2024 Is Halfway Gone...

...But the pile of books is never-ending.

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware 

From a Far and Lovely Country by Alexander McCall Smith

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith

The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Tom Lake by AnnPatchett

A Death in Diamonds by S. J. Bennett

Murder Most Royal by S. J. Bennett

A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver

The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver

The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

Friends in Napa by Sheila Yasmin Marikar

 Happy Place by Emily Henry

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

The Murder of Mr. Ma by Rozan and Nee

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

A Bunch of Books

 

What I've been reading...

A Room With a View by E. M. Forster

The Maid by Nita Prose

Circe by Madeline Miller

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation & Book Lovers by Emily Henry

The Enigma of Garlic by Alexander McCall Smith

A Song of Comfortable Chairs by Alexander McCall Smith

The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith

A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich

The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray

A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

The Appeal and The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

All the Queen's Men by S J Bennett

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick

The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Smile Beach Murder & Murder on Mustang Beach by Alicia Bessette

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Agatha Christie, Marple...Twelve New Stories by Twelve Authors:)

2022 So Far

 I know I'm missing a few, but here's the list for now:

The English Spy by Daniel Silva

Love in the Time of Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

Cover Her Face

A Mind to Murder

Unnatural Causes

Death of an Expert Witness

Shroud for a Nightingale

The Black Tower

by P. D. James

Red Notice

Freezing Order

by Bill Browder

(VERY pertinent to what's going on with Russia right now.)

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

The Joy and Light Bus Company by Alexander McCall Smith

The Club by Ellery Lloyd

A Sunlit Weapon by Jacqueline Winspear

The Family by Naomi Krupitsky

Merry Christmas!

 

Friday Night Lights

A Town, a Team, and a Dream

by H. G. Bissinger

Portuguese Irregular Verbs

by Alexander McCall Smith

The Butterfly House

by Katrine Engberg

The Windsor Knot

by S. J. Bennett

Reason to Kill

by Andy Weinberger

This Tender Land

by William Kent Krueger

The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman

Nine Perfect Strangers

by Liane Moriarty

(The book is good, the Netflix series not so much.)

The Consequences of Fear 

by Jacqueline Winspear

The Odor of Violets

by Baynard Kendrick

A Student of History

by Nina Revoyr

Vittoria Cottage

Winter and RoughWeather

Music in the Hills 

Spring Magic

by D. E. Stevenson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson

Verity

by Colleen Hoover

Game On 

by Janet Evanovich

A Slow Fire Burning

by Paula Hawkins

Evvie Drake Starts Over

by Linda Holmes

The Madness of Crowds

by Louise Penny

Malibu Rising

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Man Who Died Twice

by Richard Osman

The Hollywood Spy 

by Susan Elia MacNeal

2021 So Far

 No matter what, you can always count on books.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Classic Fantasy mixing Americana and mythology.

Thanks for the gift, Pete!

Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz

Read if you loved Jason Bourne.

Pretty as a Picture by Elizabeth Little

Fascinating protagonist and a behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood.

It ain't pretty.

A Promise of Ankles by Alexander McCall Smith

My favorite series by my favorite author.

A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn

The latest Veronica Speedwell mystery.  LOVE.

One by One by Ruth Ware

Take this on a ski trip.  Heed any avalanche warnings.

How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith

Okay...all his books are my favorites.

Fortune and Glory by Janet Evanovich

#27 in the Stephanie Plum series.  

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

A wedding on a remote island.  Guests keep dying.  It doesn't get any better!

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith (ie: JK Rowling)

Almost 1000 pages. Wish it were longer.

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

Give me a good mystery any day, especially involving the Mystery Queen.

A Few for You

 

Enola Holmes for the Win!!

Watched Enola Holmes on Netflix and LOVED IT!!!

Did you know it was a young adult mystery series?

The six installments by Nancy Springer will delight readers of all ages.

Start with The Case of the Missing Marquess, finish with 

The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye.

Wish she had written more.

Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva

Historical fiction of how the greatest Christmas story of all time 

came to be written.  Mostly fiction, but with a lot of true facts to make

it super interesting.  Be sure to read the author's notes at the end!

Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh

I think Allie Brosh is a brilliant comedic writer.  She has also been 

through A LOT.  If you want to laugh, read this.  Also read 

if you need some perspective.  Either way, please read.

Baby, It Is NOT Cold Outside.

 Fall may be officially here, but it's hot as blazes in San Diego. Whatever the weather reading is always in season, so try curling up with one of these.

My daughter gave me Death in Provence by Serena Kent. Loved it, and was so happy to find a sequel, Death in Avignon. Made me want to hop on a plane to France.  Ate a croissant instead.

Of Mutts and Men by Spencer Quinn

One of my favorite series.  Bernie and Chet rock!

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Finally got to this one. Funny and heartbreaking at the same time.

The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE.  Read now.

Honolulu by Alan Brennert

Couldn't go to Hawaii. Almost the next best thing. Also, Molokai by Brennert is fantastic.

Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Issacson

Da Vinci was a true genius.  The book is long.  Still, worth the read.

All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny

One of my favorite authors.  One of her best!  

Au Revoir for now...TBC