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Little Children Little Childrenis gritty and fast paced. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I have just finished reading Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllisterhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Currently reading: The Mysterious Affair at Styles.I can't believe I have waited this long to read this. I am halfway done and BOY do I have some ideas, but there's a lot of cross details and points that cancel each other that I keep wondering, but I do kinda go back to the Christie Standard....the one that appears the least likely, and the most loyal...is probably the one who did it.
The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance
by Stuart KaminskyToby Peters #11...... L.A. 1942. John Wayne hires Toby to keep him out of a murder charge but Toby ends up working more for Charlie Chaplin. Murder, blackmail, thievery, confidence tricksters -- this story has them all. This is one of the better entries in this light fun witty series. 4 stars.
The Wasp Trap ended up being a disappointment. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jules Verne and the Invention of the Future by Laurence BergreenBergreen provides an overview of Jules Verne's life and work with LOTS of excerpts from Verne's best known novels.
Interesting and informative. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Araych wrote: "The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance by Stuart KaminskyToby Peters #11...... L.A. 1942. John Wayne hires Toby to keep him out of a murder charge but Toby e..."
I like the Toby Peters books. Such hilarious characters. 😊
I read A Death in Summer by Benjamin Black It is book 4 in this series, set in 1950s Ireland. I have read the previous 3 books in the series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now starting COVER THE BONES (2023) by Chris Hammer, the third novel in his series featuring the homicide detective team of Ivan Lucic and Nell Buchanan set in modern day Australia.I am really liking the series so far. He is giving Jane Harper a real run for the money when it comes to Australian noir.
Strangers in Time
was a mixed bag for me. My 3.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Inversions
by M.V. MelcerIn 2400 the Earth is hardly able to sustain human life and corporations in space are maneuvering for money and power. Can humanity on the planet be saved?
Good story. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Inversions
by M.V. MelcerIn 2400 the Earth is hardly able to sustain human life and corporations in space are maneuvering for money and power. Can humanity on the planet be saved?
Good story. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
We're reading "Spider's Web" by Mike Omer.
⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 for #2 in the Philomena McCarthy series from Michael Robotham
The White Crow https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished
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It was very good. Stephen King’s books written under the Richard Bachman pseudonym don’t get the attention they deserve, for obvious reasons. This was his first book written after The Stand, and here, he’s still in “near future “ mode. Like the Stand, this is also a dystopian novel, rather than his usual horror novels.
The Body in the Shadows
is a well done police procedural. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Two Sisters: Betrayal, Love, and Resistance in Wartime France by Rosie WhitehouseThe Jewish family of the author's husband is the focal point of this wide-ranging book about WWII. Amidst the horrors, Aunt Huguette was hidden from the Nazis by a doctor who later received the Righteous Among Nations award.
Eye-opening, Informative and interesting. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Maid by Nita Prose It is a mystery about a quirky heroine that was a Good Morning America pick. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...This is my 971st GR review. I hope to make 1,000 next year.
3/5 Stars
Archaeologists find bones that don't look quite right at a dig on Native American land.
Please read my review linked below:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kill Your Darlings
was just a slog of a boring mystery. My two star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Other People’s Houses
is a humorous police procedural. My 4.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
You'll Find Out
by Lisa JacksonThis is a compendium of two books by Lisa Jackson, written in the 1980s and re-leased this year Both are second-chance romances.
The titles are:
The Shadow of Time
Gypsy Wind
3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I was on vacation this last week, so here are a couple of books to catch me up:
Killer Kung Poa by Vivien Chien https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
I am pretty proud of myself, I put a lot of the pieces together, but I did not guess the exact "how" of the murder. That still didn't come together in my mind until the end. There was a lot of poison flowing in that town...and a lot of tea, coffee, cocoa, and tonics/medicine, and sleeping powders.....
The Frozen People
by Elly GriffithsWell, it's either a murder mystery with a time-travel subplot or its a sci-fi time travel story with a murder mystery subplot. Slow starting but well worth the read -- I ended up enjoying it a lot. 4 stars.
The Body in Nightingale Park
s the 12th and final book in the Craig Gillard series. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
We're reading "Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder", and will be posting a review for "Spider's Web" later.
Araych wrote: "The Frozen People by Elly GriffithsWell, it's either a murder mystery with a time-travel subplot or its a sci-fi time travel story with a murder mystery su..."
I was torn over this one because of the SF component.
Got three more cozies coming this week. Starting things off with
Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The London Blitz Murders
by Max Allan CollinsCollins cleverly inserts Agatha Christie into the search for the Blackout Ripper who killed at least 4 women during the WW II London blackout. Yes, the Blackout Ripper was real. I love the idea but I found the book slow and not up to his usual high standards. 2 stars -- just OK.
Heartwood
is a great book but I think billing it as a thriller is a misnomer. My 4.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Clint: The Man and the Movies―A Comprehensive Biography of Hollywood's Most Iconic Actor-Director by Shawn Levy Clint Eastwood started out his show business career as a mediocre actor who blinked alot to show emotion. Now Eastwood is one of the most lauded figures in Hollywood. Author Shawn Levy covers Clint's life and work, especially all the movies.
Interesting and well-written. 5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Lamentation by C.J. Sansom It is set in Tudor England and book 6 in the series, which I recommend that you read in order. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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