Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

A scanty month--busy with work, Thanksgiving and an out-of-town guest.

Holly. Stephen King. Read by Justine Lupe, Stephen King. 4/5

This is a follow-up to Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers and The Outsider, where Holly Gibney is working with a team of detectives. This time Holly is on her own, investigating a missing person case for a client. King has created a particularly depraved pair of antagonists, and Holly doggedly (and with the help of her friends) gets to the bottom of it. Nicely read by Justine Lupe.

Like a Sister. Kellye Garrett. Read by Bahni Turpin. 4/5

A black reality TV star turns up dead, and her estranged sister is the only one who suspects foul play. I’m not a big fan of regular citizens endangering themselves (and others) by investigating crimes, but I saw this author on a panel at Bouchercon 2023 and was intrigued by the plot. This was an entertaining read with shady (maybe) supporting characters and it kept me guessing throughout.

Good reads though! I love listening to Bahni Turpin. She always does great justice to whatever book she is reading.

Carol: Two very good ones! I loved Holly and thank you for the introduction to Like a Sister and Kellye Garrett!

Gail and Carol- I love Bahni Taupin audio narration as well. She is a narrator that makes me give a second look when deciding what to listen to.

Ann wrote: "Gail and Carol- I love Bahni Taupin audio narration as well. She is a narrator tha..."

Interesting that you both are familiar with her. I don't think I've listened to her before.

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "...Interesting that you both are familiar with her. I don't think I've listened to her before."
I was going to say I listened to 3 or 4 but when I checked, it was actually 9 times! She does both fiction and non-fiction. The first time I listened to her was Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star. In 2018 it was recommended to me to read So You Want to Talk About Race. I greatly appreciated listening to her with the nuances the author wanted to portray rather than the voice in my head. Totally different perspective.