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I recently finished
Sleepless City by Reed Farrel ColemanMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell It is story of a 1913 copper miners strike in Michigan, I rated 4.5 stars rounded down. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Sequel
accomplishes the rare feat of being as good as the first. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.12 rounded to 4 stars review of Close to Home by Robert Dugoni:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural / Crime novel
Engaging, Twisty, and Complex Plot
Great Characterization and World-building
The Last Guest House by Caroline MitchellMy review 3.5⭐ rounded up to 4
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
The Trees by Percival EverettMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Trouble in Queenstown
was fun if predictable. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.16 rounded to 4 stars review of The Broken Truth: A Thriller by Reavis Z. Wortham:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Contemporary western crime thriller
Great characterization
Tense with plenty of action
Fantastic world-building
I read The Bishop’s Villa by Sacha Naspini It is historical fiction, set in a small village in WWII Italy. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
Long Lost by Harlan Coben - I like the Myron Bolitar series but thought this entry was a little lacking.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished a paranormal romance/romantic suspense
A Sense of Danger by Jennifer Estephttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Gathering Mist
is a strong mystery with a SAR dog aspect. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Clear (Comixology Originals) #2
4 stars
Dystopian Mystery
Graphic novel. Short volume. 2nd book in an episodic series by
Scott Snyder
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Man With the Golden Gun
4 stars
Bond story. Almost 60 years on. Language would be dated today.
Also a gr8 movie starring Christopher Lee.
Great reading.
My review here -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
Flesh House by Stuart MacBrideMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Code Peking Duck by Max Claro It is a thrilling, true life story of a man who rescued defectors and dissidents from communist countries. My 4.5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.32 rounded to 4 stars review of French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cozy Mystery
Third book in the Vintage Cookbook Cozy Mystery series
Great World-building and Characterization
Plenty of Humor
Well-Plotted
Michael Connelly has done it again with The Waiting
. My five star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.16 rounded to 4 stars review of The Solstice by Matt Brolly:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural / British Crime Novel
7th book in the DI Louise Blackwell series
Good characterization
Multi-layered plot
Atmospheric
I read Crime Beat: A Decade of Covering Cops and Killers byMichael Connelly It is a compilation of stories that he wrote as a crime reporter. I recommend to fans of his books. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read a short story The Woman on the Island by Ann Cleeves My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
In
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves DI Vera Stanhope is at her best investigating the murder of a young man murdered while working in a care home for troubled teenagers.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Return to Midnight
3.5 Stars
Read as a Review copy. NetGalley.
Thriller. Female author. Nice story.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am not alone in saying that C.S. Harris never disappoints and never misses a beat in the action, history, and human stories of England in the early 1800s. Who Slays the Wicked is terrific.
My review of Who Slays The Wicked
Deeper Than the Dead by Debra Webb is a small town mystery where the bones of a woman who disappeared 22 years ago are found in a cave. Her daughter and step daughters must uncover family and town secrets to discover who led to her death.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
Blind to Midnight by Reed Farrel Coleman, perfect for lovers of hardboiled crime thrillers. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Death at the Sanatorium
is an homage to the golden age of detecting. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Gardener's Plot by Deborah J. Benoit The blurb states that it won an award for a debut novel. It is the perfect cozy mystery for gardener's. My 3.5 star review, rounded up https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
is a great legal procedural. My 4.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Robert B. Parker's Revenge Tour by Mike Lupica It is book 10 in the Sunny Randall series, started by the late Parker, and now written by Lupica. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just love Ann Cleeve's Vera series, and here is #11.
The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Mechanics of Memory
4 stars
Debut novel. Female author. NetGalley Review copy.
First published August 27, 2024
Science Fiction. Mystery. Thriller
Memory is Copeland-Stark’s business and they have a much larger secret they are determined to protect by any means.
Everyone has secrets
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.25 rounded to 4 stars review of We Solve Murders by Richard Osman:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A delightful Golden Age murder-mystery
The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith Smith is an American, but the series is set in Russia. This is book 10 in the series and could be the last, since the author has disclosed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. My 4 star review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Lake House Children by Gregg Dunnett about an investigation into a house fire where some deaths occurred is written in the form of an interview with a suspect who makes some unusual and spooky claims. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The More the Terrier
is a fun addition to the series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
Orphan Road: A Chance Novel by Andrew Nette, a great example of Aussie noirMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I couldn't live on the islands of Scotland's Outer Hebrides, but they are fascinating. Award-winning author Peter May's trilogy about The Lewis Man is being expanded. This is the second, and I'm trying to catch up before #4 comes out!
My review of The Lewis Man
Run, by Blake Crouch,
has to be one of the worst books I’ve read in a long time. My one star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.34 rounded to 4 star review of Cold Trail: A Garrett Kohl Novel by Taylor Moore:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Diverse characterization and exciting scenes
Intense
Crime Thriller / Contemporary western crime novel
I read Robert B. Parker's Fallout by Mike Lupica It is book 21 in the Jesse Stone series, now being written by Lupica, as authorized by the Parker estate. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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