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Currently reading? Just finished? 2024
I am kicking off November by looking at
Murder at Marble House by Alyssa Maxwell https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Why have I waited so long to read this classic? The Big Sleep is the first in Raymond Chandler's iconic private eye series featuring Philip Marlowe. I can sure see why it would have raised some eyebrows back then.
My review of The Big Sleep
Just finished “Blood Oranges” by JM Cannon & currently finally reading “the silent patient” Add me :)
The Resistance Man
by Martin WalkerIn this 'Bruno, Chief of Police' book, set in France, Bruno investigates a murder and a series of robberies.
There's too much going on in this book, but the dog is cute. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A slow burn that develops into one wild ride of a thriller!
A Very Bad Thing by J.T. Ellison ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished my 95th book
Oh, I really like Catherine Ryan Hyde! I can always count on her for a great read.
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Christine wrote: "I finished my 95th book"Congratulations!
Dead Mountain
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln ChildArchaeologist Nora Kelly repatriates Indian bones and helps FBI agent Corrie Swanson investigate the case of 9 hikers who mysteriously died (in horrible ways) during an expedition 15 years ago.
Good thriller. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Guide Me Home is a five star ending to the Highway 59 trilogy. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kicking off the week with the Thanksgiving themed novella
Sheer Window by Diane Vallere https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
by Donnie EicharAfter reading the fiction book
, based on the Dyatlov Pass Incident, I was inspired to read the real deal. In a few words, nine Soviet mountaineers perished in mysterious circumstances in 1959. No one knows exactly what happened and people have been speculating forever.
Author Donnie Eichar did an IMMENSE amount of research for this book, and he tells the story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident very well.....along with his own theories.
Good book. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A couple more fun ones from Amazon's Busybodies Collection, cosy mysteries.Crime of Fashion by Emma Rosenblum takes place at a fashion shoot where a minor underling is accused of stealing a necklace worth $3million! Poor kid.
My review of Crime of Fashion~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Nosy Neighbor is by Nita Prose, who wrote the popular The Maid, among other things. It seemed straightforward, but I should have known better. Nicely twisty.
My review of The Nosy Neighbor
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I finished The Stepfather: An absolutely addictive psychological thriller full of twists by Lorna Henderson
Not absolutely thrilling but a nice read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Fireground
is a weird story that takes a while to get going. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Echoes on the Fens is a great addition to the series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My next stop this week was
A Matter of Life and Depths, the second Cruising Sisters Mystery from K.B. Jackson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union by Richard Carwardine It is not a mystery, but a scholarly book on how religious denominations reacted to the civil war, slavery and secession. I recommend it to anyone interested in how religious beliefs influenced viewpoints on the above subjects. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin by Ben Silverman and Brian BaumgartnerThis illustrated riff on The Night Before Christmas is for fans of 'The Office' (the TV show starring Steve Carell and a great cast.) It would make a good stocking stuffer.
Fun poem with cute illustrations. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
How Well Do You Know Your Husband?
Published November 1, 2024
3 stars
Female author. Female protagonist. Thriller
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished my 96th book
The Scam
by Janet Evanovich and Lee GoldbergFox and O'Hare #4. Kate and Nick go after master crook Evan Trace who is a casino magnate financing even worse criminals and international terrorists. Lightweight and fast paced adventure too silly to take seriously, 2 stars.
I'm ending the week with
The Gardener's Plot by Deborah J. Benoit https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Housekeeper by Sadie Ryan
Three stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Trigger warnings: domestic abuse, animal cruelty
I read Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence by Alison Gaylin It is book 11 in the Sunny Randall series, but can be read as a stand alone. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 for
The Golden Thread by Tea Cooper Compelling and intriguing Australian historical fiction. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Michael Connelly has Harry Bosch and The Closers reopening unsolved murder cases using new testing technologies on old evidence. Another excellent story.
My review of The Closers
Switchblade by Michael Connelly is a Harry Bosch short story which I enjoyed as an audio. It's another cold case solved with the help of an unexpected tip and new DNA testing. 
My review of Switchblade
Terminal Lucidity: A Chilling Medical Thriller With The Tug of Romance
⭐⭐⭐ star Thriller
Published August 26, 2024
Female author. Female protagonist. Medial thriller. Read as a review copy.
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Drowning Woman
had multiple twists I didn’t see coming. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Busybodies: There’s a Mystery Around Every Corner
- a collection of six novellas by six authors.This compilation of six novellas by six mystery writers highlights the 'amateur sleuth.'
Fun little collection of stories. It's advertised as available only on Audible, but I had a written copy from NetGalley. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently enjoyed the third and fourth novellas from the excellent Wisdom Tree series of five by Aussie author Nick Earls.. It's worth having a look at his Goodreads bio. He's an interesting guy and a talented, insightful writer. The titles are the cities in which the stories take place.
My review of Vancouver~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My review of Juneau
Michael Connelly
Very short story. 10 minute reading. Cold case review.
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A wonderful, tear-jerking story about a rescued doggie that had been returned to the shelter six times and how important devoted doggie parents are.
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...A hilarious Christmas, dark comedy, cozy murder mystery.
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Little Sister
by Raymond ChandlerPhilip Marlowe #5. Taking a case from little miss nobody Marlowe gets enmeshed in a complicated plot involving a beautiful Hollywood starlet and her gangster boyfriend. Chandler's style and use of language is again at the top of the genre. Without a doubt one of the finest stylists ever to write a mystery. 5 stars.
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I have read nine mystery/thriller novels by Fesperman over the last two years. Haven't found a bad one yet. I hope this latest book keeps that string going.