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Not many read due to a busy work month, capped off with an engrossing week in Nashville and attending Bouchercon, which left little time to read. What I read was enjoyable, though.

The Last Murder at the End of the World. Stuart Tipton. 4/5

I liked this book but I was predisposed to because I attended a reading by the author and found him interesting and funny. The world has been engulfed in a deadly fog, and a community of survivors manage to build a life on an island, where the fog is held at bay.... until it isn’t. A member of the community is murdered and they have to solve the murder or the island will be subsumed by the fog. A complex plot that kept me engaged throughout.

Breaking the Dark. Lisa Jewell. 5/5

I was intrigued with the idea of popular authors taking on a character in the Marvel universe. This one by Jewell involves the character Jessica Jones, with whom I was familiar from the TV series which I loved. Jessica is trying hard to live a life without her superpowers as a reluctant private detective. She is approached by the mother of two teenagers who came back from a visit with their father in England acting very strangely and obsessed in a cult-ish way with a young woman they met there. The story flips between current time and several periods in the past that when put together explain all. Deftly done by Jewell; I’m impressed.

Goodbye to the Dead. Brian Freeman. Read by Joe Barrett. 5/5

This book reunited me with Duluth, MN cops Jonathan Stride and Serena Dial after I don’t know how many years. I’m not sure why the break, because I loved the series. Happy to see there are a few more to catch up with. In this one Stride is the foster parent of a teenaged orphan from his past, and is brought into an old case when a gun that was never found may exonerate a woman jailed for murdering her husband, a woman with whom his deceased wife was friendly. Dual timelines give us a glimpse into Stride’s marriage as he struggles with feelings he has never quite gotten over.

A short month with great reads is worth everything!

Strange how some series seem to slip away from us even though we enjoy them.

Dan in AZ wrote: "Strange how some series seem to slip away from us even though we enjoy them."

So true, Dan.

Carol: Nice month with two of our group reads! Good to know you liked the Turton book. I hope my Libby loan comes in soon.
Breaking the Dark was a lot of fun to read.

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Not many read due to a busy work month, capped off with an engrossing week in Nashville and attending Bouchercon, which left little time to read. What I read was enjoyable, though.
The Last Murder at the End of the World
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