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[Keri]

Lee, love the Monkeewrench series.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Last night I finished Office Politics - Sharon Gerlach. Now I am gonna carry on reading Cut Short - Leigh Russell.

[Sharon]

Finished The Butterfly Forestlast night and really disappointed that the other two in this series isn't available for Kindle. Very well done, tightly plotted, if a little 'over the top' in places (but this IS fiction) and very well established characters.

[EdwardW]

I have recently enjoyed Alpha to Omega by William Lynhope. He is one of those authors who makes you wonder where fiction starts and fact ends. This is a particularly thought provoking and timely book. It came to me by recommendation and as far as I know, is available on all e-book platforms (Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iPad etc)
It's quite a 'big read' (300+ pages), but still moves along at a good pace.
Edward

[T]

Finished Gun Games. Somewhat dissatisfying and abnormal for her. Too much time spent on youthful raging hormones and not enough mystery.

[Diane S ☔]

T wrote: "Finished Gun Games. Somewhat dissatisfying and abnormal for her. Too much time spent on youthful raging hormones and not enough mystery."

That is exactly what I thought and I also felt her trying to write dialogue for a 14 yr. old was very stilted and awkward.

[T]

Diane wrote: "T wrote: "Finished Gun Games. Somewhat dissatisfying and abnormal for her. Too much time spent on youthful raging hormones and not enough mystery."

That is exactly what I thought..."

Perhaps she's getting ready to follow the trend of creating a YA series? I kind of wondered whether she had someone else writing with her, given the 75% teen angst content....

[Jeanie]

Just finished . Now I'm off to start listening to .

[Harold]

Just finished Defending Jacob by William Landay. All in all a good court drama just felt that the ending was a bit rushed and would have been a great read with a better ending. Felt the same way about Lethal by Sandra Brown.

[Susan Jo]

This is not really a mystery but am reading The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. I saw the movie ad but knew it would be on TV before I got to the theater so I got the book.

[Diane S ☔]

Susan Jo wrote: "This is not really a mystery but am reading The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. I saw the movie ad but knew it would be on TV before I got to the theater so I got the book."

Saw the movie. I though it was great that they managed to make it scary by using atmosphere and older techniques instead of special effects. What did you think? Read the book too and liked that as well.

[Susan Jo]

Seeing the movie is on my bucket list.

[Susan]

I am currently reading Our Lady of the Immaculate Deception by Nancy Martin. Its for my mystery book club and not exactly what I expected.

[Tay]

Jeanie wrote: "Tay wrote: "Just finished Worth Dying For. It's one of my favorite Child book along with Killing Floor and Bad Luck and Trouble.

Starting my first Brad Thor book so we'll see that..."

1/4 through the book so far. Very slow so far so hoping this thing picks up.

[Susan Jo]

Diane wrote: "Susan Jo wrote: "This is not really a mystery but am reading The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. I saw the movie ad but knew it would be on TV before I got to the theater so I got the book."

Saw the..."

Diane, If you want to read a scary book and see the movie too, I recommend The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and the 1963 movie The Haunting. The movie done in 2000 was an abomination but the original was excellent and used no special effects. It is rumored that the house they used for the film is haunted and permission to film inside had to be gotten from the "residents".

[Kim]

Teresa in Ohio wrote: "Sadly this is a goal of mine this year, either reconnect with all the series I have in progress AND enjoy them or walk away. So far I have decided to quit Evanovich and the Dresden file series. I may walk away from Grafton too, havent enjoyed the last few books and have no urgency to read the current. ..."

Grafton and Evanovich are two I have walked away from. I found that I was bored with both of them. More particularly with Evanovich; I decided that a joke which worked for me twelve or thirteen times just wasn't going to work any more. Fairstein is another. I got sick of reading her main character's backstory for the umpteenth time. More recently, I've decided that I have to give up Sara Paretsky. I've been reading VI Warshawski books since the beginning of time and the most recent one was .... well, I found it not in the least bit compelling.

It's rather sad, giving up on a series. It feels like giving up on a friendship. But sometimes it just needs to be done.

[Gatorman]

Jeanie wrote: "Tim wrote: "Just finished Voodoo River by Robert Crais and now have Blue Hour by T Jefferson Parker. I am sticking with some winners for a while... but after this I want to explore some (heretofore..."

LOL! They are emotionally draining but well worth the read.

[Gatorman]

Tim wrote: "Ken wrote: "Bird wrote: "Tim wrote: " now have Blue Hour by T Jefferson Parker. "

Two days ago I never heard of this guy and now he pops up. I'm interested in reading some of his OC books as I'm ..."

