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‘Being Lena Levi’ recalls the shadow that still stalks Europe seeking to take new forms and ground. If one speaks of history lessons for the young, it evokes something worthy and obligatory, like school cabbage, but here was none of that.’ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.07 rounded to 4 stars review of Nice Guys Finish Dead
by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Western
Entertaining
Good character development
Here is my 4.3 rounded to 4 stars review of Hunting Time
by Jeffery Deaver: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Mystery/Crime Thriller
The plot has plenty of twists and turns, but is unbelievable at times. However, they kept my interest despite Shaw making some mistakes that I would not have expected him to make. Although the book never specifies which state the story is set in, the novel has great world-building.
Here is my 3.63 rounded to 4 stars review of Good Girls Don’t Die
by Christina Henry:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thriller / Horror
The world-building was fantastic in all four parts of the story. With a combination of mystery and horror, it is suspenseful, gritty, heartbreaking, and atmospheric with plenty of chills.
Kronos Rising
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Third time in 3 years.
This book is a thrilling reading with the ancient sea reptile as the star
Story treads the path of human greed and power.
Reviewed here -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Earth 2, Vol. 1: The Gathering
⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Counter earth #dystopian #DC #graphic novel
#heroes & #trinity were dead.
Earth looks towards new super-heroes.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Chris Hammer is a former Aussie journo who now writes great mysteries, often set in the hot, dry interior, as with Treasure & Dirt aka Opal Country. Excellent read and enjoyable audio as well. 
My review of Treasure and Dirt
Here is my 3.86 rounded to 4 stars review of Murder in a Cup
by Lauren Elliott:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Excellent characterization and a solid mystery made this one an enjoyable read.
Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen by Sarah James is a murder mystery set in Hollywood in 1943 at a Canteen for servicemen and women about to be posted overseas, set up and run by volunteers from the entertainment industry. Centred around a group of the victim's friends, the mystery was intriguing enough but I would have loved to see more historical context in terms of those who went to the Canteen - the servicemen and women and the celebrities. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
deadly Web
was a little disjointed but still enjoyable. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Vendetta by Sarah Angel featuring maverick cop Lexi Winter is a great addition to the series. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just enjoyed a return visit to Chief of Police Bruno Courrèges in southern France in Martin Walker's Dordogne Mysteries. In The Dark Vineyard, wine, food, and festivities are disturbed by sabotage and suspicious deaths. 
5★ My review of The Dark Vineyard
Earth 2, Vol. 1: The Gathering
⭐⭐⭐ Stars
#DC Comics
Earth's greatest heroes #Trinity #dead saving humanity.
Terror looms and the world needs new heroes.
My review here -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mountain of the Dead: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
⭐⭐⭐ Stars
#nonfiction
#true incident
#Hiking tragedy
Unsolved mystery
My review here -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.19 rounded to 4 stars review of Lost Hours
by Paige Shelton:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mystery set in Alaska
Overall, this enjoyable mystery was engaging, suspenseful, atmospheric, and full of adventure. Darker than many cozy mysteries, the well-developed ideas with good pacing from scene to scene kept me turning the pages.
Web of Fear
was really good up until the climax, which ruined my enjoyment. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you enjoy edgy fairy tales, The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia might be one you'll enjoy. It's another Amazon Original Short Story.
My review of The Lover
Dream Town
is a well done police procedural. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Watchmaker’s Hand by Jeffery Deaver
Five stars for this excellent 16th book in the series: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
So Late in the Day: Stories of Men and Women by Claire Keegan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Silence in Her Eyes by Armando Lucas Correa It was a GR giveaway. I rated it 3 stars because of the slow moving plot. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bruno’s Challenge
is more a miss than a hit. Barely a three star. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.19 rounded to 4 stars review of Badlands
by C.J. Box:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
Need to read the series in order to avoid spoilers.
Thought-provoking, violent, atmospheric
Devil’s Peak
is the first in a new to me series. Well done and deep. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.45 rounded to 4 stars review of Hard Exit
by J.B. Turner:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Political Thriller / Espionage
This story has great pacing, a twisty and absorbing plot, and plenty of exciting scenes. My main quibble is that I didn’t quite feel like I was in Switzerland. I needed a little more world-building for that. Despite this, I thoroughly enjoyed the novel. Overall, this high-octane thriller was entertaining, thought-provoking, and a powerful page-turner from start to finish.
One of the Good Guys is a thought provoking psychological thriller. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.6 rounded to 5 stars review of That Others May Live
by Sara Driscoll:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Thriller
FBI - K-9
Eighth book in the series
Overall, this tense, engaging, and tragic thriller gripped me from the beginning.
The Lucky Ones
is entertaining but unbelievable. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi and was highly impressed by this debut crime thriller. 4 Stars My ReviewPERFECT SHOT, with its female lead character, is a breath of fresh air in the male dominated genre of military style thrillers with Alex coming across as a highly intelligent, take no prisoners heroine with admirable skills seldom seen in female leads in the genre.
i read Death of the Red Rider: A Leningrad Confidential by Yulia YakovlevaI rated 3.5 stars rounded up It has a complicated plot but a very realistic portrayal of life in Leningrad in the 1930s. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Psychological thriller
All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham starts off slowly with a woman struggling to get over the disappearance of her toddler son a year ago but delivers a good, twisty plot.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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