The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

A Better Man by louise penny

Gretchen wrote: "Reading The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith. Started once before but didn't like the main character. Started yesterday and am tolerating him better. :)"

I like this series. 😊

I finished my 84th book

Your right Nancy that I only have a few more books to go and Bill I did have a great year and Bill your invited to my party

Christine wrote: "Your right Nancy that I only have a few more books to go and Bill I did have a great year and Bill your invited to my party"

:0)

Finished Keeping Lucy

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2873793161

I finished the 2nd Bell Elkins mystery this morning - Bitter River by Julia Keller. Quite excellent. My review below -

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

I've started two books for some of my annual challenges -

- Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton
- The Bone Garden by Kate Ellis

I finished The Washington Decree I don't recommend it. My review, a generous 3 stars https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Barbara wrote: "Gretchen wrote: "Reading The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith. Started once before but didn't like the main character. Started yesterday and am tolerating him better. :)"

I like this series. 😊"

Yah. I am about halfway through. I think it may be a bit long, but good so far.

Newcomer by Keigo Higashino

In this 2nd book (that's been translated into English) in the 'Detective Kaga' series, the Tokyo homicide cop investigates the murder of a woman. Kaga is much like Sherlock Holmes, observing things and making deductions. The book can be read as a standalone.

Unusual mystery. 3.5 stars

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

A Better Man by Louise Penny

The Reckoning by Rennie Airth

In this 4th book in the John Maddens series, the retired police detective helps Scotland Yard track down a serial killer. The book can be read as a standalone.

Good mystery that addresses undiagnosed PTSD resulting from WWI. 3.5 stars

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

I’m reading Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. I had to read this book—translated from
Polish-mostly by the title.


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

Just finished:


Pretty Guilty Women
by Gina LaManna

A very quick read and entertaining diversion, but not terrifically original.
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Patty wrote: "I’m reading Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. I had to read this book—translated from
Polish-mostly by the title.


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

I was thinking that is a pretty descriptive title. :)

Finished and enjoyed Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2977874637

Finished Suspect. This was not a win with me. Just 2/5
Pretty average thriller, one preposterous thing after the other and the general sense that the twist were trying too hard and in the end it was no surprise. I was bored for various lengths of times along the read and i had a hard time finishing this book as the lecture stretched out for more days than it was necessary due to the lack of interest.

Started reading Their Last Breath by Sibel Hodge after finishing The Lies We Tell by Debra Webb. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

Finished The Cuckoo's Calling. Entertaining book.

I finished my 85th book

Christine wrote: "I finished my 85th book"

Nice going. Christine Moving right along.🙂

The Big Fear by Andrew Case

The head of the Civilian Review Board and a New York cop accused of misconduct get caught up in a huge case of fraud and murder. Great idea but the book is only fair. The two protagonists don't really work together until the last few pages and the story goes too slowly and includes way too much detail, partly due the the author's past work with the board.

Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie

A big house full of rich people, the old man's dead, Herkie solves another one. No Miss Lemon, no Hastings, no Japp. It's fine, but not one of Aggy's best.

Araych wrote: "Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie

A big house full of rich people, the old man's dead, Herkie solves another one. No Miss Lemon, no Hastings..."

Herkie and Aggy. Okay.

Finished reading , 10 lb Penalty

by , Dick Francis

My Review

I started listening to Cain, His Brother by Anne Perry

current read Lightning

Listening/reading to The Life We Bury. I like it. The audio has a really good narrator.

Gretchen wrote: "Listening/reading to The Life We Bury. I like it. The audio has a really good narrator."

Finished The Life We Bury. Very good book. The audiobook is really good, too. Yes, I listened at work and read at home. :)

Reading Sins of the Father - new by JA Jance (JP Beaumont)

Finished Lightning and it was a 3 or 3.5 for me.

I have tried to read The Institute but i find it hard to get hooked into the story just yet. I'm about 15% into the reading and still does not catch my interest. Hoping it gets better...

The Endlands vol.2 by Vincent Hobbes

I finished the 3rd Hamish Macbeth mystery, Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton. I think I prefer this series to her Agatha Raisin series even though both are quite enjoyable. My review is below -

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

I haven't started any new books but am currently reading -

- The Bee's Kiss by Barbara Cleverly
- The Bone Garden by Kate Ellis and
- The Last Temptation by Val McDermid

Am about to start The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell after finishing Sibel Hodge's latest winner Their Last Breath. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

Bill wrote: "I finished the 3rd Hamish Macbeth mystery, Death of an Outsider by M.C. Beaton. I think I prefer this series to her Agatha Raisin series even though both are quite ..."

I agree with you, Bill. I much prefer her Hamish Macbeth series to the Agatha Raisin. ❤😍📚

Sandy *. I think I prefer this series to her Agatha Raisin series even though bo..."

Me too. Agatha gets too silly sometimes about men. 😊💖🌺

Bad News by Donald E. Westlake

Dortmunder #10, OK to read as stand-alone. Another wonderful entry in the saga of John Dortmunder and the gang. I'm not going to try to describe the plot but if you're not familiar with Donald Westlake's humorous mysteries I envy you because you're in for a treat. A real grand-master at work.

Araych wrote: "Bad News by Donald E. Westlake

Dortmunder #10, OK to read as stand-alone. Another wonderful entry in the saga of John Dortmunder and the gang. I'm not going to try to d..."

I love funny mysteries like these. 😊💖🌷

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JF:

Really enjoy this series.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

CR:

I finished my 86th book

I am about to start The Forgotten Child by D.E. White after finishing the five star The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

If you haven't met them yet, go introduce yourselves to the Slow Horses of English mystery author Mick Herron's Slough House series. In #6, they are turned loose into Joe Country. Exciting, snowy, scary, funny, and probably all too real.
5★ My review of Joe Country

Just finished:



I gave it 5 stars, great book!

Now I'm reading:

Aww thanks Barbara

Some Like It Hawk by Donna Andrews

In this 14th book in the 'Meg Langslow' series, Meg - wife, mother of young twins, blacksmith, and amateur sleuth - is trying to help save her town from predatory lenders when a murder occurs.

The book has the author's usual popular recurring characters and zany humor. 3 stars

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

Finished Sins of the Father

The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley

"When I finally caught up with Abraham Trahearne, he was drinking beer with an alcoholic bulldog named Fireball Roberts in a ramshackle joint just outside of Sonoma, California, drinking the heart right out of a fine spring afternoon."
Now THAT'S how to open a mystery. This is the first book by Crumley I've read and he's a real talent. Rather distinctive style, takes a few pages to get used to it, but this is a five star novel.

The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin

This is the second book in the excellent sci-fi trilogy that starts with The Three-Body Problem.

As The Dark Forest opens a large fleet of hostile Trisolaran aliens is headed for Earth, destined to arrive in 400 years. Presumably this is when the 'Doomsday Battle' will occur between the human race and Trisolarans.

The story describes elaborate maneuvers on both sides. 4 stars

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

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