The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

The Double-Cross System: The Incredible True Story of How Nazi Spies Were Turned into Double Agents

The Double-Cross System: The Incredible True Story of How Nazi Spies Were Turned into Double Agents: J.C. Masterman.

Deadly Secrets by Carla Simpson

A good mystery overshadowed by a predictable romance Coming Home to Starr's Fall by Kate Hewitt ⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My review of A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert

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

I always love my visits to the North Pole with the Mrs. Claus series by Liz Ireland, and the latest is no exception. Here are my thoughts on Mrs. Claus and the Nightmare Before New Year's.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I read Out in the Cold by Steve Urszenyi It is a spy thriller that will appeal to James Bond fans. My 3.5 star rounded down https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Road to Station X



It's a giggle.

Just finished reading
(Honest reviews don't always come easy.)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Randy wrote: "Finished The Trees by Percival Everett. Brilliant book, a little gory, but a satirical, beautifully written, raucous, rage fueled examination of white supremacy and l..."

Couldn't agree more, Randy!

Acclaimed Aussie author Michael Robotham's Joe O'Loughlin series is always excellent. The Wreckage takes place between Baghdad, London, and Washington and would be a great read on its own.
My review of The Wreckage

Just started reading

I finished my 86th book

Just finished folk of the air series by holly black and currently reading the cheat sheet by sarah adams

The Black Cloud

4 stars
Classic science fiction, thriller, aliens,

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

Barnstormers (Comixology Originals) #2
4 stars
Bonny meets Clyde style adventure

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

Hi All,
I've just finished reading an advanced review copy of Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson. A funny festive murder mystery due to be published 24th October 2024.

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

The Last Mile by David Baldacci

Amos Decker #2. A convicted murderer on death row is saved at the last minute when another man confesses to the crime. Decker is hired by the FBI to investigate followed by 400 pages of every plot twist imaginable. The plot is over the top and I never believed that any of the characters were real. 2 stars. And by the way, Baldacci is 64 and has published 57 novels under his name.

White Fire by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Corrie Swanson, the trainee of FBI Special Agent Pendergast, goes to Colorado to research a college thesis. Trouble and danger follow.

Good thriller. 4 stars

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

It Could Have Been You

5 stars
True story
A person who was raped and left for dead is now a social advocate for rape victims.

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

I'm closing out the week with What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Queen of Spies: Daphne Park, Britain's Cold War Spy Master

Switchboard Soldiers

Death at the Dolphin was a well done historical cozy mystery and a fun audio experience. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Currently reading......John F Kennedy Countdown to Death: Why Lee Harvey Oswald pulled the trigger on JFK by Claudio Bocchia

The Last Ride is a well done police procedural. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I haven't been reading much. I was in a car accident 5 and a half weeks ago. My fault but I have substantial injuries and the other party walked away with nothing. I was charged with 110 in charges

Currently reading: One Dog Night by David Rosenfelt.

Linda wrote: "I haven't been reading much. I was in a car accident 5 and a half weeks ago. My fault but I have substantial injuries and the other party walked away with nothing. I was charged with 110 in charges"

YIKES! I don't know what the "110 in charges" refers to, but I hope you're going to be ok, Linda.

"... democracy is misleading, because the Founding Fathers did not care for the word, which is nowhere to be found either in the Declaration of Independence or the US Constitution."

They actually designed an aristocracy, so it's no surprise we have The Forever War: America’s Unending Conflict with Itself. Acclaimed BBC journalist and foreign correspondent Nick Bryant writes a fascinating account of how and why we are still fighting it.
My review of The Forever War: America..."

The Story Of "St 25" - Adventure And Romance In The Secret Intelligence Service In Red Russia: Sir Paul Henry Dukes (1889-1967)
Non-Fiction: I doubt there is a better thriller written. This might be difficult to get hold of: Red Dusk and the Morrow, which I read before this is a slightly shorter account of this and easier to find.
Okay, I'm madly in love with the guy. If he was alive today I would be planning how to faint at his feet.

Just finished -
The Devil and the Dark Water

Linda wrote: "I haven't been reading much. I was in a car accident 5 and a half weeks ago. My fault but I have substantial injuries and the other party walked away with nothing. I was charged with 110 in charges"

Sorry to hear that Linda. Best wishes for your speedy recovery. 🌺🥀🌻

There was a long wait for this from Libby from the local library. It was worth the wait.
Long Time Gone
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Reilly: Ace of Spies:



It's a belter. See my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just finished -

Just started -

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Phoebe Stone plans to end her life, but gets roped into being a member of a wedding party.

Funny and touching. 3.5 stars

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

⭐⭐⭐.6 for Devils Island by Midge Raymond and John Yunker https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Solstice by Matt Brolly is a dark and gritty addition to his Detective Louise Blackwell series.

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

Setting the East Ablaze: Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia, Peter Hopkirk.

A great thriller, one of the best: non-fiction!!!

I just finished One of Us Is Dead by Peter James


Here is my 4 star review of this excellent 20th book in the series: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just finished One of Us Is Dead by Peter James


Here is my 4 star review of this excellent 20th book in the series: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Colored Television is like watching a car wreck in slow motion. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just read More Work for the Undertaker https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
by Margery Allingham, one of my favorite authors.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Roads Chosen,



"I'm swooning... this guy risked his own life... because...

“How guilty will I feel each time I hear more news of more killing, Boris? Good people. Honest people. That’s why I hacked those accounts, Boris. Because it will help to put an end to what's happening and help save lives.”
“Because you want to help?”
“Yes, if I can.”
“Well, you can’t help.”

I haven't found why he can't, just yet. My heart is still pounding and my mouth is dry as the Gobi. He's a scruffy, underfed, shrimp with few prospects other than being of good heart and unselfishly kind. What more could a girl want for?

Reading Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo. Rampo is the pseudonym for a major mystery novelist in Japan before and after WWII. Here, the first three stories are less in the territory of crime and detection than in his namesakes' (E. A. Poe) territory of odd psychology and twisted passions. Fascinating psychologically, this is the only translation of this book I'm aware of, and it's quite readable.

Albanian Assignment - just finished:



A side of the conflict I knew nothing of. A great read, in the words of the man himself. Said to be one of the finest special forces accounts ever written. I would agree.

Keep The Doctor Away

4 stars
Published September 9, 2024

My thanks to the BookSirens team, the publishers and the author for this review copy. Well paced story, a psychological thriller


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

Now starting BLIND TO MIDNIGHT by Reed Farrel Coleman, the second novel in his new mystery/thriller series featuring NYPD detective Nick Ryan.

Currently reading B. A. Paris’ Behind Closed Doors.

Just finished: The Roads Chosen.



Everyone loves a scruff, especially one with a good heart. If you don't, you should.

My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

My review of Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson

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