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Red River Road by Anna Downes is an atmospheric mystery where a young woman is following the tracks of her missing sister who disappeared while travelling alone in a camper van on Western Australia's scenic but rugged Coral Coastreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Death in Cornwall
is fun entertainment based on some disturbing facts. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I really liked The Blue Hour
but don’t expect a fast paced thriller. It’s a character rich slow burn. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.37 rounded to 4 stars review of A Steep Price by Robert Dugoni:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police procedural
Dual plot-line
Great characterization
Here is mt 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review of Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Action Thriller / Police Procedural
Series Crossover with Eve Ronin series
Excellent
I had no idea that The Cold Cold Ground was set in the time and place where Adrian McKinty grew up - Belfast during The Troubles. It's the first of his Detective Sean Duffy series. I read book 6 and wanted to see where Duffy started. Glad I did.
My Review of The Cold Cold Ground
I read A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman It is set in the present day, with flashbacks explaining events in Ove's life. I recommend this book. My 5 star review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Countdown
4.5 stars for me.
Read as a free review copy. NetGalley.
Fast paced thriller. Conspiracy theory.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#28 in Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series. I had skipped a few after #24. It was good to have a break! This one had an interesting premise. Identity Unknown
3 stars.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A great start to a new Scottish cosy-mystery series
Murder in the Scottish Highlands by Dee MacDonald ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Red Moon: Short Story Collection
3.5 stars
short story anthology, Bunch of horrifying shorts.
My review here -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#
I love this fun cosy series featuring an ex-bikie in witness protection
Cozy Up to Trouble by Colin Conwayreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ernest Cunningham has a holiday special. Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret
was a four star read for me. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.45 rounded to 3 stars review of William by Mason Coile:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Horror / Science Fiction - AI
The Hunger Games
3.5 ⭐️
Dystopian, Adventure, Relationship, Mentoring, Rebel.
And a blockbuster movie.
3rd reading.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A good, old-fashioned English 'whodunit'.
Death at the Dolphin by Gretta Mulrooney⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
Malibu Burning by Lee GoldbergMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Malta Exchange
⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
Adventure story with dollops of Christian history and conspiracy theories that compare well to the da vinci code, a story which every new book in this vertical is compared with.
Fantastic Thriller. Historical Fiction. Mystery.
All rolled in one.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The stories of H.G. Wells no doubt inspired a lot of today's mysterious tales of the supernatural. The Door in the Wall is one example. There's this door, through which lies ...
My review of The Door in the Wall
I read Silent Are the Dead by D.M. Rowell It is a mystery set on the Kiowa reservation in Oklahoma. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
Ashes Never Lie by Lee GoldbergMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've moved sideways to a 'Bosch-adjacent' entry in the Bosch universe by Michael Connelly. The Poet is an especially nasty serial killer whose identity is amazingly well hidden. 
My review of The Poet
Dating App
3.5 stars
Read as a free review copy from BookSirens.
Published April, 10, 2024
Female author. Thriller. Dating through social media. Stalking.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Bodies at Westgrave Hall
was an interesting take on a locked room mystery. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.93 rounded to 4 stars review of Schemes & Scandals by Kelley Armstrong:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical Mystery Novella
Holiday
Victorian Edinburgh, Scotland
Book 3.5 in the Rip Through Time Series
Camino Ghosts
only partially loves up to its potential. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.3 rounded to 4 stars review of Bad Liar by Tami Hoag:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
The Land Below
3 star
Short book. Creature feature. Adventure. Lost world inspiration.
Inspired by German legends of wyrm, a German dragon legend.
1-2 hour read.
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Black Loch by Peter May is just as thrilling as the original trilogy and also gets 5★ from me.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
The Chilling by Riley James, loved the setting of Antarctica for this debut thriller.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.34 rounded to 4 stars review of Hard Duty by J.B. Turner:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Political Thriller
I read The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri It is historical fiction, set in Germany, 1938-41, and present day US. I recommend it to historical fiction fans. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Complete Gail Simone Red Sonja Omnibus
5⭐'s
#graphicnovel #graphicart #adventurestory #swordandsorcery
Red Sonja character created by Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan) but the graphic novel sword and sorcery character created by Roy Thomas.
Tremendous adventure.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A book of two halves - but it's well worth it in the end.
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.05 rounded to 4 stars review of The Slate by Matthew FitzSimmons:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Political Thriller
Nero
is filled with all manner of violence. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Out in the Cold by Steve Urszenyi It is a spy thriller that will appeal to James Bond fans. My 3.5 star rounded down https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
Simply Lies by David BaldacciMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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