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message 1951: by Sandra (new)

Sandra Hoover (sandrahoover) | 205 comments I finished House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen and got creepy, goose-bump Alfred Hitchcock vibes from this thriller. 4 Stars My Review
House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen


message 1952: by Thomas (new)

Thomas (tom471) | 1355 comments I read The President's Lawyer by Lawrence S. Robbins It is a US legal mystery with a surprise ending. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1953: by Damo (new)


message 1954: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 1260 comments It takes only a page or two and I'm completely back in Harry's world. Michael Connelly's Lost Light is as engrossing as the the others in the Bosch series. Love 'em!
Lost Light (Harry Bosch, #9; Harry Bosch Universe, #13) by Michael Connelly My review of Lost Light


message 1955: by BookishDramas (new)

BookishDramas (sanjibkd) | 1285 comments Absolute Power
Absolute Power by David Baldacci
David Baldacci

Debut novel. Political thriller. 1996 release.
Made as a movie.
Power corrupts and Absolute Power corrupts absolutely.

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1958: by PamG (new)

PamG (lynguy1) | 2541 comments Here is my 4.66 rounded to 5 stars review of Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Romantic Suspense
Great Characterization
Largely set in New Orleans
Great Prologue to hook you
A service dog named SodaPop
Emotional Epilogue

Buried Too Deep (Romantic Suspense, #30; New Orleans, #3) by Karen Rose


message 1959: by PamG (new)

PamG (lynguy1) | 2541 comments Here is my 3.46 rounded to 3 stars review of Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Outlier Review
Mystery
Great premise
Somewhat slow
Disliked the ending
Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea


message 1960: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 1630 comments In Echo Road (Mercy Kilpatrick, #9; Bree Taggert, #9) by Kendra Elliot Echo Road, talented crime writers Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot have brought two of their popular investigators together in a gripping investigation.

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1961: by Liz (new)

Liz | 1127 comments The Body on the Island The Body on the Island (DCI Craig Gillard, #6) by Nick Louth has the most air manner of death I’ve ever seen. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1963: by Thomas (new)

Thomas (tom471) | 1355 comments I read Celestina's House by Clarissa Trinidad Gonzalez It is literary fiction, set in the Philippines. I rated it 3.5 stars rounded up. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1965: by Suz (new)

Suz | 468 comments Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

My review 5 stars, written 6 months after reading!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1967: by Alan (new)

Alan | 41 comments There are so many old legends and myths about vampires that there is a great deal of leeway in writing about them. Authors can pick and choose as well as putting their own twists. I like Alan Zacher’s approach in AMANDA FIGHTS VAMPIRES ALONE. His vampires are like the humans they once were, ranging from dignified, likable people who try to avoid violence to violent psychotics, and everything in between. Perhaps even better, all his major characters, normal humans and vampires, are multidimensional. Even the best of them, such as Amanda, are far from perfect. Even the worst of them, at least before they became raving lunatics, have some redeeming qualities. Alan Zacher’s style in AMANDA FIGHTS VAMPIRES ALONE is a bit unusual in that he often speaks directly to the reader. Unusual, but hardly unknown. Dickens and a few other authors also used it. Zacher makes considerable use of flashbacks, not my favorite style, but fairly common. Now the bad news. I enjoyed AMANDA FIGHTS VAMPIRES ALONE and would have liked to give it five stars, but two things caused me to drop it to four. First, there is far too much repetition, sometimes amounting to giving the reader almost exactly the same scene at least twice. Second, and not as severe a problem, Zacher goes into so much descriptive detail I found the book a bit tedious in places. Weighing the positives against the negatives, the positives are far more prevalent in AMANDA FIGHTS VAMPIRES ALONE by Alan Zacher and I happily recommend it.

Amanda Fights Vampires, Alone by Alan Zacher


message 1968: by Liz (new)

Liz | 1127 comments Her Last Walk Home Her Last Walk Home A completely addictive crime and mystery thriller filled with heart-racing suspense (Detective Lottie Parker Book 14) by Patricia Gibney wasn’t as strong as prior books in the series. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1972: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 1630 comments The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre is an entertaining hybrid of cozy and hard boiled mystery with a twist I defy anyone to see coming!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Jannelies (living between hope and fear) | 339 comments I finished The Edge by David Baldacci
The Edge by Baldacci David

Four stars for this second book with Travis Devine: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1974: by BookishDramas (new)

BookishDramas (sanjibkd) | 1285 comments To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee

4 stars
for this classic tale.