Same here. His newest series is the best yet.

[Gatorman]

Curlyhair wrote: "Just started The Skin Gods by Richard Montanari. Hope its a good read like the first one in this series."

That is a terrific book.

[Gatorman]

Beth wrote: "I just finished reading Defending Jacob: A Novel. This is a excellent courtroom drama mystery. It starts slowly, drawing you in like an ..."

Same here. Loved the book from beginning to it's powerful ending.

[Gatorman]

Harold wrote: "Just finished Defending Jacob by William Landay. All in all a good court drama just felt that the ending was a bit rushed and would have been a great read with a better ending. Felt the same way ab..."

I felt the ending of the book was perfect.

[Steffi]

finished Abandoned by cody mcfadyen today, really liked it.

[Stacy]

I'm getting ready to start Presumed Dead by Shirley Wells. Sounds like a good mystery/suspense.

[Jeanie]

Tay wrote: Starting my first Brad Thor book so..."

Let me know if the book doesn't improve. I checked all the book award nominee lists a few days ago and was appalled to see how few of them I have either read or listened to as of yet. So, there's plenty of critically acclaimed novels I can spend my time devouring instead.

[Georgia]

Just started and this is a very interesting book as it is unique and very modern in its content

[Tim]

Gatorman wrote: "Tim wrote: "Ken wrote: "Bird wrote: "Tim wrote: " now have Blue Hour by T Jefferson Parker. "

Two days ago I never heard of this guy and now he pops up. I'm interested in reading some of his OC..."

What's his (T Jefferson Parker) newest series?

[Jeanie]

Tim wrote: "What's his (T Jefferson Parker) newest series?"

I figure it's the Charlie Hood series, but since I'm new to Parker's work, I'm not certain. I've been trying to slog through the audio of the second book in the series, but Colacci's narration is, and this is simply my opinion mind you, like trying to listen to a book narrated by Ben Stein, so I'll have to clean off my reading glasses for this one! (laughing)

[Jeffrey]

It is the Charlie Hood series.

[Gatorman]

Yes, I was referring to the Charlie Hood series.

[Jennifer]

Tay wrote: "Just finished Worth Dying For. It's one of my favorite Child book along with Killing Floor and Bad Luck and Trouble.

Starting my first Brad Thor book so we'll see that goes. I'm..."
I'm just now reading Bad Luck And Trouble. Liking it so far. My favorite Lee Child so far is The Enemy.

[Tim]

oK, Thanks... i read the first Charlie Hood...Reviews I have read don't seem to favor the series, however.

ANd I have a question about Lee Child Jack Reacher books. I started one. I was kind of uncomfortable with the British influence in the dialogue of the Americans... and for that reason, (because it seemed unreal, or inauthentic,) I stopped reading the book and have never ventured further into the Reacher books. I notice they are well -loved... did i get it wrong?

[Jennifer]

Rene wrote: "I recently finished Frost at Christmas. It is the first Frost book by R.D. Wingfield, and the first Frost tv film follows it quite closely. Still a fine read. Especially the character of Frost seem..."

I love Frost. One line about him having "always wanted to defecate on (whatever his boss' name is) from a great height" makes me laugh out loud every time it crosses my mind.

[Tim]

Susan Jo wrote: "Diane wrote: "Susan Jo wrote: "This is not really a mystery but am reading The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. I saw the movie ad but knew it would be on TV before I got to the theater so I got the b..."

The Haunting was one of my favorite movies on TV during the 60s.... Friday Night horror movie fest!

[Valerie]

Just finished A Heartbeat Awayby Michael Palmer. Not his best book, but still an enjoyable read.

Trying to decide what to read next.

[Laurin]

Kim wrote: "Teresa in Ohio wrote: "Sadly this is a goal of mine this year, either reconnect with all the series I have in progress AND enjoy them or walk away. So far I have decided to quit Evanovich and the ..."

I know what you mean. I try not to give up on a series, but sometimes you just can't forge on. I've only dropped a few series, but they were all Y-A. I started them when I was younger (12 or 13), and as I got older I just grew out of them. It wasn't so much that I didn't like the writing, it was more of I moved on to more adult books. I wasn't excited to read about girls choosing lip gloss and pulling pranks on their middle school classmates.

[Leslie]

Finished Robert Crais' "Taken" and of course, I loved it. Elvis Cole and Joe Pike at their best. Just picked up Vince Flynn's "Kill Shot", but it will have to wait as I've started "Wolf" a bio of Jack London. Sounds intriguing. And following the thread of walking away from a series? I have to say I am done with Evanovich too. Much as I loved Stephanie Plum, Joe Morelli and the others, they are played! :-(

[Susan Jo]

Tim wrote: "Susan Jo wrote: "Diane wrote: "Susan Jo wrote: "This is not really a mystery but am reading The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. I saw the movie ad but knew it would be on TV before I got to the theat..."

