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This excellent collection of short stories by some great crime writers was first released in 2013 (with a second volume in 2018). I listened to the audiobook from Netgalley, ably narrated by Daniel Thomas May. 
Bibliomysteries Volume 1 by Otto Penzlerreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read six books this week but only two were Netgalley reads:
Your Neighbour’s Wife by Tony Parsonshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
I finished The Keepers
by Jeffrey B. Burton. This is the second book in the Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series. Burton managed to seamlessly combine an amateur sleuth mystery with a police procedural that also highlights relationships between dogs and people.My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My wife and I both enjoyed The Kitchen Front by Jennifer RyanIt is historical fiction, set in WWII England.
We both rated it 4 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Available on NG until May 31.
The Searcher by Tana French is an atmospheric mystery set in the hills and bogs of the West of Ireland where strangers are seldom welcome. We know what that means. 
4★ Link to my review of The Searcher
I managed to read 5 titles off my Netgalley shelf in the past week:
Trafficked by M.A. Hunter ⭐⭐⭐.4https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Bibliomysteries Volume 1 edited by Otto Penzler (audiobook) ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Ocean House: Stories by Mary-Beth Hughes ⭐ my first dnf for 2021 and, I hope, my last. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Boatman's Wife by Noëlle Harrison ⭐⭐⭐.6https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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And
Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind by Alexander McCall Smith ⭐⭐⭐.6https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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Sulari Gentill's exceptional Rowland Sinclair historical mystery series takes her four Australian characters to 1930's Shanghai in Shanghai Secrets. What a terrifying place it was - but a great read!
5★ Link to my Shanghai Secrets review
Only two titles off my Netgalley shelf this week:
Weekend Pass by Paul Cavanagh https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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And:
Ask No Questions by Claire Allan https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
I finished Serpentine
by Jonathan Kellerman. This is the 36th book in the Alex Delaware series: Mystery, Suspense, Cerebral Police Procedural.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've finished 3 more books:1. A fun, over-the-top and snarky paranormal romance: A Wolf After My Own Heart
by MaryJanice Davidson. My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...2. A suspenseful and fast-paced romantic suspense novel: Jackson
by LaQuette. My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...3. A mixed genre novel: science fiction, time travel, & techno-thriller" The Future Is Yours
by Dan Frey. My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished an an action-thriller. Run for Cover: A Novel
by Michael Ledwidge.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished a suspenseful and pulse-activating thriller: Skystorm
by Steven Konkoly.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read three books from my Netgalley list last week: 
Exit by Belinda Bauerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Rosary Garden by Nicola Whitehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Life Sentences by Billy O'Callaghanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I finished a police procedural / British crime novel: The Gorge
by Matt Brolly.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mick Herron, when interviewed about his latest spy thriller Slough House, recently said "I look at Jackson Lamb and think: My God, did I write that? My mother reads this stuff!" Well, on behalf of mothers and grandmothers everywhere, I say - Keep up the good work! 
5★ Link to my Slough House review (with a link to the article quoted)
A Suspicion of Silver is the latest (#9) in the terrific Sir Robert Carey historical mystery series set in Elizabethan England. P.F. Chisholm simply cannot leave us with that cliffhanger ending! 
4.5★ Link to my review of A Suspicion of Silver
A Suspicion of Silver is the latest (#9) in the terrific Sir Robert Carey historical mystery series set in Elizabethan England. P.F. Chisholm simply cannot leave us with that cliffhanger ending!
4.5★ Link to my review of A Suspicion of Silver
Since the beginning of the month I have read 7 books, 5 Netgalley ARCs, plus 1 read/listen, also from Netgalley, and 1 library book. My Netgalley books were:
Hadley & Grace by Suzanne Redfearn https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
House of Correction by Nicci French https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
The Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
An Ordinary Life by Amanda Prowse https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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My read/listen was
The Shadow Man by Helen Fields https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
The Conductors by Nicole Glover is a murder mystery with a fantasy element in a historical setting. Didn't quite deliver for me but has a lot of 5 star reviews, so others clearly loved it.my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4 star review of Crimson Phoenix
by John Gilstrap. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Incredible Winston Browne
by Sean Dietrich is the best book that I have read so far in 2021. I would not have thought that a book set in the small fictional Florida town of Moab during the 1950’s would end up being a five star read. But this historical fiction with some suspense and action was excellent.My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I do love a good short story, so I'm glad that Amazon is publishing originals from many different authors. In the Empty Quarter by G. Willow Wilson is a scary little cautionary tale I enjoyed. 
4★ Link to my review of In the Empty Quarter
Here is my 5 star review of Quiet in Her Bones
by Nalini Singh.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have managed to read just 3 books this week, all from my Netgalley shelf. 
Lost Souls by Chris Merritt https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
The Dare by Lesley Kara https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished The good Sister
A fun, entertaining read. Here’s a link to my four star review:
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I finished an excellent history and biography. Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier
by Bob Drury and https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Rebecca Bowyer's dystopian novel
Stealing Time 4 starshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Found this as a "Read Now" on NetGalley. There is no blurb on Goodreads about it. In fact, I found that the easiest way to find the book is to search the author, then scroll through his books. It's the first of what will be a 7-book series. My review of America is here:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just read
The Fine Art of Invisible Detection Robert GoddardRobert Goddard. Great fast paced thriller that crosses the globe. Here's my 4*review
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I just finished In Her tracks Here’s a link to my four star review:
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I crossed another 4 titles off my Netgalley list last week, and added 4 more 🤦♀️🤣😂 I read:
A Caller's Game by J.D. Barker https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
The Ex by Nicola Moriarty https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
A Week to Remember by Esther Campion https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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And I listened to the audiobook of
The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambronhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I read Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall KellyI enjoyed it and rate it 4 stars. It is book 3 in the trilogy that stat started with Lilac Girls
This one takes place during the US civil war and is based on letters written by the Woolsey family.
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I finished SAS: Red Notice
by Andy McNab. This an action-filled, heart-pounding thriller that also includes a love story that doesn't detract from the story, but adds depth.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished another cozy mystery: A Sprinkle of Sabotage
by Fiona Leitch. This is book 3 and I am now current with this series.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I only managed to finish 2 books from my Netgalley shelf, and listen to one audiobook last week:⭐⭐⭐⭐.8
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlayhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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⭐⭐.3
A Home Like Ours by Fiona Lowe https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
And my ⭐⭐⭐.6 audiobook was
Olive by Emma Gannon https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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My first post in this thread, and first comment was for a Clare Mackintosh book
I finished a history book: Valcour: The 1776 Campaign That Saved the Cause of Liberty
by Jack Kelly.My 3.5 star review rounded to 3 stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read What Doesn't Kill You: A Life with Chronic Illness - Lessons from a Body in Revolt
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished a historical action crime thriller / western: Wolf Stockburn, Railroad Detective
by Max O'Hara. This is the first book in a new series.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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