The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

I’m currently reading an advanced reader copy of The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten. When I read the title I thought it was going to be a bunch of boozing rich women being knocked off one-by-one. Then I saw who the author was. This is my third book by her and—even though there will eventually be boozy broads—it is so good. I needed this. So far, so good. Check her out.

I've finished reading The Mouthless Dead by Anthony Quinn (finished a while back but I've been really busy since). It is based on a true (and very cold) murder case, that of Julia Wallace in 1931, in which William Herbert Wallace was convicted, sentenced and then acquitted for the crime. The book presents a theory that in real life no one would have considered in a hundred years, but I think that's what made the reading interesting.

Starting Spook Street now -- I love these books and I love the series.

Muzzled by David Rosenfelt

In this addition to the humorous Andy Carpenter mystery series, the Paterson, New Jersey attorney defends a man charged with murdering two business colleagues.

Entertaining cozy(ish) mystery. 3 stars

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

Currently reading Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Just finished The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
Check out my review here https://silkchapters.blogspot.com/202...

Scent of Murder: An Issy Castillo Murder Mystery

3 stars NetGalley review
quirky and interesting with cultural references to Latin-American values

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

Stacy Green's Nikki Hunt #10 due out at the end of May:
Little Child Gone

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

I have read a couple of really good sequels to two of my new fave series, starting with this follow up to the National Parks series.

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

This 5star read for the Porter Beck series was even more exciting than the first installment.

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

An Enemy in the Village is t the standard police procedural. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished my 35th book

My review of Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd

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

My review of Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates

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

Now starting THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (2006) by Alan Furst, the seventh stand-alone novel in his mystery/thriller series set between Hitler's rise to power and the start of the Iron Curtain falling on Eastern Europe.

Dream State is getting lots of buzz but I was less than impressed. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Julie Chan is Dead - Liann Zhang
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just finished The Lottery or, The Adventures of James Harris (as found in Shirley Jackson: Novels and Stories), a really good story collection. My review here, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

About to start In the Woods by Tana French.

Just finished and reviewed!!

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Teashop owner/amateur sleuth Vera Wong takes it upon herself to investigate (what she thinks is) a murder.

Fun humorous mystery filled with delicious food. 3.5 stars

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

I'm starting "The Tell All".

Dogged Pursuit is a fun prequel to the Andy Carpenter series. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My review of A Poisonous Silence by Jenny Adams

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

I read The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly
It is historical fiction set in WWII and 2016 on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Both my wife and I enjoyed it. My 4 star review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#

All the Words We Know is a very different sort of mystery. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished The SILO by Greg Heist


Interesting blurb, but it didn't live up to my expectations: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Releasing today:

Parents Weekend - Alex Finlay
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Pro Bono by Thomas Perry

L.A. layer gets involved with beautiful young widow who has been a crime victim, much like his mother. Suspenseful entertaining easy to read mystery-thriller from the pen of a real professional. I really enjoyed reading it -- 4 stars.

I just got around to listening to Dolores Claiborne . What a masterpiece! My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished Spook Street and moving on to London Rules by Mick Herron. Starting season 4 of the series tonight. I also got caught up in and finished another book I really liked, The Haunted Book by Jeremy Dyson. Seriously addicting, good book even if the GR star ratings say otherwise.

I finished my 36th book

I'll be finishing "The Bad Weather Friend" and "The Tell All" tonight. Will be starting "Out of Range" later on.

I'm kicking off the week with a PI novel set in 1930's Hollywood A Killing Way by J.R. Sanders https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hi All, I just completed The Thousand Eyes of Night by Robert Swindells. Here is my review:

https://youtu.be/vGvrEQaFep0

The White Crow is a great, fast paced mystery. My 4.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now starting FRIENDS AND TRAITORS (2017) by John Lawton, the eighth novel in his Inspector Troy mystery/thriller series set in England before, during, and after WWII.

My review of Mystery at Hideaway House by Clare Chase

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

My review of The Venice Murders by Merryn Allingham

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

This series just keeps getting better and this installment was the best - so far. Can't wait for the next one.

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

Playing Dead was an ok cozy mystery helped by the number of dogs. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Quiet Teacher by Adam Oyebanji

Absolutely wonderful fascinating entertaining mystery set in a prep school in Pittsburgh. Easy to read but there's a lot going on here. Loved it -- 5 stars.

I'll be posting my review for Libby Howard's "The Tell All" soon.

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One of my favorites.

Just starting In the Woods by .

Just finished "The Bad Weather Friend". Will be starting "Pawn of Prophecy" tonight.

The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay

When an assistant keeper at London's Tate Gallery calls a Picasso painting a forgery, there's an investigation and big trouble.

Interesting suspense novel, but a bit slow. 3 stars

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

Barbara wrote: "The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay

When an assistant keeper at London's Tate Gallery calls a Picasso painting..."

This is the kind of post that makes me want to read the poster's review of the book.

I finished Tooth and Claw, a Longmire novella, by Craig Johnson which was set before most of the Longmire series. It reminded me a lot of The Terror by Dan Simmons.

Closing out this week with A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Lesson In Dying by Ann Cleeves

The murder of the much-hated headmaster of a primary school generates a whole slew of suspects.

Fun 'Golden Age' type mystery. 3 stars

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

My review of The Death Factory by Greg Iles

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

I read Rage Linda Castillo. It is book 17 in the Kate Burkholder series. Both my wife and I enjoy this series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hi All, Checkout my review on Fatal Cure by Robin Cook. Here is the link:

https://youtu.be/HqMMM60MN3o

I am reading Shadow of the Solstice: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel