A Good Thriller discussion

No Plan B by Andrew Child and by Lee Child

This was the third Reacher novel by Andrew Child. Third time wasn't charmed.

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I finished reading White Smoke by John Gilstrap.

My 4.72 rounded to 5 stars review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

This dystopian novel included a fantastic protagonist, exciting scenes, and a shocking story kept me captivated from beginning to end. It's the third book in the series and they should be read in order.

I read The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly It is a historical fiction thriller and I recommend it. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Here is my 3.95 rounded to 4 stars review of The Last Grudge by Max Seeck:
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This international crime thriller / police procedural has a twisty mystery.

Finished Just a Regular Boy
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Here is my 4.5 rounded to 5 stars review of Her Final Breath by Carolyn Arnold:

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Overall, this novel was thought-provoking and engrossing with tension that almost felt alive.

Just finished The Close by Jane CaseyJane Casey
Great book - Here's my 5* review

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Also read The Girlfriend byK.L. Slater K L Slater
Here's my 4* review:

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Also read The Girlfriend byK.L. Slater K L Slater
Here's my 4* review:

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If you haven't been collecting the Buzz Books, you're missing a lot of free previews. Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer is the usual great selection of excerpts from upcoming books.
5★ My review of the current Buzz Books with several suggestions

Here is my 4.19 rounded to 4 stars review of Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron:

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Overall, this is an engaging cozy mystery with humor, suspense, action, and a bit of romance. I am thoroughly enjoying this series featuring Ricki who has turned her avocation of collecting vintage cookbooks into a job by establishing a gift shop in the late home turned museum of Genevieve (Vee) Charbonnet. The shop sells vintage cookbooks and kitchenware, but there's always a mystery around this museum.

Here is my 3.09 rounded to 3 stars review of Bright and Deadly Things by Lexie Elliott:

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Great characterization and atmosphere were the highlights for me in this mystery. However, the pacing felt somewhat uneven with some slow spots and the ending wrapped up a little too neatly and quickly. Additionally, the suspense didn't leave me with the sense of urgency that I wanted to feel.

I read Not the Ones Dead by Dana Stabenow It is book 24 in the series, which I recommend reading in order. Both my wife and I like this series and started reading it after a 1995 trip to Alaska. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Here is my 4.88 rounded to 5 stars review of Encore in Death by J.D. Robb:

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This near-future police procedural was a twisty tale with great characterization that kept me turning the pages.

Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy
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Here is my 4.37 rounded to 4 stars review of Desperate Acts by Alexandra Ivy:

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Alexandra Ivy deftly weaves mystery, suspense, action, and romance in the fourth book in the Pike, Wisconsin romantic suspense series. Overall, this was an intense story with likeable characters that kept me turning the pages.

I read The Body by the Sea by Jean-Luc Bannalec It is book 8 in the series, and they are probably better read in order. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Here is my 3.95 rounded to 4 stars review of Getting Even by Lisa Jackson:

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It combines two of her earlier romantic suspense novels into this newly released book. The novels have common themes of revenge, suspense, romance, and some action as well.

Dog and mystery lovers alike will enjoy The Rescue The Rescue. My four star review:
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I have been out of circulation for a few years but I think that I am back. I am way behind on my reviews. Here is my review for Portraits of the Dead by John Nicholl.

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Here is my 4.09 rounded to 4 stars review of Sea Castle by Andrew Mayne:

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The author brings action, suspense, and mystery to an intense story with complex characters.

If the rest of award-winning Irish author Sebastian Barry's books are as good as his latest, Old God's Time, I've got some great reads to look forward to. I loved Tom Kettle and his story. Barry writes with an Irish accent.
5★ My review of Old God's Time, more than half of which is Barry's wonderful writing (no spoilers).

Good Dog, Bad Cop is fun entertainment. My four star review:
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Here is my 4.5 rounded to 5 stars review of Storm Watch by C.J. Box:

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The writing is fluid and descriptive which helped me envision the scenes without disrupting or slowing the flow. Overall, this was intriguing, entertaining, suspenseful, and had an action packed ending with compelling characters that kept me turning the pages.

Finished Not the Ones Dead
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Recently read The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac about the Beat Generation of the 1950s.

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Here is my 4.61 rounded to 5 stars review of Cold-Blooded Liar by Karen Rose:

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Karen Rose knows how to hook readers with a prologue and keep them engaged throughout a novel. Cold-Blooded Liar , the first book in her San Diego Case Files series, is no different. It combines a police procedural with some amateur sleuthing and a hint of romantic suspense.

Here is my 4.02 rounded to 4 stars review of A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley:

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This is a delightful, charming, and fun paranormal romance with great characterization and some deeper themes woven into the novel.

