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message 751: by Liz (new)

Liz | 1207 comments JamesJames is a fascinating retelling of Huck Finn. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 753: by Mark (new)

Mark Baker (carstairs38) | 215 comments I'm finishing off the week with The Ducal Detective (Court of Mystery #1) by Sarah E. Burr The Ducal Detective by Sarah E. Burr https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 754: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 928 comments Irish-Aussie author Dervla McTiernan has returned to the US, up in Vermont this time, to ask What Happened to Nina?. I still miss her Dublin mysteries, but I certainly enjoyed this one,
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan My review of What Happened to Nina?


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PattyMacDotComma | 928 comments Who says education can't be fun? The World is Full of Nouns by Elizabeth Lareau will set them straight! Lots of colourful pictures with some nouns identified and where kids can find even more 'things'.
The World is Full of Nouns by Elizabeth Lareau Link to my review of The World is Full of Nouns with several of the illustrations


message 756: by Nancy, Co-Moderator (new)

Nancy Oakes (quinnsmom) | 10113 comments Mod
I finally got around to starting A Quiet Place by Seicho Matsumoto. So far so good, as a man searches for the answer as to why his young wife was found dead of a heart attack in an area of town she would not normally go to.


message 757: by Linda (new)

Linda (beaulieulinda117gmailcom) | 1747 comments Myy Other Husband


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Barbara (cinnabarb) | 9997 comments Brie Careful What You Wish For Brie Careful What You Wish For by Linda Reilly by Linda Reilly

In this addition to the 'grilled cheese mystery series', restaurateur/amateur sleuth Carly Hale investigates when her delivery boy is suspected of murder.

Recipes included in this fun cozy. 3 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 763: by Amelia (last edited Apr 22, 2024 11:09PM) (new)

Amelia  (loves_reading) Recently finished Thriller book is The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
I did enjoy the book, but towards the end, I couldn't enjoy it anymore.
The book also contains the paranormal genre. My mistake was that I didn't check all the genres mentioned. Because Paranormal is not for me.


message 764: by Liz (new)

Liz | 1207 comments A Deadly Bone to Pick A Deadly Bone to Pick was a fun cozy mystery. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 765: by James (new)

James Best (jamesbest) | 302 comments Now starting THE DOUBLE GAME (2013) by Dan Fesperman, a thriller novel with links to famous espionage writers.


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message 767: by Liz (new)

Liz | 1207 comments The Queen of Poisons The Queen of Poisons (Marlow Murder Club, #3) by Robert Thorogood is a fun cozy, but the weakest of the series. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 770: by Randy (new)

Randy Money | 1069 comments Mod
Over the weekend I finished, My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones, an excellent slasher movie-inspired coming-of-age-novel. Gory in spots, but also funny. Short review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Chainsaw is the first of a trilogy, so I'm now on to the second book, Don't Fear the Reaper.


message 771: by Christine (last edited Nov 08, 2024 05:04AM) (new)

Christine  Hatfield  | 854 comments I finished my 46th book


message 773: by Barbara (last edited Apr 22, 2024 12:27PM) (new)

Barbara (cinnabarb) | 9997 comments Heart of Barkness Heart of Barkness (Chet and Bernie Mystery #9) by Spencer Quinn by Spencer Quinn

Another adventure of the 'Little Detective Agency' which is trying to help a country singer accused of murder.

3 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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Araych | 681 comments A Mortal Terror A Mortal Terror (Billy Boyle World War II, #6) by James R. Benn by James R. Benn

Billy Boyle #6. 1944. The American Army is fighting it's way up the Italian peninsula. And to make things tougher apparently a serial killer is murdering American army officers. Billy is assigned the case and bumbles and stumbles his way toward solving the crimes. I like the books and I'm reading the series in order. I think this is the weakest entry so far. Confusing and disordered in execution and a great deal of the action hinges on a patently absurd coincidence. No better than OK, 2 stars.


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Wrong Place Wrong Time

Medium-paced mystery with a touch of sci-fi.
★★★★☆

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 776: by Thomas (new)

Thomas (tom471) | 2011 comments I read The Wild Inside by Christine Carbo It is book 1 of the Glacier mystery series, set in Glacier NP, Montana, US. I rated it 3.5 stars rounded up. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 777: by Mark (new)

Mark Baker (carstairs38) | 215 comments I'm kicking off the week with Torn Asunder (Maine Clambake Mystery, #12) by Barbara Ross Torn Asunder by Barbara Ross, a fabulous book in a favorite series. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 778: by Amelia (last edited Apr 22, 2024 11:09PM) (new)

Amelia  (loves_reading) I am about to start my next read. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney


message 779: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 77 comments Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda is a deliciously atmospheric slow burn of a mystery.

