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[Susan]

I picked mine up from the library on Saturday! I love when I'm the first one to read one of their books!! :)

[Evelyn]

I'm starting Iron House

[Linda]

Just finished Snømannen by Jo Nesbo and Don Bartlett. Enjoyed it.

Also The Mapping of Love and Death By Jacqueline Winspear. Love this series!

[Susan]

Linda wrote: "Just finished Snømannen by Jo Nesbo and Don Bartlett. Enjoyed it.

Also The Mapping of Love and Death By Jacqueline Winspear. Love this series!"

I also enjoyed Snowman (in English). Would recommend Baantjer's de Kok series for light reading, and S. J. Watson's debut thriller Before I Go to Sleep. The former, which has been made into a popular Dutch tv series, is reminiscent of Holmes, while the latter, which has already been optioned, takes its cue from Hitchcock. I also enjoyed Ericksson's Petrarch-inspired Cruel Stars of Night. It is so hot outside!

[Paul]

I read a crime & mystery novel by a former FBI agent. It was about cops tracking down a serial rapist. But it was also about how cops think and inner workings of the police department like politics and backstabbing. It had a lot of cop action and really left you wondering what would happen next. I recommend it. It is Midnight Sin. Midnight Sin

[Susan]

I am now reading Eyes Wide Open by Andrew Gross, I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark, and Her Sister's Shadow by Katharine Britton.

[Ellen]

I'm reading Dead to Writes by Cathy Wiley and although it's quite light, I'm finding it very engaging and well-written.

[Sue]

Just finished a very different book which is partly a mystery, Turn of Mind. The novel is told from the perspective of a retired, 64 year old orthopedic surgeon who is succombing to the cognitive changes of Alzheimers disease. She narrates the action and we perceive everything as she does, moving from relative clarity to confusion.

There is a murder to be solved but in many ways this is secondary to the many relationships which are building and deteriorating as the doctor's status changes.

Highly recommended to anyone willing to try something different. Not your normal mystery.

[Betsy]

My computer is down and out and I'm care-taking at a home where I have computer access.Since mid June I've read 14 books or so. You can tell its' summer and school is out. I liked Crooked Letter,Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin the best.The plot maybe predictable but the characters are fantastic. You end up holding conversations with them in your head. Another one that was very good was Silver Sparrow about the children of a bigamist . It was realistic fiction and based on the authors own experience. Both books are well worth reading.

[Sue]

Those are both books that have interested me Betsey. Always nice to know of someone who liked them.

[aprilla]

Sue wrote: "Just finished a very different book which is partly a mystery, Turn of Mind. The novel is told from the perspective of a retired, 64 year old orthopedic surgeon who is succombing to ..."

That sounds really interesting, I've TBRd it. Thanks :)

[Sue]

Hope you enjoy it. I read it after reading a review of a GR friend, moved it way up my TBR. Liked it so much I read it in a day and a half.

[Susan]

Sue wrote: "Just finished a very different book which is partly a mystery, Turn of Mind. The novel is told from the perspective of a retired, 64 year old orthopedic surgeon who is succombing to ..."
S. J. Watson's Before I go to sleep has a similar theme, and is quite gripping. Right now I'm enjoying Benjamin Black's (John Banville's) nostalgic Dublin noir Death in Summer.

[Michael]

Enjoying this book by William Kent Krueger, set at the Lake of the Woods on the U.S. Canadian border.

[Sue]

Susan wrote: "Sue wrote: "Just finished a very different book which is partly a mystery, Turn of Mind. The novel is told from the perspective of a retired, 64 year old orthopedic surgeon who is su..."

I've read a lot about Watson's book. Guess I should give it a look too. Thanks for the reminder.

[Sue]

Mike wrote: "Enjoying this book by William Kent Krueger, set at the Lake of the Woods on the U.S. Canadian border."

Have you read In the Lake of the Woods? A different sort of mystery I guess you could call it.

[Deanne]

Reading Hypothermia by Indridason set in Iceland, not sure where it's going at the moment as I'm not far in.

[David]

Really, Really enjoy the Indridason books. Jar City has been made into a movie if you want a sense of Iceland.

My wife and I read a bunch of Icelandic fiction prior to a vacation there a few years back and we still keep up with the authors. yrsa sigurdardottir is another good mystery writer from there.

[Gavin]

I also love the Indridason books. I need to find a copy of the Jar City movie, would love to see it. I'm on and off reading mysteries right now but just started Out. My husband really liked it.

[Deanne]

Enjoyed Hypothermia, and I'll have to track the others down.
Reading My brother Michael by Mary Stewart, just started and really getting into the story.

[David]

The movie is called Myrin in Icelandic. It was released with an english title though - Jar City - here in the states.

Either way you will need to read the subtitles.

