The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Mary wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "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, th..."

I've read the Slough House series. Love them. Haven't tried his other books yet.

I'm on page 85 of A House of Ghosts by WC Ryan, and it's taken this long to get the characters all together on a remote island. I'm dying of boredom here. I'm becoming as bad as my spouse who, if there's no murder in the first five minutes of a tv crime show, starts getting antsy.

started reading Night Film

Finished Eye of the Needle. I really enjoyed the book. If you like spy action, I recommend it.

Severe Clear by Stuart Woods I just finished started the Perfect Block by Blake Pierce.

Mary wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Mary wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "If you haven't met them yet, go introduce yourselves to the Slow Horses of English mystery author Mick Herron's Sloug..."

I’ve heard his other books are good too, Mary. I believe it, because he’s a good writer and his books are not all about rip-tear-kill plot. Good characters@

Still a 5-star favourite after a re-read is Kate Atkinson’s fourth Jackson Brodie book, Started Early, Took My Dog. He just can’t help helping to make up for past tragedies when he was too young to help.
5★ Link to my “Started Early” review

Finished A House of Ghosts, by WC Ryan. I think when a book is promoted as "an unrelenting, gripping mystery ," it ought to be. But it wasn't. I wasn't at all gripped, and even figured out a major plot point by like page 29. And you wonder why I prefer the older stuff.

Listening to The Institute and reading Murder At The Vicarage

I finished my 88th book

Almost done of my review

Dregs by Jørn Lier Horst

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

Ghost Times Two by Carolyn G. Hart

In this 7th book in the 'Bailey Ruth' series, the ghostly amateur sleuth investigates the murder of a lawyer. The book can be read as a standalone.

Amusing cozy mystery. 3 stars

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

OMG --Read this book...

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

I've been reading Say You're Sorry by Karen Rose

I finished reading:


Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading


Cari Mora by Thomas Harris

I read In Rhino We Trust and enjoyed it. I recommend it to fans of the Anna Pigeon series by Nevada Barr. It takes place in Namibia. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Atmospheric suspense in a great setting.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished the Good Block now on to Collateral Damage.

Patricia Gibney's Broken Souls is a good choice for those that like police procedurals.

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

Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich

In this 21st book in the humorous 'Stephanie Plum' series, the bounty hunter is trying to track down a man accused of human trafficking. The book can be read as a standalone.

Has a few laughs but not the best book in the series. 2 stars

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

The Woman Who Married a bear by John Straley

Follows the adventures of a flawed PI in Alaska. Vivid and poetic sense of place, sort of like James Lee Burke in Louisiana. Straley has his own style, you need to concentrate as you read, but worth it. 4 stars.

Finished my reread of The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler a couple of days back. Was a group read in another group last month and a group read here this month. Do join the group read, it's been pretty silent as of now. Still remains one of my favorite books of all time. Rating - 5/5

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

Yesterday I finished Stone of Farewell. I liked the first book in this series and I'm happy to know this one is even better. I hope to read soon the ending chapter. :)

I just finished the 4th Cat Who... mystery. My favorite I think. My review for The Cat Who Saw Red by Lilian Jackson Braun is available at the link below

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

just finished Dying Breath by Heather Graham and enjoyed it a lot! It has strong paranormal and romance elements around a solid suspense arc, and ties everything around the history of Boston to catch the killers. It's part of a larger series but I thought it worked well as a standalone.

Being Sherlock: A Sherlockian's Stroll Through the Best Sherlock Holmes Stories by Ashley D Polasek

In this book Ashley Polasek - a recognized expert on Sherlock Holmes - introduces the reader to "the very best the canon has to offer." Polasek shares the stories she loves most, the reasons she adores them, and all kinds of interesting minutiae related to the tales and their screen adaptations.

Entertaining book. Excellent for long-time fans and newbies.
4 stars

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

Reading The Lake District Murder by John Bude. Looks like a suicide but Inspector Meredith has his doubts.

Reading The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

Great addition to the series.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

reading The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Hope you enjoy it Lu and feel free to post your thoughts in the discussion thread when you are done.

Aditya wrote: "Hope you enjoy it Lu and feel free to post your thoughts in the discussion thread when you are done."

Will do. It is for the thread that i am reading it 😁

After the Storm by Linda Castillo

In this 7th book in the 'Kate Burkholder' series, the Police Chief is threatened by a stalker - and her life is seriously endangered - as she tries to solve a murder. The book can be read as a standalone, but familiarity with the series is a plus.

Good book. 4 stars

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

From 1933, I've finished He Arrived at Dusk, by RC Ashby, an incredibly obscure female author of mysteries. It was SOOOO good!!! An outstanding mystery, actually, with a supernatural tinge.

I finished my 89th book

Have finished Tokyo station by Martin Cruz Smith.... not sure about it had to give 3 stars.
I am now reading To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky chambers... have been looking forward to this

Finished 1984 by George Orwell

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

Christine wrote: "I finished my 89th book"

Nice going Christine. 👍

I just finished the latest Kerry Wilkinson, Close to You.

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

Gonna be a long wait for the next one.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

In this 9th book in the 'Chief Inspector Armand Gamache' series, the detective investigates the death of an elderly quintuplet while continuing to rout out corruption in the Surete de Quebec.

The book can be read as a standalone but knowledge of the background is beneficial.

Good mystery. 4 stars

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

The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café by Alexander McCall Smith.


In this 15th book in the 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series, Mma Ramotswe deals with several problems in her usual wise fashion. The book can be read as a standalone.

It's always nice to visit with Mma Ramotswe and her compatriots. 3.5 stars

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

A well done mystery/thriller The Deserter My review. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished This Tender Land

www.goodreads.com/review/show/2843258445

A couple of days ago, I finished Stone of Farewell, a great fantasy adventure. I am at the halfway of the series. :)
Today I started The Institute. A good plot and a well written story by Stephen King.

My review of Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson:

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

Close to finishing Mr. Mercedes by S. King. He sure can write. This book is good but maybe a bit too dragged out. I find that I have been impatient with some of my books lately. Get to the point already. :)