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[Chris]

For those of you who use a kindle, I can recommend The Summoner by Layton Green. An excellent and very scary thriller set in Zimbabwe.

[Deanne]

Picked up Retribution by McDermid from the library.

[Diane S ☔]

Gatorman wrote: "Diane wrote: "Finished Defending Jacob which doesnt come out until Jan. but it was really good, sort of a cross between Grisham and Turow but with more concern for the characters. N..."

I saw that you gave the Strangler 5 stars. I'm going to pick that one up at the library tomorrow.

[Jannene]

Cathy wrote: Now reading my first Tess Gerritson The Sinner - hope it's as good!

Cathy, I liked the Surgeon and Apprentice better than the Sinner in this series. So, make sure you go back and read the first two because they are excellent!

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Harbor which was a pretty good horror story but felt it was a bit too long. Now reading Burned which is starting out strong.

[Alex]

Just started Deception by Jonathan Kellerman. It's always a pleasure to delve into the world of Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis!

[Jan C]

Just finished A Bitter Truth: A Bess Crawford Mystery by Charles Todd. I enjoyed it. Bit improbable though.

[Linda]

This week I started - never read this series and thought I would check her out since so many people love them. Not sure how I'm feeling about it so far.

[Jannene]

Linda wrote: "This week I started - never read this series and thought I would check her out since so many people love them. Not sure how I'm feeling about it so far."

Oh, let me know! I am on the wait list at the library for the audible version. My in-laws loved them which was why I was going to give it a try.

[☕️Kimberly (Caffeinated Reviewer)]

A suspense, mystery romance called

[Sandra]

Monica wrote: "About 50 pages into The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian. Liking it so far."

I didn't realize this was out. It sounds amazing! Chris Bohjalian is one of my favorite authors. I loved The Double Bind! I can hardly wait to read this one!

[Kim]

Linda wrote: "This week I started - never read this series and thought I would check her out since so many people love them. Not sure how I'm feeling about it so far."

I was a big fan of this series originally, Linda. However, my interest in the books wore off about half way through the alphabet. That was partly to do with me, because I get series fatigue. But also, when A is for Alibi first appeared there weren't that many books around with a strong female PI character. Things have changed in that regard, so I suspect that the books no longer have the benefit of being new and different.

[Kim]

I'm listening to the audibook of The Woman in White and loving it to pieces.

I'm almost finished Laurie R King's The Moor and I'm looking forward to the next book in the Russell / Holmes series.

[Ian]

Looking for some suggestons for a friend of mine who is a big Jack Reacher fan, but that's where his reading starts and stops. I'm hoping to broaden his horizons. The first three characters that came to mind were Gabriel Allon, Harry Hole and John Rain (three of my favourites).

Any other thoughts?

[Katherine]

I would suggest Steve Hamilton - the main character is Alex McNight. He is a lot like Jack Reacher.

[Katherine]

Kim wrote: "Linda wrote: "This week I started - never read this series and thought I would check her out since so many people love them. Not sure how I'm feeling about it so fa..."

I would continue - perhaps interspersed with other books. There are a couple in the middle that aren't the best, but the last few have been very good. The interesting thing is that the setting remains in the 1980's instead of moving further ahead in time. It's hard to remember life without cell phones & portable computers!

[Teresa]

Sandra wrote: "I just finished Kisscut, my 2nd Karin Slaughter. I love a good series, & this Grant County series is a good one. Karin Slaughter is a great author for the slightly morbi..."

You r in for a great series. I haven't read one lackluster book in this series. Slaughter doesn't hold back with the shock value and twists. Not sire which book. But. U will get a whole lot of lena soon. She is not my favorite character. Be careful with the later books as she starts a seperate series and then brings both together.

[Tyson]

Interesting. I've been thinking about reading some Karin Slaughter books. This confirms my thinking. Thanks Sandra and Teresa!

[Elli]

Am enjoying Helen Hollick's I am the Chosen King. Am waiting for Murder in Bellevue to come, so I can read it and have the next two waiting as well. So that will take me 4 in the Cara Black series with Aime deLuc (sp?)... I love the settings, but the language itself I do not know...

