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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.




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
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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.

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The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Rating: 3 stars
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and I started reading

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


Another adventure of the 'Little Detective Agency' which is trying to help a country singer accused of murder.
3 stars
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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.
Wrong Place Wrong Time
Medium-paced mystery with a touch of sci-fi.
★★★★☆
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Medium-paced mystery with a touch of sci-fi.
★★★★☆
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⭐⭐⭐ stars review
Murder and corruption in high places
Series book. Vatican and the Catholic church.
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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
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Read it and liked it🥸


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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.

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