Tim, read the book, it's as good with a little more to it.

[Jan C]

Leslie wrote: "Finished Robert Crais' "Taken" and of course, I loved it. Elvis Cole and Joe Pike at their best. Just picked up Vince Flynn's "Kill Shot", but it will have to wait as I've started "Wolf" a bio of J..."

I'm reading Wolf. I was delayed while I read London's Tales of the Fish Patrol. Good adventure story - almost forgot how young he was at the time it was happening.

[Linda]

Marjorie wrote: "Donna wrote: "Hi Bird, P. D. James other books are very different. They are contemporary police procedurals set in, mostly, London with Adam Dalgliesh as the protaganist. He rises through the ranks..."

Innocent Blood sounds really good, I'm going to add it to my TBR, it is not available as an ebook though - hmmmmm, maybe I can find an audio version.

[Jennifer]

So I had about 7 books going and wasn't making significant progress anywhere. Finished two, most of the way through most of the others, zeroed in last couple days on two of them: Bad Luck And Trouble on audio and The Tin Roof Blowdown. Enjoying both but The Tin Roof Blowdown-- well, first of all it's set right after Katrina which is horrific. Second, I recently read a book several books farther in in this series, one in which the main character never once mentioned his daughter- who has always been a main focus. So for him to NEVER mention her makes me think something awful happened. Now I'm reading one of the in-between books I missed- The Tin Roof Blowdown-- and reading every page with my heart in my throat, because the daughter is a character in this one and a psychopath has met her.....

[Jeanie]

Jennifer wrote: "So I had about 7 books going and wasn't making significant progress anywhere. Finished two, most of the way through most of the others, zeroed in last couple days on two of them: Bad Luck And..."</i>

(wishing I could fill you in but knowing that I must not). I listened to [book:The Tin Roof Blowdown. Will Patton is a fabulous narrator. His voice is like molasses on a hot, buttered biscuit. Simply lovely.

[Evelyn]

Kim said "It's rather sad, giving up on a series. It feels like giving up on a friendship. But sometimes it just needs to be done. " I totally agree. i still enjoy Grafton though so will keep her up.
currently reading The Brutal Heart by Gail Bowen has anyone read Bowen? I find her okay, some books are better then others, she is quite edgy but i admire her.
also picked up alot of Earlene Fowler Earlene Fowler opinions? before I get too far into her?

[Laurin]

I currently have 10 books going right now. 5 are school books. The others - two are Sherlock Holmes (one novel, and a larger book), 2 Miss Marples (one novel and a collection of novels), and Death by the Dozen. I'm not really making good progress.

[Valerie]

I just started V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton. I have read all the others in the series, and my mom gave me her copy to read. It's interesting so far...not the typical Kinsey Millhone story so far.

Kim wrote: "Teresa in Ohio wrote: "Sadly this is a goal of mine this year, either reconnect with all the series I have in progress AND enjoy them or walk away. "

This was an interesting comment...and I have to agree, also. There are a couple series that I read everything that was currently published, but will not buy the next book that comes out. Evanovich is one of those for me.

This is especially true now that I have found this group on Goodreads, as my TBR pile is bigger than it's ever been!

[Laurin]

My commitment is to not buy any books until my TBR section of my physical bookshelf is complete. I'm not doing so well with it.

[Evelyn]

I usually don't buy books period unless they are cheap second hand. i use the local library.
Valerie V is for Vengeance is a good read, keep going on it. it is different then most of hers though

[Bill]

I'm currently reading Track of the Cat the first Anna Pigeon mystery, by Nevada Barr and just about to start Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire by Simon Winchester.

[Leslie]

Laurin wrote: "My commitment is to not buy any books until my TBR section of my physical bookshelf is complete. I'm not doing so well with it."

Ahahaha!!!!! Laurin, I feel your pain!

[Steffi]

Laurin wrote: "My commitment is to not buy any books until my TBR section of my physical bookshelf is complete. I'm not doing so well with it."

me neither, I always keep buying new ones ;)

[Marja]

Jannene wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Just started Déjà Dead. I must be the only person on earth who hasn't read Kathy Reichs yet! Although generally I don't like really gory things this is really perfect fo..."

If you all like Kathy Reichs, you might try Beverly Connor, too. Her books are well-written and not quite as gory as some, for the most part. She's got two series that I really enjoy.