the Brown Suit, on of the first novels by Agatha Christie, but an intriguing story with funny characters.
I recently finished
Or Else by Joe Hart a domestic thriller where a crime novelist decides to try his hand at solving a murder and missing persons case. Not as easy as he thought!My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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