[Tay]

Ian wrote: "Looking for some suggestons for a friend of mine who is a big Jack Reacher fan, but that's where his reading starts and stops. I'm hoping to broaden his horizons. The first three characters that ..."

I finished my first John Rain book. The character does remind me of Jack Reacher and Jason Bourne.

[The Pirate Ghost]

I just finished a wonderful read, Storm Frontby Jim Butcherand started Rough Countryby John Sandford. Loved Dresden, and Virgil Flowers is turning out to be fun, as usual.

[Steffi]

finished Web of Deceit by glenn meade, was a really good thriller. now started Killing The Shadows by val mcdermid

[Georgia]

Hi All!! Just started the second of the series by Sam Eastland, Shadow Pass which was originally entitled
The Red Tank in Russian. This would have been more accurate, but Shadow Pass is more mysterious. At first I was disappointed, but as I got further into the story, I have "perked up". Mystery, History, Russia and the Romanovs. Love it. Don't forget the first one
of this series if you are not familiar with it. The Eye of the Red Tsar. Good except for one small fault!!

[Georgia]

I thought I had read Kisscut by Karen Slaughter. Karen has a good name for this type of book!!!!!!!!! I hated it. I realize that this unfortunate obsession among teenagers is happening. I have never forgotten this book. Is that a good thing???? I looked up my list of books that I have read since 1987 to see when I read it and what my comments were. Here goes. Child Porn. Mothers who use their own children and steal children. All emotional messes!!!!!!!! Entry Spring 2006

[James]

Kyle wrote: "Alex wrote: "Just started Deception by Jonathan Kellerman. It's always a pleasure to delve into the world of Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis!"

I've always ejoyed these books too, but I think the earlier ones are better than the more recent entries.

[Alex]

James wrote: "Kyle wrote: "Alex wrote: "Just started Deception by Jonathan Kellerman. It's always a pleasure to delve into the world of Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis!"

I've always ejoyed these b..."

I agree and I find that true of a lot of authors who have a long running character but I do think that Jonathan Kellerman has managed to keep standards up better than most. Unlike Patricia Cornwell who has allowed Kay Scarpetta to become a thoroughly unpleasant character and James Patterson who I seriously doubt even writes his own books any more. Sorry - rant is now over!

[James]

I totally agree with regard to Cornwell and Patterson. I stopped reading them ages ago. I still read the Kellerman books, but like you, I really enjoyed the psychological aspects of the books which was what set them apart from most other crime fiction. Alex Delaware was a truly uniqe character. Now, though, in most of the books, Alex seems to function simply as Milo's sidekick and usually he's involved in these cases on the flimsiest of pretexts--not like in the early books when Alex's patients often motivated the plots.

[☕️Kimberly (Caffeinated Reviewer)]

I just finished a great romance mystery called: Lonestar Angel. It was very suspenseful. This book does have a touch of faith..but not heavily salted.

[Robyn]

I finished "The Shack" last night and started "Buttercream Bump Off" by Jenn McKinlay this morning.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Last night I finished Molly's Millions - Victoria Connelly. Now I am going back to read Sister - Rosamund Lupton.

[[deleted user]]

Finished A Capital Crime, which I really liked. Very well written and good characters, good story--based on a true story.

It's the third, but it can be read on it's own. There's some back story which gets explained. I will now search out books 1 and 2.

[Andrea]

Ian wrote: "Looking for some suggestons for a friend of mine who is a big Jack Reacher fan, but that's where his reading starts and stops. I'm hoping to broaden his horizons. The first three characters that ..."

Hey Ian, let him know about Mitch Rapp. Character by Vince Flynn. A lot like Reacher, exciting books.

[Andy]

Andrea wrote: "Ian wrote: "Looking for some suggestons for a friend of mine who is a big Jack Reacher fan, but that's where his reading starts and stops. I'm hoping to broaden his horizons. The first three char..."

try any books by stephen leather!

[Diane S ☔]

Finished Burnedand I really liked this first book in what I hope will be a new series. Now reading Headstone: A Jack Taylor Novel and it starts out with a big stroke of violence against someone Jack has a relationship with. Go figure.

