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Recently finished , a great book about a South African Forensic Scientist. He talks about a few cases he's done, some of the more famous cases in South Africa. Really great read

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Lobstergirl wrote: "I'm 50 pages into A Test of Wills and finding it really boring. Really boring."

Rats... bought this for the ereader... will give it a try anyway.

[Donna, Co-Moderator]

Hi Lobstergirl, I've enjoyed A Test of Wills and several of the other books in the Ian Rutledge series but it is a different type of mystery, slower, more atmospheric and I can really understand why some might not care for it.

Hayes, let us know what you think when you've had a chance to dip into it.

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I've bumped it up the list a bit. Thanks for the encouragement Donna. Will keep you posted.

[Avery]

I'm 50 pages into Murder of a Bookstore Babe and it's not what I expected. Lots of characters. I hadn't read any of the others in this series, so I'm finding it hard to keep all the names straight, but the murder and method of murder are clever.

[Jan C]

I, too, have enjoyed the Ian Rutledge books. I've read a number of them. They do move a little slower. Some of it may be due to the time it takes place, post-WWI, and some due to his mental illness.

[Curlyhair]

Just finished The Final Detail by Harlan Coben - another page turner and now started High Five the next stephanie plum book (of what I'm up to anyway)

[T]

Finished Shoot to Thrill and started Cutting for Stone. Big book....not finishing this one in 4 days! :-)

[Jason]

Hi everyone!

I just finished The Priest's Graveyard by Ted Dekker.

This was my first Dekker book, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I was a little skeptical at first as I thought it might be heavy on the Christian thing (think preachy) but it wasn't at all. Just a good clean thriller that was full of action.

I reviewed the book here on my blog if anyone's interested in reading it. http://wp.me/pTRJE-54

[Carol]

My third go-round with the Cats Who...just finished "...Came to Breakfast" and will now go back and read the one before it, "...(can't remember the name)" which I had started reading and left at my daughter-in-law's and so skipped to the next one. (Lillian Jackson Braun is the author, and the series has about 30 or so books in it.)

[Kim]

I am currently listening to the audio book of Dorothy L Sayers' Unnatural Death as part of my plan to listen to Sayers' Peter Wimsey novels and Georgette Heyer's mysteries turn and turn about. I am also reading L'Enigme des Blancs-Manteauxby Parot-J-F, which I first heard about while reading posts in this group. I was educated in French for several years, so I grew up reading novels in French, but this is the first French language book I have read for many years. A bit of a challenge for me, but very rewarding!

[Lobstergirl]

I don't want to discourage anyone from reading the Ian Rutledge books. We all have different tastes, after all. I was reading the first one, prepared to read the entire series, but now, not so much.

[Carol]

Hey LobsterG...come back to ABC and ZYX mystery thread...PLEASE

[Barbara]

I'm listening to the audio of The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. I liked Brown's previous books better; in this one he's included too much of his research in the dialog and thoughts of the characters. Too much education (for the reader), not enough plot!

[Allen]

I just finished "Crashers" by Dana Haynes; while it kept my attention, it was not deserving of a regional mystery award.

[Jill H.]

Hugh wrote: "I ended up liking The Executor quite a lot...though perhaps it really does deserve a three star rating, not the four star rating I'm choosing to give it. It's difficult to decide ju..."

Hugh......your comments have interested me and I am going to look for
The Executor at the library. It sounds like something a little different, more a psychological study than a true thriller.

[Gatorman]

Hugh wrote: "I ended up liking The Executor quite a lot...though perhaps it really does deserve a three star rating, not the four star rating I'm choosing to give it. It's difficult to decide ju..."

Your review is pretty much on line with my thoughts on the book. If you liked The Executor, you should read his first three books. They are all quite good and very well-written. Not as cerebral as The Executor but very intelligent nonetheless.

[Rick]

I'm reading Ted Dekker's Three and the latest Cross book from Patterson.

I'm liking Dekker better than I thought I would... Patterson isn't what he used to be, but entertaining, some what.

[Lobstergirl]

The Man With a Load of Mischief.

[J.F.]

I just finished Stop Me by Richard Jay Parker. Talk about a thriller and then some. You can also throw in mystery, crime, and a whole lot of other things as well. This was an exciting read from beginning to end and I recommend it highly.Stop Me

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Hugh wrote: "Some final notes on The Executor, though I already rambled on quite enough:"

Great work, Hugh. Dont forget the "Members Review" thread. You might like to copy and re-post your insights there. There is so much turnover on this thread that all your hard work might get lost.

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

[Elli]

I just picked up "Rough Trade" by Dominique Moneti from the library on Interlibrary Loan and will be reading it along with Fireflies in the Mist. Is one of the books I've been anxious to read and have had trouble getting hold of it.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Just finished what I think I'd describe as a political thriller, Protect and Defend, by Richard North Patterson. I enjoyed it.

Currently reading a spy thriller, The Trinity Six.

[Sean]

Gatorman wrote: "Hugh wrote: "I ended up liking The Executor quite a lot...though perhaps it really does deserve a three star rating, not the four star rating I'm choosing to give it. It's difficult..."

Thanks to Hugh and Gatorman. Excellent, through, thoughtful reviews on "The Executor." Sounds like something I'll like and will likely read. Once my reading pile goes down a bit.

[Dorie]

I've started A Death in Vienna by Frank Tallis and am really hoping I like this series.

