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Here is my 4 star review of Tall, Duke, and Scandalous
by Amy Rose Bennett:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical Romance with some suspense
Overall, this was an entertaining and fun novel that kept me engaged throughout the book. While the novel is somewhat predictable, I felt connected to the story and wanted Jane and Christopher to work through their issues.
I read Whale by Cheon Myeong-Kwan It is set in South Korea and has elements of the supernatural. It is shortlisted for the international Booker prize. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recommended for fans of action packed thrillers, featuring a unique man of action - Dez Limerick, a likeable, cheeky, short stocky Brit with a sense of humour, who's never found a door or gateway he couldn't open.
The Gatekeeper by James Byrnereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Body Under the Bridge by Nick Louth
Good plot, but the characters stay a bit flat: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Mother at Number 5 by Jill Childs
Expected more of this... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A must read for everyone! Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End.
. Atul GawandeMy review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan and found it to be a highly atmospheric, fast paced thriller with a large cast of players. 4 Stars My Review.
The Secret Hours
is billed as a stand-alone but will have added impact for fans of the Slough House series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Sydney brothel in 1930 may not sound like a YA setting, but I think teens would enjoy young Violet. Even the title, Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl, sounds good. It's a mystery with some local history by Aussie author Fiona Britton
My review of Violet Kelly and the Jade Owl
Cutters End by AA Margaret Hickey, is an atmospheric rural mystery in the South Australian outback.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not a thriller or mystery: I read The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead It was a bestseller and an Oprah book club pick. There is stomach turning graphic violence. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret
was a little too tepid for me. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review of Hard Country
by Reavis Z. Wortham:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Thriller
This one has plenty of action and suspense along with fantastic characters and a well-written plot.
I read Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic by Ace Atkins My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Prom Mom
was more miss than hit for me. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fans of true crime will enjoy The Art Thief
. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Thread Collectors
. Historical Fiction set in the Civil War era.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.01 rounded to 3 stars review of Goodbye Paris
by Mike Bond:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Political Thriller
While the story is action packed, I never truly connected with the main character. It was entertaining and interesting, but I'm an outlier with just 3 stars. If interested in the book, I recommend reading some of the 4 and 5 star reviews.
I read Kingdom of the Blind by [author:Louise Penny|194243 It is book 14 in the Armand Gamache series, which I recommend that you read in order My 4 star review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Bodies at Westgrave Hall by Nick Louth
A four star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.12 rounded to 4 stars review of Dead of Winter
by Darcy Coates:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The author does a good job of balancing the shocking events against the mystery of determining who to trust and who is the killer. Exceptional characters, intense fight scenes, bitter cold, snow, ice, horrible deaths, and an absorbing plot are combined with a protagonist who is far from perfect and a killer with one or more unknown motives. The story has plenty of layers and is quite dark and horrifying at times.
Have You Seen Her
is fun entertainment in a great setting. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
No Plan B
⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Not quite blockbuster material but a decent action thriller.
Jack Reacher 27
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I seem to be late 'discovering' popular UK crime writer Mark Billingham. His new Detective Miller series, The Last Dance, has plenty of scope to move into the next book, which I look forward to. Declan Miller seems very human rather than hard-boiled. Funny. Sad.
My review of The Last Dance
I finished The Wrong Woman by P.J. Pomare
Enjoyed this one! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Share in Death was a decent police procedural but not overly exciting. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mark your calendar for Oct. 3. That's when #10 in the Tracy Crosswhite series by Robert Dugoni is due out: One Last Kill
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.81 rounded to 4 stars review of What Still Burns
by Elle Grawl:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Overall, this psychological thriller was engaging and atmospheric with action, suspense, and a bit of a romance. However, I wanted a little more character depth and a more detailed ending.
I read Wedding Bells Brew Murder by Carolyn Arnold It is a cozy mystery with flaws. My review, 2.5 stars rounded up https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just recently read my first S.A. Cosby book and much of the story was really a drama of a husband and father who was struggling to provide for his family (wife, kids, mother) and found himself in some really desperate situations. The thrilling part of the story was how he got himself out of those desperate situations alive. This was another one of those stories that kept me up wwwaaayyy too late on a work night because I could not go to sleep until I knew how it ended. GREAT STORY!!! Cosby is a really good writer and storyteller!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Hunger Games
⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Young adult book and a dystopian adventure with a tough story, a competition, action, violence and death involving teens.
2008 book
2012 movie starring Jennifer lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Woody Harrelson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
James Penney's New Identity / Guy Walks Into a Bar
Lee Child
Two Jack Reacher short stories back to back occurring before Reacher 13 Gone Tomorrow
New Identity being the longer and the stronger of the two.
Nice crisp stories.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons
is the latest in the Lizbeth Salander series but has nothing to recommend it. My 2.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It's been a while coming but Adrian McKinty's latest thriller in his terrific Sean Duffy series was definitely worth waiting for.
The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKintyreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder at St. Anne’s
was a well done police procedural with a bit of religion thrown in. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.63 rounded to 5 stars review of The Bridge
by Matt Brolly:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural / British crime drama
Overall, this was a gripping, gritty, and chilling story with complex characters. It’s intense and dramatic and kept me turning the pages. It’s also my favorite of the series.
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