The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Potentially controversial post Finished Night by Elie Weisel. I know it is not a mystery, but I want to comment on it anyway. It is an amazing book. I considered myself well informed/educated about the Holocaust and am appalled when I hear some believe it is a hoax. This book illustrates the devastation of the Holocaust but worse, how the rest of the world (in general) did nothing from the beginning until the very end. I see this happening here (US) under our current leadership (controversial, I know). I am not an overtly political person and try to be fair to all beliefs, but this book really brings to the surface the many injustices we face in the 21st century and which have been allowed to flourish in the past two years. That is all I have to say. I am not looking to argue with anyone. Just sharing how this book affected me.

Gretchen wrote: "Potentially controversial post Finished Night by Elie Weisel. I know it is not a mystery, but I want to comment on it anyway. It is an amazing book. I considered myself well informed/educated about..."

You make good points Gretchen.

Recursion by Blake Crouch

When a neuroscientist and her team (sort of inadvertently) develop time travel, there are unintended consequences. Good speculative science fiction with interesting characters. 3.5 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Gretchen wrote: "Potentially controversial post Finished Night by Elie Weisel. I know it is not a mystery, but I want to comment on it anyway. It is an amazing book. I considered myself well informed/educated about..."

Still need to finish the last of this audiobook. It’s such a hard thing to read. But I already started looking into contributing to Israel.

Gretchen wrote: "Potentially controversial post Finished Night by Elie Weisel. I know it is not a mystery, but I want to comment on it anyway. It is an amazing book. I considered myself well informed/educated about..."

It's been said that if we don't learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. I count myself among those who need a refresher from time to time on past mistakes, collectively, and also those times when society has stepped up to the plate and selflessly aided those in need.

Gretchen wrote: "Potentially controversial post Finished Night by Elie Weisel. I know it is not a mystery, but I want to comment on it anyway. It is an amazing book. I considered myself well informed/educated about..."

Excellent comments, Gretchen. I read Night last month. It had a profound affect on me as well.

Finished two books this past few days, a historical mystery and a Hugo Marston -

The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl. My review below

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Crypt Thief by Mark Pryor

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I couldn't help myself, and started Whose Body? late this afternoon.

I finished A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson Friday evening and started Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito. Sweden’s a dangerous place to raise a kid. :)

Recently finished Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. This is the first in a 12-book series. I'm so glad I found this series. Bruno is in a class of his own.

Deb wrote: "Recently finished Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. This is the first in a 12-book series. I'm so glad I found this series. Bruno is in a class of his own."

Loved the first book and only recently started the second, The Dark Vineyard.

The bone tree

Nancy wrote: "I couldn't help myself, and started Whose Body? late this afternoon."

I love Lord Peter Wimsey. He's a good example of a golden age detective (and for his time he was pretty progressive). LOL 🙂💙🌼

Deb wrote: "Recently finished Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. This is the first in a 12-book series. I'm so glad I found this series. Bruno is in a class of his own."

Bruno's a man of many talents in addition to his detective skills. 🌼🙂🌺

I just finished The Swallow, by Lisa Lutz. Not a typical mystery but it had me turning pages as fast as I could.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Barbara wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I couldn't help myself, and started Whose Body? late this afternoon."

I love Lord Peter Wimsey. He's a good example of a golden age detective (and for his time he was p..."

I've read the entire series, but that was eons ago. I love Lord Peter. And Bunter too.

Finished and started (the last one in the series). I love this series.

Currently reading Barely legal by Stuart Woods. Herb Fischer the star with Dino and Stone. About finished.

I stuck it out all the way through House of Smoke. Didn't really work for me. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Jan C wrote: "Deb wrote: "Recently finished Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. This is the first in a 12-book series. I'm so glad I found this series. Bruno is in a class of h..."

I'll be close behind you in reading Bruno #2.

Barbara wrote: "Deb wrote: "Recently finished Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. This is the first in a 12-book series. I'm so glad I found this series. Bruno is in a class of h..."

