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Really enjoying the In Death series by J.D. Robb. I've just finished instalment #4, Rapture in Death 3.5★sMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Phrynne wrote: "My review of The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 
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This is a good review. Did she improve from her 1st book In a Dark, Dark Wood
or is the style just so completely different?
I haven't read either but have an opportunity for Dark Dark Wood since Cabin is a loooong list.
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This is a good review. Did she improve from her 1st book In a Dark, Dark Wood
or is the style just so completely different? I haven't read either but have an opportunity for Dark Dark Wood since Cabin is a loooong list.
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I haven't read In a Dark, Dark Wood yet so can't compare. Sorry:(
Finished the 2nd in the Tessa Leonie series Touch & Go
by Lisa Gardner .Definitely another 5★ by this author - an exciting read about a kidnapping for ransom.
Love me a bit of Harlan Coben. This one was good. The Woods. Here's my review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I enjoyed this debut thriller Until I Met Her by Aussie author Natalie Barelli 5★review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Not a Creature was Stirring by Jane HaddamUh Oh! You know you're in for a great game of Clue when there's a MAP!! =o)
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This is an interesting read if you like true crime, although it's more about the couple involved than about the murder and trial.The Scholl Case: The Deadly End of a Marriage by Anja Reich-Osang 4★
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This is good if you like creepy thrillers, but don't read it when you're home alone The Nightmare Place by Steve Mosby 4★review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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If you like short stories, this collection by P.D. James is a nice and easy Christmassy read,The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories 4★
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Phrynne wrote: "I think you might enjoy it:) The subject matter is a bit harrowing but it is a good read:)"If anyone wants to pre-order the new book by B.A. Paris, The Breakdown, it's currently $12.18 from Book Depository (release 8 Feb).
Here is my review for another good holiday/beach read Stalking the Angel by Robert Crais 3★. Published in 1989 it's a bit dated and trying too hard to be slick but I like the characters and will try a few more in the series. Number 17 is due to be published in 2017, so the series is still going strong and I'm told it improves.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a well written psychological thriller with an American college professor and popular author on the run for murdering his family Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis 4.5★review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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My final read for 2016 was a good spy thriller/mystery, entitled The Counterfeit Agent by Alex Berenson 4★sMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Liked this, great series!Cold Justice by Katherine Howell
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Happy reading, happy new year! ;)
Just realised that we can post about non-genre reads here as well, so will do so in the future!My first book of the year Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben 3.5 ★
Re-reading the Bolitar series to pick up on the ones I missed years ago, and in preparation for the newer ones.
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Currently reading Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie."
What did you think of The Dry Will?
I just finished Peter Corris's book Win, Lose or DrawReview https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished the 10th Inspector Sejer series The Murder of Harriet Krohn
by Karin FossumThe best one of the series so far 5★s
Also finished the 7th in the Will Trent series Unseen
by Karin SlaughterA good read with so many deaths and police personnel that I had to go back and review who was who. 5★s
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Just read my first James Lee Burke, and I'm sure it won't be my last.He sure can write! This is one of his latest, I think, The Jealous Kind, which paints quite a picture of 1952 Houston teens and crims.
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And I'm looking forward to The Dry soon too!
Finished! 1/101!! Off to a great start, this being the 5th! =o) 
This was a GREAT book to start the New Year!
Wow! I did NOT see that coming! Not in a million years! Great book! Imogene Church narrated this book above and beyond, again, as is her trademark. You really get to know the individual characters in the book whenever Imogene is telling any story. She can make you FEEL the emotions surrounding the characters, the intensity, the drama! Yes! Read it! Or, listen to it, in this case!
Someone asked a question about rating this book.... #1 being a book you could read to your children, #10 will give you nightmares. I would rate it about a 6. But, it completely depends on the person reading it, of course. which is why I normally don't do 1-10, but since it was asked... If your at all squeamish, I don't recommend it. It has mummification, people dying in various gruesome ways, including sewage. However, I wouldn't classify it as a horror level, either, not to the point of nightmares, anyway. Stephen King's Pet Sematary (read when I was a teenager, had nightmares, and still get the creeps!) And It, (I didn't get past chapter one, and put IT (literally) down immediately! I don't do well with dead animals, and I have a real phobia of clowns. But, again, that's me.
Having said that, the story line is fantastic, fast paced, full of suspense, and was unlike any other book I've ever read before. Which brings me back to the ending. Wow! I never expected the end! Never. And, I've read many, many mystery, suspense, and thrillers over a wide spread of genres, as most of you know. Alex Marwood will be an author I'll definitely read again! In this case, I would highly recommend the audio book version, narrated by Imogene Church. I think I got more bang for my buck hearing it instead of reading it. Either way, it's a great book! I, definitely recommend it!
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I have just finished Rhys Ford's book Dirty Heart Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have just finished Josh Lanyon's book Fatal Shadows
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Superb, perfect debut novel by Aussie author Jane Harper - The Dry. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.Country Victoria, drought, mysteries, memories - WOW!
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