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[Ann from S.C.]

I am reading DEFENDING JACOB by Michael Landay and liking it very much.

[Gatorman]

Chris wrote: "I'm coming back to this genre after a couple of months reading sci-fi/fantasy and I've had a couple of Jeffrey Deaver's on my tbr for years so I'm finally getting to [book:The Sleeping Doll|1050383..."

Good luck with Doll. It was so lame I couldn't finish it. Hope you have better success.

[Gatorman]

Diane wrote: "Finished the stand alone and it was a slower paced atmospheric read with a very likable character. I liked it. Now reading [bookcover:Night Rounds: A Detective..."

Looking forward to your review of Gone Girl. I am assuming you have an ARC since it hasn't been released yet.

[Susan]

Just finished The Long Goodbye and absolutely loved it. I really enjoyed Chandler's writing style. Can't wait to read his other books!

[Renee]

Stumbled across Eoin Colfer's new book, Plugged. He wrote this one for grown-ups. I enjoyed the Artemis Fowl stories my nieces introduced me too. Let's see what he'll do with noir and New Jersey.

[Erik]

I'm reading Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot. Very good so far. I'm coming relatively late to his writing.

[Gatorman]

Just finished Stay Awake. Good, not great. Too many stories don't really go anywhere. Gave it 3 stars. Just started The Snowman.

[Ken]

Susan wrote: "Just finished The Long Goodbye and absolutely loved it. I really enjoyed Chandler's writing style. Can't wait to read his other books!"

See if you can find Chandler's Omnibus. Contains four of his best works and you can find it used for a buck or two. The High Window is in this collection and its one of his better but lesser known works. The Simple Art of Murder begins with an essay about writing 'detective' fiction and has a series of short stories following.

[Susan]

I just started The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey for my mystery book club.

[Jonathan]

I just finished The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre. I believe a character in that is in this month's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy...

[Nguyen]

I just finish Deja Dead

[Fiona (Titch)]

This morning I finished Private Eyes and also read Husband Won't Buy Wife a Kindle - Franklin Eddy. Now I am reading Star Gazing and I am loving it so far.

[Judith]

I discovered Priscilla Royal recently. She writes great medieval mysteries with Prioress Eleanor as her "sleuth" and an unlikely priest name Brother Thomas, with a sketchy past. Great atmospherics, lovely historic detail, and page turning plotting. Her most recent is A Killing Season. Here's my review.

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Gone Girl and am still trying to wrap my brain around the complex but well written plot. Gave it 5 stars.

[Veronica]

I just finished . Now I am concentrating on the last installation of the Harry Potter series,

[Leslie]

Just finished "Defending Jacob" by William Landay. All in all, a very good read. Combination of psychological and courtroom drama. Great ending! Recommended!

[Charmaine]

I'm reading young girls' mysteries at the moment to get me into the right mindset for a book series I'm writing.
Have gone through The Amanda Project, Emily Rodda's Raven Hill mysteries and am currently going 'old school' with the Trixie Beldon series. Always open to reading suggestions.

Looking forward to getting back to some adult thriller fiction with Katherine Howell's Silent Fear.

[Barbara]

I'm reading To Have and to Kill by Mary Jane Clark - the first "wedding cake" mystery.

[R.P.]

I just finished "Hooked" by Polly Iyer:
Hooked by Polly Iyer (here on GR but can't find the book link!)

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Hooked is the perfect title for this latest in author Polly Iyer's romantic suspense novels. Every character in this book has a duality of purpose born of inclination and sometimes greed. And this is the authors challenge, asking the reader to understand, and maybe empathize, with people whose behavior is frequently on the other side of the law.

Benny Cooper, late of wall-street fame and married father of two, has the perfect job; hooked on the glamour of sex, he rents out apartments to beautiful young women, accepts a simple fee for the contracted liaison, and in Benny's mind he's not a pimp, he's simply a business man who gets to sample the wares. But Benny's perfect life comes apart when a young dead prostitute is connected to his high-class establishment and the NYPD sends Lincoln Walsh, sex crimes detective, to get to the bottom of it.

Enter Tawny Dell, recently retired and financially independent call girl who takes her secrets and off-shore accounts to an idyllic beach, that is until Lincoln Walsh hooks her with threats of jail for tax evasion unless she helps him find a killer.

That there's an instant attraction between the two is expected, but as the story unfolds we get to glimpse into the complex nature of these two people, and though we root for them, it's not until the end that we get to see if their attraction can be sustained in the duality of their life choices.

Add a dying mob boss, whose legacy of a legitimate family construction business is about to crumble because one of his own becomes part of the investigation, and last but not least, a stalwart and trusted father figure to Linc whose own agenda will threaten Tawny life.

Romance, suspense, humor, tragedy, and yes justice, gives a satisfying end to the book. This author could easily be compared to the likes of Catherine Coulter, but I believe Polly Iyer will soon be America's most popular romantic suspense writer.

[Donna, Co-Moderator]

Finished listening to Edge of Evil and I've started The Alehouse Murders for my in-person group next week -guess I'll have to hurry up on this one.

I enjoyed Edge of Evil even if it wasn't exactly a mystery and was a tiny bit preachy. Jance touched on a lot of very serious and important topics and did it well so I'll probably try another one but first I think I'll try one of her other series.

[Monica]

I'm about to start the third book in the Millennium series...The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest...I'm thoroughly enjoying these books.

[Diane S ☔]

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[Jeanie]

I can't seem to leave Lynda La Plante's "Anna Travis" mysteries alone for now. (grin) They grow on you. I'm on book four, already.

