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I finished To Love a Liar by L.V. Matthews
A great and interesting read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.3 rounded to 4 stars review of Three Girls Gone by Carolyn Arnold:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mystery / Police Procedural
14th book in the Detective Amanda Steele series
Overall, this is a clever and fast-paced mystery with great characterization and some heart-breaking moments as well as some heart-warming scenes.
I finished The Shadow Killer by Catherine Skeet-Yaffe
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Hard Margins by Edward J. Delaney It is set in two time frames: Book I, 1958 and Book II, 1872, both in rural Wyoming. My 3 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.25 rounded to 4 stars review of Legend of the White Wolf by Terry Spear:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Paranormal Romantic Suspense
1st book in the White Wolf series
Great characterization and world-building
Good chemistry between the main characters
Here is my 3.8 rounded to 4 stars review of Wolf to the Rescue by Terry Spear:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Novella
Book 4.5 in the White Wolf series
There's plenty of action, suspense, and romance, but I wanted a little more character depth.
Great world-building
⭐⭐⭐.8 for #1 in the Sandy Harbor series,
All the Ways You Save Me by Melissa Wiesner https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Bourne Escape
4 stars
Read as an ARC from NetGalley
Jason Bourne is back and close to canon.
My review here -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Gray Dawn by Walter Mosley It is set in 1970 or 71 Los Angeles, California. My 3.5 star review rounded up. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Picket Line: The Lost Novella by Elmore Leonard It is not a western or crime story, like Leonard's other books. It is a story about an effort to unionize farm workers in Texas. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Where She Lies by Caro Ramsay, in this enjoyable fourth book of the series, DCI Caplan must investigate whether an ex-super model fell, was pushed or threw herself off a cliff during a party at her family castle. She soon discovers the high profile family is not only isolated but damaged by their fame and tight management.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Death of Us
isn’t the standard mystery. And it didn’t really work for me. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished reading Framed in Death by J.D. Robb and loved having most of the gang together again. 4 Stars My Review
Sunrise on the Reaping
3 Stars #YA
My feeling - Haymitch deserved better.
Hollow sigh of unfulfilled potential
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.27 rounded to 4 stars review of Flight of the White Wolf by Terry Spear:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Paranormal Romantic Suspense
3rd book in the white wolf series
Great characterization and world-building
Set mainly in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in MN
Entertaining and full of romance, danger, and suspense.
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens is a gripping and powerful tale of a woman who escaped the Bosnian war only to have her past catch up with her in America.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards
Four stars from me: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Michael Robotham wrote When You Are Mine as a standalone, I believe, about young Philomena McCarthy, who loves her London police career, but she also loves her gangster father and uncles. What's a girl to do? She's a great character, and I'm delighted to say book #2 is out now, too!
My review of When You Are Mine
Here is my 3.78 rounded to 4 stars review of The Highland Heist by Pepper Basham:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Christian Historical Mystery with a little Romance
4th book in the Frederick and Grace Mystery series
Funny, heartwarming at times, plenty of adventure, action, & suspense
The mystery was a little too easy to discern.
A fun and entertaining book, nonetheless.
I read The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens It is more of a thriller than a mystery, set in Canada. My 3.5 star review, rounded down, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Two books by Danielle Steel
My review 3 stars
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My review 1.5 stars
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Fans of police procedurals should check out Black Notice.
My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.93 rounded to 4 stars review of Ancient Warlord by Katie Reus:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Paranormal romance with a little suspense
10th book in the Ancients Rising Series
Overall, this was an entertaining and enjoyable book with humor, great characterization, and a sweet, but slow burn romance. I wanted more suspense and action.
Here is my 4.13 rounded to 4 stars review of The Night Collector by Victor Methos:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Legal / Crime Thriller
2nd book in the Vegas Shadows series
Well-crafterd plot, great characterization, suspenseful
Investigation and Trial
I didn't like the ending. The case is solved, but there's a major situation that is left up in the air. Otherwise, this would have been a 5-star read for me.
A Cold Heart by Doug Sinclair is the fourth in his DS Malkie McCulloch series and recommended for those who like dark, gritty Scottish crime.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Heretic Cypher
4 STARS ARC NETGALLEY
exciting start to Murray Bailey’s Egyptian Stones, centering on Alex MacLure
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Cross
is a prequel novella to the Eddie Flynn series. Just ok. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you don’t mind dark and gruesome, check out The Last King of California
. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham and loved this atmospheric, evocative tale set in the Appalachian Mtns. of NC. I think this is Willingham's best yet! 5 Stars My Review
Here is my 3.10 rounded to 3 stars review of The Salvage by Anbara Salam:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Literary Gothic Historical Fiction
This didn't feel like horror to me although others have categorized it as such.
This is great world-building and atmosphere.
I wanted more suspense and danger and a faster pace. It was extremely slow.
Never Flinch
was decent but not my favorite of Stephen King’s works. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Cut Throat Trial by S.J. Fleet is the debut fiction legal thriller of a barrister and blogger known as The Secret Barrister., who also writes non fiction books about trials in the English & Welsh court system. It's no surprise then that this feels like you are in a courtroom watching a real trial while privy to the thoughts of the defendants, barristers, KCs and Judge.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Unquiet Grave
is another strong entry from Dervla McTiernan. My 4.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fiction, deals with disability and racial issues (1960s era). We Are All Welcome Here
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Color me stupid because Fair Play
went right over my head. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Mystery / Police Procedural
10th book in the Timber Creek K-9 series
Overall, this is a clever and suspenseful mystery with compelling characters, a great sense of place, and tense moments throughout the story.