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The Silver Mosaic: A Winston Churchill 1930s Thriller by Michael McMenamin. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Silver Mosaic: A Winston Churchill 1930s Thriller by Michael McMenamin. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Enjoyed this Golden Age detective story
Death Makes a Prophet by John Bude. My spoiler free review can be found on https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... or https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
i really enjoyed
Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan, my first NG read for 2018!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A dystopian thriller I read
The Belinda Triangle by Dick Hoffman. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Belinda Triangle by Dick Hoffman. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recently finished an amazing debut novel
Where We Went Wrong by Andi Holloway. My spoiler free review can be found on https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... or https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
The Confession by Jo Spain. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
Keep Her Safe by Richard Jay Parker. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a lovely read, but be warned, arm yourself with a wad of tissues!
Coming Home to Island House by Erica James. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Published today, this is an intriguing read.
Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan. My spoiler free review can be found on https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Recently finished an excellent example of historical faction set in WWII
The Honest Spy by Andreas Kollender my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Honest Spy by Andreas Kollender my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished a ☆☆☆☆☆debut novel
The Devil's Claw by Lara Dearman My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
My review for the creepy Watch Me by Jody Gehrman, a novel of obsessive love 4★.Perhaps not as dark as You but more realistic so just as creepy!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I do enjoy finding a new mystery writer with good characters! Aussie author Zane Lovitt has written the very entertaining Black Teeth, which I thoroughly enjoyed. 
4.5★ Link to my review
Finished
Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt over the weekend. An excellent psychological thriller. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Two books I enjoyed.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Finished and enjoyed
The Daughter by Lucy DawsonMy spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Finished
Dark Angel by Helen H. Durrant earlier this week. A good addition to a solid crime series. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Two reviews to share-
Crossed Out by Malcolm Hollingdrake ☆☆☆☆ solid stars. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com page https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...The second
The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances which earned ☆☆☆ on my scale. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com page https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Another solid ☆☆☆☆ read was
The Intruder by P.S. Hogan. This has previously been published under the title A Pleasure and a Calling by Phil Hogan. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Just finished The Devil and the River
I got it as a 'Wish for it' read.
Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
LOVED the first in British author Mick Herron's Slough House series Slow Horses. Demoted old-world spooks and new-world geeks are suddenly needed. Deadly, funny, well-written. 5★
Link to my reviewThe first four are Read Now while #5, London Rules, is available for request. I'm already enjoying #2!
I really enjoyed The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 5★It does take a bit of work to get into and work out what is happening but is well worth the effort (although I wouldn't recommend reading it when you're sleepy!)
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The second in the Slough House series that I'm loving. Dead Lions by English author Mick Herron is another fun spy story. Cold War sleuthing in today's world. Great characters. Not necessary to read them in order.
4.5★ Link to my reviewStill available in Read Now on NetGalley till the end of March.
Finished two Netgalley books last week, one moderately good read,
Best Friends by Carys Jones and one really good read
Little Liar by Clare Boyd. You can read my spoiler free reviews at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...And https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... or https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
This is easily one of the best books I have ever read.
The Return of Kid Cooper by Brad Smith. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Return of Kid Cooper by Brad Smith. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Firstly, thank you to Net Galley, the publishers and the author for an ARC copy for an honest review.
So I guess firstly I should mention that after 30% to 40% I was enjoying this book but thought this is going to be an three star book for me, too many plots, too many characters and to confusing.
I enjoyed the main character Mc Coll but honestly felt "how can I keep up with the story and multiple plots..... Okay I was wrong... My apologies to the author..
The last half came together so well, and the main story came through strongly, alongside a very good side plot that also came through so well.
In fact one of the some plots so touching and with a great hint of a moral reference and humour.
Creator of The Equalizer TV series, Michael Sloan reinvents the story of the mysterious Robert McCall—a former intelligence officer who helps desperate people in need of his unique skill set—in Killed in Action ... for nothing !
Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer.
McCall’s first client is a distraught mother who is desperate to locate her young daughter, drawn into the shadowy world of white slavery. But this client may not be all she appears to be.
