The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

Dead Lions by Mick Herron

In this additon to the 'Slough House' series, the delinquent MI5 agents called 'Slow Horses' get to do some real work for a change.

Humor mixed in with espionage and action. 3.5 stars

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

A heartwarming story of family, love and loyalty. Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Read Followed by the Lark
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Killer on the Fens by Joy Ellis is #4 in this excellent mystery series with great characters and well thought out plots.

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

Five big stars for Your HouseWill Pay . One of my favs of the year. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished my 32nd book

Darling Girls is a character rich thriller. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just finished Role of Honour: A 007 Novel by John Gardner. Just starting The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

5/5 stars
The island of Eynhallow gets a mysterious and unwanted visitor. Is he the answer to Agnes Turloch's needs?

Please read my review linked below:

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

I finished the second Kenzie & Gennaro mystery


Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and then I quickly finished the first McNally mystery


McNally's Secret by Lawrence Sanders
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

then I started reading the sixth Easy Rawlins book, which is a prequel to the series


Gone Fishin' by Walter Mosley

and I also started reading


Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

My review of Random in Death by J.D. Robb

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

I enjoyed Detective Zoe Mayer's latest murder investigation with her service dog, Harry, aka The Good Dog. I'm sure he is one of Simon Rowell's most popular characters. What's not to love?
My review of The Good Dog

I like short stories, especially those that have a connection, so I enjoyed Winter Lights by Deborah Jenkins. These take place in Sussex, UK, at Christmastime, with characters ranging from old-money posh to an Indian migrant running a restaurant.
My review of Winter Lights

Started Lonely Vigils by Manly Wade Wellman, a collection of his supernatural detective stories, all written before the Silver John stories, I believe. I intend to dip into this off and on through the year.

Stephen Kings Mr. Mercedes trilogy I’m on #3 End of Watch. it’s so good I get so absorbed in it. I want to read Holly as well but I’m sure if that’s the chronological order yet!

Humor, a strong police procedural and a great dog. Five big stars for A Game of Lies. . My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I read Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen
It is a hilarious book about some wacky people in South Florida. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My review of What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan

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

Finished The Boy Who Cried Bear
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian

Crissy Dowling does a successful Princess Diana tribute show in a Las Vegas casino.....but gangsters are trying to take over the venue.

Good thriller. 3.5 stars

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

I'm kicking off March with Black List, White Death by Steve Hockensmith https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Leave The Lights On

Galway Confidential by Ken Bruen

Irish private detective Jack Taylor has two cases: someone is beating nuns and teens are setting fire to drunks. (This series was adapted into a TV show.)

Good story with a touch of the Irish. 3.5 stars

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

Just finished Agatha Christy"s

Please see my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Down Down Deep


4 stars
#ARC #BookSirens
psychological thriller

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

I just finished reading the Mindf*ck Series (5 novellas that are installations of the same story) by S.T. Abby. The heroine is a serial killer avenging trauma wrought on her and her family; the hero is a FBI profiler attempting to identify the killer behind the murders. Both are married exclusively to their missions until they meet by happenstance and become enthralled with one another. Much secrecy and maneuvering ensues as the two become romantically involved and the heroine tries to shield her identity from the hero. I found it to be a read that I blew through because I kept needing to know what happened next.

My review of A Country Wedding Murder by Katie Gayle

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

Currently reading The Silver Bone, first in a series of historical crime fiction by Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov. So far, it's really good.

Movie by Parnell Hall

Stanley Hastings #10, in which Stan's screenplay is used as a script for a movie being shot in New York. Some accidents are not actually accidents and the body count goes up. I thought this is one of the best of the series, very entertaining light mystery. I really liked it, 4 stars.

I finished my 31st book

Fans of legal thrillers will enjoy The Plinko Bounce . My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

If You Tell by Greg Olsen

I'm finishing out the week by tying up the Quilting Mysteries with Knot Ready for Murder by Mary Marks https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Never Lie

Long Shadows by David Baldacci

In this 'Memory Man' novel, FBI consultant Amos Decker and Special Agent Frederica White investigate the murder of a federal judge and her bodyguard.

I like the series but this wasn't a favorite. 3 stars

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

Completed Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency by Dan Abrams | read by Adam Verner

A murder trial was the last thing Lincoln wanted to take on as there were rumblings at the time people wanting Lincoln to enter the political arena. Book appeals to those who enjoy the law, murder trials or true crime stories then this is worthy read.

Black Wolf is the fast paced, suspenseful follow up to Juan Gómez-Jurado's action packed thriller Red Queen featuring a very special agent, Antonia Scott and the second in the series to be translated from Spanish into English.

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

Murder in Tuscany was an entertaining cozy. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My review of The Rockpool Murder by Emylia Hall

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

August 25, 1983 is a surreal short story by the Argentinian master, Jorge Luis Borges. A dream within a dream? Read it - it's intriguing!
My review of August 25, 1983 with links to the story online

Only The Trees Know


⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars
Booksirens ARC
Thriller

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

Or my Blog - https://sanjibsblogreads.blogspot.com...

I (did not) finish Every Move You Make by C.L. Taylor


I won't give up on this author but this one was not for me: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin


A nice enough read but needs more depth: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just finished The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A very exciting and well written book.

Currently re-reading Foundation by Isaac Asimov.

Another Girl proves once again that Grainger is a master of the police procedural. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now starting THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST (2009) by Stuart Neville. This is the first novel in his four-book series featuring former IRA hit man Gerald Fegan and/or detective inspector Jack Lennon.

The book earned nominations for the Anthony, Barry, and Macavity Awards as the Best First Mystery Novel by a new author. And it won the LA Times Book Prize as well. Let's hope it lives up to the hype.

Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys by D.M.S. Fick

In this cozy mystery, a country band comes under suspicion when their lazy useless agent is murdered at a music festival.

Fun story. 4 stars

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

James wrote: "Now starting THE GHOSTS OF BELFAST (2009) by Stuart Neville. This is the first novel in his four-book series featuring former IRA hit man Gerald Fegan and/or detective inspector Jack Lennon.

The b..."

I really like that series

ETA; that book was called The Twelve by Stuart Neville in the UK/Ireland and possibly all the UK

My review of The Burning Rooms by Anni Taylor

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

Light, entertaining and enjoyable. The Good Woman's Guide to Making Better Choices by Liz Foster ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...