Aussie Lovers of Crime/Mystery/Thriller/Suspense discussion
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The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncellihttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Skeleton Takes a Bow by Leigh Perry 2/3 3★
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The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu 5/3 4★
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A Town Called Treachery by Mitch Jennings 7/3 4★
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Outlaw: The Story of Joe Flick by Greg Barronhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A reminder to check out this free publication with lengthy preview samples, Buzz Books 2025 Spring/Summer. They even have links to request review copies from NetGalley. I mentioned a few books that interest me and have a link to the download page.
My review of Buzz Books 2025 Spring/Summer
I enjoyed Lee Child's move to an international spy thriller in his recent short story, Eleven Numbers. Clever and entertaining with a problem even Reacher couldn't have solved.
My review of Eleven Numbers
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Itsy Bitsy Spider by Willow Rosehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Dancing with Dandelions by Kelly Cameronhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Slash of Emerald by Patrice McDonough, third in an enjoyable Victorian mystery series featuring a female doctor and a Scotland Yard Inspector, this time investigating the disappearance of artists models.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hydehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not Who We Expected by Lisa Black sends an investigator undercover to a career development retreat to look for a rock star's daughter who hasn't been in contact for some time.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer is a fun read, once you get past the information on the curious pursuit of egg collecting in the 1920s, which is important to the plot.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4 stars for historical fiction
The Lost Song of Paris by Sarah SteeleMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Murder is Elementary by Diane Weiner is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...A good story marred by poor editing.
The Bluff by Joanna Jenkins is the follow up to her debut novel How to Kill a Client. Big city lawyer Ruth Dawson is now working as a locum lawyer for a friend in a small rural town when a teenage girl disappears at the same time as a popular man is murdered.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Amy Maxwell's 6th Sense by Heather Balog is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...NOT recommended.
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Here's my review of Murder at Gulls Nest, the tantalising start of a new cosy mystery series by popular literary fiction author Jess Kidd, released yesterday!
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Echo by Tracy Clark is the third in a series featuring Chicago PD detective Harriet Foster, where the body of a billionaire's son is found in a snowy field at his college in an exact replica as one found 30 years ago.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Some indie author reviews by A.M. Jaxon
My review 4 stars
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My review 4 stars
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3.5 stars for historical fantasy
After the Forest by Aussie Author Kell WoodsMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of Death in the Arctic, Tom Hindle's latest engrossing Golden Age-inspired mystery.
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The Missing Brides by Helen Goltz, is an enjoyable historical murder mystery based on a real case with a paranormal element. 3.5★review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths, the first book in a new time-travel mystery series by the beloved author of the Ruth Galloway and Harbinder Kaur series.
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