Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

Happy New Year!!!

Top Reads

A Beautiful Place To Die - Malla Nunn
Initial entry in this historical series set in South Africa. Really enjoyed the atmosphere, setting, and characters and look forward to continuing on with this series. Listened to the audio version which was narrated by Saul Reichlin who handled all the accents expertly.

The Red Lotus - Chris Bohjalian
Very good suspense with great characterizations and a too plausible type plot for the times. Listened to audio version which was well narrated by Rebecca Lowman.

Good Reads

Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop - Marc Myers
A set of newspaper columns repurposed as a book. For each song usually the writer and performers were interviewed. Some interesting choices and information but wish it had a bit more depth.

High Crimes - William Deverell
A highly entertaining caper featuring "A merry band of Newfoundland smugglers" attempting one big score and the authorities who are trying to thwart them.

Happy new year Sandi! Nice month, I also enjoyed Rebecca Lowman's narration of The Red Lotus High Crimes sounds fun.

Good month as usual. You always find the most interesting music-themed books. I loved the first Malla Nunn -- I think Shomeret introduced me to the series, and the 2nd one was excellent also.

Covered a lot of territory this month

Good month! I always like to see if you've got any sports bios or music related reads. I've gotten Ed some good sports reads from your lists and you come across some music books I haven't seen!