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The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie by Freida McFaddenMy review 3⭐
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Her is my 4.23 rounded to 4 stars review of The Harlequin Protocol by Liane Zane:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Espionage / Action Thriller with a hint of the paranormal that is to come.
Riveting and intense
Second book in the prequel trilogy: The Unsanctioned Guardians
Takes place 2 years before the Elioud Thrilogy Urban Fantasy series and 4 years after the first book in the prequel trilogy
Here is my 3.5 rounded to 4 review of Holly by Stephen King.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Devil At His Elbow
is just mind boggling. My five star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐⭐⭐ for
Heavy Are the Stones by J.D. Barker and Christine Daigle https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Even though her DI Kim Stone series is now up to its 21st episode, Angela Marsons never fails to come up with fresh new ideas for an exciting, tension filled plot.
36 Hours by Angela Marsonsreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.98 rounded to 4 stars review of The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical Fiction
1828 Edinburgh, Scotland
Ghotic vibe, great world-building and characterization
More formal writing style than I prefer
I read Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson It is historical/literary fiction, set in the present day, with flashbacks to the pre US Civil war era. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Beautiful Ugly
is getting lots of positive buzz but the ending ruined it for me. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 for this Australian Gothic novel set in the remote northwest Pilbara region.
Jasper Cliff by Josh Kemp https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An Island of Suspects
is a fun, atmospheric mystery. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Due out Dec. 10! Angela Marsons" 21st Kim Stone book, 36 Hours
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Bone Canyon by Lee Goldberg It is book 2 in the Eve Ronin series, but can be read as a stand alone. I rate it 4.5 stars rounded up. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fear on the Fens by Joy Ellis - a most unusual case for Nikki and her team in this 13th book of this very enjoyable seriesreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 for this dark and gritty detective thriller
Past Redemption by David Mark. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I love these samplers. Quite a mix of the good (and some not, depending on your taste). Volume 13 already! The Minotaur Sampler, Volume 13: New Books to Make Your Heart Race
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Dying Day
was everything I want in a historical mystery. My five star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
New Kid in Town: A Jack Reacher Story
2 stars Short story
Reacher #andrewchild
fast-paced, short story
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jean wrote: "I love these samplers. Quite a mix of the good (and some not, depending on your taste). Volume 13 already! The Minotaur Sampler, Volume 13: New Books to Make Your Heart Race [bookc..."Jean, your review link is going to Sandysbookaday review of another book!
Broken Country
is a big, meaty book with a murder at its heart. My five star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation by Bennett Parten It covers an overlooked aspect of Sherman's March to the sea in the US Civil war. This march broke the back of the Confederate war effort. But enslaved people fleeing plantations and attaching themselves to Sherman's army played a vital role in the success of the march. My 5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am still enjoying my Michael Connelly binge. Latest one was Echo Park, which I feared I might not have enjoyed because I saw the Bosch TV episode that was based partly on it. I was wrong. Bosch is not all plot, it's people, and I liked seeing them back at work.
My review of Echo Park
On a completely different note, I'm also getting a kick out of Alexander McCall Smith's mystery series for kids, going back to his famous Lady Detective's schoolgirl investigations. Precious and the Zebra Necklace is another I'd recommend for young and old.
My review of Precious and the Zebra Necklace
3 stars for Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle CosimanoMy review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Havoc
is an aptly named psychological thriller. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Chain of Evidence by Garry Disher is #4 in his Peninsular crimes series, set on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. While Hal Challis, head of the criminal investigation unit is away on compassionate leave, acting head DS Ellen Destry has a child abduction to investigate. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Johnny English meets James Bond in the form of a failed actor, Lou Galloway, in this ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ read.
El Flamingo by Nick Davies https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg It is book 3 in the Eve Ronin series, and My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...? I recommend that you read them in order.
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders
is a cozy mystery perfect for this time of year. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Head Cases John McMahon It is the start of a new series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Cleaner by Mary Watson
It's not even January and this book earned five stars already: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently listened to the first 'volume' (two short stories in this) of the very entertaining New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Vol 1 by Max Allan Collins. They were full dramatisations, like radio plays with footsteps, gunshots and all. They're narrated by the inimitable Stacy Keach, who played Hammer in the TV series, back in the day. Great fun from Audible.
My review of New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Here is my 4.61 rounded to 5 stars review of Echo Road by Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural
Series Crossover - FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick and Sheriff Bree Taggert
Book 9 in both series
My review of ‘Love and War in the Apennines’ by Eric Newby. Favourite quote.
‘As the sun rose I could see Etna, a truncated cone with a plume of smoke over it like the quill of a pen stuck in a pewter inkpot, rising out of the haze to the north of where I was treading water.’
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.44 rounded to 3 stars review of The Antique Store Detective and the May Day Murder: A totally gripping cozy murder mystery by Clare Chase:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2nd book in the Bella Winter Cozy Mystery series
I read Movieland by Lee Goldberg It is book 4 in the Eve Ronin series, a police procedural set in California, USA. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hot Chocolate for the Unicorn and Other Flights of Fancy
4 stars
Read as an ARC.
Collection of SF and Fantasy short stores. Female author.
Great stories from 2-3 pages to 11 odd pages each.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Chain Reaction, the 3rd book in the Dez Limerick series, by James Byrne. I was blown away by this high-action, high-stake espionage thriller with a highly skilled hero "Dez" who’s a combo of Macgyver and Jack Reacher on steroids! 5 Stars! The development from book 1 to book 3 is amazing! My Review.
Fragments of the Past: A Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist
4 stars
Published August 1, 2024
3.5 stars for me.
I read this book as a BookSirens ARC and this review is based on my completing the book and is an honest feedback based on my reading it.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Mystery combined with suspense, danger, and adventure
Sixth book in the Alaska Wild Series
Set in and around fictional Benedict, Alaska