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Jul 01, 2019 04:24PM
Started reading Detection Unlimited
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After taking a couple of months off of committed reading, I think I am ready to get back into it. I am halfway through with Sandford's Holy Ghost (Virgil Flowers).Has anyone read L.A. Confidential? Loved the movie. I just sort of started the book. I want to be engaged with it. Any comments? Thanks.
Gretchen wrote: "After taking a couple of months off of committed reading, I think I am ready to get back into it. I am halfway through with Sandford's Holy Ghost (Virgil Flowers).Has anyone read L.A. Confidentia..."
Welcome back to committed reading, Gretchen. I've not read L.A. Confidential, but like you, I enjoyed the movie. Thanks for bringing the book to my attention and as an addition to my TBR list.
Deb wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "After taking a couple of months off of committed reading, I think I am ready to get back into it. I am halfway through with Sandford's Holy Ghost (Virgil Flowers).Has anyone read..."
Anything to help. :)
Dog on It
by Spencer QuinnBernie and his dog Chet, who are partners in the Little Detective Agency, look for a missing girl. This amusing mystery is narrated by Chet, which adds to the fun. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A quickly read ghostly mystery:
The Highwayman. It's diverting enough, even on a dark, stormy night. My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished a Jesse Stone mystery this morning, a nice, quick, entertaining read; Stranger In Paradise by Robert B. Parker. My review is belowhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Next in line is a Maigret mystery - Maigret and the Nahour Case by Georges Simenon.
Just finished Holy Ghost by Sanford. Fun characters. Will go back to L.A. Confidential
I made a mistake. I meant to start the crossing places by I started no exit instead.
The latest Kim Stone mystery, Child's Play is another strong entry in the series.
Here's mhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show... review:
Finished an oldie, one of my former go-to authors, so it was fun to go back and read one that I'd missed, Endangered Species
.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jean wrote: "Finished an oldie, one of my former go-to authors, so it was fun to go back and read one that I'd missed, Endangered Species.My review: https://www..."
One of mine too, Jean. Always enjoyable.
Riley Sager's latest, Lock Every Door
, released yesterday (July 2nd)!My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Sentence is Death
by Anthony HorowitzIn this 2nd book in the 'DI Daniel Hawthorne' mystery series, the Sherlockian consulting detective - and his sidekick Anthony Horowitz - investigate the murder of a lawyer. The book can be read as a standalone.
Very entertaining mystery. 3.5 stars
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished: 
Cape Fear by John D. MacDonald
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started:
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Aditya wrote: "RJ wrote: "I started: 
The Best American Mystery Stories 2017 edited by John Sandford"
I have got the noir version edited by the same guy (Otto Penzler), so let me know how the collection holds up."
I'll definitely post a review when I'm finished, but I've read the last two in this annual series and I liked them both a lot. In general, any anthology Penzler edits is pretty good, or at least the ones I've read are.
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This one is much more user friendly than the Tokyo Zodiac Murders, but without as cool of a solution. I'm being very lazy today so I'll post about it soon.
Machines Like Me
by Ian McEwanIan McEwan is certainly a versatile writer.
In this book, a London man buys a human-like robot called Adam, and - with his girlfriend - programs the android's personality. Adam has kind of a mind of his own though.....and consequences ensue.
Interesting speculative science fiction. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pipsqueak
by Brian WiprudGarth Carson, a taxidermist in New York, gets caught up in a very complicated murder/world domination plot. Very witty, with lots of characters and moving parts. I liked the humor and several of the characters, like Garth and Otto, but I kept losing track of who was who.
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I finished Brothers in Arms by German author Hans Hellmut Kirst. Always tells an interesting story. My review is belowhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A new author next, with the second Hugo Marston mystery / thriller; The Crypt Thief by Mark Pryor.
Finished an entertaining Inspector Maigret mystery, Maigret and the Nahour Case by Georges Simenon. Review below -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not exactly ripped from the headlines, though still topical enough:
Chiefs. If you're looking for a mysterious mystery, this probably isn't for you: it's chiefly about larger concerns. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Gretchen wrote: "Just finished L.A. Confidential."That was excellent, but do read its direct sequel White Jazz soon to round off the arcs of all the main characters.
RJ wrote: "I'll definitely post a review when I'm finished, but I've read the last two in this annual series and I liked them both a lot. In general, any anthology Penzler edits is pretty good, or at least the ones I've read are."Look forward to it, the noir collection had a lot of great authors contributing so I am hoping it won't disappoint.
I just finished The Whisper Man and it was great!
Five big creepy stars for this one!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Aditya wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "Just finished L.A. Confidential."That was excellent, but do read its direct sequel White Jazz soon to round off the arcs of all the main characters."
Thanks for the tip, Aditya.
I just finished Furious HoursMurder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
by Casey Cep
I really enjoyed this book; it’s actually two books in one. The first part is the story of Reverend Maxwell, and the second part belonged to Harper Lee. This section wound up truly being “the last trial” of Harper Lee; her life was not all that easy.
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/08/721435...
I finished The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler today. Excellent noir mystery. My review belowhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Started a Motherless Brooklyn. Like so far. I understand it may become a tv series.
@Bill Marlowe series doesn't not really have a weak novel. The Lady in the Lake is probably the weakest and I still agree with you that it is an excellent noir.@Gretchen It is probably becoming s movie starring Edward Norton, hopefully it would revitalize his career, Norton is a wonderful actor.
Aditya wrote: "@Bill Marlowe series doesn't not really have a weak novel. The Lady in the Lake is probably the weakest and I still agree with you that it is an excellent noir.@Gretchen It is probably becoming s..."
Thanks Aditya. Appreciate the clarification.
Finished Hit List by Lawrence Block. Recommended to Block fans only. Rating - 3/5My Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished The Stone circle by Elly Griffiths. Started this morning Not a Creature was Stirring by Jane Haddam.
Aditya wrote: "@Bill Marlowe series doesn't not really have a weak novel. The Lady in the Lake is probably the weakest and I still agree with you that it is an excellent noir.@Gretchen It is probably becoming s..."
That bodes well for me when I get to the other Marlowe's then. Thanks.
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