The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

I’m reading TAAQTUMI: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories


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

Patty wrote: "I’m reading TAAQTUMI: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories


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

Are you enjoying it?

I had a delay in my reading time but I've just finished Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, which I liked. I need to stop reading now so I can go back and post about the books I've finished lately.

Lie Down With Dogs is a good police procedural.

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

It's impossible to figure out who all The Liars are in Aussie author Petronella McGovern's new small town mystery. From colonial crimes to more recent rapes and disappearances, it seems nobody is safe and anybody could be under suspicion.
3★ My review of The Liars

I wish all books written for young people were as appealing as Blueback is to readers of any age. Much-awarded Aussie author Tim Winton knows exactly how to talk to kids, without talking down, when describing his beloved coast and its precious underwater world.
5★ My review of Blueback

Nancy, I did enjoy it. The stories and writing were as stark as their setting.

I just finished listening to Midnight at Malabar House

A well done historical mystery. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I read How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny It is book 9 in the series, set in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada. Both my wife and I enjoyed it and recommend it. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now starting TOURIST SEASON by Carl Hiaasen, his debut novel published way back in 1986 that earned a nomination for the Shamus Award as the Best First Novel.

Started reading The High Window by Raymond Chandler

What She Found by Robert Dugoni ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1
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I finished my first by a noted crime author


Somebody Owes Me Money by Donald E. Westlake
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

And I started the first in the Rivers of London urban fantasy series


Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

and I also started a noteworthy Australian novel about three young ladies who go missing on a picnic...


Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

I just listened to Say Goodbye for Now

It fell flat for me. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I read Last Seen Alive by Carolyn Arnold I found it to be an engaging police procedural and recommend it. Both my wife and I enjoy this series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished my 69th book

Read The Echo Chamber
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I often think about boys like Paul, the ones with such strong desires but no idea of what it takes to fulfill them. Willa Cather's short story, Paul's Case, is unforgettable.

5★ My review with a link to the story online

Finished reading A Deadly Influence

by Mike Omer

My Review

Returned to one of my former favorite series by Marcia Muller. This is #16, and I know I've probably read others beyond this one, but who's counting? The Broken Promise Land
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith

A woman called La passes WWII in a country town where she conducts an amateur orchestra meant to lift people's sprits.

Good story. 3.5 stars

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

Jean wrote: "Returned to one of my former favorite series by Marcia Muller. This is #16, and I know I've probably read others beyond this one, but who's counting? The Broken Promise Land [bookcove..."

I have a bunch of those books backed up to read in the future.

The Woods by Harlan Coben

A very busy weekend left me with absolutely no time for reading. But today I've already started reading Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo.

Just finished Dead Irish (Diana's Hardy #1) / John Lescroart ; Narrated by: David Colacci
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Dumb autocorrect! Dismas Hardy #1

I just listened to Before She Disappeared

Not among Gardner’s best. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Lost Girls of Willowbrook ⭐⭐.9
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Pam wrote: "Just finished Dead Irish (Diana's Hardy #1) / John Lescroart ; Narrated by: David Colacci
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..."

Pam wrote: "Dumb autocorrect! Dismas Hardy #1"

Pam, your link goes to the book, not the review. Having a bad day? 🤣🤣

Pretty Girls and Winters Bone

The Body in the Stairwell is a different sort of police procedural. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

Two similar multiple killings - in a Blockbuster and an ice cream shop - occur 15 years apart. A pregnant FBI agent investigates along with the cops.

Good thriller. 3.5 stars

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

I finished my 70th book

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. A classic mystery that still surprises. 4/5

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

The Lost Kings
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished the The Red-Headed League. A wonderful Sherlock Holmes short story!

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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I’m slowly making my way through the Guido Brunetti series. By Its Cover was decent, but not great. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Aditya wrote: "

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. A classic mystery that still surprises. 4/5

My review https://www.goodre..."

Definitely a classic. I have always thought this was one of her best.

Chris wrote: "Finished the The Red-Headed League. A wonderful Sherlock Holmes short story!"

I agree -- I really enjoyed this story.

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan

Sci-Fi neo-noir private eye thriller set in San Francisco 500 years in the future. Densely packed and not an easy read with lots of vocabulary from Morgan's imagination of the 25th century. Completely original but I found it impossible to feel any empathy for the hero . This is the first of three volumes in the series but I won't be reading the remainder. 3 stars.

5 star review of upcoming children's book

Adam wins the Internet by Adam BAdamB

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I read A Killer in King's Cove by Iona Whishaw It is a cozy historical fiction mystery, set in rural 1946 British Columbia, Canada.. Both my wife and I enjoyed it and recommend it. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished a classic "romantic suspense" novel by the author of Rebecca and The Birds


My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading


Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

but I admit I'm not completely sure why

Read Lark Ascending
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I had a bad day with links, too, so I'm reposting this.

John Boyne finally wrote an adult sequel to his much-loved The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and it is terrific! All the Broken Places is older sister Gretel's 'autobiography' from when she was the 12-year-old daughter of a Nazi officer, then passing as French in Australia, and finally to the age of 92 in London. What a story!
5★ My review of All the Broken Places

My review of My Dirty California by

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Finished listening last night. Sweet but a bit repetitive. I much more prefer her Hamish Macbeth or Agatha Raisin books.

Finished Michael Wood's 10th Matilda Darke book, Silent Victim , due out in October.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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