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Please Don't Lie by Christina Baker Kline & Anne Burt is a slow burn of a psychological suspense. Set in an isolated mountain location, it's eerie and unsettling, but the ending seemed rushed after a slow build up.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide byPablo Leon
A graphic novel highlighting the Dos Erres Massacre in Guatemala in 1982. Harrowing!
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It's All Absolutely Fine by Ruby Elliot
A graphic memoir combining text and comics. Too boring and whiny for my taste. But mine is an outlier opinion.
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Helen wrote: "My review for Rogue Cowboy Sinclair Jayne 
https://www.amazon.com.au/review/RE0W......"
Helen this link takes us to your Amazon review not Goodreads :)
Sharon wrote: "Helen wrote: "My review for Rogue Cowboy Sinclair Jayne https://www.amazon.com.au/review/RE0W......"
Thanks Sharon, I will fix it up
By the 60th book in her In Death series, J.D. Robb has perfected the art of delivering futuristic crime at its most entertaining. 5★s for Bonded in Deathhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Have you finally caught up Marianne? Well done! #61 has just released :)
My review of The Happiness In Between by Grace Greene
2 stars
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The Favourites by Layne Fargo
A sports romance-drama loosely inspired by Wuthering Heights! I loved this! Not for those who prefer likeable characters in fiction.
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Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin
An OwnVoices historical fiction about a Vietnamese family post the war. Didn't work that well for me, but mine is an outlier opinion.
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My review for Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo
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I'm in a reviewing frenzy as I have a whole lot of books due back at the library this week! Here are the first few:
Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn review here
Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger review here
An Ethical Guide To Murder by Jenny Morris review here
El Flamingo is the debut novel by NZ author Nick Davies is so much fun to read. Mystery, romance and comedy all rolled into one!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia Seales
A historical cosy mystery. Didn't enjoy it as much as the first book, which had been an Austen parody.
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4 stars for war-era fiction
At the Going Down of the Sun by Aussie Author Mary-Anne O'ConnorMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Shadows of Winter Robins by AA Louise Wolhuter starts out as the story of a child's difficult upbringing, overlaid with secrets about her mother and her family, and later moving into dark and unexpected places as the truths are revealed. So good!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
So far, I've enjoyed everything I've read by Aussie author Michael Robotham. For many years, he was a journalist in London, a place he knows well, where The White Crow is set. I like the premise of the daughter of a gangster being a young detective. Of course, Philomena's always suspected by both sides of leaking information, but Robotham makes it work. 
My review of The White Crow
I missed the original audio version of Aussie/Irish author Dervla McTiernan's The Fireground when it first came out, but she made the ebook available later. 
My review of The Fireground
The thirteen short stories that make up Jeffery Deaver's Dead Ends are a mixed bag, but there are some excellent twists. Overall 4★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
To Love a Liar by L.V. Matthews in an interesting tale about an undercover police officer infiltrating an environmental activism group and the damage he did to others by his behaviour in that role.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Christmas Clue by Nicola Upson is a delightful cosy mystery set at Christmas 1943 based on the invention of the board game Cluedo.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for What Fury Brings by Tricia Levenseller
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Cut Off from Sky and Earth by Melissa F. Miller
This book caught me by surprise. A clever psychological thriller without the usual tropes. Enjoyed this a lot!
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