Here is my 4 star review of Good Dog, Bad Cop by David Rosenfelt:

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The story captivated me with the terrifying realism of the prologue. A twisty, deeply involved, and absorbing plot kept me engaged throughout this riveting mystery. With twists and turns, the investigation builds momentum until it peaks with an edge-of-your-seat finish.

Here's my 3.3 rounded to 3 stars review of Missing Clarissa by Ripley Jones:

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Young adult mystery
Overall, this was intriguing, entertaining, and had an action packed ending with diverse characters. However, some of the items revealed in the interviews seemed unrealistic for adults to divulge to teenagers.

Enjoyed 23rd Midnight by James PattersonJames Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Here's my 5* review

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Enjoyed 23rd Midnight by James PattersonJames Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Here's my 5* review

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Finished The Golden Doves . Quite suspenseful toward the end and what a surprise ending!
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Six Ostriches is the next in Philipp Schott's Canadian vet mystery series. I enjoyed it without knowing anything about the previous book, Fifty-Four Pigs. It's an entertaining mix of ancient Icelandic sagas, cults, sacrifices... and ostriches.
4★ My review of Six Ostriches

No archive date set yet.

A memoir/guide to creating a better you, especially for women, especially for Black women.

A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir & Manifesto on Reimagining
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I read Lucky Girl by Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu It is literary fiction, a story of a young woman who comes from Kenya, Africa to study at a US University. I enjoyed it and recommend it. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Wow, Thirty Days in Paris By Veronica Henry just blew me away, would give 6* if I could. Not a thriller, but loved every second.

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Here's my 4.12 rounded to 4 stars review of Dark Angel by John Sandford:

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John Sanford brings investigation, suspense, and plenty of action to the second book in the Letty Davenport series. The story is part undercover investigation and part action thriller. Sandford’s a superb storyteller who kept me on the edge of my seat as the undercover operation and action unfolded. The final action scenes are riveting and hauntingly memorable.

The Doctor’s Wife by Daniel Hurst ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1
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Read Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Arlidge. It was a good book but quite a bit of graphic carnage.


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Here is my review of The Dirty Dozen by Lynda La Plante. I really enjoyed it.

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Memoir from University of Minnesota Press comes out next month. It ticks a lot of boxes for me: written by a mixed race veterinarian, so animal lover, racial issues, self-discovery issues, friendship...We have taken a cat to the U of M clinic. It is a fine facility. Wish we could meet this man!
In the Company of Grace: A Veterinarian's Memoir of Trauma and Healing
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Here's my 3.55 rounded to 4 stars review of Witch Way Out by Cate Conte:

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This is a fun, lite, and entertaining paranormal cozy mystery.

Here is my 4.05 rounded to 4 stars review of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto:

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This is an entertaining, heartwarming, lighthearted, and funny cozy mystery with a mature protagonist.

A decent finish to this; managed to eke out 3 stars from me.
The New Mother

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Orphan X This installment in the Orphan X series reveals more of who Evan Smoak is. Recruited when was just an orphan and trained to become a high-risk assassin for the government, Evan has to squelch his humanity in order to function as a killer. “The Nowhere Man”, that person you reached out to when you were most desperate, facing insurmountable odds. Evan had retired from his role as “The Nowhere Man.” But when his phone rings, and the caller seems to be the mother who gave him up for adoption, Is it a trap? What kind of trap. What do ‘they’ want? With this assignment, Evan must confront his past, his real past. For me, Orphan X was a great read, with fascinating, interlaced multiple tracks. I especially liked the narratives of Evens search as he gains an understanding of what it means to do what he needs to do to protect the ones he loves, while discovering his humanity. Jeff Bailey, author of the conspiracy thriller Not On My Watch.

Here's my 3.84 rounded to 4 star review of On the Line by Fern Michaels:

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The author mixes suspense, mystery, family, friendship, and romance into a heartfelt novel that pulled me in and kept me hooked from beginning to end.

I finished Panther Gap by James A. McLaughlin and give it 5++++ Stars! A 2023 Favorite!
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Panther Gap is a beautifully written, action packed thriller that swept me away. I love a story that integrates the surrounding environment into the plot line as an extra character as McLaughlin does in this one. Add a cast of nonconformist characters pushed over their physical and mental limits, and I'm one happy reader. Top that with a family drama - estranged, eccentric family members forced back together in the battle of their lives against bad guys coming at them from every direction in a multifaceted plot line, and I'm in book heaven.

The Devine Doughnut Shop by Carolyn Brown ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Mill House Murders

Yukito Ayatsuji

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Murder mystery. 80's Japanese novel translated now. Received an ARC. Great story.

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