Saturday, March 27, 2021

The Searcher by Tana French

 Audio.  14.5 hours.

Read by Roger Clark


Retired Chicago police detective leaves it all behind and buys a small, ramshackled farm in Ireland.  The town folks have secrets that Cal finds himself investigating.

4.5 stars.  (Might have been 4 stars if I read it, but listening to the brogues of the townfolks adds a half star.)

Friday, March 26, 2021

Black Widows by Cate Quinn

 When a polygamous husband is found murdered, all of his wives are under suspicion.

The plot was good and the peek into plural marriage was interesting, but I didn't really like any of the characters.  Also, the utopian ending was too fantastical.

3 stars.

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker

 Did a mother walk away from her family, or did something more sinister happen?  This story had my heart pounding.

4 stars.

Monday, March 15, 2021

Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner

 New main character introduced:  Frankie Elkin, middle-aged white woman who travels the country searching for missing persons that the world and the police have forgotten.  I suspect Frankie will reappear in new books.

3.5 stars.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Lo Blacklock disappears during the maiden voyage of a small, luxury cruise ship.  

The story premise was interesting enough, but for whatever reason, this book felt like a slog.  I never enjoy the woman-makes-repeated-bad-decisions-which-land-her-in-trouble story lines, and this has some of that.  

3 stars.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter

 Audio.   18.5 hours.

Read by Kathleen Early


GBI agent Will Trent and ME Sara investigate a series of rape-murders.


4 stars.