The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

RJ wrote: "I started reading:


His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle"
Pls. give us a full report. I love the genre'.

Judy wrote: "I've been reading non-fiction or historical fiction recently. Will go back to mysteries soon, I'm sure. The non-fiction has been a great change of pace. I read Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy. It is a t..."

Did you also come across her book where her child accompanies her? Fascinating!

I finished my 70th book

Christine wrote: "I finished my 70th book"

Nice going. 😊

Christine wrote: "I finished my 70th book"

Nice going. 😊

I am currently reading The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Zoe wrote: "I am currently reading The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins"

A great classic! 😎

Last Breath by Robert Bryndza

In this fourth book in the 'Detective Erika Foster' series, the cop is after a serial killer. In an interesting twist, the reader knows the identify of the perp. The book can be read as a standalone.
Good mystery. 3 stars

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

Finished. The Hunted. My review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

here what i got done reading
Very good 6/10
Awsome Book 10/10
Awsome Book 10/10
Very good 8/10
Okay of book but the first in series is better 7/10
Okay of a book 7/10
Awsome book 10/10
Awsome book 10/10
Okay book 7/10

Now I am reading


Will be going to the library tomorrow to picked out some more books!

Red Harvest

About to start We Were Sisters by Wendy Clarke after finishing the fascinating, creepy and entirely plausible The Perfect Wife by J.P. Delaney. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

Just finished "Lady in the Lake" by Laura Lippman. Excellent. First book I've read by her and I started "Baltimore Blues" the next day. I can tell that will be my next series obsession. Now I've discovered Denise Mina and I'm distracted by "Conviction." I predict I'll finish it tonight. Can't put it down!

Finished re-reading Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett because this was my pick for one of my GR group reads. Excellent noir classic that really kick started the genre. Great dialogue, lots of dead bodies and so entertaining. Rating - 5/5

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

Gretchen wrote: "Starting Cockroaches by Nesbo"

Ugh, for an easy read, this book is taking me forever. :)

The Talisman

I'm about to start a new author for me; Matt Beynon Rees, with his first Omar Yussef mystery, The Collaborator of Bethlehem: An Omar Yussef Mystery.

Just finished the moonstone by Wilkie Collins.... one word.... wow

Susanna wrote: "Just finished "Lady in the Lake" by Laura Lippman. Excellent. First book I've read by her and I started "Baltimore Blues" the next day. I can tell that will be my next series obsession. Now I've di..."

I check out lady in the lake today at the library i am looking foward to reading it soon

Shannon wrote: "Susanna wrote: "Just finished "Lady in the Lake" by Laura Lippman. Excellent. First book I've read by her and I started "Baltimore Blues" the next day. I can tell that will be my next series obsess..."

I hope you enjoy it.

Shannon wrote: "here what i got done reading
Very good 6/10
Awsome Book 10/10
Awsome Book 10/10
[..."

Your arms will be sore after carrying all those books, Shannon! Keep up the good work, and thanks for giving us your scorecard, too. :)

Now I get what all the fuss was about! Just read Gillian Flynn's bestselling Gone Girl. Twisty story with twisted people. Not perfect, but very entertaining.
4.5★ Link to my review of Gone Girl

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Shannon wrote: "here what i got done reading
Very good 6/10
Awsome Book 10/10
Aws..."

between Shannon and Christine, the rest of us are being left behind in the dust.

Zoe wrote: "Just finished the moonstone by Wilkie Collins.... one word.... wow"

Isn't it awesome? I loved that book.

I've finished two vintage mystery novels from 1923, both from a previously unknown to me British writer, Annie Haynes:

The Bungalow Mystery and The Abbey Court Murder. For hardcore vintage mystery readers, both have more than their fair share of elements from Victorian sensation novels included.

Finished Good Girl, Bad Girl


My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2922800900

Nancy wrote: "Zoe wrote: "Just finished the moonstone by Wilkie Collins.... one word.... wow"

Isn't it awesome? I loved that book."

its amazing that it still holds up today, I feel that some authors could learn a lot from classic authors such as Wilkie, I feel there are some people nowadays are getting a bit lazy about their characters and plot development lol

Finished The Escape Room

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

Finished The Cockroaches by Nesbo….finally.

Gretchen wrote: "Finished The Cockroaches by Nesbo….finally."

how do you feel about it... I couldn't even finish it lol... its still waiting for me to get back to it but I just get this nauseous feeling lol

It was a bit boring. Harry Hole can be an interesting character. I wasn't interested in the setting at all. It could have taken place anywhere with the same story line. I read the first book a few years ago, bought the next two but never got to them until I joined a challenge this summer which is why I read it. I figured out who the bad guy was with about 1/3 of the book to go. I think you should finish it just to be done with it. :) I did a push this past couple of days to finish it.

I just finished Thirteen

and it was great fun.

Here's my four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Gretchen wrote: "It was a bit boring. Harry Hole can be an interesting character. I wasn't interested in the setting at all. It could have taken place anywhere with the same story line. I read the first book a few ..."

I guess I should I haven't read any of the others yet because I like to read in sequence lol... odd I know.. and got turned off by the first two

Zoe wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "It was a bit boring. Harry Hole can be an interesting character. I wasn't interested in the setting at all. It could have taken place anywhere with the same story line. I read the ..."

I understand. I bought #3 so I am obligated to read it. Maybe in a couple of years. :)

Bill wrote: "RJ wrote: "I started reading:


His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle"
Pls. give us a full report. I love the genre'."

It was my favorite of the Holmes stories collections. I posted a review with individual story reviews.

I finished reading


Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading


This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash

Susanna wrote: "Just finished "Lady in the Lake" by Laura Lippman. Excellent. First book I've read by her and I started "Baltimore Blues" the next day. I can tell that will be my next series obsession. Now I've di..."

Denise Mina writes a great story, doesn't she? I've read the first two titles in the trilogy, but am a little reluctant to read the third one because, well because I don't know how things will turn out and I don't want the series to end.

Reading Robert Crais' newest, A Dangerous Man

I finished reading A Time to Kill by John Grisham last night. I gave it a five star rating.

I started reading Fall of Man in Wilmslow by David Lagercrantz today.

Night Watch by David C. Taylor

Michael Cassidy #3. Can be read as a stand-alone, but does refer to stuff earlier in the series. This was a dynamite fun book, full of suspense and with a great plot. Nazis in New York in 1956. NYPD vs. CIA. A real page turner, I loved it.

Just finished
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Currently reading

My review of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2932656664

Gretchen wrote: "Reading Robert Crais' newest, A Dangerous Man"

Finished A Dangerous Man. Off to Lowe's to by my screendoor. Ahhh...the life I live.

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency has three cases to solve, so everyone has to pitch in. These books are always enjoyable. 3 stars

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

Just started The Verdict by Olivia Isaac-Henry after finishing We Were Sisters by Wendy Clarke. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

Got done reading these
Under My Skin by Lisa Unger Very good Book i love her older books like this

The Trophy Child by Paula Daly I can say this thank god my mother was no way like this mother was! Still very good book!


Reading this right nowSay You're Sorry by Karen Rose So far its very good I am 100 pages into it

Then I will be reading these after this one

Just started The Verdict by Olivia Isaac-Henry after finishing We Were Sisters by Wendy Clarke. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

Finished Dear Wife

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

-4 stars
-4 stars
-3.5 stars
-4.5-I just read this book again. Great book.
-Zombies (I know it doesn't fit this group but) it's so good.

Finished and read Enjoyed both books.

Now to start by David Baldacci