The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

I had a lot of doubts in reading this, having read the earlier story.

Sequel to Michael Crichton 's pathbreaking The Andromeda Strain by
Daniel H. Wilson
The Andromeda Evolution
Blockbuster sequel
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
#sci-fi Hard science fiction
#tremendous #story

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

I finished my 21st book

My review of A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn

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

I finished by

Excellent!

Recommended for those who enjoy Aussie rural suspense

Bloodtree River , a very enjoyable rural suspense.

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

currently reading the inmate by Freida McFadden, which is my 7th book for my 48 book yearly goal 😸😸

This is a promising start to a new historical mystery series The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro

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

I just finished World Without End, now Im going to finish The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.

The Body in the Snow was a great addition to the Craig Gillard series. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just finished The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen, and just started Jesse Stone: Night Passage. Yep, some oldies but they were on my list of wants, so...

The Killing Floor

My review of Hunted on the Fens by Joy Ellis

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

Eyes on the Street: A Thriller

⭐⭐⭐.5 Stars Racy thriller read as a free review copy

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

How to Solve Your Own Murder is a fun, old style mystery. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I've finished Fear Stalks the Village by Ethel Lina White. It was pretty good, with the focus on how poison pen letters upset the equilibrium of an otherwise tranquil, idyllic village. No murders, actually, which is unusual. I just bought a bunch of new (and a couple of used) books all featuring poison pen letters so it will be interesting to see how the stories differ from book to book.

Nancy wrote: "I've finished Fear Stalks the Village by Ethel Lina White. It was pretty good, with the focus on poison pen letters upset the equilibrium of an otherwise tranquil, idyllic village...."

If you haven't read it yet, I can recommend Agatha Christie's The Moving Finger. It's also about poison-pen letters in a tranquil English village.

Tone wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I've finished Fear Stalks the Village by Ethel Lina White. It was pretty good, with the focus on poison pen letters upset the equilibrium of an otherwise tranquil, id..."

Thank you! I've already read it, but I'll be reading it again this year, along with about a dozen other crime novels featuring poison pen letters, all published between the 1930s and the 1960s.

Just finished
Quantum Space by Douglas Phillips

1st book in series. Hard science fiction. Science made easy.
3.5 stars.
Review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Last Tea Bowl Thief by Jonelle Patrick | review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

First time reading a novel by this author. Jonelle Patrick wrote a lovely novel set in feudal and present-day Japan.

Just finished Tales of Terror and Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Entertaining. Short review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I read The King Arthur Case: A Brittany Mystery by Jean-Luc Bannalec My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I compare this police procedural series to cerebral mystery authors such as Agatha Christie and Hakon Nesser. It is set in Brittany, France.

I am a great fan of Mick Herron's Slough House series but didn't realise that The Secret Hours was so wonderfully connected to it. Loved seeing some old favourites, back in the day in Berlin.
My review of The Secret Hours

Wonder Woman, Vol. 3: The Truth
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Diana has now become Wonder Woman and the book is a dark descent into darkness for her.
One of the better graphic novels on Wonder Woman. Series is worth reading.

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

I finished Bird Spotting in a Small Town by Sophie Morton-Thomas

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

I finished my 20th book

I'm starting out the week with The Secrets We Keep by Liz Milliron https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Had made a mistake with the review link earlier. My apologies. Please find the fresh link here.

The Brahmin

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Historical espionage tale based in Ancient India
Alexander the Great. Ashoka the great. The Buddha
3rd century BCE

My review here -

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

The Buried

Reading a version of this The Adventures of Alyx contained in Joanna Russ: Novels & Stories (LOA #373): The Female Man / We Who Are About To . . . / On Strike Against God / The Complete Alyx Stories / Other Stories. Kind of a hasty choice, I suppose. I mean, I've only owned the former for about 40 years, so what was the hurry?

Out on the Rim by Ross Thomas

Wu and Durant #2. I don't think Ross Thomas could write a bad book if he tried. I've read several of his and really liked all of them. However I think this is one of his weakest only because it was written in the 1980's and takes place mostly in the Philippines and is focused on the Marcos/Aquino governments and the attendant fictionalized shenanigans. Double crosses, triple crosses and even more complicated trickery abound, all of which is Thomas' metier. Unfortunately it all doesn't carry much import today. I did like it but 3 stars.

James Bond: Origin, Vol. 2

4 stars
graphic novel fast paced
Early life of James Bond
Naval staff

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

I’m thrilled to have discovered another well done police procedural series. The Dentist is the first of five books. My four star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Gathering by C.J. Tudor

In this vampyr (aka vampire) novel, set in modern times, vampyrs and humans co-exist unless vampyrs prove dangerous to humans....and the gov't steps in.

Another good supernatural suspense tale from C.J. Tudor. 4 stars

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

My review of Dying Words by C.A. Larmer

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

A Trace of Hares is an intelligent cozy mystery. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn

In this additon to the 'Chet and Bernie' mystery series, the detective team keeps an eye on a Hollywood star during a movie shoot.

Chet the dog narrates these stories, which are always fun. 3 stars

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

Barbara wrote: "A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn

In this additon to the 'Chet and Bernie' mystery series, the detective team keeps a..."

that information makes me more likely to read your review. A book title and a link to a review doesn't make me want to read either the book or the review. Thank you

I read Pushing Back the Desert: Inspired by True Events by Gordon Zuckerman The true event is the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Iran in 1953 by British and American spies. My 3.5 star review, rounded up: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished my 19th book

My review of A Deadly Promise by Rachel Amphlett

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

What Lies in The Woods by Kate Alice Marshall!

Closing out the week with DM Me for Murder by Sarah E. Burr https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I am currently reading A Court of Thorns And Roses.

I finished The Maidens by Alex Michaelides this month.

I just loved this rural Australian mystery/romance. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 for Snowy Mountains Dawn by Alissa Callen https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Armaments Race

Arthur C. Clarke

4 stars
Short story
Satire
Compelling comparison to the real world
Great story

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

Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man by Emily Edwards

Viviana is the secretary to a PI in New York in 1950. And 1950 was 73 years ago so I guess it's (gulp) "historical"? Anyway it's cute and moves right along but the book is not written at a high level. And a couple of minor points for the editor: Americans listen to the radio, not the wireless and cops raid cat houses, not can houses. 2 stars.

Saving Emma is a smart legal thriller with religious overtones. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Anything for a Friend by Kathleen M. Willett ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm going a bit retro this week and just started on NIGHT SOLDIERS (1988) by Alan Furst, the first book in his ongoing series set in Europe both before and during WWII.

My father is a big fan of Furst's stuff, so I thought I would give one a try and see how it stacks up against the other WWII novels I have sampled over the years.