At the time same, McCall is approached by a diplomat who works for the United Nations. Her son, an American Captain in the US Army, is part of a contingent advising Syrian Rebel forces in their fight against the Jihadists. He has been reported KIA, but his body has not been found. His mother asks McCall to find out if her son is alive or dead. When McCall embarks on a suicidal rescue mission in Syria, he stumbles upon a terror plot aimed at the United States. The terrorists are being protected by mercenaries known as Momento Miro―Remember That You Must Die. McCall discovers the key to the terror attacks is his one-time boss, Control, the head of a spy organization called “The Company.” He is missing. His life has been deleted from all personal and intelligence records, as if he never existed. McCall has to find his old friend and stop these terror attacks from being carried out on American soil.
McCall also has to deal with an “Equalizer” wannabe, a psychotic vigilante whose attempts to be a “hero” and rid the New York streets of violent crime are getting innocent people killed.
So yes a book you must concentrate, but a page turner with great action and fast pace throughout the last half of the book.
So a four star book.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris left me amazed and dumbfounded at the strength and resilience of some people. My spoiler free review can be read at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... or https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...A Review By James John Cudney IV
I’m beginning to read more from a few publishers that publish other books I’ve enjoyed, and this author is under contract with one of those companies, Creativia. What Happened in Vienna, Jack? by Daniel Kemp fell into my lap while it was on sale via Amazon last month, so I allotted it to February and made it a current read this week. I always look forward to clever and complex thriller and suspense fiction, and this one hit the spot. Kudos to the author!
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Approach & Style
I read this ~ 350-page book via Kindle Reader on my iPad over four days and six hours. It is a British period piece focusing on a few decades in the mid-twentieth century involving a spy, military, police, murder, intrigue and war. And that’s just the beginning! The language is very intricate and detailed. The story hops through the past and the present. It focuses on a few different critical characters you get to know little by little — or all at once! But my favourite part is how it offers up a true British nostalgia and ambience.
Key Thoughts
Espionage and murder… could it get any better when it comes to solving a mystery? Author Kemp provides all the suspense and thrills in this very descriptive story. Main detective Patrick is very charismatic in an offbeat way, but he will also stand out as a highly intelligent and trustworthy confidante you enjoy sharing the read with. He’s not quite the narrator, but you get that feel from how the book is written.
I appreciate the skills necessary to weave together this type of tale. When you have multiple decades and secrets to track, it could be easily confusing. But it’s not. There are many twists and turns, surprising reveals, and eye-squinting characters who make you wonder… ‘what’s going on here?’ — but soon enough you start pulling the past together. Then the ending portion kicks in… and you’re back to guessing all over again!
I enjoyed this read. It’s partially in my typical reading choices, but it’s more of a spy novel that I’m used to… think a bit James Bond-like. I am more a horror thriller chasing serial killers or historical fiction type of reader. But this brings some elements from both and offers a good tale with a what feels like a realistic setting. I’m sure the author’s career helped played a big role in developing this story. Add in the various facts/stories we all know about World War II and how the ‘underground network’ works, then you’ve got a strong read.
Summary
I’m impressed with the author’s ability to weave a highly complex plot over multiple time periods and characters, in particular how well written the language in the story is. I recently learned it’s part of a book series, where two are already written and a third is on the way in the future. Very exciting for any true British crime fan!
Recently finished a very entertaining golden age detective story,
Seven Dead by J. Jefferson Farjeon and republished by Poisoned Pen Press. My review can be read at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... or https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recently finished
The Lying Kind by Alison James, the first book in what promises to be a brilliant new series. You can read my spoiler free review at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...Or https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Pact by S.E. Lynes blew my socks off! My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Mod
Loved this book, stunning and five stars.
Review on Just Finished.
Recently finished a swashbuckling pirate adventure
The Bermuda Privateer by William Westbrook, a must read from a debut author. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Bermuda Privateer by William Westbrook, a must read from a debut author. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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