I was finishing up my lengthy comments and my computer did a disappearing act, so I'm paring down what I said to the following. I felt like it was a mishmash of an historical romance and a mystery. The author has written romances and I think this is her first mystery. If anyone else has read this one, please chime in. I also read Kate Khavari's A BOTANIST'S GUIDE TO PARTIES AND POISONS.
SMART NOTES BLUESKY NOTEBOOK SERIES
Just finished Kathy Reich's COLD, COLD BONES-a series I've read from the beginning of her publishing career. TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON by Chris Pavone was so good, I reread most of it simply to get to the satisfying ending again. Just finished book #2, THE KEY TO DECEIT. A series I have been able to read from cover to cover-Ashley Weaver's Electra McDonnell, set at the beginning of WWII in England. I mostly take books out from the library now, so when this happens, I can return them for other readers and check them out later when I'm ready to try again. My ability to concentrate still ebbs and flows, so I started AUGUSTA HAWKE by GM Malliet and THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS by Pip Williams, but couldn't finish. I've got a few more books coming down the pike that I've been offered advance copies of by the author or the publisher that I'm sure I'll be able to recommend the next time this topic comes up too. I'm a big fan of her Madison Kelly series so I'm recommending that as often as I can. Oh, and I had a friend ask to borrow a couple of books for an upcoming trip so I'm lending her Elizabeth Breck's ANONYMOUS. I thought it was so good, I wanted to read it again for the first time and that was right after finishing it in the first place. The third book is probably my favorite of the bunch, the debut legal thriller MYSTIC WIND by James Barretto (a sitting Massachusetts judge). I also finished three books for potential Mystery Scene reviews - Scott Turow's SUSPECT, SHOULD I FALL by Scott Shepherd. Jessica Ellicott's DEATH IN A BLACKOUT, COLD SNAP by Marc Cameron and COLD FEAR by Brandon Webb & John David Mann. I finished a few books recently that I enjoyed a lot. I am half way through and can assure you that this one does!! It's amazing. Sometimes books with this much buzz don't deliver. The 3 Novellas by Ali Hazelwood: Under One Roof, Stuck with You, and Below Zero. ( My very first Patterson! ) Total fun read. Juror #3 by Nancy Allen and James Patterson.
Heart pounding thriller! OMG, Roberta! Hope to post review this week!! I really like Mac's boyfriend, Edith! He's a keeper!! Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddie Day/ our very own Edith Maxwell. (I can read thrillers again, and I'm thrilled!) You need to read this series if you haven't already. Just wonderful!įramed in Fire by Iona Whishaw. The Newcomer and The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews. It is so hot here, probably at your home too! All I am doing for pleasure is reading.