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I am reading this series too! I just started so I'm still reading the Black Echo... but so far, I like it. Glad to know you are enjoying it! I've heard that I won't be disappointed in Bosch lol.

Sounds interesting. Put it on my to-read list although will wait to see if my library gets it in or it ends up on a special price list for Kindle. I still resist buying a new to me author at new-book prices.

Your library should get it I would think because it is being pretty heavily promoted on all the book sites. Reminds me a little of Cale Carr and his books.


Checked and they do have it. Put it on hold.









I just finished that book and loved it. I have to get the next one in the series.


I'm currently reading some school books and A Pocket Full of Rye.


I just finished that book and loved it. I have to get the next one in the series."
I'm enjoyin..."
Both of these sound pretty good! Downloaded and added to by TBR list.


Now I will be starting


I started The Devil's Elixir by Raymond Khoury. It's #3 in the Templar series which drew me to it in the first place. I can't say it's great literature but it's great entertainment!

I'm with you Jeanie, I simply love Win!!!!

So Ed. I take that you didn't like The Confession? I read it last summer and loved it.


Looking forward to reading what you thought of Never Knowing, Linda. Did you read her first book also?
Just finished Devil-Devil for my in person group tonight. I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to hearing what everyone else thought.
Devil-Devil is set in post WW II Solomon Islands so the meshing of the traditional culture and religions of the island with the British culture and Christian religion add an interesting dimension to solving the whodunnit part of the story.
Devil-Devil is set in post WW II Solomon Islands so the meshing of the traditional culture and religions of the island with the British culture and Christian religion add an interesting dimension to solving the whodunnit part of the story.

Hi Jeanie, I'm glad you are enjoying the Hillerman ride. I read most as they came out and found the entire series enlightening.

Looking forward to reading what you thought of Never Knowing, Linda. Did you read her first..."
I have not read her first book, I do have it, but I am using this book for a challenge, and since it is not part of a series, I decided to read it first.



What I did was start Abandoned


Taken will fit the bill, I think. There's more Elvis with his goofy wisecracks disguising a seriously analytical mind in this one. However, just be warned, the story line bounces... that's really the only word I can think of that describes it. (laughing) I enjoyed the bouncing, but some folks didn't. I thought it was the best book he's written in several years, but maybe that was just me?
Tim wrote: "What I did was start Abandoned. After the last disappointment, I am hoping for much better here, because I know he is capable."
This plot might be a little better than the last one, but what really makes this one is the villain. O'M'GAWD! Seriously disturbing!!! (shudder)


Devil-Devil is set in post WW II Solomon Islands so ..."
It's on my overflowing TBR right now, and I'm looking forward to it. Certainly looked like well worth a better look to me! Isn't it amazing how tastes can be so different, yet even with totally opposite reactions.
Hi Elli, Overall reaction to Devil-Devil was positive. A few people thought there was too much description of geography, cultural practices, and history and that made the book a bit slow. There were an equal number of people who thought the same description of geography, cultural practices, and history made the book exceptional. It's a pretty good size group (25+ people) so we often get a broad swing of opinion.
It is a slower paced book and the first one in a projected series so I would recommend planning on spending a chunk of time getting into the story. It's not a book to read in 15 min. snatches, especially at the beginning.
It is a slower paced book and the first one in a projected series so I would recommend planning on spending a chunk of time getting into the story. It's not a book to read in 15 min. snatches, especially at the beginning.


I LOVE Lisa Gardner!! I'm a big fan of her writing style! I read the D.D. Warren series & want to read the other series she's got out too!




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Wow!! Really? Maybe I love Myron Bolitar stories because, unlike you, they were my first exposure to Harlan's books. Shoot...I'd read them just to see what Windsor Horne Lockwood is up to. I adore Win! He's like Jack Reacher, Joe Pike, and Mitch Rapp all wrapped up into one cute little dynamo of a man!