[David]

Out is also a great book. I have just started The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino today. It is pretty good and has been up for a few awards if you are looking for more Japanese mysteries.

[Gavin]

David wrote: "The movie is called Myrin in Icelandic. It was released with an english title though - Jar City - here in the states.

Either way you will need to read the subtitles."

Thanks David!

[Jeanette]

Currently reading by Isis Crawford and by . They're both hard to get into, but I am trying to finish them.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Started A Lesson in Secrets last night.

[S.D.]

Try James Thompson's Snow Angels set in Finland. I read his, Yrsa's, Nesbo, and Indrid back to back when it was pushing 100 degrees here in Chicago. Kept me pleasantly cool.

[S.D.]

I'm currently reading the latest in the Dexter series - Dexter is Delicious -- and it is "delicious!"

[Tracy]

S.D. wrote: "I'm currently reading the latest in the Dexter series - Dexter is Delicious -- and it is "delicious!"
"

I have yet to read this one S.D. but I do love Dexter!

[Karen]

I am currently reading by Lee Childand yes I would recommend it. I started reading it just to clear it off my bookcase now I want to read the whole series.

[Linda]

That is good to know Karen, I downloaded this book on my Nook to start the series, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I must start it soon..

[Deanne]

Finished The Journeying Boy by Innes, not at all what I was expecting, very funny in places and a book of it's time.
I've Deadheads to read by Hill or Rebellion by McGee.

[Lori]

I'm reading Absolute Power by David Baldacci - I saw the movie and I like one of his other books so I decided to try another. Pretty good so far.

[Susan]

I am finally reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I am probably the only person on GoodReads who hasn't read it! 60 pages in and I'm wondering what took me soooo long to pick this book up!!!

[Sue]

Susan wrote: "I am finally reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I am probably the only person on GoodReads who hasn't read it! 60 pages in and I'm wondering what took me soooo lo..."

No you're not the only one...I haven't read it yet either. I have it on my shelf and have been meaning to read it for ages. It just keeps getting pushed back by other books.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Haven't read it yet, either! Though it looks interesting.

[Sue]

Kind of odd, we're all variations on Susan. I hear Twilight Zone music!!

[Barb H]

Sue, I really think you would like this. It's a wonderful read!

[aprilla]

Sue wrote: "Kind of odd, we're all variations on Susan. I hear Twilight Zone music!!"

I was just going to comment! Spooky!! Think you'll all have to do a group read of The Help :)

[Sue]

Barbara--I've been intending to read it forever. I just have to move it to the top of the pile somehow (I guess now is the time to take it off the bookcase and move it onto a pile)

[Susan]

Put it on the top of the pile!! It is wonderful!!! :)

[Sue]

now I have to find it!

[Linda]

Ladies, if you are thinking about reading The Help and don't have time to read the actual book, maybe you have time to listen to the audio version. It is amazing, I read an article that said this book is even better as an audio book, and I must agree, the characters really come alive.

[aprilla]

Linda wrote: "Ladies, if you are thinking about reading The Help and don't have time to read the actual book, maybe you have time to listen to the audio version. It is amazing, I read an article t..."

I would second that, it's excellent as an audiobook. Really well done :)

[Jill]

Just finished a book of short mystery stories:

written by Peter Lovsey.
I don't usually read short stories but these are very good.....almost Hitchcockian with strange twists, surprise endings and dark deeds. I would recommend it for a quick read.

[Sue]

Jill wrote: "Just finished a book of short mystery stories:

by Robert Barnard

I don't usually read short stories but..."

Jill, when I ran my cursor over the book title, it said the book was written by Peter Lovsey. Is the title incorrect?

[Jill]

Thanks, Sue......I just read a Barnard book and got confused.....it is indeed by Lovsey. I have corrected the post. I think the heat has affected my reason!!!!

[Sue]

Thankfully we've had a little break from the extreme heat. Good luck and my sympathy to those wo haven't.

[Beth]

Linda wrote: "Ladies, if you are thinking about reading The Help and don't have time to read the actual book, maybe you have time to listen to the audio version. It is amazing, I read an article t..."

And the movie is fantastic! I highly recommend it.

[Barb H]

Beth wrote: "Linda wrote: "Ladies, if you are thinking about reading The Help and don't have time to read the actual book, maybe you have time to listen to the audio version. It is amazing, I rea..."

I have read a number of reviews of the movie and most found it disappointing. I'm always pleased to learn that GR members have different opinions. I'm often disappointed by the film adaptations of books. How well do you think they adhered to the characters and the plot?

[Barb H]

I'm reading, Grasshopper , by Barbara Vine. I'm not too far along, but I am beginning to suspect that this was not one of her better books. She seems to ramble a lot. Has anyone read this?