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I just finished another PI novel from yesteryear that was a finalist for the 1986 Shamus Award. It's not for the squeamish and reeks of the hard nosed detective novels that were typical of the time.Here's my review of
- In La La Land We Trust by Robert Wright Campbellhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Wife List
Book Sirens ARC.
4 Star murder thriller. Recommended. My review here -
https://sanjibsblogreads.blogspot.com...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Randy wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "It's been years since I first read this famous John Cheever short story, The Swimmer, but I was surprised how much I remembered. It was also ma.Wow. You really are reading some great, classic short stories. Since first reading this one, I've thought of it as early magic realism, before there was a name for magic realism..."
I know some of us in the Short Story Club Group think of it as a kind of Twilight Zone story. It's hard to know what was real and what he was imagining. I'm not sure it was magic.
The group is reading the stories that are in a big compendium of short stories. Have a look, Randy! We get links to all the stories online, too.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
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Dwayne Johnson
is admired by adults and kids alike. In Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara's children's biography of The Rock is a good introduction to how he came from wrestling to be the highest paid actor in the world.
5★ My review of Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock)
SMUT. Yes, really. That's what the title means (among other things).
Shmutz
by Felicia Berliner, is the unusual story of a porn-addicted teen. Not a boy, but a sheltered Jewish girl from an ultra-conservative Hasidic family in New York. I loved it!
5★ My review of Shmutz with nothing graphic
Sandy how are 5 of your books going?
Finished "In My Dreams I Hold A Knife". Currently reading " A Flicker In The Dark".
Dissolution
by C. J. SansomHistorical mystery set in a monastery in England in 1537. Very fine mystery/history lesson with some, for me, issues. A great many characters are Brother ........ which is confusing and WARNING the book contains a good many detailed descriptions of death, torture, and what is to our eyes the absolutely horrifying standard of living of the poor. Reminded me of "The Name of the Rose" which I liked a lot better. I liked the book but I wasn't enthused. 3 stars.
Just finished
The Close by Jane CaseyJane CaseyGreat book - Here's my 5* review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I usually like Charlie Donlea but Those Empty Eyes
missed the mark for me. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have once again completely flown through the latest Harry Bosch thriller and enjoyed it immensely. Sure he's getting older but that just means he's more experienced.My review of
- Desert Star by Michael Connellyhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read What July Knew by Emily Koch
Here is my five star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Glass Hotel
by Emily St. John MandelA Ponzi scheme is at the heart of this novel in which a young woman gets involved with a crooked billionaire who goes to prison. There's a touch of magical realism as the culprit is haunted by ghosts of his victims.
Good book by an excellent writer. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Chance Inheritance: Small Town Southern Romance by Carolyn Brown⭐⭐⭐.5 https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
byOlga TokarczukMy Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/5320389576
I just started listening to Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
The Local
by Joey HartstoneLegal mystery is the debut effort from Hartstone and he has done a fine job.. Good characters, the plot has some holes but overall it was a fun read. Good strong lead character, hope to see him again. I really liked it -- 4 stars.
I read To Track a Traitor by Iona Whishaw It is an engaging cozy mystery set in British Columbia, Canada and Britian. My 4 star reviewhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Mischief of Rats
works well as a police procedural/mystery with a unique main character. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Coldest Case is the fourteenth I’m the Bruno Courreges series. I love Bruno even when the plot was less than spectacular. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I adore Joy Ellis' books. I just finished Graves on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena #14). https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
If you haven't been collecting the Buzz Books, you're missing a lot of free previews. Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer is the usual great selection of excerpts from upcoming books.
5★ My review of the current Buzz Books with several suggestions and a link to download for free
Born to perform, Colombian singer
Shakira
has belly-danced her way around the world and founded her own charity. Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara has added her to the Little People BIG DREAMS series - always good.
4★ My review of Shakira with illustrations
The first of an older police procedural series set in the UK by Australian author Barry Maitland (well, ex-pat Brit now Australian)My review of
- The Marx Sisters by Barry Maitlandhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Death at the Alma Mater. A group of rich alumnae are invited to a weekend at a financially struggling college at Cambridge. Somebody gets killed.It's the kind of mystery I usually like - people thrown together or stranded. Very Agatha Christie. But this was not only underwhelming but something about the writing and characters came off like it was from the Golden Age, though it was published in 2010. Just seemed dated.
The Blue Bar
by Damyanti BiswasIn this thriller, set in Mumbai, an Indian detective is trying to catch a serial killer.....but many powerful people don't want him to succeed.
Good police procedural in an interesting setting. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm continuing to really enjoy the Armand Gamache series aka Three Pines. They just seem to be getting better as Louise Penny is daring to challenge her principal characters with even greater challenges,My review of Kingdom of the Blind - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Not the Ones Dead by Dana Stabenow It is book 24 in the series, which I recommend reading in order. Both my wife and I like this series and started reading it after a 1995 trip to Alaska. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished reading the two most recent Kendra Michaels books / Iris Johansen and her son Roy Johansen. Killer View (#9) was authored solely by Roy and centered around the character Jessie Mercado; More Than Meets the Eye (#10) was jointly authored, and focused on Kendra Michaels and a college student she had befriended. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
DIRK PITT...THE TITANIC SCRET
hi fellow mystery lovers. i have a question i hope someone can answer
...do I need to read this book before "RAISE THE TITANIC". have read several Kurt Austin Adventures....this is my first Dirk Pitt novel.
i found it going cheep in a charity shop and have been meaning to try a DIRK PITT book. i just dont want to start reading it and discover i should have read the other one first.
hope this makes sense 😬
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hi fellow mystery lovers. i have a question i hope someone can answer
...do I need to read this book before "RAISE THE TITANIC". have read several Kurt Austin Adventures....this is my first Dirk Pitt novel.
i found it going cheep in a charity shop and have been meaning to try a DIRK PITT book. i just dont want to start reading it and discover i should have read the other one first.
hope this makes sense 😬
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Promise Me by Harlan CobenIn this addition to the Myron Bolitar series, the professional rep/amateur sleuth searches for missing girls. The book works fine as a standalone.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Grave on the fens
wasn’t my favorite, but I love the series. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An already outstanding series was made even better by this foray into locked room mysteries in the 5th book in the Washington Poe seriesMy review of
- The Botanist by M.W. Cravenhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Girl Who Couldn't See Faces by C.J. Bowden
Here is my three star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy
. Due out March 28.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting THE BIG BUNDLE by Max Allan Collins, the 22nd book in his ongoing series featuring old school private eye Nate Heller. The series, with eighteen novels and four collections of novellas/short stories, has been going strong for forty years now.
This is one of the most enjoyable mystery series in my permanent library, and I hope Mr. Collins has plenty more Heller stories up his sleeve.
Better the Blood by Michael Bennett ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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