The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

I just listened to Bruno, Chief of Police

A great start to what I already know is a strong series. My five star review:
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Not a mystery, but an appealing book.


I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan

A successful African-American optometrist feels unfulfilled, and decides to look up old beaus and change her life.

Good story with drama and humor. 3.5 stars

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

The Colorado Kid

Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

Hmm, it's #13 (urban fantasy with a missing person & murders) and it's showing. It was a tedious slog at the beginning and the ending (last 25%) redeemed the story so it's a 3☆, maybe 3.5 ☆, for me.


My review -- www.goodreads.com/review/show/4071224502

The Housemaid

Now starting RACING THE LIGHT, the newest hardcover release by Robert Crais that continues his Elvis Cole & Joe Pike mystery series.

The Couple in the Cabin by Daniel Hurst ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4
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Just finished Greenlights byMatthew McConaughey

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/5043613848

Sandy how are 4 of your books going?

The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh

Not a mystery although there is a murder. It really seems to be a novel about the corrupting influence of pornography, with the added prize of several graphic scenes of gay sex. Actually starts out OK but goes downhill fairly quickly. Not recommended.

I listened to Murder in Chianti, hoping for a series I loved as much as Bruno, Chief of Police. But it was not to be. This was just a three star book for me. My review:
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Finished Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman

My Review: www.Goodreads.com/review/show/5086123728

Araych wrote: "The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh

Not a mystery although there is a murder. It really seems to be a novel about the corrupting influence of pornography, with the a..."

Funny how perceptions differ. At the time I read it, about 12 years ago, I thought this was one of the best suspense novels I'd ever read. The empathy of the main character as he tries to solve the mystery drew me in and kept me reading.

Sleuthing in Stilettos by Debra Sennefelder

In this 'Resale Boutique Mystery', store owner/amateur sleuth Kelly Quinn investigates the murder of a shoe store proprietor.

Entertaining fashion cozy. 3 stars

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

I read The Scorned by David Putnam. It is book 10 in the series and it did not work for me as a stand alone. I rate it 3 stars. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Devil You Know
Is part of a series best read in order. My four star review:
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The Sandcastle Hurricane by Carolyn Brown ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Jon McGregor is a terrific Irish author who was commissioned by the BBC to write these stories, The Reservoir Tapes, to follow his highly acclaimed debut, Reservoir 13. He is just so good.
5★ My review of The Reservoir Tapes

I've also just read Where Shadows Dance, #6 in the Sebastian St. Cyr historical mystery series by C.S. Harris. 1812 England - intrigue, murder, a bit of romance. What's not to love?
5★ My review of Where Shadows Dance

I just listened to The Codebreaker’s Secret . Too boring for me.
My 2.5 star review:
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I recently finished a historical romance Who Wants to Marry a Duke by Sabrina Jeffries.

I've also just started Hidden by Kendra Elliot

Listening to The Push and reading Eight Perfect Murders

I finished the Depression-Era drama


Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading one of the first collections of Sherlock Holmes "pastiches," this one with some stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle's son


The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr

I finished my 86th book

Nice going Christine. 👍

I just finished Still Waters

Great addition to the series. My four star review:
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I listened to All the Dangerous Things . A slow start but a great ending. My 3.5 star review:
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Jess Kidd has many fans who will enjoy Dirty Little Fishes, her award-winning short story, available free in 'The Irish Times' and on her website. It is a creepy delight! 5★

My review with links to the story

Finished reading The Maze

by Nelson DeMille

My Review

Just finished Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin and it was one of the best books of this year hands down! Loved every bit of it!

Every Cloak Rolled in Blood by James Lee Burke

In this 4th book in the Holland Family Saga, Aaron Holland Broussard mourns the death of his beloved daughter while he confronts white supremacists and deals with evil ghosts. (The author says this is his most autobiographical novel to date.)

Compelling story. 4 stars

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

Started reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

I finished Come the Dark Night by David Tregarthen


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I seem to be back to normal again after a week of vacation and surviving Thanksgiving with my mother-in-law, and I'm reading The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan, a Ukranian writer; at the same time I've just started Nights of Plague by Orhan Pamuk.

A Body at Lavender Cottage: An utterly gripping cozy mystery novel by Dee MacDonald ⭐⭐⭐.5 https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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I just listened to The Water Keeper . Think a Christian Jack Reacher. Not for me. My two star review:
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I read The Last Orphan by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
I enjoyed it and recommend it to thriller fans. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now starting RAZORBLADE TEARS by S.A. Cosby, a stand alone mystery/thriller from 2021 that won the Anthony, Barry, Macavity, and ITW Awards as Best Novel. It was also shortlisted for the Edgar Award and the U.K. Gold and Steel Dagger Awards.

I read Cosby's previous novel, BLACKTOP WASTELAND, earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it. I certainly hope this follow-up novel keeps the good times rolling.

Death at the Auction by E.C. Bateman ⭐⭐⭐.5
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Plague By Graham Masterson

Finished and enjoyed Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe byCaroline Moorehead

My Revidew: www.goodreads.com/review/show/5106212918

Linda wrote: "Plague By Graham Masterson"

Yikes! That looks depressing.

I've started reading the Carl Wilcox series by Harold Adams, mainly to get to the Shamus Award nominees, but the first shows quite a bit of promise.

My review of - Murder by Harold Adams

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I just listened to Desert Star . Wondering if this is the last Harry Bosch. My four star review:
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This is a GR 2022 nominee for the history & biography category.

River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile

It was a good choice, well-written. I believe that readers with a strong interest in African exploration and its mid-19th century history would find this to be a more than satisfactory read. For me, it was a solid 3.5 ☆.


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

Woman Reading wrote:

I have that book on my shelf. I bought it because I enjoyed her The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, which I thought was excellent.

I am currently loving my book, The Orphanage, but once again I forgot about my real-world book group so I have to switch to Pachinko for a few days. Arrghgh!

Entropy by Dana Hayward

In 2066, planet Earth is dying and America establishes a colony on the moon. Things get hairy when China builds a lunar colony nearby.

Good sci-fi story. 3.5 stars

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