[Bill]

Jeanie wrote: "I can't seem to leave Lynda La Plante's "Anna Travis" mysteries alone for now. (grin) They grow on you. I'm on book four, already."

I've enjoyed the ones I've read too. Keep on enjoying. :0)

[Tay]

I finished The Kill Artist. It's my first time reading Daniel Silva and it won't be my last. Very good spy novel. I really like the character Gabe Allon.

[Tim]

Finished Black Water . I liked it with some reservations or criticisms about depth in comparison to some of his other outstanding books. Starting Area 7

[Jennifer]

I'm reading A Murder Hatched which is a one-volume set of Murder With Peacocks and Murder With Puffins. First Donna Andrews I've read. Really enjoying it.

[Ray]

I invite you to read my short story - DUELING SECRETS (FREE) at http://www.rayflynt.com/free_short_story

A woman struggles for just the right response when she discovers her husband's infidelity.

[Tim]

Tim wrote: "Finished Black Water. I liked it with some reservations or criticisms about depth in comparison to some of his other outstanding books. Starting..."

actually, I abandoned Area 7 for Two Minute Rule

[Mark]

I just finished the new Nicci French novel, Blue Monday, which is the first in a new series featuring a therapist called Frieda Klein. The prologue was gripping - a child going missing on the street - and then it became very slow and murky for ages. I was feeling disenchanted until about halfway through it hugely picks up pace and grabs you. And it has a brilliantly dark ending. Definitely worth a read if you like dark, complex psychological thrillers.

[Dorie]

I just finished a really good future noir mystery, Necropolis by Michael Dempsey.

Now I'm starting the first of a historical mystery series, Murder on Nob Hill.

[Max F]

Just finished What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman. Good book for anyone who was in the DC area back in 1975 and remembers the disappearance of the Lyon sisters - a still-unsolved mystery. Overall, a good read, but the tidy conclusion seemed a bit improbable.

[Foxy Grandma]

I just read In a Dark Season by Vicki Lane. I picked it up because I always enjoy reading books set in NC and especially NC mountains. Part of the enjoyment of the book was knowing the places they talked about and hearing some of the history, the other was the mystery that was not deep and philosophical, but had a few twists and turns in it.

I also just read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest which I liked no better than i did the first in the series. (I know that puts me in a minority!!) I just never really got into the story of either one. However I liked the movie...... go figure.

[Allison]

I'm almost done with THE INFORMATIONIST by Taylor Stevens. I'm not big on international thrillers, but this is a terrific story. Great heroine and crisp writing.

[Barbara]

I finished Bonnie by Iris Johansen. Eve Duncan finally finds out what happened to her daughter Bonnie. Yay!

[Laurin]

Finished The Body in the Library. Starting The Moving Finger.

[Judith]

I just ran across Rebecca Cantrell’s mysteries set in Berlin in the 1930’s. The first is A Trace of Smoke. Great historical detail and engaging plot. Not a typical WWII book, but definitely a good find for anyone interested in the lead up to WWII. Hannah Vogel, a crime reporter, wanders into the Hall of the Unnamed Dead to examine the police reports from which she gathers her stories each week. Instead she sees her brother’s photograph on the wall. But her identity papers, and with them her ability to talk to the police, are on their way to America in the hands of her Jewish friend Sarah. That’s how it opens, but the twists keep coming. My review.

[Jerry]

Judith wrote: "I just ran across Rebecca Cantrell’s mysteries set in Berlin in the 1930’s. The first is A Trace of Smoke. Great historical detail and engaging plot. Not a typical ..."

I really enjoyed her debut novel as well. I had a hard time finding her second in the series so I jumped ahead and read her 3rd in the series. A Game of Lies While not quite up to her first (imo), it was still a great read. I may have to order the other on line.

[Jerry]

Just finished The Collaborator. At first, I was put off by a threat of graphic mafia violence. I'm glad I stuck with it as it was just that: a threat. I enjoyed the author's method of switching between the intertwined story lines. A good read!

[Abhay]

About to finish Carte Blanche

Its my first James Bond novel outside Ian Fleming's works.

[Shannon]

I am starting to read &

[Alex]

Abhay wrote: "About to finish Carte Blanche

Its my first James Bond novel outside Ian Fleming's works."

I'd love to know what you think about this one. I read it last year and enjoyed it on the whole but I felt it lacked something of the normal style I expect from Jeffery Deaver.

[Judith]

Jerry wrote: "Judith wrote: "I just ran across Rebecca Cantrell’s mysteries set in Berlin in the 1930’s. The first is A Trace of Smoke. Great historical detail and engaging plot...."

I haven't gotten to Game of Lies yet, but it's on my bedside. I like the details she's pulled directly from the realia of the period and incorporated into her plots.Fun to see such skill at building a historical world.

[Curlyhair]

Reading Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich and Private London by James Patterson.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have finished Star Gazing - Linda Gillard. Now I am going back to reading The Truce - E. Milan.

[Angela]

Just finished, Darker after Midnight - Lara Adrian, currently reading Night Road - Kristin Hannah

[Dee]

Shannon wrote: "I am starting to read & "

How are you finding 'Kill Alex Cross' the title threwh me as I thought the book would be about someone trying to 'Kill Alex Cross' but it was not!!

[Dee]

I just finished Spilled Blood: A Novel and thoroughly enjoyed it. I might be a tad bias as I have read every book by Brian Freeman and have enjoyed them all. Especially the series with Stride and Serena.

[Renee]

Donna wrote: "... I might be a tad bias as I have read every book by Brian Freeman and have enjoyed them all. Especially the series w..."

That doesn't make you biased, Donna. It makes you loyal!

[Diane S ☔]

Reading and . I love the peculiar crimes unit.