The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Re A Taste for Honey: once I started it, I had to see it through into the wee hours. Oh my! What a crazy ride! This is like mad scientist territory.

I've just finished Truly, Darkly, Deeply by Victoria Selman


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

Sandy how’s your book going called The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley?

Forgot to mention that I've started reading Death At The President's Lodging by Michael Innes (1937), the first in the Inspector Appleby series.

Just completed The Girl in the Spider's Web, the first book of David Lagercrantz's continuation of the Millennium trilogy. I think he did a good job. Will read the next instalment.

Oh yes. I didn’t notice you typed the incorrect title, but I knew which movie it was. It has at least a couple actors I really like, Frank Finlay and Guy Doleman. I’d maybe watch it if it’s so-bad-it’s-good, like some of the much lesser Hammer Film productions.

Karloff did a TV movie of the book, which is much better. He plays the actual character too.

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman



My review -- www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4778667931

An Island Summer by Jenny Hale ⭐⭐⭐.3
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Five big stars for The Recruit

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

My review of The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

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

I finished my 51st book

Jim how’s your book going called River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard?

Sandy how’s your book going called An Island Summer by Jenny Hale?

Bruce wrote: "Oh yes. I didn’t notice you typed the incorrect title, but I knew which movie it was. It has at least a couple actors I really like, Frank Finlay and Guy Doleman. I’d maybe watch it if it’s so-bad-..."

I found Deadly Bees on youtube as an episode of MST3K so against my better judgment, I watched it. Oh lordy, that was terrible, even with bot banter. The main character in the movie is a singer who is exhausted and needs a break ... no Mr. Mycroft, no nothing actually connected with the novel except for the bees and a name or two. Book fun movie bad.

I just finished listening to Hidden River

Not as good as his later books but still worth a listen. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Started reading Time to Murder and Create by Lawrence Block

Finished The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood. Fun read. Brief review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just listened to The Woman in the Library

Well done and original. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I am reading The Book Club by C.J. Cooper

Away from mysteries for the moment. While I'm waiting for The Final Girl Support Group to show up in the mail I'm dipping into Dennis Etchison's The Dark Country. It's been on my shelf a looong time and I should have read it all by now. That said, the minute Hendrix's novel shows, I'm diving in.

When the Corn is Waist High by Jeremy Scott

Thriller about multiple killings in a small town. Bland shallow characters but a dynamite plot. Takes a while to get there but it's worth the wait. I liked it

I finished my 52nd book

Like Liz, I just enjoyed The Woman in the Library, by one of my favourite Aussie authors, Sulari Gentill. It's a wonderfully tricky, multi-layered mystery where I think I suspected almost everyone, real and fictional. A great read!
4.5~5★ My review of The Woman in the Library"

The Lying Dutchman by Graham Brack is the latest entertaining (and informative) adventure of Master Mercurius, a gentle Dutch cleric, coerced into spying in 17th century England. Always entertaining!
4★ My review of The Lying Dutchman

PattyMacDotCom how are both of your books going?

Finished reading Sea Storm

by Andrew Mayne

My Review

Jim how’s your book going called Sea Storm by Andrew Mayne?

I just finished Fatal Witness

A good addition to the series. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Read The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Secret World of Connie Starr by Robbi Neal
https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Sandy how’s your book going called The Secret World of Connie Starr by Robbi Neal?

I read The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly I have read 36 books by Connelly and strongly recommend his books to mystery/thriller fans. I rate this one 4.5 stars rounded up. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I was surprised to learn I was a bit mistaken about the significance of the actual date, June 19. The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States by Alliah L. Agostini set me straight in this well-illustrated book for kids (and ignorant grown-ups like me).
4★ My Juneteenth Story review with pictures

Deeds of Darkness by Mel Starr part of The Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon. My fourth read of this 15 book series. It's quite good.

Listening to From A Buick 8

Rock of Ages by Timothy Hallinan

Junior Bender #8, you probably should read the series in order. Just FYI, Tim Hallinan couldn't write a dull book if he tried. In this one Junior is tasked to keep watch on a bunch of crooks who have organized a tour of old rock bands. The first chapter is a bit slow but from then on this thing screams ahead like a '57 Chevy with a Corvette engine. 5 big loud stars.

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie - classic and the ultimate closed-circle mystery published in 1939

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4778668543

His Other Wife by Nicole Trope ⭐⭐⭐.3
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

. I just listened to Two Nights in Lisbon.

Just ok for me. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Stranger in the Mirror

Just finished The Other Guest by Helen CooperHelen Cooper

Here's my very short 5* review

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

I finished my 53rd book

Now starting ROCK OF AGES by Timothy Hallinan, the eighth novel in his ongoing mystery series featuring the erudite and humorous burglar Junior Bender, who often finds himself serving as a private eye to Hollywood's criminal elite.

This is one of my favorite series that is somewhat off of the radar for mystery fans. I do hope they manage to track it down because Hallinan is one of the best in the business.

Started reading Never Never by James Patterson

Christine wrote: "I finished my 53rd book"

nice going 👍

I finished my 54th book

i read Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty I rate 3.5 stars rounded up. It is set in N. Ireland during the troubles My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Apartment Upstairs by Lesley Kara ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Thanks Barbara

Sandy how’s your book going called The Apartment Upstairs by Lesley Kara?