He is that --quite a romantic, really.

Oh jeez. I'd forgotten how condescending Sayers was towards Jews.

Nancy, don’t you hate that?

Patty wrote: "Nancy, don’t you hate that?"

I absolutely do, but it was the way it was, and I can't change that.

Nancy wrote: "Oh jeez. I'd forgotten how condescending Sayers was towards Jews."

I didn't remember that either. As you say, that's the way it was.
Still, it's off-putting. 🤕

I just finished If She Wakes by Michael Kortya. I think this is the first book of his I’ve read.

Where are the editors? A character is called one name until chapter 50. She is then called a new name. At first, I thought this was a way for a main character to realize that she wasn’t who she said she was. But, no. For the next few chapters, she is called both names. This book made it this far and no one noticed.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Barbara wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Oh jeez. I'd forgotten how condescending Sayers was towards Jews."

I didn't remember that either. As you say, that's the way it was.
Still, it's off-putting. 🤕"

Cringeworthy. Absolutely cringeworthy. I sort of do a little shudder every time.

I'm currently reading
which is a thriller that grabs you right at the first sentence and doesn't let go. I can't wait to finish it and find out who the bad guy is really.

Nancy, I actually get embarrassed, too.

Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb

When 12 bodies are found concealed in the walls of a building that's being renovated, Lt. Eve Dallas investigates. Good premise but with a lot of extraneous chit chat. 2.5 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

reading along with the other one i do at the moment is The Girl in the Letter
very engaging and at times quite brutal

About to open Big Sky by Kate Atkinson. It’s #5 of her Jackson Brodie series. I love this character.

Patty wrote: "About to open Big Sky by Kate Atkinson. It’s #5 of her Jackson Brodie series. I love this character."

Me too. 😎

Print the Legend by Craig McDonald

I have previously read "Toros and Torsos" by McDonald and enjoyed it very much, so I was really looking forward to this one. It's really not a mystery at all, but sort of a disjointed novel. But, far worse, at heart it's a contemptible book-length character assassination of Mary Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway's widow. McDonald scorns Hemingway's other 3 wives as well, but trashing Mary is the heart of the book. She is accused of literary theft, all sorts of lying and dishonesty, and murder. Awful.

Deb wrote: "Recently finished Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. This is the first in a 12-book series. I'm so glad I found this series. Bruno is in a class of his own."

It is one of my favorite series, Deb.

I finished my 64th book

finished Lucky You by Haaisen. Funny dialog.

Started reading Let Me Call You Sweetheart by Mary Higgins Clark

Araych wrote: "Print the Legend by Craig McDonald

I have previously read "Toros and Torsos" by McDonald and enjoyed it very much, so I was really looking forward to this one...."

Thanks for your insights. I'll skip right past this one.

Gretchen wrote: "finished Lucky You by Haaisen. Funny dialog."

Thanks for mentioning this one -- an introduction to an author I've never read. I'm looking forward to some light-hearted crime.

The Girl in the Grave by Helen Phifer and have just reviewed a lovely book I read some months ago, Across The Common by Elizabeth Berridge. My spoiler free review can be found on my webpage http://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/2... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Bark of Night by David Rosenfelt

Defense attorney Andy Carpenter takes a client accused of murdering a documentary filmmaker. This series is always fun, with plenty of dogs and a diverse cast of entertaining characters. 3 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

As the World Churns by Tamar Myers

Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder holds a cow competition in this hilarious mystery, and investigates when the judge is injured. 3.5 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliott Chaze. A forgotten hardboiled classic, must read for noir fans. Dark, cynical and immensely entertaining. Rating - 4/5

My Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Started Hitman, but I may have read before or at least started.

Just starting The Kill Artist

Aditya, Black Wings has my Angel is an excellent book.

finished Finders Keepers and started My Lovely Wife

More than halfway through Hitman and I do believe I read it before. I may as well finish because it has been a while since I read it the first time. Oh well. :)