The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

New year, new books! Please share what you're reading here. And by the way, happy new year to everyone!!

My review of The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished my 1st book

My review of They All Fall the Same by Wes Browne

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now starting AN HONORABLE MAN by Paul Vidich, the first novel in his two-book series featuring CIA agent George Mueller and set in the early 1950's as the communist witch hunts are in full swing.

3/5 stars
Coming out: January 14, 2025

The house isn't the only thing lost.

Please read my review linked below:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

hey, i was thinking about reading one of these books, which one should i start first?

Red Rabbit
The Mother-in-Law

The Christmas You Found Me by Sarah Morgenthaler.

4/5 stars
Coming out: April 1,2025

What would you do if you knew you had only six months to live?

Please read my review linked below:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton

In this space opera, humanity colonizes distant planets and becomes a complex society that engages in all kinds of political maneuvering, exploration, domestic dramas, exploitation, violence, etc....but with amazing advanced technology and abilities.

Good story. 4 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Patty wrote: "

4/5 stars
Coming out: April 1,2025

What would you do if you knew you had only six months to live?

Please read my review linked below:

https://www.goodreads.com/..."

This isn't the link to your review Patty.

The Unlucky Ones worked really well for me until the last 10%. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My review of One Dark Night by Hannah Richell

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

This is a link to my 2024 books read on Storygraph https://app.thestorygraph.com/wrap-up...

I'm kicking off the new year with Gilt Trip by Diane Vallere https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I don't think it's possible to overstate the importance and power of Between the World and Me, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates as a letter to his then teenaged son. Who decided what "race" is ... and why?
My review of Between the World and Me with many quotations

I’m rereading “Fairy Tale” by Sir King. Not exactly his style, but I’m enjoying a narrative for once!

I love the DC Smith series and The Late Lord Thorpe did not disappoint. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

Hawthorne & Horowitz #5. This has been a great series for me. This book shows an extremely clever and complicated plot and very interesting characters/suspects. However the construction of the book is very different from its predecessors. There is almost no direct interaction between Hawthorne and Horowitz. They almost never actually meet. Fascinating mystery but I didn't love it like the others in the series. 3 stars.

I wasn't a John Marrs fan before this one, but I'm now rethinking his work. Kind of a scary read, like in a forboding feeling.

- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Barbara wrote: "Patty wrote: "

4/5 stars
Coming out: April 1,2025

What would you do if you knew you had only six months to live?

Please read my review linked below:

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crap. Thanks for letting me know.

All fixed. THanks, Barbara.

Barbara wrote: "Patty wrote: "

4/5 stars
Coming out: April 1,2025

What would you do if you knew you had only six months to live?

Please read my review linked below:

https://www...."

I read Shipwrecked Souls: An Inspector Green Mystery by Barbara Fradkin
It is set in Ottawa, Canada, and the 12th book in the series.
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished my 2nd book

I finished my 3rd book

Cursed bread. Audiobook on my Libby app. 2025 first listen 👂 of the year. Four stars for me 👍🏽

My review of Murder at Raven's Hollow by Louise Marley

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Lobg Winter

My review of Schooled in Murder by Victoria Gilbert

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just re-read Case Histories and enjoyed it just as much the second time. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hidden Crimes

4 stars
gripping 11th installment in the DCI Sophie Allen series, blending suspense, mystery, and complex characters.

My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I've finished two mystery novels: first, The Little Sparrow Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, another in his Kosuke Kindaichi series available from Pushkin Vertigo. I have to say that this is one of the better Kindaichi novels -- it's not nearly as convoluted as some of them have been and I would never have guessed the "who" in a million years. I had bought the film on dvd some time back in anticipation of reading this book and I am so glad I read the novel first.

The second was another Japanese crime novel, The Black Swan Mystery by Tetsuya Ayukawa, also from Pushkin Vertigo, another mystery where I didn't figure out the ending before the police did. This one was really good, and had a lot of pieces to it that kept me guessing.

I've already started A Case of Matricide by Graeme Macrae Burnet, whose books I buy when they are first released because I love his work and writing so very much.

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty.

Now starting WHITE FOX by Owen Matthews, the final novel in his mystery/thriller trilogy featuring KGB officer Alexander Vasin and set in a remote Soviet gulag just after the Kennedy assassination.

Ich habe gestern "Am Anfang schuf Gott Himmel und Hölle" beendet. Ein brutaler Thriller von Joachim Selbert. 5-Sterne-Bewertung, ich freu mich schon auf die Fortsetzung...

My review of Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Richard Price’s Lazarus Man

I've seen True Love by Paddy Crewe compared to Sally Rooney's writing, and I think that's appropriate. I preferred his unusual first book, My Name Is Yip. I like this, but less.
My review of True Love

Still Life by Sarah Winman is my first five star book of the new year. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Cynthia wrote: "Richard Price’s Lazarus Man"

Did you like it? It's sitting here on my desk waiting to be read.

I finally started Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries last summer, which was long overdue. This is a gem of a series! In #2, Murderbot investigates its past.

Artificial Condition

My review -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished 2024 with a reread, The High Window by Raymond Chandler -- not his best, but still very readable.

Starting 2025 with a reread, Ghost Story by Peter Straub. Not very far along yet.

My review of The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime by Vicki Delany

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished an ARC of The Husband by Daniel Hurst, read The Let Them Theory and am currently reading Never Let You Go by Caleb Crowe and Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Hangman by Faye Kellerman

In this Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus mystery, Lt. Decker investigates murders and disappearances in Los Angeles.

These novels always have a healthy dose of the Deckers' home life, which is a nice touch. 3.5 stars

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Later

I needed something simple to read to take my mind off the worries I have now.
I found the Calladine and Bayliss series and here are my reviews for the first three books:

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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I finished my 4th book

Jacqueline wrote: "Cursed bread. Audiobook on my Libby app. 2025 first listen 👂 of the year. Four stars for me 👍🏽"

I loved that book.