A Place of Execution

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Great crime novel 👍🏻 Huge twist I didn‘t see coming right near the end.
I‘ve lost the plot in where I‘m up to with her series, so this was a great stand alone whilst I figure that out.
Currently #99ponkindle just sayin‘

MicheleinPhilly I‘ve bought 9 Kindle books in the past 24 hours. Let‘s make it an even 10! 4y

charl08 Oh go on then. 4y

Cathythoughts Nice one 👍🏻 I already have it 😊 4y

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TrishB @MicheleinPhilly my hero!! 😁 4y

TrishB @charl08 👍🏻😁 4y

TrishB @Cathythoughts I think you‘ll enjoy this Cathy! 4y

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DGRachel

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

I‘m not done reading today, but I doubt I‘ll finish anything else so here‘s my #bookreport:
FINISHED:
🎧A Place of Execution: 4 ⭐️
🎧The Dog Who Knew Too Much: 3 ⭐️
🎧Divine Misfortune: 2 1/2 ⭐️
📖Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead: 4 1/2 ⭐️
STARTED:
🎧 Gallows Thief
📖 Agent Jack

Cinfhen

Cinfhen I‘m sooo curious about

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead: A Novel

Cinfhen Great week, even if a few reads were just ok 5y

DGRachel @Cinfhen They weren‘t great literature, but they were what I needed at the time, so I‘m not sorry I listened to them. 🥰 Drive Your Plow is short, about 280 pages, and I really enjoyed it. I‘m so glad I didn‘t let the fact that the author won big awards scare me off. 5y

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DGRachel

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

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Working on a ghastly reconciliation project at work, so I was able to finish this audiobook today. I like McDermid‘s stand alone novel. It‘s a well written procedural crime thriller. I normally struggle with small village, dirty family secrets, style crime novels, but this was well done, but serious TW in the comments. This was a rough listen. Nice to finish an audiobook that‘s been on my TBR for nearly a decade.

DGRachel TW for child abuse, child sexual abuse, child rape, animal abuse (minimal, but there), and child pornography 5y

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TracyReadsBooks

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

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The only great thing about an 11 and 1/2 hour flight? Lots of time to read. The tagged book was nominated for an Edgar Award & it‘s easy to see why. Unspooling at a leisurely pace that draws you in moment by moment, revelation by revelation, this is a satisfying mystery that delves into a community where truth and justice are, perhaps, not what they seem. If I predicted some of the twists, it‘s ok—I enjoyed how McDermid led me there. A good read.

Andrew65 I own a copy of this and really need to get to it. 5y

Cinfhen Welcome home!!!!! Hope you had a successful trip ♥️ 5y

TracyReadsBooks @Cinfhen Thank you! It was a very successful season—excavated a House which is the best preserved structure I‘ve ever found in 30 years of archaeology. Really fantastic with walls standing 4+ feet tall (it may not sound that impressive but it‘s actually really unusual to find walls that high). Can‘t wait to get back and uncover more when we expand next season! 5y

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Cinfhen That does sound AWESOME!!!! I hope to meet you next trip 🤩🤞🏼 5y

Cinfhen My hubby is very interested!! He wants to know the city where u were?? 5y

Cinfhen He says 4 ft walls are VERY high for archeology 5y

TracyReadsBooks @Cinfhen We are excavating the site of Tel Shimron. It‘s in the Jezreel Valley and the closest towns are Timrat and Nahalal. Nearest big city is Haifa—we are a 1/2 east. And yes, your husband is correct, it‘s unusual to find walls 3-4 feet tall. Often they are robbed by later residents who want to use the stone for new buildings. 5y

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TracyReadsBooks

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

Why yes, I did decide to celebrate the completion of my work by purchasing a new book. Excited to spend my Saturday afternoon reading this Edgar Award nominated book.

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cathysaid

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

There are some really good books on this list! Already added three on Hoopla! And the tagged book was mentioned more than once.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/16/50-great-thrillers-by-women-agatha...

#crime #thriller #femaleauthors

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brokenpoet

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

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A book of 2 books! The first is a standard police investigation into the disappearance and murder of a teenage girl in the 1960s. The second is 30 years later when a journalist decides to write a book about the landmark case and uncovers secrets kept for over 3 decades. Val McD is a wonderful writer and her descriptions of the countryside are breathtaking.

Crazeedi Putting on my tbr! 6y

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RaimeyGallant

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

so-so

I'm rating this so-so, because although I didn't love the pace, the plot is exceptional. Unfortunately, even dragging things out didn't hide the foreshadowing, and I figured out the ending at the 40% mark. More setting than story, the book contained at least as much non-plot-relevant narrative/dialogue as relevant. But hey, 20 years ago, this won a ton of awards, so maybe it's just me. Also, not a great study for authors (super telly.) #mysteries

RaimeyGallant Also, trigger warning. 7y

RealBooks4ever When I read this in 2005 I thought it was very good. All I can remember now was the cold weather! 😄 7y

aprocrastinatingreader Haven‘t read this one but glad to see I‘m not the only one who didn‘t understand all the fuss. I felt kind of let down too 7y

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RaimeyGallant

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

I can't read sexism anymore without cringing. This is a period piece, so I'm sure it's representative, and the author is female, but still.

On a lighter note, my ice pack is back for it's encore, because the heat, it's everywhere! And those are my toe prints, so, you're welcome.

cj82487 I have to remind myself when I read historical fiction that things have changed, but I still cringe too. 7y

RaimeyGallant @cj82487 I know. And this quote has a double whammy of it. 7y

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RaimeyGallant

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

This is the icepack I'm reading with, because it's 40C/104F in Merida, Mexico with the humidex, and my cold only amplifies the heat. #HotReads

knittedgnome That's toasty!! It's cold and snowy here in Michigan. I'm actually sitting on a heated blanket! 7y

knittedgnome Hope you are feeling better soon. 7y

RaimeyGallant @knittedgnome Should we trade? ;) 7y

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knittedgnome @RaimeyGallant at this point in winter heck ya! I miss the sunshine! 7y

LeahBergen Oof!! 🔥 7y

Arcana Wow! Merida is on my bucket list. 7y

CMB I was in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida, last week BUT this week, I‘m shoveling 14+ inches of snow!!! 😫 Naturally, the snowblower broke down! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Hope you start feeling better! (edited) 7y

RaimeyGallant @CMB Naturally. ;) 7y

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Tracey_19

A Place of Execution | Val McDermid

Started this on audio yesterday. My first Val McDermid book!

Andrew65 You should read her Tony Banks / Carol Jordan Series, one of my favourite series of all time. 8y

Tracey_19 On my massive gigantic TBR pile :-D 8y

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