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The Sentinel
3 star
fantasy, horror and creature feature. start of a different zombie story.
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Legend: The Graphic Novel
3 stars for me being a YA novel.
faithful rendition. graphic novel.
treat for fans of the novels and provides more than enough material for a first time/new reader
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Here is my 4.45 rounded to 4 stars review of Hidden in Smoke by Lee Goldberg:/review/show...
Crime Thriller / Police Procedural / Arson Investigation
3rd book in the Sharp and Walker series
Also features Detectives Eve Ronin and Duncan Pavone
Twisty plot, fast-paced, compelling, suspenseful
I read My Friends by Fredrik Backman It is a coming of age literary fiction story with a depressing amount of domestic violence. My 3.5 star review /review/show...
I'm Here to Help
3 stars
read as an ARC from NetGalley
psychological thriller with compelling elements
focus on family pressure and mental health
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Excavation
5 stars through and through
Third time reading this.
terrifying, fast moving thriller
My review here - /review/show...
Recent thriller/mystery reads:ARC/ALC:
The Bone Clock (Detective Corstorphine #1)
Andrew James Grieg
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The Sublet - A Short Story
Greer Hendricks
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Such a Good Mom
Julia Spiro
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TBR pile:
We Are Watching
Alison Gaylin
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Here is my 4.36 rounded to 4 stars review of Shadow of the Solstice: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel by Anne Hillerman:/review/show...
Mystery
Book 10 in the Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito series
Overall, this is a suspenseful, heart-wrenching, and compelling novel.
Great characterization / atmosphere / world-building
It's a Good Life is a creepy short story by Jerome Bixby that was adapted by Rod Serling as a teleplay for my favourite old series, The Twilight Zone.
My review of It's a Good Life with a link to where you can read it online and scare yourself. 😱
I read Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto It is book 2 in the Auntie series and you should definitely read book 1 first to understand this one. I recommend the series. The aunties are hilarious! My 4 star review /review/show...
Here is my 4.27 rounded to 4 stars review of Season of Death: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel by Will Thomas:/review/show...
Historical Mystery
London, England in November of 1895
16th book in the Barker and Llewelyn series
Features two private enquiry agents
Sprinkled with humor
Great characterization and atmosphere
I Remember You
3 stars
ARC from NetGalley
predictable but entertaining thriller which starts off with a beautiful premise
My review here - /review/show...
Here is my 4.25 rounded to 4 stars review of The Cornish Castle Murder by Fiona Leitch:/review/show...
Mystery - Sleuthing along with a police investigation
8th book in the Nosey Parker Mystery Series
Great characterization, entertaining, solid mystery to unravel with humor sprinkles throughout the novel
The Death of Us by Abigail Dean. More a slow paced suspense than a thriller, this is the tale of the effect of a violent crime on a young married couple and their lives, as they await the trial of the perpetrator nearly thirty years later. Powerful and heart wrenching.review: /review/show...
Aussie author Michael Trant's Gabe Ahern character is just the right tracker to navigate difficult bush terrain to find gold thieves and murderers. Blood and Gold is the third in this excellent outback series. Fun to read and great narration if you're a listener. 
My review of Blood and Gold
I was just introduced to D.S. George Cross, a clever English police officer with autism, who notices the details others miss. The Dentist, by Tim Sullivan, is the first of a series that is getting a lot of attention, including mine. 😊
My review of The Dentist
The Quiet Librarian
is a good mix of historical fiction and thriller. My 4.5 star review:/review/show...
The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride 1
4 stars
Manga. Graphic novel.
A captivating blend of fantasy and romance with stunning artwork.
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I read My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende It is historical fiction set in 1891 Chile, during a Chilean civil war. My 4 star review /review/show...
Here is my 4.45 rounded to 4 stars review of Cold Burn by A.J. Landau:/review/show...
A. J. Landau is a pseudonym for authors Jon Land and Jeff Ayers.
Mystery
Action packed thriller
Book 2 in the National Park Thriller Series
Gritty, intense, and chiller
Great characterization and plenty of action
The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs is a fun cosy mystery where three close friends plot to kill their husbands.review: /review/show...
Here is my 4.57 rounded to 5 stars review of The Boomerang: A Thriller by Robert Bailey:/review/show...
Political Thriller
Gritty and suspenseful high=stakes thriller
Thought-provoking and moving
Extraordinary, but flawed characters
A Fashionably French Murder is the third in Colleen Cambridge's enjoyable cosy murder mystery series set in postWW2 Paris where a young Julia Child is studying cookery and her friend Tabitha keeps finding bodies.review: /review/show...
I read The Year God Died: Jesus and the Roman Empire in 33 AD It is not a mystery, but a revealing reexamination of Jesus and the Roman empire. Various myths connected with Jesus are dis-proven. I recommend it to history and religion fans. My 4 star review /review/show...
Here is my 4.55 rounded to 5 stars review of South of Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver:/review/show...
Crime Thriller
5th book in the Colter Shaw series
Suspenseful, high-stakes, well-written, great characterization, extraordinary atmosphere
Aussie author Benjamin Stevenson's third "Everyone" mystery may have been titled Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret to attract Christmas gift shoppers last year, but you can enjoy it whenever you're in the mood for something a little offbeat.
My review of Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
This isn't a font that's mentioned in the book, and there's really no comedy...That being said, I found Comic Sans Murder
quite an engaging read./review/edit...
Paige Shelton has become one of my go-to authors when I'm in the mood for a cozy mystery! Comic Sans Murder
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Hollow Beasts
was decent but not good enough to continue with the series. My 3.5 star review:/review/show...
I a, having such a blast with the DS Cross series. The Politician
is another strong entry in the series. My four star review:/review/show...
I read The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto It is a romantic comedy/mystery set in Indonesia. My 4 star review /review/show...
Here is my 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review of The Heist by Jack Du Brul:/review/show...
Historical Thriller
14th book in the Isaac Bell series
Briskly paced
Centers around the beginning of the Federal Reserve Systerm
Mix of real and fictional characters woven into a fictional set of events
Over-the-top action at times, but engaging, suspenseful, and entertaining in this high stakes thriller
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Cozy mystery
Great characters, wonderful atmosphere
Diane Kelly is one of my favorite cozy mystery authors
Engaging, clever, and entertaining with great atmosphere