[Shawn]

Stefanie wrote: "finished Web of Deceit by glenn meade, was a really good thriller. now started Killing The Shadows by val mcdermid"

I never heard of these! They sound right up my alley.

I really liked Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith and Martin Cruz Smith's Arkady Renko books.

[The Pirate Ghost]

I finished Rough Countryand thuroughly enjoyed it. I've picked up Fifty One: Provenance. I like Sanford's Flowers detective.

[T]

< That F'ing Flowers! >

[Max F]

Ian wrote: "Looking for some suggestons for a friend of mine who is a big Jack Reacher fan, but that's where his reading starts and stops. I'm hoping to broaden his horizons. The first three characters that ..."

Try John Sandford, whose Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport novels are great. Also, he might try Jonathon King's The Blue Edge Of Midnight which was really cool and atmospheric.

[Max F]

I just finished The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard...historical crime novel set in the 1830s at the USMA (West Point). Very cool and entertaining, with a great twist at the end.

[Linda]

Kim wrote: "Linda wrote: "This week I started - never read this series and thought I would check her out since so many people love them. Not sure how I'm feeling about it so fa..."

That is interesting Kim, I don't remember exactly when this series started, but I do remember people were really into Sue Grafton big time. I do like Kinsey though - she is pretty tough.

[Linda]

Teresa in Ohio wrote: "Sandra wrote: "I just finished Kisscut, my 2nd Karin Slaughter. I love a good series, & this Grant County series is a good one. Karin Slaughter is a great author for the..."

I think Lena is in the Will Trent series, don't quote me on that one though - I have only read Triptych which is the first book in that series.

[Esther]

Linda wrote: "This week I started - never read this series and thought I would check her out since so many people love them. Not sure how I'm feeling about it so far."
Does this series have to be read in order? I think I have a couple lying around but am curious to know before I start reading them.

[Kim]

Linda wrote: "I think Lena is in the Will Trent series, don't quote me on that one though - I have only read Triptych which is the first book in that series. ..."

Linda, Lena appears in Broken, but not (so far) in any of the other books in which Will Trent is the central character.

[Kim]

Linda wrote: "That is interesting Kim, I don't remember exactly when this series started, but I do remember people were really into Sue Grafton big time. I do like Kinsey though - she is pretty tough. ..."

Linda, the first book was published in 1982. I read it a couple of years later, I think. Kinsey is a good character and there's no particular reason I lost interest in the series. I think other books and other series started intruding and eventually I just stopped reading them.

I'm not sure if Grafton has done the right thing by keeping her books set in the 1980s. She started out writing contemporary crime fiction and by the time she gets to Z is for ... they'll be close to historicals!

[Russell]

Finished reading, The Detachment by Barry Eisler. Excellent story.

[Jannene]

Russell wrote: "Finished reading, The Detachment by Barry Eisler. Excellent story.

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That looks good! I put it on my TBR list.

[Marja]

I'm reading Bears With Us by Marilyn Meredith. It is a mystery and it does involve bears, but I just started it so I'm not sure where it's going. So far, I'm thoroughly enjoying the story.

[Bea]

I just re-read The Murder of My Aunt. The biggest mystery is that it is so little known. That said, it richly deserves its place in the Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Crime, Detective and Mystery Fiction. To reveal any of the wickedly humorous plot would be criminal. It's available as a paperback or as an e-book. Can be downloaded for $3.99 to your Kindle.

[Pete]

Kim wrote: "I'm not sure if Grafton has done the right thing by keeping her books set in the 1980s. She started out writing contemporary crime fiction and by the time she gets to Z is for ... they'll be close to historicals!"

I agree, Kim. The woman doesn't age!
I do like Milhone's attitude, though. And I like a lot of the dialogue.

[Sharon]

Pete wrote: "Kim wrote: "She started out writing contemporary crime fiction and by the time she gets to Z is for ... they'...they'll be close to historicals!"

Speaking of historicals, I was reading something yesterday that had a scene set in Las Vegas, where I lived for a number of years in the 60s. The book character was speaking of having dinner at Caesar's "one of the older casinos on the Strip, but still very ..."

... and I remember it being BUILT!