First time re-reading this series. I loved it all when I first read it and reread is the same. This time though I'm listening to the audiobook read impressively by Paul Boehmer
Yes, I cried again.
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Such a weird book! Evan Tanner hears about some gold hidden from the Nazis in Turkey. So he plans to go find it. He uses contacts from strange groups he's been a member of to manage his quest. Nothing, of course, goes as planned. Instead he's involved in revolutions and murders and secret plans. How will he manage to survive?
I love Richard and Melrose. I also love how Richard tends to pay attention to the kids involved and cares so much for everyone.
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Last of the two part Memory War series. Trying to end the 'forever war' run for and by corporations whose only desire is to control everything. Aliens seem like an additional way to win the war, but they aren't what they appear and offer a new vector toward fighting the corporations.
Imaginative, innovative in some respects and has lots of action.
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😬 😬Sheesh. None of them on my initial list of want to reads this month. This will be a challenge to read 2 never mind 4 of them. I'll do my best 😬
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Just finished two of them yesterday!
Currently reading Engines of Oblivion and The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep
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This is a re-read. I read this a long time ago and now want to read more of the series. Interesting main character, with sarcastic wit (sometimes). Hoping he improves over time. The mystery was fine.
A clergyman accused of pedophilia dies while in police custody. But there are questions. Havers arrives with Ardrey but the investigation goes nowhere. Then Lynley gets involved and he and Havers do the investigation up right.
I do love how personal George gets. Not only with the main characters but with even minor characters involved in the story. As usual, everyone is affected and grows accordingly.
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Alex is a spy. He's not really good at it, but does his best. He's been run out of Austria as Hitler took it over, now he's wondering if Hitler is coming for Switzerland. He tries to do what he can to help the Czech spy network, and the French network, but the more he tries the less they take the info passed on and use it.
I really enjoyed this view of spies. No fancy weaponry, just yeoman doing what they can for their countries.
A future world which has done away with wars and hatred finds itself disintegrating when the truth comes out.
Complex plot, which is hard to follow at times, and world-building that is believable sort of. The dirty politics is human though.
DNF. Nothing happens other than romancy stuff that does not interest me. Won't be reading more of the series.
It is snowing in Florida!
Fifth in the series. Getting a bit repetitive. Lots of space battles. The use of a jump drive in combat was interesting. Hoping the next one will show more change to their circumstances. The characters are growing and changing though, so that's good.
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Not my favorite Christie but fun to revisit as she invents Poirot and improves her writing.
I listened to the audiobook read by Richard Armitage who did a superb job.
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Half American, half Japanese assassin finds himself involved in a hit he'd done. He's hunted, alone and trying to save an innocent woman. Good plot, nicely written, I actually cared about the assassin. Lots of details about Tokyo.
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At times confusing, but very well written and imagined. I loved how alien the aliens were and how wrong the humans were about what was going on, simply because they didn't understand anything.
Characters, the main ones at any rate, were well drawn. Plot was twisty and surprising.
Looking forward to book 2
How can I not love a book where an Oxford Comma is a clue!
Second in the series, and a strong second. I love the whole first person narrative and the narrator talking to the reader. He sets out the rules, points out where he's followed them, and even lets you know when he's identified the killer. I confess I didn't solve it, probably because I was too busy enjoying the narrative.
Wow. Very Very sciency so a slow read for me but oh so interesting.
It's the story of an eco activist who, as usual, gets labeled terrorist as he takes on corporate entities who are knowingly polluting the waters in and around Boston.
The real heart-stopping action isn't until the last third or so of the book, but well worth the wait.
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Audiobook read by Tom Taylorson who did a superb job.
What a fun book! A cozy fantasy I actually really enjoyed. A former military man, and trained EMT is in search of a job. An elderly wizard needs a butler. A match made in, well, somewhere.
Fun story of retired spies who get drawn back into the game when a dead body is dumped on one's driveway.
Enjoyable characters, twisty plot, nicely written.
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This series is fast paced, funny and plays with pseudoscience (a lot) so well you can almost believe it. Skippy, the alien AI, makes the series. He's such a smart ass.
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Atmospheric and haunting, the story of a kidnapped girl, and a dead girl who lives again. And a very special pig.
I found the start very confusing and disjointed. Three totally unrelated stories, one of the battle of Troy, a second robots on Io, and a third humans living on a reconstructed world with essentially no knowledge of their history or geography, and obnoxious mostly.
At the end, of course, the three pieces come together. However, I found that even so, much of it made little sense to me, as to the whys and wherefores.
I am delighted with my 2024 reading. Lots of good books, and not to many duds.
Interesting and surprising beginning of a Canadian mystery series. I liked how uncomfortable Karl can be in situations. He's not the typical cop. He's vulnerable, crotchety at times, and stubborn. He's also sometimes needy.
The victim was well portrayed and complex with depths and surprises. The mystery, while we knew who dunnit from the beginning, was still intriguing enough to hold my interest easily.
Oh no! Already in trouble, with too many books to read! I'll have to read harder!
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My first shot at Bingo and I did really well! I'll do it for 2025 also.
Moving on th 2025!
I do love this series! Cozy mystery with lots of twists and turns and terrific characters. I thought the ending abrupt for this one though. Hopefully we'll learn more about the characters in the next book?
Last book for the year!
Complex and exciting series about great ships plying trade among the stars. A conspiracy must be exposed and defeated.
Strong characterization, twisty plot, fascinating aliens and a magnificent AI.
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Happy New Year Everyone!
[To Ride Hell's Chasm] - Janny Wurts
Written beautifully of course but it is a DNF for me because I can't stand books where animals die. Kill as many humans as you like, but knock off the dogs, cats or horses and I'm outta here
I did read 88 percent of it, struggling because of above.
Scottish noir, and this one is definitely noir. Very grim but still the black humor is there front and center. I do enjoy the personal stories and admittedly inappropriate humor and byplay between the officers as they struggle to find answers and hold back their own horror.
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Fun re-interpretation of the Camelot myth. Strong female characters, a quirky plot, and nicely written. I really enjoyed it (no annoyingly upfront romance stuff) so I'm planning to continue the series.
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Interesting quest space opera with really alien aliens and nicely drawn characters. I enjoyed her imaginative retelling of the grail quest.
Solid, well written spy story from the Cold War. Characters are nicely wrought, and the story moves along smartly, especially in the last third of the tale.
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Enjoyable series set during the 20s, with a bit more romance than I generally like but at least it doesn't take away from the story. The magic is interesting and makes it better. Will probably continue the series.
Fun stroll through old England during the war, as a nosy Parker, who harrasses the people of her village about their sinful ways, is found dead, face down in a cess pool. Littlejohn meets eccentric character after eccentric character in search of the killer.
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Space battles, spies, betrayals and desperate action. Okay series, but not as good as some other space opera.
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