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Currently Reading? Just Finished? 2019
What She Knew
by Gilly MacmillanWhen an eight-year-old disappears while on an outing with his mom, his devastated parents have to deal with public blame while the police struggle to make progress in the case.
It's a realistic portrait of what happens with the current social media culture. Good psychological thriller. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
One of my reading passions is for the crime/mystery/police procedural series of books. I've found a new one and look forward to getting to know Ian Rutledge better. I've just completed the first title, A Test of Wills by Charles Todd.
This isn't a mystery, but might be of interest to readers who know an autistic child.A Boy Made of Blocks
by Keith StuartAn autistic boy named Sam, who has trouble relating to the world, learns new skills - and bonds with his father - when he becomes immersed in the game "Minecraft." Good story by an author with an autistic child. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Gimmicky but fun. Rating - 4/5.My Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer this morning. It's the 2nd Inspectors Hannasyde and Hemingway mystery. My review is below -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was from my middle-of-the-pack challenge. My next book is #488 on my TBR list, a mystery featuring Josephine Tey as the sleuth, London Rain by Nicola Upson.
Just finished Wings of Fire
by Charles ToddIan Rutledge #2. England, 1920's. Rutledge is a shell-shocked Scotland Yard Detective involved in a family's long-lasting tragedies.
It's all pretty grim stuff.
The Golden Girl and AllMy review, 4.5 rounded down to 4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Starting Fast and Loose by Stuart Woods
I finished: 
Beast in View by Margaret Millar
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
W is for Wasted
by Sue GraftonIn this addition to the series, private detective Kinsey Millhone investigates two murders.....and inherits a fortune. All the usual favorite characters are on hand. Good story. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Beast in View by Margaret Millar
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
You can never go wrong with Margaret Millar.
I am currently reading
My Daughter's Secret by Nicole Trope after finishing another great Australian read,
In the Blink of an Eye by Jesse Blackadder. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Just finished Immoral Certainty
by Robert TannenbaumButch Karp #3
I'm a fan of the Karp series but this is not the best entry in the series.
Note--significant amount of ugly child abuse.
Nancy wrote: "You can never go wrong with Margaret Millar."I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of her work.
Eight Lives
by Susan HurleyA powerful new pharmaceutical - effective against a large array of autoimmune diseases - is about to undergo human trials in Australia. The inventor, David Tran, should be very wealthy if the drug is marketed.....but he dies before that happens. Excellent medical mystery. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I’m reading Margaret Millar’s two earliest works (1941 & 1942). They feature Dr. Prye, a consulting psychiatrist. Her wit and dialogue even at this point in her writing career are wonderful.
I've just finished I Will Never Leave You it was sort of so-bad-it's-goodhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now reading my first Dean Koontz By the Light of the Moon
Patty wrote: "I’m reading Margaret Millar’s two earliest works (1941 & 1942). They feature Dr. Prye, a consulting psychiatrist. Her wit and dialogue even at this point in her writing career are wonderful."I was so glad that I discovered her books. She is such a fantastic author. The Soft Talkers, The Beast Within, A Stranger in my Grave were all excellent. I've been searching out more of her books to read.
Finished Trouble Follows Me by Ross Macdonald. Reading Macdonald's early books because I really like his Archer series, unfortunately his output before Archer is disappointing. Rating - 2/5My Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Eighth Sister
. Thanks to NetGalley for this thriller! My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#
Bill, Abebooks.com is where is where I find all my used books.
Just finished The Tallulah Bankhead Murder Case
by George BaxtIt's, yes, Tallulah Bankhead, dahling, involved in several murders and the Red Scare of the late 1940's--early 1950's. Big fun with a "machine-gun barrage of witticisms".
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon
by Donna AndrewsMeg Langslow, blacksmith/amateur sleuth, investigates when her brother is wrongly accused of murder. Fun cozy. 3 stars.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Barbara wrote: "W is for Wasted by Sue GraftonIn this addition to the series, private detective Kinsey Millhone investigates two murders.....and..."
Love this series. Not up to W yet though.
Amanda
Patty wrote: "Bill, Abebooks.com is where is where I find all my used books."Me too for the most part. I've got a few on order at the moment. I do find it can be slow sometime but it's probably because most of them come from the UK and I'm out here on the West Coast. I don't mind waiting, just get impatient when I check the mail and no books have arrived. It's an addiction.. :0)
I just finished Disordered Minds by Minette Walters. I found it enthralling. This is the first book I've read by Ms. Walters, but eager to explore more of her work.
Deb wrote: "I just finished Disordered Minds by Minette Walters. I found it enthralling. This is the first book I've read by Ms. Walters, but eager to explore more of her work."Of the ones I've read so far, that was my favorite. I really enjoy her style and story-telling. I've got a few more on my bookshelf to read.
Christine wrote: "I finished my 28th book"You're zipping along Christine. 🎈🙂👍
Hide and Seek
by Ian RankinIn this second book in the 'Inspector John Rebus' series, the Edinburgh police detective investigates a murder that has reverberations among the city's power elite. The book can be read as a standalone. Interesting mystery. 3 stars
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Barbara wrote: "Hide and Seek by Ian RankinIn this second book in the 'Inspector John Rebus' series, the Edinburgh police detective investigates a murd..."
I like this series and both of the TV versions, although I prefer Ken Stott as Rebus. I've a few left to read in the series...
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