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Phrynne wrote: "My review of What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan 
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
One of my favorite mystery authors!
Light, entertaining and enjoyable.
The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices by Liz Foster ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A tragic story where the culprit was also the main victim. A feeling of impending doom pervaded each page, atmospheric, immersive writing, I could feel the lashing wind whipping around me like I was really standing at the cliff of Hope's End.
my full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An emotionally powerful ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐read! 
Red Dirt Home by Renae Black ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ah, Ireland and a new Tana French mystery! Retired Chicago cop Cal Hooper can't avoid trouble, even in a foreign rural village.
The Hunter
is a follow-up to The Searcher and equally excellent as a standalone.
My review of The Hunter
From my 2017 NetGalley backlist. Intense, gripping and suspenseful.
The Hidden Hours by Sara Foster ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
King of Scars Leigh Bardugo returns to the Grishaverse with a duology on the multi-talented, silver-tongued Nikolai Lantsov. I really liked Nikolai who had been introduced in Siege and Storm and provided much needed humor. Because of my curiosity about his future, I skipped past the Six of Crows duology which is set between Alina Starkov's trilogy and Nikolai's novels.
My Review -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I really enjoyed the 20th Molly Murphy Mystery -
In Sunshine or in Shadow by Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rule of Wolves is the "final" book in Nikolai Lantsov's journey as King of Ravka.
Leigh Bardugo had left her ending with enough room to suggest a sequel. Does she have any plans to return to the Grishaverse?
My review -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Captivating, character driven, Irish mystery 🍀🍀🍀🍀.5
The Hunter by Tana French ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Australian outback crime thriller
Vanished by James Delargy ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm closing out the week with a thriller -
Lone Wolf by Gregg Hurwitz https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a first rate mystery thriller, at one point, listening to the audiobook - which is the best way to read this one btw, it's a full cast w/ sound effects, the whole nine yards - I caught myself thinking it was real, like I was really listening to a true crime podcast.
full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Witless Protection Program by Maria DiRico
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Girl in the Dark by Zoë Sharp
This is the follow-up to the fantastic debut of Blake, an unconventional hero, and Byron from The Last Time She Died.
My Review -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I fnished Holmes, Marple & Poe by James Patterson. It was much better than I expected. Quite entertaining.
Alice wrote: "I fnished Holmes, Marple & Poe by James Patterson. It was much better than I expected. Quite entertaining."Same here. I'm not a big Patterson fan but I really liked this book.
I enjoyed it also. I have not read many Patterson books but if this becomes a series I I’ll give it a try.
Tantalizing, dread inducing buildup, but a severely disappointing reveal, ending with some weird, confusing, spiritual, "it was all a dream/sharing a consciousness"-like situation, where the satisfaction of a resolution was snatched from the reader.
full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An escapist, action-packed psychological thriller! 
Still See You Everywhere by Lisa Gardner ⭐⭐⭐⭐.3 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Smart Girls Don't Trust Strangers by C.A. Larmer
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An excellent debut novel, and an author to watch!
The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe M.B.E. by Claire Parkin narrated by Jenny Funnell ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
What a wild pair these disreputable, scruffy Irishmen are, waiting in Algeciras, Spain, for the Night Boat to Tangier, looking for one's daughter, Dilly, who took off for the continent three years ago. Terrific Irish lilt to the sound of them as they search.
My review of Night Boat to Tangier
Death at the Drive-In by Angie Fox 3 1/2-StarsVerity must solve a 1956 cold case to save Frankie.
My Review
The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes 4-StarsA move to the country, a baby on the way and murder.
My Review
A cracking good Aussie crime thriller!
The Good Dog by Simon Rowell ⭐⭐⭐⭐.3 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Catching up from my vacation last week.
Stark Raving Mod by Diane Vallere https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Back today with a review of
Secrets of a Scottish Isle by Erica Ruth Neubauer https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Started this book the other week and already a more than gruesome murder took place... on a pedophile priest...... now I wonder if others will follow him in death
Spellbinding, gritty and realistic historical fiction - don't be fooled by the beautiful cover!
Thorn on the Rose by Joy Dettman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've got another new release from this week -
The Witless Protection Program by Maria DiRico https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Taking Vengeance by Kaylea Cross 5-StarsThe Valkyries ride once again.
My Review
Habeas Corpus 5++++ StarsRomance, Suspense, I Laughed, and I Cried.
My Review
In Plain Sight by C.J. Box 5-StarsJoe has a limit.
My Review
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine 3-StarsThere are better ways to spend your reading time.
My Review
A controversial ending!
The Father She Went to Find by Carter Wilson ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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