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Everyone else loved Guess Again
but I felt like I’d seen every scene before. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.55 rounded to 5 stars review of A Dead Draw by Robert Dugoni:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural / Crime Novel
11th book in the Tracy Crosswhite series
Suspenseful
Well-developed and compelling characters
Occasionally pulls on the heart strings
Plenty of action
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle CosimanoMy review : https:://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7602995441
Did You See Evie?
4 stars
read this book as an ARC. #netgalley female author
Team sleepover gone bad.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Shortlist
is a well done police procedural. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Oxford Soju Club by Jinwoo Park It is a spy story, set in Oxford, England. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Who remembers the Bosnian War? I remember it, but I certainly didn't learn much about it. Allen Eskens' main character is a survivor of that war in his newest character study/thriller, The Quiet Librarian
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I finished The Children of Eve by John Connolly
I'm speechless: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you can handle dark and violence, I highly recommend Smoke Kings
. My 4.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano It is book 4 in the series that I have been reading in order, since each book builds on the previous book. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.73 rounded to 4 stars review of Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police procedural / crime novel
9th book in the Erica Foster series
Gripping, emotional, and complex
Well-developed and compelling characters
Plenty of action
Chilling prologue
The storyline goes back and forth in time frequently which disrupted the flow and pacing for me.
Big Chief
didn’t quite live up to its interesting premise. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Track Her Down by Kate Tristan It is a prequel to the Merit Reid series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.02 rounded to 4 stars review of Stuart Woods' Finders Keepers by Brett Battles:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Action Thriller
66th book in the Stone Barrington series
Comfort reading
In this adventure and crime novel, readers quickly learn the antagonists, but it’s the journey that Stone and his team take that kept me engaged.
Tense, clever, action-filled, well-developed characters
You Belong Here
kept me guessing until almost the very end. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Vanishing Kind
combines wildlife conservation with lots of action. Perfect for fans of Nevada Barr. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
For those who don't mind a slower paced Golden Age type mystery 
A Pretender's Murder by Christopher Huang is a set in a returned soldiers club in a London just starting to recover and change post WWI.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.47 rounded to 3 stars review of Hard Lights by J.B. Turner:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Novel
More of an investigation than a thriller, which is a departure for this series
14th book in the Jon Reznick series
Compelling, Atmospheric, Slow pacing in the first half or so of the book
ARC due out Sept 2: Apostle's Cove by William Kent Krueger.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay and enjoyed this mesmerizing thriller that explores dysfunctional families. 4 Stars My Review
I finished Plays Well with Others by Lauren Myracle
Four stars, but a very disturbing book with unlikable characters: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Anthony Horowitz has done it again with Marble Hall Murders
. A five star read and a favorite of 2025. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham is an atmospheric and immersive slow burn about a woman searching for the truth for her sister who disappeared 20 years before. The location and several unexpected twists set it apart from the usual 'disappearing girl' trope.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.25 rounded to 4 stars review of Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mystery
1st book in the Noelle Marshall series
Full of twists, turns, lives, and action with good world-building, great characterization, and a gripping storyline. What an ending!
A Voice in the Night
is the latest and strongest in a great police procedural series. My five star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I really enjoyed Hunter’s Heart Ridge.
. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark is an immersive suspense and family drama featuring a ghostwriter trying to write her father's memoir and find out the truth about the murder of his teenage brother and sister. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Angelhunting: A Seamus Caron Mystery by Ji Hong Sayo
Very entertaining: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Badlands by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Fast paced and entertaining read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished #5 in the Cat in the Stacks cozy mystery series, The Silence of the Library
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Here is my 4.52 rounded to 5 stars review of Gone Dark by Ryan Steck:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Heart-pounding and suspenseful thriller
Fantastic sense of place and atmosphere
Heart-wrenching at times, heartwarming at other times
Fourth book in the Matthew Redd series
Intense action scenes
Wildfires
I read The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel My 5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I recommend it to WWII history fans, anyone who saw the movie, and anyone who appreciates art.
The Bombshell
was like two books. A good first half and a boring second. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I enjoy this popular series. What with his love of fine food, wines, and ladies, Martin Walker's Bruno, Chief of Police may sound like a gentle village 'flic', but he fought in Bosnia and is a match for anyone. The Crowded Grave is the fourth book.
My review of The Crowded Grave
This was a pleasant surprise! I received the sequel as a widget and decided I'd better read The Full Moon Coffee Shop
first! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...