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It was an unexpectedly great month for reading and in the interest of time, space, and your interest - I'll just list them:

1. The Radcliffe Ladies� Reading Club by Julia Bryan Thomas -3.5
2. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel -5
3. Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout -4
4. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose -3, (I have to admit, I was a bit disappointed in this one compared to the first)
5. Blind Goddess by Anne Holt -4, translated mystery - first in a series
6. The Apology and the Last Days: A Novel by Borislav Pekić. -4, translated
7. The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife Vol. 1 by Iwatobineko -4, translated graphic novel, had to read back to front, right to left
8. Don't Ask Me Where I'm From by Jennifer De Leon -4
9. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll -4
10. Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda -5, translated
11. No Refuge by Nicola Clifford -3, (mystery set in Wales-first in a series)
12. Abigail by Magda Szabó -5.5 translated
13. My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson -5
14. West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman, 5, (mystery-unique premise)
15. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi -5
16. The Mule-Bone by Zora Neale Hurston, read, not rated, (play written with Langston Hughes, that destroyed their friendship)
17. Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner -5.5

What a good looking month Gail! I also read two of yours. Sea of Tranquility, also loved it and The Mystery Guest, I liked it more than you did but agree the first book was fresher.
Several others look tempting, great start to your year. Abigail is on my tbr list now.

Wow, volume, diversity and quality. Great month.

Holy moley, 17 books! That's got to be a Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends record!

I was intrigued by your note about The Mule-Bone. Will have to look this one up.

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Holy moley, 17 books! That's got to be a Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends record! I was intrigued by your note about The Mule-Bone. Will have to look this one up."

LOL. I think it was a record for me as well! I took advantage of the time between my crazy-busy travelling Christmas holiday and the lull in the start of tax season and just chilled. My house got a bit dusty, but no one was invited to visit anyway...