The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Araych wrote: "One Strange Date by Laurence Shames

New York mobsters chase a con man who stole from them to Key West where they encounter a naïve young woman, an amateur PI,..."

It's not just that author ... I've sent them requests to add various authors with long-running series and I've never heard back.

My review of Storm Child by Michael Robotham

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

This evening I finished The Grim Company, first book of a trilogy. Until now, when I thought to a grimdark novel, I thought to Joe Abercrombie or Anthony Ryan. Now I have to add Luke Scull because I devoured every page of this first book.

Andrew✌️ wrote: "This evening I finished The Grim Company, first book of a trilogy. Until now, when I thought to a grimdark novel, I thought to Joe Abercrombie or Anthony Ryan. Now I have to add Luk..."

I've read the first and second books in the series and they were pretty good. I'm waiting on the third one going down in price

I finished my 62nd book

Swift River by Essie J. Chambers

Teenage Diamond is the only Black Girl in her New England town. As she comes of age, Diamond learns about her family and her contemporaries.

The book has both humor and drama. 4 stars

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

My review of The Snowman of Zanzibar by Gordon Wallis

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

TIME Magazine called a song about lynching, "Strange Fruit", the song of the 20th century. How Percival Everett managed to write a satire about such a subject, The Trees, and make it laugh-out-loud funny is beyond me.
My review of The Trees

Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize - no wonder.

The latest science fiction/cozy mystery hybrid from Diane Vallere is weighed more toward the science fiction side of things.
Warped on a Moon Trek by Diane Vallere https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Secluded Cabin Sleeps 6

@PattyMacDot... I LOVED loved LOVED The Trees! The subject is deadly serious but you can't help but to laugh because of the way he wrote it. His James is also excellent.

Rebirth of the Gangster: The Complete Collection

4 stars
Graphic novel. NetGalley ARC
Gangster tale. Mammoth edition.
Black and White art. Nice tale.

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

Gallows Woods is a well done police procedural with a dog to boot. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I was very impressed by A Calamity of Souls especially since my prior experience with Baldacci was t a positive one. My 4.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson

The Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii is getting ready to erupt, and because of a dangerous hidden substance, it could kill everyone in the world.

Exciting thriller. 3.5 stars

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

I finished We Used to Live Here by Markus Kliewer


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

I finished We Used to Live Here by Markus Kliewer


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

I finished A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walker


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

4/5 stars

Coming out: August 8, 2024

Apocalyptic social satire on the beach.

Please read my review linked below:

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

CBRetriever wrote: "Andrew✌️ wrote: "This evening I finished The Grim Company, first book of a trilogy. Until now, when I thought to a grimdark novel, I thought to Joe Abercrombie or Anthony Ryan. Now ..."

I discovered this series only in recent times, but I liked it very much. I have planned to read the second book after I finish the current. 😁

Andrew✌️ wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "Andrew✌️ wrote: "This evening I finished The Grim Company, first book of a trilogy. Until now, when I thought to a grimdark novel, I thought to Joe Abercrombie o..."

I'm holding on until book three is cheaper before I buy it and read books two and three along with a re-read of book 1

My review of Murder at the Rusty Anchor by Maddie Day

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

CBRetriever wrote: "Andrew✌️ wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "Andrew✌️ wrote: "This evening I finished The Grim Company, first book of a trilogy. Until now, when I thought to a grimdark novel, I thought to ..."

I found the first two books in italian, my first language, but the third is not translated yet. I can read it in English or wait. I'm looking forward to see how the story will continue, so even in english it's good!

Andrew✌️ wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "Andrew✌️ wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "Andrew✌️ wrote: "This evening I finished The Grim Company, first book of a trilogy. Until now, when I thought to a grimdark ..."

I found the first two books in italian, my first language, but the third is not translated yet. I can read it in English or wait.

hopefully it will soon. I'm upset about Licia Troisi's books that were never translated. I have the first three books in Chronicles of the Overworld and the other books were never translated. Unfortunately I don't read Italian...just a little French

The Bangalore Detectives Club was a fun historical mystery. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm closing out this week with Murder at an English Seance by Jessica Ellicott https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Nancy wrote: "@PattyMacDot... I LOVED loved LOVED The Trees! The subject is deadly serious but you can't help but to laugh because of the way he wrote it. His James is also excel..."

I'm looking forward to James, Nancy!

I thoroughly enjoyed the one-hour audio of Don Winslow's short story, Dietrich, narrated perfectly by award-winning actor Ed Harris. It's the Son of Sam summer in NYC, 1977, so it's hard to find spare cops to investigate the murder of a homeless man.
My review of Dietrich

Free for Audible subscribers.

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Nancy wrote: "@PattyMacDot... I LOVED loved LOVED The Trees! The subject is deadly serious but you can't help but to laugh because of the way he wrote it. His James..."

I loved that one as well. Also excellent.

Masquerade by Walter Satterthwait

Pinkerton agents Phil and Jane #2 ...... France, mostly Paris, 1923. The Pinkerton Detective Agency has been hired to investigate the supposed murder/suicide of a wealthy Frenchman and his German mistress. So Phil and Jane go to France to do the investigation and along the way encounter Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein, among others. I loved this fascinating, witty, and altogether wonderful mystery. Highest recommendation, 5 stars.

Recently read What the Wife Knew
My Review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Dear Hanna wasn’t nearly as exciting as its predecessor. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I read Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow] It is not a mystery, but an account of Nazi propaganda in the US from 1933-41. I rated it 4.5 stars rounded up. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My review of Death at Darrington Manor by Nancy Warren

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

Finished The Noh Mask Murder this morning and for me it was a meh. What I really disliked is the speed at which everything happens here -- it was like "and then, and then... " It was definitely twisty but on the whole just fell flat for me. No suspense, really. I'll be watching the film based on this novel later today.

On the other hand, I thought Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1940) was quite good. The premise is that a man who kills another guy in a pub runs off to get away from the people chasing after him after that happened and ends up forcing his way into a woman's apartment. He doesn't hurt her but later after he leaves he wants to see her again because he's fallen for her. That one is twisty as well. I watched that movie (with Burt Lancaster) late yesterday, and while the powers that be changed the story more than a bit it was pretty good.

Read In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hugely disappointed by House of Glass . My 2.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

You Will Never Be Me is meant for a younger audience than me. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano

Labeled as #3.5 by Goodreads, this short story is really a prequel to the Finlay Donovan series. Readers get more insight in Vero's character and learn of the history between her and her childhood crush.

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

My review of The Cornish Campsite Murder by Fiona Leitch

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

Finished The Stolen Child
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Double Jeopardy

4 stars
Legal thriller. Read as a Review copy.
Legal processes. Good story. Entertaining. Honest review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Game Of Lies

Too many meh thrillers led me to try something else. The Guncle Abroad was the perfect palate cleanser. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished my 61st book

This classic short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce, takes place during the American Civil War and is well worth a read today.
My review of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge with a link to the story

A favourite actor, Ed Harris, is the perfect reader for Don Winslow's short story about 5 seventeen-year old boys, planning to go to Oregon to avoid the Vietnam draft.
My review of Oregon

I finished When I Was Alice by Jennifer Murgia


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

I read The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor It is a mystery set in an English village with 2 timelines: 1986 and 2016. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...