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1975: by Thomas (new)

Thomas (tom471) | 1355 comments I read First Frost by Craig Johnson It is book 20 in the Longmire series, which both my wife and I recommend. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Jannelies (living between hope and fear) | 339 comments I finished Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville
Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville

Five stars for this incredible horror story - and not just for horror fans!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1977: by PamG (new)

PamG (lynguy1) | 2541 comments Here is my 3.91 rounded to 4 stars review of All the Way Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Mystery / Crime Novel
Overall, this was a tense, emotional, and suspenseful novel with an unusual and riveting story arc that kept me engaged throughout.
All the Way Gone (Detective Annalisa Vega #4) by Joanna Schaffhausen


message 1978: by PamG (new)

PamG (lynguy1) | 2541 comments Here is my 4.22 rounded to 4 stars review of Zero Sum by John Gilstrap:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Action Thriller
Intense, Suspenseful
Gripping Scenes
Plenty of Action
Zero Sum (Jonathan Grave #16) by John Gilstrap


message 1979: by Damo (new)


Jannelies (living between hope and fear) | 339 comments I finished Knock Knock by Chris Merritt
Knock Knock (Detectives Lockhart and Green, #1) by Chris Merritt

Happy to have found this: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1981: by Liz (new)

Liz | 1127 comments The Night Woods The Night Woods (A Mercy Carr Mystery, #6) by Paula Munier is an intelligent, well thought out addition to the Mercy Carr series. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1982: by Patrick (new)

Patrick Weill (patrick_weill) | 11 comments Under a Raging Moon by Frank Zafiro has restored my love for reading! I haven’t enjoyed a book so thoroughly in several years, nor found myself so excited to get back to my reading spot and crack one open again.

This first installment in Zafiro’s River City series is powerfully written, pulling no punches, intentionally presenting difficult yet important issues in law enforcement. As a former police officer who rose up through the ranks to serve in a number of leadership capacities, the author is more than able to offer his readers a realistic depiction of the day-to-day lives of a well-rounded cast of law enforcement professionals. But that’s not all: his brilliant prose provides emotional depth, vivid descriptions, hard-hitting action, and humor that will have you rolling on the floor, all with a team-playing humility that keeps this novel firmly grounded in what’s most important to any story: the people.

As multiple storylines converge in a tense and brilliantly crafted finale, Zafiro wraps everything up with a neat and practiced flourish. I’ll be reading more from him for sure!


message 1983: by Sean, Moderator (new)


message 1984: by PamG (new)

PamG (lynguy1) | 2541 comments Here is my 4.59 rounded to 5 stars review of Passions in Death by J.D. Robb:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Police Procedural - near-future - some romance

Robb is an excellent storyteller who combines a clever plot with gripping scenes, lots of solid police investigation, and engaging characters with depth.

This one was a little slower paced than some, but still great.
Passions in Death (In Death, #59) by J.D. Robb


message 1985: by BookishDramas (new)

BookishDramas (sanjibkd) | 1285 comments The Gage
The Gage (Remy Bittner Book 1) by A.K. Renaghan
4 STARS
A good political thriller in the sci-fi space. The story is closer to 3.5 stars for me.
Read as a NetGalley review copy.
Released March 2024

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1986: by Sandra (new)

Sandra Hoover (sandrahoover) | 205 comments I finished Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose - Book #3 in Rose's New Orleans series & #30 in the overall romance suspense series. 4 Stars My Review.
Buried Too Deep (New Orleans, #3; Romantic Suspense, #30) by Karen Rose

A multilayered, tautly plotted romance thriller set in the mysterious Garden District of NOLA


Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while) (sandyj21) | 5105 comments A dual reality concept that works really well! The Other Year by Rea Frey The Other Year by Rea Frey ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1989: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 1260 comments Out the Window is exactly where she went in Lawrence Block's story, which he narrated himself in exactly the right voice. Now I want to find more of his #MatthewScudder crime series.
Out the Window (A Matthew Scudder Story) by Lawrence Block My review of Out the Window


message 1990: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 1630 comments Remember Her Name (Detective Josie Quinn #21) by Lisa Regan Remember Her Name by Lisa Regan is the 21st in her detective Josie Quinn series and also one of the best so far.

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1991: by BookishDramas (new)

BookishDramas (sanjibkd) | 1285 comments Deep Cover (A Trigger Man Thriller Book 2) by Aiden Bailey
Deep Cover
4 stars
Read as a review copy. Netgalley.
2nd reading.
Action thriller.

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1992: by Thomas (new)

Thomas (tom471) | 1355 comments I read Bad Boy Brawly Brown by Walter Mosley It is book 7 in the Easy Rawlins series. Easy is an unofficial PI in the LA black community. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1995: by Liz (new)

Liz | 1127 comments A Grave in the Woods A Grave in the Woods (Bruno, Chief of Police, #17) by Martin Walker lacked the tension I was expecting. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1996: by Damo (new)


message 1997: by PamG (new)

PamG (lynguy1) | 2541 comments Here is my 3.88 rounded to 4 stars review of City of Secrets by P.J. Tracy:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Police Procedural / Crime Novel
4th book in the Detective Margaret Nolan series
Great characterization, complex plot, plenty of suspense and action

City of Secrets (Detective Margaret Nolan #4) by P.J. Tracy


message 1998: by Paul (last edited Aug 16, 2024 09:44AM) (new)

Paul Alkazraji | 639 comments My revised review of Lea Ypi's memoir 'Free'. I really enjoyed it.

‘When freedom finally arrived, it was like a dish served frozen,’ says Lea Ypi of life in post-communist Albania as she meditates in ‘Free’ on the idea’s true meaning. ‘We chewed a little, swallowed fast and remained hungry.’

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Free A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi


message 1999: by Sandra (new)

Sandra Hoover (sandrahoover) | 205 comments I enjoyed You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto - a deep dive into the cutthroat world of social media super-influencers. What an eye-opener! 4 Stars My Review.
You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q. Sutanto


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