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Nothing Stays Buried by P.J. Tracy was an entertaining addition one of my favourite crime seriesreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi is a fast paced thriller with plenty of action and a dynamic female ex soldier and special agent. An excellent debut and promising start to a series.review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Glory Be
is a character driven start to a new cozy mystery series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.48 rounded to 3 stars review of Final Price
by J. Gregory Smith:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police / Crime Thriller with some Horror
Overall, this is a fast-paced and perturbing thriller with some dark humor to break the suspense occasionally.
Here is my 3.84 rounded to 4 stars review of Pumpkins in Paradise
by Kathi Daley:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cozy Mystery
Entertaining, light, amateur sleuth, small town, romance potential, too many characters
I read. God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America's Most Hated ManIt is an excellent biography of a man reviled as a traitor. It brings to light his now overlooked contributions to the American Revolution.
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An Honest Man
was fast paced and entertaining. Quite a bit of violence though. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh and enjoyed this author's first venture into the land of suspense thrillers! 4 Stars My Review.
A chilling, locked room style mystery!
The Professor by Lauren Nossett is a mystery set on a college campus where the death of a student is followed by rumours of an affair with a young professor.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Random in Death, In Death #58, by J.D. Robb and loved it! This fantastic addition to the In Death series explores the dark mind of a young, highly intelligent, enraged psychopath with an exaggerated sense of entitlement and superiority. My Review.
Here is my 3.84 rounded to 4 stars review of Night Shift
by Robin Cook:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Medical Thriller
After a slow start, the ending brings the suspense, danger, and foreboding that one expects from a medical crime thriller. Additionally, it looks at the levels of hospital staffing and the effects of a lost colleague on other staff members. The plot has plenty of twists and turns, but is unbelievable at times. My main quibble is that the antagonist was too easy to identify and it’s confirmed about half-way through the book. Despite this, I enjoyed the investigation part of the story which kept me intrigued.
I finished It Takes a Rake by Anna Bennett and enjoyed this Frenemies historical romance. Lots of sexy banter and secret feelings on the way to a hea! 4 Stars My Review
Here is my 3.84 rounded to 4 stars review of The End of October
by Lawrence Wright:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Medical and Political Thriller
Pandemic
Written before the recent coronavirus, but many parallels plus some extra geopolitics.
Plenty of information on the science and history of viruses and pandemics.
I read Dead Coin by Sheldon Siegel It is book 15 in an enjoyable legal series, available on kindle unlimited. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just enjoyed The Mystery Writer by one of my favourite authors, Aussie Sulari Gentill. This one has a couple of Aussie characters in the US, caught up in murder, conspiracies and preppers. Good stuff!
My review of The Mystery Writer
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
⭐⭐⭐ Stars
#nonfiction #truestory #disaster #mystery
Second book I completed on the same topic.
9 hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriously on an elevation known as Dead Mountain.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Lemuria
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Greig writes some mean monsters and his words stoke and fire the imagination with creatures that give goosebumps.
Inspired by Verne's novel The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne
My review here -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Expectant Detectives
is a wonderful mix of humor and serious mystery. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Dogboy v Catfish by Luke Gracias It is a complicated mystery. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Salt in the Wounds
is a good start to the series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.32 rounded to 4 stars review of Cocktails & Chloroform
by Kelley Armstrong:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical Mystery / Time Travel
Novella
Overall, this is well-written, engaging, and gripping with complex characters in a historical setting.
Here is my 4.31 rounded to 4 stars review of Familia
by Lauren E. Rico:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fiction - Family Drama, A Cold Case, and A Genetic Mystery
Overall, this story is emotional, entertaining, and thought-provoking. The author delivers a vivid story of life and drama.
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave shows the cruel reality of life in Finland's harsh and frozen far north in the 1600s. Witch-hunting was rife. Based on true events. 
My review of The Mercies
The White Shepherd The White Shepherd was a decent mystery with a good MC and a great dog. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.73 rounded to 4 stars review of Three-Edged Sword: A Novel
by Jeff Lindsay:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Thriller
Overall, this is a fast-paced and entertaining thriller with some humor to break the suspense occasionally. If you enjoy crime thrillers with humor, a twisty plot, and a protagonist who is a thief and a master of disguise, then look no further.
I've just enjoyed The Long Game, the first of Aussie author Simon Rowell's series featuring Detective Sergeant Zoe Mayer. Her new service dog, Harry, is helping her get back in harness herself after a bad bout of PTSD. 
My review of The Long Game(Detective Zoe Mayer #1)
Here is my 4.38 rounded to 4 stars review of Dream Town
by Lee Goldberg:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural / Crime Thriller
Overall, this is a tense, gritty, and engaging novel with wit, suspense, action, and some great twists as well as some violence. The author’s writing style continues to hook me quickly, and the story builds momentum that leads to an action-filled conclusion.
I read Into the Marrow by G.W. Allison It is a murder mystery set in Key West, Florida. I rated it 3.5 stars rounded up.. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Arcadia doesn’t reach the high standard of Grainger’s other two series. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
deserves all five stars. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've liked all of the P.J. Tracy Monkeewrench series, but my favourite so far is #7, Cold Kill (aka The Sixth Idea. Suspenseful (plausible!) threat to today's world. Great read. 
My review of Cold Kill - The Sixth Sense
The Royal Bath Murder
was really good up until the end. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Good Dog by Simon Rowell, is another great addition to this very enjoyable Australian series. I especially love Harry, the service dog - such a special dog!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.1 rounded to 4 stars review of Hunt the Wolf
by Don Mann:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Military Thriller
Riveting, Dramatic, Suspenseful, and Intense
Out of the Dark by Gregg Andrew HurwitzMy review a definite 5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Scrublands by Chris HammerMy review a hot and windy and whirlwind 5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.12 rounded to 4 stars review of The Naturalist
by Andrew Mayne:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder Mystery / Crime Novel
Overall, it hooked me with the first two chapters. My biggest quibbles are that it is somewhat far-fetched at times and the ending was somewhat abrupt and didn’t provide the full closure that I wanted.
I read Murder on Brittany Shores by Jean-Luc Bannalec It is a cerebral mystery--no sex or violence. MY 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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