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[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

i have read Death in Brittany by Jean-Luc Bannalec It is book 1 in the series. My 4 star review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is the 99th book this year for me, a record for me!

[Christine]

Sandy how are 7 of your books going?

[Barbara]

A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder by Mark O'Connell

This nonfiction book is about Irish intellectual Malcolm Macarthur, an heir who murdered two people in 1982 and brought down the Irish government.

Very interesting story. 4 stars

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

[BookishDramas]

The Secret


⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Best of the 4 Andrew Child colabs.
Great story.

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

Dark Angel aka Wildflower Girls is promoted as gripping and unputdownable, but I lost my grip, skimmed to the end, and put it down quickly. D.K. Hood has a lot of fans and some very high ratings, so I guess it's just me.

My review of Dark Angel

[Liz]

The Bag of Secrets was a well done, uplifting police procedural. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Damo]

I recently finished All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Cold Blood by Blake Banner

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

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I'm so very behind again, but I'm reading Vengeance Is Mine by Marie NDiaye. So far so good; an attorney just starting her rather quiet career is asked by a man to defend his wife, who is being prosecuted for murdering her children. The question is, of course, why wouldn't he go to a more seasoned attorney? Early days, but I'm liking it.

I've finished The Sanctuary: A Novel by Gustavo Abrevaya, an author from Argentina. The main character and his wife are on their way to a cabin getaway, but their car gets stuck in the desert. They find their way into a small town where she disappears overnight -- and he does everything possible to find her. But there's more going on in this town than meets the eye. More horror than crime, but very, very intelligent and well written.

[Patty]

3/5 stars
Coming out November 21, 2023

Please read my review linked below:

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

[BookishDramas]

Superman: Birthright


⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Some Legends and legendary stories never get old.

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

OR
https://sanjibsblogreads.blogspot.com...

#comics #graphicnovels
#superman #dccomics #superheroes #fiction #sciencefiction #Manga

[Phrynne]

My review of Murder Checks Out by Victoria Gilbert

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

[Liz]

If you don’t mind a ton of violence, A Line in the Sand is a great combo of police procedural and political thriller. My 4.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Liz]

The Spy Coast was great fun. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich

In this comical 'Stephanie Plum' cozy mystery, the bail enforcement agent chases a diamond thief. A dog named Bob tags along with Stephanie during most of her hijinks.

This is a fun addition to the series. 3.5 stars

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

[CBRetriever]

Barbara wrote: "Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich

In this comical 'Stephanie Plum' cozy mystery, the bail enforcement agent chases a diamond thief. ..."

Bob is in a lot of those books

[Thomas]

I read Lost Hours by Paige Shelton t is book 5 in the Alaska Wild series. Both my wife and I recommend this series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is my 100th book review this year, the most that I have written in 1 year!

[Phrynne]

My review of A Taste for Vengeance by Martin Walker

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

[Michael]

Just finished

[Christine]

I finished my 77th book

[Paul]

‘Being Lena Levi’ recalls the shadow that still stalks Europe seeking to take new forms and ground. If one speaks of history lessons for the young, it evokes something worthy and obligatory, like school cabbage, but here was none of that.’

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

[BookishDramas]

Kronos Rising


⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Third time in 3 years.
This book is a thrilling reading with the ancient sea reptile as the star
Story treads the path of human greed and power.

Reviewed here -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

https://sanjibsblogreads.blogspot.com...

[BookishDramas]

Earth 2, Vol. 1: The Gathering


⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Counter earth #dystopian #DC #graphic novel
#heroes & #trinity were dead.
Earth looks towards new super-heroes.


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

[Phrynne]

My review of The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves

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

[Liz]

Julia is getting a lot of buzz. But I was less than impressed. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Bad Behaviour by Liz Byrski⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

I always enjoy Irish writer Claire Keegan's work and her new collection, So Late in the Day: Stories of Men and Women, is a good one to start with if you haven't read her yet. Few words but big impact.
My review of So Late in the Day: Stories

[PattyMacDotComma]

Chris Hammer is a former Aussie journo who now writes great mysteries, often set in the hot, dry interior, as with Treasure & Dirt aka Opal Country. Excellent read and enjoyable audio as well.
My review of Treasure and Dirt

[Bruce]

I finished by

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I always enjoy Irish writer Claire Keegan's work and her new collection, So Late in the Day: Stories of Men and Women, is a good one to start with if you haven't re..."

Her Small Things Like These is also very good.

[Christine]

I finished my 78th book

[Barbara]

Christine wrote: "I finished my 78th book"

Nice going Christine. 😀

[Liz]

Deadly Web was a somewhat disjointed but entertaining police procedural. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

Sandy how’s your book going called Bad Behaviour by Liz Byrski?

[Jean]

The Spy Coast New series by Tess Gerritsen.

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

[Christine]

[Damo]

I recently finished Fearless by M.W. Craven the first in a new action series and a departure from his excellent Washington Poe series.

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

Nancy wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I always enjoy Irish writer Claire Keegan's work and her new collection, So Late in the Day: Stories of Men and Women, is a good one to sta...

Her Small Things Like These is also very good"

It certainly is, Nancy! It was shortlisted for last year's Booker Prize in spite of being so short. I loved it!
My review of Small Things Like These

[PattyMacDotComma]

I've read some DARK and some LIGHT fiction recently.

I just enjoyed a return visit to Chief of Police Bruno Courrèges in southern France in Martin Walker's Dordogne Mysteries. In The Dark Vineyard, wine, food, and festivities are disturbed by sabotage and suspicious deaths.
5★ My review of The Dark Vineyard

[PattyMacDotComma]

Terry Pratchett has left us with libraries full of fun, so of course I enjoyed The Light Fantastic. Discworld is on a fatal collision course and inept wizard Rincewind is needed to stop it. As entertaining as ever.
4★ My review of The Light Fantastic

[Phrynne]

My review of Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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

[BookishDramas]

Mountain of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident


⭐⭐⭐ Stars
#nonfiction
#true incident
#Hiking tragedy
Unsolved mystery

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

[Barbara]

Finished and reviewed:
Black Gun, Silver Star - This is a biography of Bass Reeves, who was a former slave turned US Marshal. The book itself was spotty - I think there wasn't enough solid biographical material for a good narrative, a lot of letters, news articles, documents, etc - but a series just started about Reeves - it was streaming, but the first 2 episodes aired on CBS on Sunday night. Pretty good overall.
Silence, by Thomas Perry - Perry is the author of the Jane Whitefield series about a Native woman who helps people disappear. Perry created a new character who has the same skill - the idea - a woman he helped disappear has to be found when someone is charged with her "murder" - was better than the book itself. The Whitefield series is better.

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Sanjib Dash wrote: "Mountain of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident


⭐⭐⭐ Stars
#nonfiction
#true incident
#Hiking tragedy
Unsolved m..."

You might like Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident better.

[Linda]

Joyland

[Liz]

A Web of Fear was really good until the climax ruined it for me. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jana Duplantis]

Just finished Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black.

Still reading Her Final Wish by Eva Sparks

[Phrynne]

My review of Cozy Up to Trouble by Colin Conway

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

[Araych]

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

I loved every word even though I've seen the movie several times and knew the basic plot. Absolutely wonderful style and use of structure and vocabulary. Philip Marlowe is the coolest cat in town. 5 stars.