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What is on your bed side table? 2023/2024
My review of Viviana Valentine Goes Up River by Emily J. Edwards
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Starting off the week with
The Truth We Hide by Liz Milliron https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished "The Silent Patient". Now starting, "The Kind Worth Saving"
My review of The Private Life of Spies and the Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories by Alexander McCall Smith
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie by Sarah Graves
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am reading Portrait of Peril
by Larua Joh Rowland. This book is set in 1890 England. Book 4 of the series. There is much discussion of ghost and spritualism, along with the saga of Sarah's father. It is a good series but I like her Sano Ichiro series better.
My review of Murder at the Dressmaker's Salon by C.J. Archer
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm having fun with cheese themed cozies this week. Up first,
Cheddar Late Than Dead by Linda Reilly https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fractured Oak is an unusual and entertaining mystery with an oak tree as a key witness who can't testify. Author Dannie Boyd mixes magical realism with a good police story and it works.
3.5~4★ My review of Fractured Oak
If John Boyne had invented all of this, people might say it's too far-fetched, but, in fact, Crippen is based on a true story. A creepy 'doctor' and a curious tale.
3.5~4★ My review of Crippen
My second cheese themed cozy of the week was
Curds of Prey by Korina Moss https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Aussie author Garry Disher can make even a bad guy (and Wyatt IS a bad guy) a compelling protagonist. Paydirt is #2 in the series, but would be a good read on its own. Clever plot and dodgy characters.
4★ My review of Paydirt
I just finished Storm Front / Jim Butcher. What fun! I hadn't read anything with a Wizard before, and was pleasantly surprised. I plan to read more in the Dresden Files series. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
I just finished In Cold Blood / Caroline Mitchell. I thought I had it figured out; alas, I was surprised by the final twist. I'll read anything she writes!
Enjoyed a trip back in time with
Murder in Midtown by Liz Freeland https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recently finished the 5th book in the Rizzoli and Isles series. It seems to be getting better as we go alongMy review of
- Vanish by Tess Gerritsenhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mark wrote: "Enjoyed a trip back in time with Murder in Midtown by Liz Freeland https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."Loved that book!
I always enjoy acclaimed Aussie author Jane Harper's books, and I was glad that Aaron Falk's last outing in Exiles was such a worthy finale. I still hope she might revisit him one day.
5★ My review of Exiles
I just finished The Bone House ((Slayton Thrillers / (Sarah Noble) #3) / Caroline Mitchell ... So much evil! So many scary things happening to babies and a young child. Yet, I couldn't put it down!
I've loved reading each book in Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway series, to the point that I've learned much about her chosen field of archaeology. I'm sad that the series has come to an end.
I ended April with the fun prequel novella
Arbor Day Can Be Deadly by Ryan Rivers https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical cozyI finished City of Fortune
by Victoria Thompson. Set in 1919 New York City. Much of this book focuses around horse racing in the early 1900s and Emma's interesting family. Very good glimpse into that time period.
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