The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

My review of The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag:

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

Hi I am new here. My name is Jennifer Asbenson, Author of The Girl in the Treehouse, a memoir. Im slowly learning how to navigate through Goodreads, it is all very foreign. I wanted to say hello to see if anyone is really out there, I guess.

The Girl in the Treehouse: A Memoir

Just finished another book by one of my most favorite authors, William Kent Krueger . #17 in the Cork O'Connor series is Desolation Mountain . My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

JF:

A superb, gut wrenching read.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

CR: Back Door to Hell by Paul Gadsby

Jennifer wrote: "Hi I am new here. My name is Jennifer Asbenson, Author of The Girl in the Treehouse, a memoir. Im slowly learning how to navigate through Goodreads, it is all very foreign. I wanted to say hello to..."

We're definitely here, as you can probably tell by now!

two from 1919 (still haven't found time to post about them)
The Mystery of the Skeleton Key, by Bernard Capes and Ashes to Ashes, by Isabel Ostrander. The second one is sort of an inverted mystery where we learn the identity of the murderer right away, but what's interesting is what he does to stay on top of his lies and his situation as paranoia sets in. Well done, especially given it's from 1919.

Also Go, Lovely Rose / The Evil Wish, by Jean Potts, sent to me by Stark House Press (I love these guys). Two novels (one from the 50s and one from the 60s) that lean way more toward the psychological side of things; and yippee skippy I've found another unknown woman crime writer.

Just finished Icepick by Phillip DePoy

This is the first book by this author I've read. Foggy Moscowitz is a fish out of water--an ex-New York hood relocated in Florida, working for Children's Welfare..
I really enjoyed the story--well written, an easy read with some humor and interesting bits on Indian life. I'm going to read more from Mr. DePoy and this one is highly recommended.

I'm just about to start Dekok and the Dead Harlequin by A.C. Baantjer

Finished say you prayers. #3 of 3. On to read pillars of the earth

This is such a fun series and an easy way to absorb history.
A Season of Knives by P.F. Chisholm is the second time we meet swashbuckling Sir Robert Carey on the Scottish border in Elizabethan England. Love it!
5★ My review

The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

In this continuation of Agatha Christie's 'Hercule Poiort' series, the great detective uses his little grey cells to solve three murders.
Christie set a very high bar and Sophie Hannah doesn't quite reach it, but readers who miss Poirot might enjoy the book.
2 stars

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

a 4 star legal thriller by John Lescroart
The Rule of Law
My review, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finally finished my first book The Husband only 3*. Just started The Innocent

, A Darkness More Than Night,

by Michael Connelly

My Review

The Rule of Law by John Lescroart

In this addition to the series, Dismas Hardy's long time secretary is arrested for being an accessory to murder. Hardy's anger starts a cat and mouse game between Hardy and the new District Attorney. An average mystery for me. 3 stars

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

Cujo

Started last mile by Baldacci

I'm on the last pages of You Will Pay by Lisa Jackson and I'm absolutely mesmerized! It's so beautifully written, with twists and turns you won't see coming.

Just finished Nantucket Counterfeit by Steven Axelrod
This is entry 5 of the Henry Kennis series, who is the top cop on Nantucket island. Series and author are new to me. I first thought the book was kind of an American cozy but it got a bit harder edged and more interesting as we went along. I ended up liking it a lot and will read more from Mr. Axelrod.

I just finished Tank of Serpents by James Leasor and am starting the 26th Roderick Alleyn mystery, When in Rome by Ngaio Marsh. I haven't been reading them completely in sequence. :0)

Just finished Holy Disorders by Edmund Crispin.

I really enjoyed The Parisians by Marius Gabriel. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my sandysbookaday.wordpress.com page https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

Jan C wrote: "Just finished Holy Disorders by Edmund Crispin."

I've liked some of the Gervase Fen mysteries more than others but he's an interesting character. I haven't read Holy Disorders yet.

Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman

Ethan Ford is a perfect husband, father, and town leader NOW.....but his past as a rapist and murderer has just caught up with him. Hoffman explores the reactions of the his family and the townsfolk. Interesting premise but some parts of the story stretch credulity. 3 stars

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

Currently reading

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Faith wrote: "My review of The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag:

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

I will be reading this book sometimes in February!

Aussie Author Kerry Greenwood takes us to Melbourne and introduces us to the naughty, clever, stunning Miss Phryne Fisher in Cocaine Blues, the first of a long and popular cosy mystery series.
4.5★ Link to my review

That's a fun series.

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Aussie Author Kerry Greenwood takes us to Melbourne and introduces us to the naughty, clever, stunning Miss Phryne Fisher in Cocaine Blues, the first of a long and pop..."

It's a fantastic TV series as well.. The books are fun and so is the show.. Essie Davis makes a perfect Phryne Fisher.

Just finished reading , Death in the Clouds,

by Agatha Christie

My Review

I finished my 9th book

Just finished The Wife by Alafair Burke. My first by this author. It was good, but I felt manipulated by the end. Is this good or bad?

My review of The New Iberia Blues by James Lee Burke:

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

Chris wrote: "Just finished The Wife by Alafair Burke. My first by this author. It was good, but I felt manipulated by the end. Is this good or bad?"

Did you enjoy feeling manipulated? Did you think it was clever, or cheap?

Chris I read that book called The Wife

Finished the Last Mile (Baldacci). It was ok. Some of the characters are fun.

Started Boar Island (Barr) a while ago and just could not get into it. So, I checked out the audiobook and am reading along with it with my eBook. :)

Random Violence by Jassy Mackenzie

In this first book in the Jade de Jong series the private detective helps the Johannesburg police investigate a brutal killing. Pretty good mystery. 3 stars

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

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote:
Did you enjoy feeling manipulated? Did you think it was clever, or cheap?
No did not enjoy feeling manipulated. Not cheap, nor clever, but perhaps it was just an example of the human condition that we are not all good or all bad. It was unexpected with how the story was unfolding. So a twist, which is usually good, but it left a bad taste in my mouth about one of the characters.

Entertaining Brit Grit
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished #2 in Brian Freeman's new Frost Easton series, The Voice Inside .
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I liked it! I've already started #3, Crooked Street

Just finished The Last Girl by Danny Lopez

Not recommended. The hero is an unlikable fool and the plot has so many holes that even I noticed.

Finished Dekok and the Dead Harlequin by A.C. Baantjer and I'm about to start Cold Streets by P.N. Elrod.

I finished Fuji and going to start a Murder She Wrote novel Brandy and bullets.

I’m about halfway through Broken Harbor by Tana French
I cannot stand the main character Kennedy, but from previous novels of hers all of which I’ve enjoyed I’ll stick with it.
The book in general is excellent.

The Shadow Dancer by Margaret Coel

In this addition to the 'Wind River Reservation' series, attorney Vicky Holden is suspected of killing her abusive ex-husband. The book can be read as a standalone. Good light mystery. 3 stars

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

About to start Believe In Me by Susan Lewis after finishing a five-star read The Suspect by Fiona Barton. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

After 4 months on the waiting list, received ebook of Fear by Woodward yesterday. Yay!

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "About to start Believe In Me by Susan Lewis after finishing a five-star read [book:The Suspect|3969..."

I enjoyed Fiona Barton's two previous novels, especially The Child (I should have seen the ending coming, but I didn't). After reading your review, I can hardly wait to start The Suspect.

I finished my 10th book