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 780: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 77 comments This is another fun culinary mystery in this series featuring a young Julia Child and her intrepid friend Tabitha in post WW2 Paris.

A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2) by Colleen Cambridge A Murder Most French by Colleen Cambridge

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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BookishDramas (sanjibkd) | 266 comments The Order
The Order (Gabriel Allon, #20) by Daniel Silva

⭐⭐⭐ stars review
Murder and corruption in high places
Series book. Vatican and the Catholic church.

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 782: by Barbara (new)

Barbara (cinnabarb) | 9997 comments Publication Day

The Rulebreaker The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan Page The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan Page

I reviewed this back in October 2023 and it's finally available.

The book is an excellent overview of the life and career of an iconic newswoman. 4.5 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 783: by Georgia (new)

Georgia | 554 comments Carolyn wrote: "This is another fun culinary mystery in this series featuring a young Julia Child and her intrepid friend Tabitha in post WW2 Paris.

A Murder Most French (American In Paris Mystery, #2) by Colleen Cambridge [book:A Murder Most ..."


Read it and liked it🥸


message 784: by Liz (new)

Liz | 1207 comments The Moonshiner’s Daughter The Moonshiner's Daughter by Donna Everhart get off to a slow start but then really grabbed me. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 785: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 928 comments I am stretching out my favourite Sebastian St Cyr Historical Mystery Series by C.S. Harris to try to make them last. They are the best. Why Kill the Innocent is #13, and the Frost Fair and wintry weather were as chilling as the murders. Terrific atmosphere.
Why Kill the Innocent (Sebastian St. Cyr, #13) by C.S. Harris My review of Why Kill The Innocent with a painting of the 1814 Frost Fair


message 786: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma | 928 comments The Ghost Writer by bestselling author Loreth Anne White is an entertaining short story with a good creepy atmosphere. It's another of Amazon's Original Stories.
The Ghost Writer by Loreth Anne White My review of The Ghost Writer


message 787: by Liz (new)

Liz | 1207 comments Guilty Mothers Guilty Mothers (DI Kim Stone, #20) by Angela Marsons is the 20th in the series but feels fresh. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 788: by Richard (new)

Richard Derus (expendablemudge) | 70 comments Well, they can't all be winners, can they? Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood Cut and Thirst by Margaret Atwood is her stab at the currently popular "cute old ladies solve crimes" genre, and it got 3 lukewarm stars from me here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 789: by Richard (new)

Richard Derus (expendablemudge) | 70 comments Another modestly successful read that got me thinking about how cozy mysteries are HUGE business. Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies (The Vacation Mysteries, #1) by Catherine Mack Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack was amusing, and seems to be very on trend:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 790: by Araych (new)

Araych | 681 comments Lonely Street Lonely Street (Bubba Mabry P.I. #1) by Steve Brewer by Steve Brewer

Bubba Mabry #1. Bubba is an inept private eye in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this first entry in the series he is hired by a celebrity who everyone thinks is dead. Could his client possibly be the person he appears to be? The bodies pile up as Bubba does his best to figure out what's going on and protect his client. The story is certainly unique. I liked it, 3 stars.


message 791: by Thomas (new)

Thomas (tom471) | 2011 comments I read The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space by David H. DeVorkin It is not a mystery, but a book of photographs taken by the Hubble space telescope. I strongly recommend it to anyone interested in astronomy. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 792: by Nancy, Co-Moderator (new)

Nancy Oakes (quinnsmom) | 10113 comments Mod
Finished James, by Percival Everett. So very, very good, with Jim from Huckleberry Finn relating the story. This book should win every prize for which it might be nominated.

Also finished reading A Quiet Place by Seicho Matsumoto, which I didn't care for.


message 794: by Marc (new)

Marc Grossberg | 32 comments Thursday Book Clib )1) just finishing Black Wolf


message 797: by Mark (new)

Mark Baker (carstairs38) | 215 comments I completely enjoyed Under the Radar (Zoe Chambers Mystery #9) by Annette Dashofy Under the Radar by Annette Dashofy https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 798: by Linda (new)

Linda (beaulieulinda117gmailcom) | 1747 comments In Plain Sight


message 799: by Christine (last edited Nov 08, 2024 05:05AM) (new)

Christine  Hatfield  | 854 comments I finished my 45th book


message 800: by Marc (new)

Marc Grossberg | 32 comments Black Wolf even better than first one Red Queen


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