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I finished Buried Above Ground by Mike Ripley
A delicious read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Silver Spire
by Robert GoldsboroughIn this Nero Wolfe mystery, Nero and Archie investigate the death of the associate pastor of a megachurch.
Not a great mystery but these books are always fun. 3 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Robert B. Parker's Hot Property by Mike Lupica I enjoyed it and recommend it to Parker fans. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Midnight Hour
by Elly GriffithsMagic Men #6...... Brighton, England, 1965. A murder has been done in the world of the theater folk, active and retired. In this one the ladies of crime detection, police and amateur, are on the case. Really great stuff -- plot, characters, dialogue, etc. 4 stars.
A stunning ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐gritty Aussie crime thriller debut
Stillwater by Tanya Scott. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
There’s finally an audio version of Down Cemetery Road
. Great fun with plenty of action and dark humor. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
We're reading "No One Can Know". It's wierd to say the least.
We're reading "No One Can Know". It's weird to say the least.
I'm kicking off the week with
A Trace of Poison by Colleen Cambridge https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now about halfway through MISSION TO PARIS (2012) by Alan Furst, the tenth novel in his "Night Soldiers" spy thriller series set between Hitler coming to power and the final years of WWII.
My review of Picking Up the Pieces: A Jigsaw Puzzle Mystery by J.B. Abbott
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I was less than enthralled with History Lessons
as it was way to heavy on romance. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Art Detective: Fakes, Frauds, and Finds and the Search for Lost Treasures by Philip Mould The author is the owner of an art gallery and appears regularly on BBC's Antiques Roadshow. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished To Love a Liar by L.V. Matthews
A great and interesting read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Lies They Told
by Ellen Marie WisemanIn this historical novel, the eugenics movement in the U.S. is used to disenfranchise Blue Ridge Mountain people, so the gov't can build Shenandoah National Park.
Did you even know about the American eugenics movement. They kept that one pretty quiet!!!
Good book. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
We're almost finished with "Eruption" and I'll be starting "Double Take" soon.
Hitler's Peace
by Philip KerrSpy novel set during WW II, written by one of the finest authors of all time of this genre. With a wonderful surprise twist late in the story. However, it's written in alternating chapters of 2 different viewpoints which is a method I really don't like. For this reason downgraded one star to 3 stars.
Araych wrote: "Hitler's Peace by Philip KerrSpy novel set during WW II, written by one of the finest authors of all time of this genre. With a wonderful surprise twist late in th..."
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I read that book a long time ago and I remember enjoying it. But you are correct that the two separate viewpoints took some getting used to.
Kerr's series featuring Bernie Gunther are some of the best stuff in the genre. I have to say I liked them a lot more than his stand alone novels.
If you’re up for weird, I recommend Endling
. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now about halfway through HOTEL UKRAINE by Martin Cruz Smith. This is the 11th book in his Arkady Renko series and it was published in July just three days before Smith passed away from Parkinson's disease.A great writer and a terrific character. Rest in peace, Mr. Smith. You and Arkady will both be missed.
I'm about halfway through the Arkady Renko series. Yes, it is terrific. I'm sorry we've lost this author.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I'm about halfway through the Arkady Renko series. Yes, it is terrific. I'm sorry we've lost this author."I like this series too. I requested the last book, Hotel Ukraine, from the library.
The Silversmith's Puzzle
by Nev MarchIn this 'Captain Jim and Lady Diana' mystery, the married couple have to return to India to prove Diana's brother is innocent of murder.
Colorful historical mystery. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Shadow Killer by Catherine Skeet-Yaffe
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read Hard Margins by Edward J. Delaney It is set in two time frames: Book I, 1958 and Book II, 1872, both in rural Wyoming. My 3 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amity
takes the reader across the Mexican desert in a young man’s search for his sister. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Momma and I are reading "The Edge".
In Dog We Trust
by Neil S. PlakcyAmateur sleuth Steve Levitan adopts a clever golden retriever who helps him solve crimes.
Fun cozy mystery. 3.5 stars.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished reading Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson and what a book to get me back into reading.Here is my review 👇🏾 (4 stars)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Currently reading Falling by T.J. Newman
The Borrower
just sort of fell flat for me. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
⭐⭐⭐.8 for #1 in the Sandy Harbor series,
All the Ways You Save Me by Melissa Wiesner https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Bourne Escape
4 stars
Read as an ARC from NetGalley
Jason Bourne is back and close to canon.
My review here -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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