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Nov 15, 2023 08:38AM
Now starting VAMP by Loren Estleman, the 7th novel in his ongoing mystery series featuring Valentino the film archivist and reluctant detective.
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Livid
by Patricia CornwellDr. Kay Scarpetta, the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia, helps investigate a high tech murder.
Very current themes in this book. This is an uptick in the series, which had been waning for a while. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dream Town
is an entertaining police procedural. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you enjoy edgy fairy tales, The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia might be one you'll enjoy. It's another Amazon Original Short Story.
My review of The Lover
I finished The Watchmaker’s Hand by Jeffery Deaver
Five stars for this excellent 16th book in the series: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David GrannMy Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/5958990022
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
by Ed GormanSam McCain #3....... 1959, Iowa. The Red Scare comes to small town Iowa and people are getting killed. Judge Esme puts Sam on the case. Very enjoyable light mystery, well constructed with lots of 1959 touches. I like the series a lot, this one gets 4 stars.
So Late in the Day: Stories of Men and Women by Claire Keegan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa It was a GR giveaway. I rated it 3 stars because of the slow moving plot. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bruno’s Challenges is a collection of short stories. Barely a three star. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
One Good Deed by David Baldacci the first in yet another series by this prolific author.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Before We Say Goodbye
by Toshikazu KawaguchiA small coffee shop in Tokyo allows people to go back in time for a brief interval. In this book, four people want to go back to make amends.
Quirky and touching book. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Phantom Angel
by David HandlerBenji Golden #2 Very fine light mystery about the search for a missing Broadway show investor and his beautiful girlfriend. Handler really did a good job with this one, the action just flows along. 4.5 stars.
Now starting TOO MANY BULLETS by Max Allan Collins, the 19th novel in his ongoing mystery series featuring former Chicago PD and "Private Eye to the Stars" Nate Heller, whose been going strong since his debut way back in 1983.
I finished The Girl on the Boat: Start of the BRAND NEW Sofie James thriller series by J.D. Wood(no cover)
Rather disappointing: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Devil’s Peak
is the first in a new to me series. Well done! My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you'd like to amuse yourself for a few minutes, have a look at Laura a classic short story by Saki. It's free to read.
My review of Laura with a link to the story online.
Water. We begin life in water, we are made up mostly of water, we play and exercise and refresh ourselves in water. The protagonist in award-winning Irish author John Boyne's new novel is both drawn to it and repelled by it. I'm biased - I always love his work. 😊
My review of Water
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "If you'd like to amuse yourself for a few minutes, have a look at Laura a classic short story by Saki. It's free to read.
My review of La..."
Anything by Saki is just gold.
My review of La..."Anything by Saki is just gold.
One of the Good Guys
is a thought provoking psychological thriller. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Lucky Ones
was entertaining but unbelievable. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
i read Death of the Red Rider: A Leningrad Confidential by Yulia YakovlevaI rated 3.5 stars rounded up It has a complicated plot but a very realistic portrayal of life in Leningrad in the 1930s. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nancy wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "If you'd like to amuse yourself for a few minutes, have a look at Laura a classic short story by Saki. It's free to read.[bookcover:Laura|..."
Apparently 90% of gold is crap ;)
I finished
A Simple Plan by Scott Smith
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading the second Lord Peter Wimsey book
Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers
A Slow Fire Burning
by Paula HawkinsThe death of a young London man reveals grudges and bad behavior amongst people in his circle.
Good suspense novel. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Luffy (Oda's Version) wrote: "Nancy wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "If you'd like to amuse yourself for a few minutes, have a look at Laura a classic short story by Saki. It's free to read.
[bo..."
I'll just say that it's one thing to express your dislike of an author's work, and it's another altogether to say that someone's reading likes are "crap."
[bo..."
I'll just say that it's one thing to express your dislike of an author's work, and it's another altogether to say that someone's reading likes are "crap."
I recently finished
The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan, the second book in the Cormac Reilly series set in Galway, Ireland.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nancy wrote: "Luffy (Oda's Version) wrote: "Nancy wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "If you'd like to amuse yourself for a few minutes, have a look at Laura a classic short story by [author:Saki|60..."I did not diss anyone's reading! I was just making fun of Sturgeon's Law, in relation to gold. I'm very sorry about this!
My review of Death on the Scotland Express by Fliss Chester
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Other Side of Silence
by Philip KerrBernie Gunther #11, series probably best read in order. This is another very fine entry in the series. Bernie is working in a hotel on the French Riviera and gets unwillingly involved in a complicated blackmail and murder situation involving a very famous author. The plot and action flow smoothly as we again root for Bernie to come out alive. 4 stars.
Making It So: A Memoir
by Patrick StewartIn this memoir, Stewart traces his life and career starting in his hometown, up through the Royal Shakespeare Company, Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men....and much much more.
Highly recommended. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Glory Be
is a character driven start to a cozy mystery series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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