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What Abigail Did that Summer
by Ben Aaronovitch
I love the Rivers of London series but this is a bit of a disappointment. No Peter Grant, just a bit of Nightingale and just a bit of the Rivers. The first two-thirds read like it's YA although the last third gets a bit tougher. Not really a Rivers of London entry. Very short, very light. I did like it. 3 stars.
I love the Rivers of London series but this is a bit of a disappointment. No Peter Grant, just a bit of Nightingale and just a bit of the Rivers. The first two-thirds read like it's YA although the last third gets a bit tougher. Not really a Rivers of London entry. Very short, very light. I did like it. 3 stars.
I'm so thrilled with Linwood Barclay's new crime novel "The Lie Maker". I'm on page 80 and already hooked.
The Quiet Tenant
drew me in and never released me. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hey, Happy New Year everyone :)
I have been thinking of starting the year with a taut mystery/ thriller that is literally unputdownable (read page-turner)
I haven't read a lot of mystery/ thriller in the recent years - suggest me something please.
I have been thinking of starting the year with a taut mystery/ thriller that is literally unputdownable (read page-turner)
I haven't read a lot of mystery/ thriller in the recent years - suggest me something please.
Completed The Alice Network by Kate Quinn ||
The Alice Network was real. Louise de Bettignies, (code name: Alice) it’s leader and her fate during World War I were too. As is the martyred French village Oradour-sur Glane still stands today.
The author uses this true life war heroine’s story to spin a dual timeline narrative. Two women. One haunted and searching for someone during time as a spy in WWI France. The other searching for her missing cousin post WWII. Both find strength, and search for absolution.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Alice Network was real. Louise de Bettignies, (code name: Alice) it’s leader and her fate during World War I were too. As is the martyred French village Oradour-sur Glane still stands today.
The author uses this true life war heroine’s story to spin a dual timeline narrative. Two women. One haunted and searching for someone during time as a spy in WWI France. The other searching for her missing cousin post WWII. Both find strength, and search for absolution.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Avisek wrote: "Hey, Happy New Year everyone :)
I have been thinking of starting the year with a taut mystery/ thriller that is literally unputdownable (read page-turner)
I haven't read a lot of mystery/ thrille..."
Unputdownable" "The Lie Maker" by Linwood Barclay.
I have been thinking of starting the year with a taut mystery/ thriller that is literally unputdownable (read page-turner)
I haven't read a lot of mystery/ thrille..."
Unputdownable" "The Lie Maker" by Linwood Barclay.
I recently read The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey and loved it!
I am currently reading Fresh Water For Flowers by Valérie Perrin which is not my normal type of book, but I need to read more before deciding if I enjoy it or not!
I am currently reading Fresh Water For Flowers by Valérie Perrin which is not my normal type of book, but I need to read more before deciding if I enjoy it or not!
Natalie wrote: "I recently read The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey and loved it!
I am currently reading Fresh Water For Flowers by Valérie Perrin which is not my normal type of book, but I need to read more before ..."
I liked Fresh Water For Flowers. 🙂
I am currently reading Fresh Water For Flowers by Valérie Perrin which is not my normal type of book, but I need to read more before ..."
I liked Fresh Water For Flowers. 🙂
Elysium Fire
by Alastair Reynolds
In this sci-fi detective novel, people are dying from a mysterious cause in outer space habitats, and the prefects (police) have to stop the carnage (amongst other things).
Very good story. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
In this sci-fi detective novel, people are dying from a mysterious cause in outer space habitats, and the prefects (police) have to stop the carnage (amongst other things).
Very good story. 4 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Five big stars for The Rumor Game.
. A great historical mystery. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita which has the uniquely interesting setting of a single high rise apartment building in a remote Alaskan town.
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hey Christine, thanks for the rexommendation. I will check it out
Christine wrote: "Avisek wrote: "Hey, Happy New Year everyone :)
I have been thinking of starting the year with a taut mystery/ thriller that is literally unputdownable (read page-turner)
I haven't read a lot of m..."
Christine wrote: "Avisek wrote: "Hey, Happy New Year everyone :)
I have been thinking of starting the year with a taut mystery/ thriller that is literally unputdownable (read page-turner)
I haven't read a lot of m..."
I let myself be taken in by Nicola Walker as one of the narrators of Geneva
. A DNF at 55%. My one star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Christine, I'm almost through with the 2nd book. This year you'll beat me, because I plan to read lots of thick books.
Cheers,
Chrissie
Cheers,
Chrissie
I read The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKinty It is book 6 in the Sean Duffy series, set in N. Ireland during the Troubles. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thomas wrote: "I read The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKinty It is book 6 in the Sean Duffy series, set in N. Ireland during the Troubles. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.c..."
I love that series.
I love that series.
The Spy Coast, by Tess Gerritsen, is a new ensemble piece about five spies who have tried to retire quietly to a small town but discover it's not that easy. The author was inspired by real life circumstances near her, which made it even more interesting to me.
My review of The Spy Coast
My review of The Spy Coast
My review of The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun by Sébastien Japrisot
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently finished
The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Starting out the week with:
Mushroomed Capped by Cathy Wiley https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mushroomed Capped by Cathy Wiley https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished reading The Long Shadow: The Classic Christmas Mystery by Celia Fremlin -- pretty good, although the blood droplets on the cover are sort of misleading.
I got a late start on The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride for this month's group read, while I'm reading You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue.
I got a late start on The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride for this month's group read, while I'm reading You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue.
Smart Moves
by Stuart Kaminsky
Toby Peters #12. It's WW II and Toby's in New York working to keep Albert Einstein safe with the help of Paul Robeson and his dentist friend Sheldon. I like this series a lot, 4 stars.
Toby Peters #12. It's WW II and Toby's in New York working to keep Albert Einstein safe with the help of Paul Robeson and his dentist friend Sheldon. I like this series a lot, 4 stars.
Under the Storm
was too slow for my taste. My three star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
For a unique perspective on WWII, check out The Ragged Edge of Night
. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished the classic thriller/mystery
The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading the second book in the Virgil Tibbs series
The Cool Cottontail by John Dudley Ball
The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading the second book in the Virgil Tibbs series
The Cool Cottontail by John Dudley Ball
Struggling young author Junie is accused of racial passing, known as Yellowface, by social media critics in R.F. Kuang's novel. Good story - glad I'm not a publisher!
My review of Yellowface
My review of Yellowface
Read 2 books so far:
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins ⭐⭐⭐
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins ⭐⭐⭐
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I read A Better Man by Louise Penny It is book 15 in the Armand Gamache series, set in Quebec, Canada. I have read the previous books in the series and suggest you do the same. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished The Cuban Heiress and really enjoyed it. Took a break from my usual Laura Childs' tea series reads.
Finishing off the week with:
Knot of This World by Mary Marks https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Knot of This World by Mary Marks https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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