[Jacqueline]

Sean wrote: "Barbara, exactly how I felt when read Fforde a few years ago. Impressed by the humor, prose and general creativity, but it did have tongue-in-cheek quality that, frankly, I don't like in mystery. ..."

His Website is well worth checking out. Very creative.
http://www.jasperfforde.com/bookstack...

[Sean]

Jacqueline wrote: "Sean wrote: "Barbara, exactly how I felt when read Fforde a few years ago. Impressed by the humor, prose and general creativity, but it did have tongue-in-cheek quality that, frankly, I don't like..."

Thanks. I'll check it out now. Will you 'friend' me?

[Jacqueline]

I'm embarrassed that I still have to figure out how to do that! I will do so ASAP. :)

[Sean]

Hey, dig it, I did the 'friend' thing myself. Big techno breakthrough for me.

[Gatorman]

Just finished A Hard Death by Jonathan Hayes. Fantastic read, 5-star book and highly recommended. Now starting Field Grey: A Bernie Gunther Mystery.

[Sean]

Gatorman, you are a fast reader. Impressive. 'Course I'm a bit dyslectic, which may account for my slow pace.

[Jan]

One, Two ... He is coming for you

[Jan]

Hi everybody. I am new to this group but I just wanted to share a book with you that I just read. It is called "One,Two...He is coming for you" and is an e-book that I bought at amazon. It was my first e-book but I was totally blown away. If you like mystery like me I strongly recommend it. Here is the review I just posted on Amazon:

One, two ... He is coming for you by T.P.Boje is a breath taking thriller. You will never guess who the killer is! This is Scandinavian Mystery when it is best!
Rebekka Franck is a very well-known reporter in Denmark that moves back to her hometown of Karrebaeksminde. Soon after she starts her new job on a local paper the body of one of the wealthiest men in the country is found in his summer residence in the coastal town. Rebekka Franck knows him and begins to dig in his past and finds a lot of dirt on him and his friends from the same boarding school and soon she reveals a series of very dark secrets. When another man from the same boarding school is found killed she discovers the connection and the hunt for the first serial killer in Denmark has begun.
Rebekka also fights her soon to be ex-husband, who fights with all he has got to get her and their six-year old daughter back. Rebekka makes friends with her new co-worker the punk-photographer Sune and together they try to solve the mystery of who it is that is killing the rich high society men from the same boarding school. And most importantly: WHY.

This is thrilling, fascinating and very difficult to put down. And it has some really suspenseful and chillingly ugly scenes. It had me guessing all the way to the end and when I finally reached the end I did not want this story to ever stop. I LOVED IT! Now I look forward to the sequel.

[Sean]

Sounds good, Jan. Thanks for the review and welcome to the group.
Sean

[Gatorman]

Sean wrote: "Gatorman, you are a fast reader. Impressive. 'Course I'm a bit dyslectic, which may account for my slow pace."

Funny but it doesn't seem to me that I read fast considering how fast I see others finishing their books. I guess it's all relative.

[Sean]

You're probably correct. Some folks here are almost literally omnivorous readers.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I seriously think my mother reads several hundred books a year. She often reads one a day, and still has reading time left over, so she starts a new one.

[Susan]

I just started Don't Tell by Karen Rose!! It sucked me in from page one!! Wow, now I want to read all her books!!

[Lobstergirl]

A Superior Death. Good.

[Bill]

Lobstergirl wrote: "A Superior Death. Good."

I enjoy the Anna Pigeon mysteries. They are very well done.

[Colette]

Susan wrote: "I just started Don't Tell by Karen Rose!! It sucked me in from page one!! Wow, now I want to read all her books!!"

Yes, Karen Rose's books can really draw you in quickly and are quite addictive!!! I picked up my first Karen Rose book at a book sale and I am hooked!!

[aprilla]

Sean wrote: "You're probably correct. Some folks here are almost literally omnivorous readers."

I always got through a lot of books but since I discovered audiobooks I am flying through titles... you don't have to stop for small or mindless jobs! It's great.

Karen Rose does great suspense, I really enjoyed the three Daniel Vartanian books (Die For Me (book #7), Scream for Me (book #8), Kill For Me (book #9)) but some of her other books, like I Can See You, have to much romance for me.

[Barbara]

I started Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais, an Elvis Cole book. Crais is pretty dependable for a good story

[Julie]

Barbara, I just finished Chasing Darkness on audio and really enjoyed it alot. I agree, you just cannot go wrong with RObert Crais

[Barbara]

Julie wrote: "Barbara, I just finished Chasing Darkness on audio and really enjoyed it alot. I agree, you just cannot go wrong with RObert Crais"

I'm liking the book too Julie!

[Bill]

Just starting a police mystery by Lynda LaPlante, Above Suspicion

[Kris]

I just finished Live Bait by P.J. Tracy. I liked it, but not as much as the first one.

[Barbara]

I just finished (actually almost finished) listening to the audio of The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. I had to stop because I couldn't listen to one more word. I didn't like this book at all. As in all Brown's books there was a lot of good guys chasing bad guys (and vice versa) with the requisite blood and gore...but the "big secret" was a complete letdown and the book was a chore to get through. I wouldn't recommend it

[Bill]

Just finished my second book, an excellent collection of SciFi short stories by and I've chosen a bit of fantasy/ humour as my second book; The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by

[Elli]

Just about finished Fireflies in the Mist by Qurratulain Hyder. Really liked it.