The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

I finished my 80th book

Read A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Araych wrote: "The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

Cormoran Strike #6. WARNING unpopular opinion follows -- I have read and enjoyed the previous books in this series b..."

Whoa! That's a lot of pages. But I'll probably read it anyway. 🌞

Not a mystery but some folks might be interested.

Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman by Abby Stein

In this memoir, the transgender author Abby Stein writes about leaving her ultra-orthodox Chasidic community and transitioning from male to female.

Interesting and enlightening story. 3.5 stars

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

Very late last night I finished reading The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry. I hadn't planned on reading this one at this moment, but it is my IRL book group''s choice for this month and I'd totally forgotten until like Saturday or so.

If anyone in the US would like this book, I'm not keeping it so you can have it for free.

Also reading Ghosts, a collection of ghostly (and other) tales by Edith Wharton So good!

I just read A Hard Day for a Hangover . Not as good as the prior two. ,y three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just love this series! Nick Jones' The Observer Effect (Joseph Bridgeman #3) gave the 1873 fire that destroyed the Paris Opera House an exciting twist.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
On to #4!

I read an excellent historical fiction book The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson I rated it 4.5 stars rounded up.
It is set in rural Appalachian 1950s Kentucky.
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My review of The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy

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

Thomas wrote: "I read an excellent historical fiction book The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson I rated it 4.5 stars rounded up.
It is set in rural Appalachian 1950..."

My real world book group read the one that came before that, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. I really enjoyed that book.

I waited far too long to read the unforgettable A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, by Anthony Marra. Awful war, wonderful people, terrific writing.
5★ My review of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

I love Garry Disher's rural Australia, but he doesn't pull any punches about life being less than idyllic in Day's End, #4 of his Paul Hirschhausen series. Demoted to a one-cop town, Hirsch has to deal with the same evildoers as his city counterparts - but on his own. Good solid read!
4.5★ My review of Day's End

A Lily of the Field by John Lawton

Inspector Troy #7, probably best to read in order. Even though there are a couple of murders this book should more properly be termed historical fiction than mystery. It follows the life of several characters, including Troy, from 1934 to 1947. Lawton is a very talented professional author and the story is extremely compelling. I really liked it, 4 stars.

Not a mystery in the ordinary sense of the word, but gobs of tension and suspense. The Marriage Portrait was one of my favs of 2022. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Araych wrote: "The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

Cormoran Strike #6. WARNING unpopular opinion follows -- I have read and enjoyed the previous books in this series b..."

This is in my "to be read pile" and when I saw how thick it is, how many pages, well, I have other books to read first. I did read one other Cormoran Strike book so I like the character-a one legged PI who lost his leg in Afghanistan, but let's see if I decide to get to it or not. I usually skip past too much explanation of the scenery, so maybe it will read faster that way??

I've read Long Shadows by David Baldacci


My first 'Amos Decker' earned three stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Finished my 7th book!

Just cracked book 8, All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers ..


Has anybody else read this ???

Just finished Stacy Green's 6th Nikki Hunt novel, Her Frozen Heart
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I finished the first "Bachman" book


Rage by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman
Rating: 3 stars (more like 3.5)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading


Intensity by Dean Koontz

Started reading Tanner's Twelve Swingers by Lawrence Block

A few months ago I read FIVE DECEMBERS, which was written under the pen name of James Kestrel. The book was excellent, and it won the 2022 Edgar Award as the Best Mystery Novel of the Year.

I found out that Kestrel is the pen name used by thriller novelist Jonathan Moore, so I went out and tracked down a library copy of Moore's 2019 thriller BLOOD RELATIONS.

So far it is just as good as his Edgar winner. I just may have found a new thriller novelist to track down at my local bookstores. We will see how it turns out.

@Wena I have read the ARC copy of All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers. It was so good. Great ending too.

Sandy how are 3 of your books going?

I just finished American Demon mand was less than impressed. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Coming out 2/7/2023
3/5 stars

Korner and Werner encounter another gruesome murder they need to get to the bottom of.

Please read my review linked below:


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

I just read Locust Lane . Really well done. My 4.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I loved The Bullet that Missed . My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

For when you just need fun, Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun

My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished the country-noir


The Death of Sweet Mister by Daniel Woodrell
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished my 81st book

Started reading Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb

My review of No Plan B by Lee Child

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

I am thoroughly enjoying the Bruno, Chief of Police series. The Crowded Grave was a solid four stars.

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

I've just started A Family Affair by Robyn Carr and I'm nearly done with The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

Athini and Wisteria’s Milan Catwalk Mystery Adventure

Another great adventure this I enjoyed very much, too. The catwalk with lots of fashion and very much action. Love the cat, dog and unique characters and how they help each other to sort out the mystery. I enjoyed very much. Very much recommend to read.

I started reading the Nancy Drew series The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene. I’m enjoying it so far!

I’m about halfway through Journey Under the Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino. It’s been on my shelf for awhile. I’m really enjoying it.


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The Bandit Queens takes murder to a whole new level. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I enjoyed Ben Macintyre's The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War tremendously so I was eager to read his other books.

A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal felt differently as it wasn't a straight up biography. This was more of an ensemble story to show the impact of betrayal -- Philby's betrayal of country, friends, and wives.


My review - www.goodreads.com/review/show/3896919341

Woman Reading wrote: "I enjoyed Ben Macintyre's The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War tremendously so I was eager to read his other books.

[bookcover:A Sp..."

I really liked A Spy Among Friends -- absolutely fascinated with Kim Philby & the other Cambridge spies.

I'm reading In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Cover-Up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press by Katherine Corcoran. The author examines the death of a prominent Mexican journalist in Veracruz, which opens up into an investigation into the not-so-free press in Mexico. Fascinating stuff.

Four happy stars for The Devil’s Cave

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

The Furies by John Connolly

Charlie Parker #20. This book consists of 2 short novels, the second just marginally more creepy than the first. Connolly writes thrillers, not actual mysteries, with a touch of the supernatural (or is it the occult?) in them. I liked both of these stories a lot -- 4 stars.

I finished an old Dean Koontz's horror story on Halloween - Dragon Tears. Pretty good. Fit the bill.

When We Were Friends by Nancy Yeager ⭐⭐⭐.6 https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

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I finished


The Third Man / The Fallen Idol by Graham Greene
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started


Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain

Just finished The Liars by Petronella McGovern

A thought provoking murder mystery set in an Australian coastal small town. It's filled with intrigue and relevant modern day issues.

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