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Jul 27, 2018 01:53AM
Hunters in the Dark by Lawrence Osborne.
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Just finished the first in this author's newest series. Definitely darker than the other one.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Looking forward to his series very much and even the first pages of this are really wonderfullly written. I am reading by date written and published in French not translation date to English. Good lists on the link.
Hunting Annabelle..... a Goodreads giveaway preview book
I just finished In the Galway SilenceI thought that it had flaws, but would recommend to fans of this series 3.5 stars rounded down to 3. Still available. My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Japan Six FourMy review 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It was a best seller in Japan, then UK.
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I just finished Verity by Coleen Hoover, Now i just started the Anonymous Girl by Sarah Pekkanen. :)
I just finished an Australian police procedural, Into the Night The first half was a little slow, but it was very authentic. My review, 3.5 rounded up to 4 starshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just reviewed the new Charles Todd book, Black Ascot, for the New York Journal of Books. A good read, and a must for series fans. The Black Ascot https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book...
I just finished a dark murder mystery set in Nuuk, Greenland, Girl Without SkinMy review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Seriously I bet the annual crime rate there, is comparatively low.
I don't know how much crime there is in Greenland. The author is a native of Denmark who has lived in Nuuk for several years. However, I wouldn't be surprised if the references to child abuse/rape of native Greenlanders by outsiders is based on real incidents. I believe Nuuk has about 20,000 people.
I just finished Still LifeI enjoyed it and recommend it to cozy mystery fans.
My review, 4.5 stars https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I enjoyed it and recommend it to cozy mystery fans.
My review, 4.5 stars https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Very good series
Louise Penny , Canada
Here's the order of the Chief Inspector Gamache books, from the first to the most recent:
STILL LIFE
A FATAL GRACE / DEAD COLD
THE CRUELEST MONTH
A RULE AGAINST MURDER / THE MURDER STONE
THE BRUTAL TELLING
BURY YOUR DEAD
A TRICK OF THE LIGHT
THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY
HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN
THE LONG WAY HOME
THE NATURE OF THE BEAST
A GREAT RECKONING
GLASS HOUSES
KINGDOM OF THE BLIND
A BETTER MAN, due 2019
Excellent Scandi thriller from the creator of the TV series "The Killing".
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished book 2 in Armand Gamache series A Fatal Grace My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I also finished book 3 in the series, The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
Both my wife and I enjoyed it. We agree that it had a slow start, but at about 80 pages in, it becomes a page turner. My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've spent the summer reading mysteries, and one non-fiction novel. It's been that kind of summer. Right now enjoying The Poison Will Remain, an Inspector Adamsberg mystery by Fred Vargas, who btw is a she. The series is whacky, quirky and superbly written. No typical mystery genre here.
I also read 3 Montalbano mysteries by Andrea Camilleri.I've read about 8 in all? Camilleri just died and all of the books in this series are free for a time on Cloud Library. If you haven't read any of these you're in for a treat. Great characters, offbeat plots... and he loves his (Sicilian) food.
Your news about Andrea Camilleri is so sad to me. I know he was in his 90s but his writing has always been strong. I am waiting for his last book at my library. I have read all of the Montalbano series and a few non series books. Loved all the characters. I actually listened to more than half of this series on downloadable audio books. The narrator, Grover Gardner was so funny and a joy to listen to. I probably know a lot about Sicily because of this series, especially the food. Gail, I also love Fred Vargas's books too.
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The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths.So far I’m really enjoying this book.I like her writing style.Much better than the run of thrillers that has cropped up recently.
I finished Where Shadows DanceIt is book 6 in an excellent historical fiction series. My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read In Rhino We Trust and enjoyed it. I recommend it to fans of the Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr. It takes place in Namibia. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...There is a Canada connection.
VenezuelaA well done mystery/thriller The Deserter My review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished. Hard Rain by Irma VenterI enjoyed this mystery set in Tanzania.
My 4 star review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished my first Edelweiss eBook, A Summer with Kim Novak by Håkan NesserI thought that it had a rather slow start and gave it 3.5 stars rounded down. My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hello, I just finished the second book in the K O Dahl series, the Man in the Window. I highly recommend this series featuring Detective Inspector Frank Frolich & Detective Chief Inspector Gunnarstranda. Another clever Nordic mystery series of many books with excellent character development. 5 stars always
Hello Everybody, I have lately been reading This Dark Town by Marguerite 0’ Callaghan. Just finished it a day before and still feeling the hangover. This is a trilogy series and has been continued in 3 series, culminating in the third installment.
I have posted my reviews of each one and giving the links below. Kindly go through the reviews to know more about the story, but one thing, readers should patiently read the three stories one after another, like watching a web series. I am sure they will enjoy it and cringe for more!!
1. This Dark Town: 1 When You’re Gone
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. This Dark Town: 2 The House in The Woods
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. This Dark Town:3 Us and Them
Review link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Will wait for all your comments how you felt after reading the reviews!!
Happy Reading
Will wait for all your comments!!
Happy Reading
I just finished Olin Steinhauer's The Cairo Affair -- loved it, posted a five-star review today -- and am most of the way through Yangsee Choo's The Night Tiger, a complex and somewhat slow-building mystery set in 1930s colonial Malaysia. It's a very well-constructed, interesting book that shifts between the viewpoints of two Malaysians, a young woman and a boy -- and though it isn't pulling me along as strongly as I'd hoped (I feel like I keep having to take a deep breath and dive back in), the narrative threads are coming together and I can see a very strong finish coming up. Hope so!
I enjoyed Code Name Madeleine: A Sufi Spy in Nazi-Occupied ParisMy review, 3.5 stars rounded up https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I love Jussi Adler-Olsen's department Q series, I love the characters and the humour as well as the plots. I'm listening to the JAO series on audiobook during my daily commute, dog walking and gardening.
I read an excellent book, Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan I rated 4.5 stars rounded up. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read 21 Immortals: Inspector Mislan and the Yee Sang Murders by Rozlan Mohd NoorI rated it 3.5 stars rounded down. It is a police procedural set in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A mystery/thriller, set in Shetland, Scotland. I enjoyed it. My 4 star review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical fiction at its best. Warriors of the Storm by Bernard CornwellMy 4 star review.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Historical WWII fiction.Sisters of War by Lana Kortchik
I enjoyed it and recommend it to fans of Kristen Hannah
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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