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I've just finished The Christmas Appeal which was great fun! Now started 'Salem's Lot and The Venus Throw which is the 4th book in the Roma Sub Rosa series of Roman mysteries.
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The Final Curtain
by Keigo HigashinoIn this mystery, set in Japan, legendary detective Kyoichiro Kaga helps investigate a woman's murder in Tokyo.
Twisty police procedural. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read. God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America's Most Hated ManIt is an excellent biography of a man reviled as a traitor. It brings to light his now overlooked contributions to the American Revolution.
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
I Am Already Dead by David Whish-WilsonMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished An Honest Man.
Fast paced with a fair amount of violence. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time by Sean Carroll In this book, physicist Sean Carroll addresses many current topics in physics, especially the nature of 'time' which seems to be very elusive.
Interesting book. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finally finished The Missing Partners by Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher a/k/a Henry Wade from 1928. It kind of dragged for me in the beginning but it picked up.
Phrynne wrote: "My review of The Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I just bought that one and hope to read it soon
Kids, Christmas, myths.
Kid Christmas: Of The Claus Brothers Toy Shop
is David Litchfield's colourful interpretation of a Santa Claus /Saint Nicolas origin story. Beautifully done. I think kids will love it.
My review of Kid Christmas with many illustrations and a summary of the story
Just finished The Upper Hand by Johnny Shaw
Very entertaining; my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Refractions
by M.V. MelcerIn this space opera, a human colony on a distant planet stops communicating with Earth, and a rescue ship is dispatched to see what happened. Meanwhile, a secret agenda profoundly affects the mission.
Compelling story but a bit derivative. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting PLAY WITH FIRE by William Shaw, the fourth and final novel in his mystery series featuring homicide detective Cathal Breen and former WPC Helen Tozer, set in London back in 1969.
Finished Tales of Terror and the Supernatural by Wilkie Collins. In spite of the presence of a tale like "A Terribly Strange Bed," I think the title "Tales of Mystery and the Supernatural" might have been closer, as many stories revolve around a crime.
Collins, like Arthur Conan Doyle later, wrote in a direct and fluent prose that propels his plot and makes the stories still easy reading. On the whole, these stories are enjoyable and anyone who like Collins or more generally Victorian pleasure reading, would probably enjoy this.
Collins, like Arthur Conan Doyle later, wrote in a direct and fluent prose that propels his plot and makes the stories still easy reading. On the whole, these stories are enjoyable and anyone who like Collins or more generally Victorian pleasure reading, would probably enjoy this.
I read Dead Coin by Sheldon Siegel It is book 15 in an enjoyable legal series, available on kindle unlimited. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished Vegetarian and I wanted it to be more than it was. I don't think there's anything wrong with the story itself, but I think the translation was bad. I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped I would.
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
⭐⭐⭐ Stars
#nonfiction #truestory #disaster #mystery
Second book I completed on the same topic.
9 hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Lemuria
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Greig writes some mean monsters and his words stoke and fire the imagination with creatures that give goosebumps.
Inspired by Verne's novel The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne
My review here -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Expectant Detectives
is the perfect mix of humor and serious mystery. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Dogboy v Catfish by Luke Gracias It is a complicated mystery. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just enjoyed The Mystery Writer by one of my favourite authors, Aussie Sulari Gentill. This one has a couple of Aussie characters in the US, caught up in murder, conspiracies and preppers. Good stuff!
My review of The Mystery Writer
Salt in the Wounds is the good start to a new (to me) series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The White Lady
by Jacqueline WinspearIn this suspense novel, a Belgian female helps the underground resistance during World War I and World War II.
Good historical thriller. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Closing out the month with
The Body in the Cornfield by Catherine Dilts https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fake Money, Blue Smoke
by Josh HavenEx-con, ex-soldier hooks up with ex-girlfriend , now counterfeiter, to run huge scam on everybody in sight. Lots of mayhem and killing but told in a light manner. Fun book, tears along at 100 miles-per-hour. I liked it, 4 stars.
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave shows the cruel reality of life in Finland's harsh and frozen far north in the 1600s. Witch-hunting was rife. Based on true events.
My review of The Mercies
Yesterday I finished Andromeda: The Sojourn, second book of this wonderful sciFi series.Today I started Muori per me, a thriller by a very talented italian Author in mystery genre.
Christine wrote: "I finished my 82nd book"Nice going Christine. Your life list must be getting very long. 👍
So Shall You Reap
by Donna LeonIn this addition to the 'Commissario Guido Brunetti' series, the Italian policeman investigates the murder of an immigrant from Sri Lanka.
Great setting in Florence. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I enjoyed The White Shepherd
a decent mystery with a great dog and her owner. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting A LONG WALK UP THE WATERSLIDE by Don Winslow. This is the fourth novel in his debut mystery series that he wrote back in the early 90's. I have been picking up the 30th anniversary hardcover editions as they have been released this year.
I'm starting out December with
"Y" is for Yesterday by Sue Grafton https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've just enjoyed The Long Game, the first of Aussie author Simon Rowell's series featuring Detective Sergeant Zoe Mayer. Her new service dog, Harry, is helping her get back in harness herself after a bad bout of PTSD.
My review of The Long Game(Detective Zoe Mayer #1)
The Running Grave
by Robert Galbraith In this addition to the series, private detectives Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are hired to extricate a young man from a cult.
Lot's going on in this book. 3.5 stars.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Into the Marrow by G.W. Allison It is a murder mystery set in Key West, Florida. I rated it 3.5 stars rounded up.. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Arcadia
is not up to the high standards of Grainger’s other two series. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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