According to my Goodreads "Year in Books," I read 60 books last year. I was a bit overzealous when I said I wanted to read 100. Among those 60 were The Kind Worth Killing and The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson. They feature Lily Kintner and Henry Kimball. Two friends who become friends in … Continue reading Book Recommendation – A Talent For Murder
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Book Recommendation: A Christmas Carol Murder
This year I read quite a few Christmas themed stories in December. One of them came up in a generic search on the Hoopla app. The author, Heather Redmond, was new to me. I'm a fan, as you know, of A Christmas Carol. So a murder mystery entitled A Christmas Carol Murder peaked my interest. … Continue reading Book Recommendation: A Christmas Carol Murder
Book Recommendation – Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
After waiting quite a while, today's recommendation finally became available last week. Benjamin Stevenson's "Holiday Special" is a short mystery featuring his character Ernest Cunningham. I read the first book in this series, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone a while back. I loved the honesty of the narrator. He is always sure to … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret
Book Recommendation – The Christmas Guest
Now that it is officially the Christmas season, I'd like to offer up a holiday read for you. If you are looking for a quick holiday mystery to read, let me offer up one to you. I stumbled on author Peter Swanson when "Eight Perfect Murders" came up as a suggestion on Goodreads. That led … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Christmas Guest
Book Recommendation – Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man
One of the hardest things about using my library's Libby App is the occasional wait. This was the case recently as I had finished one book and was waiting for another. When this happens, I usually go to the other Library App (Hoopla). It is there that I will grab something short to read until … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man
Book Recommendation – One Puzzling Afternoon
I had this book in my "favorites" on the Hoopla app for a while. The title intrigued me. I "favorite" a book I want to read and when it is time for a new read, I search there. After finishing my prior books I clicked on the book to read it, but it kept giving … Continue reading Book Recommendation – One Puzzling Afternoon
Book Recommendation – Local Girl Missing
This is another book that was suggested to me by my wife. Local Woman Missing was a good read. This is the first book by Mary Kubica I have read. If her others are as good as this, I will have to add them to my list. Here is the Goodreads synopsis: People don’t just … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Local Girl Missing
Book Recommendation – None of This Is True
All I can say is, "Wow!" I could not put this one down. Lisa Jewell's None of This is True was a novel that kept me wanting to know more. I feel like I should give you the Goodreads synopsis before I start giving my thoughts, so here it is: Lisa Jewell returns with a … Continue reading Book Recommendation – None of This Is True
Book Recommendation: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry
I sure enjoyed The Storied Life of AJ Fikry. It was one of those books that I could see it as a movie while reading it. (Spoiler alert: they already made it into a movie). I listened to the audiobook. The issue with audio books is that you don't see the words. So I didn't … Continue reading Book Recommendation: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry
Book Review – The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man
Recently, I read Jonas Jonasson's The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared. I really enjoyed the book and laughed out loud a lot. So when I stumbled on a sequel, I naturally had to read it. Perhaps it is a given that most sequels are bad. I suppose I felt that this … Continue reading Book Review – The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100-Year-Old Man
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 