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[lucyy300]

Squeezed the new Robert Crais mystery THE BIG EMPTY into my apocalyptic Black Autumn binge. Good story. Reads like an earlier Elvis Cole/Joe Pike book.

THE BIG EMPTY was a great addition to my Black Autumn binge. It has a nice early Elvis Cole/Joe Pike vibe to it.

[Dan M.]

Squeezed the new Robert Crais mystery THE BIG EMPTY into my apocalyptic Black Autumn binge. Good story. Reads like an earlier Elvis Cole/Joe Pike book.

[YB]

Richard Osman - We Solve Murders. This man started as a TV presenter before producing his first book about five years ago. The first four were all about the Thursday Murder Club, a group of old people who become involved in murder investigations. All very good, not only me thinking so because there is to be a Netflix film due out later this year. It will feature Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan among others do no shortage of big names. At this stage I'm not sure if it is a one only movie or a series of several episodes. Neither do I know if it will feature one book or will be a story featuring the characters. Anyway, moving on, We Solve Murders is a different set of characters, very different and very good. His next book goes back to the Thursday Murder Club

Danuta Kot - Life Ruins. This is not completely new but I have been searching for books by this author for a few years and have now found her, she used to write under the name Danuta Reah
Brian Freeman - Break Every Rule. It's a standalone, not Jonny Stride but very good.

From my trip away in October plus Christmas presents I now have quite a lot (12 ish) "old" books on my pile. These are mainly by authors who I have read recently but I am now going back to some of their earlier works, mainly in the 1990's / 2000's.

I am now on with Cut to Black by Graham Hurley, one of the Faraday & Winter series which I like a lot

[Dan M.]

Rereading the Black Autumn series. If you're into post-apocalyptic fiction, this series ranks up there with the best, IMO. The writers (there are two) know their stuff, adding lots of authenticity to a subject that is many times over done and hard to see happening. There's no asteroid, no global nuclear war, no EMP attack, no zombies, no pandemic. Just a few things that tipped the scales to the wrong side and, voila, a slippery slide into a national financial and civil meltdown. The characters are all very well drawn from numerous different backgrounds that are all treated with an unprejudiced POV for the most part. Good stuff.

[YB]

I'm jealous Gis. Roy Grace is one of my favourite series and you still have 5 to go!

[Gismo]

Started on the 16th book in Peter James series of detective Roy Grace, Find Them Dead

[YB]

Quintin Jardine - Secrets & Lies. Latest in the Bob Skinner series, set in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Spain. A good series
Stuart Pawson - Last Reminder, Very old but still good, Main character poiceman Charlie Priest
Brian Freeman - The Watcher. Another oldie, this one Jonny Stride, Serena & Maggie
Cath Staincliffe - The Fells. Fairly new and new characters from her.4
Lee Child - In Too Deep. See my comments in the Reacher section

[Gismo]

Here's a very short Reacher story I wrote based on a glurgey story I read online recently.

Wrong Bus, a jack reacher series fanfic | FanFiction

Nice one Dan

[4AMNTN]

Oh, I liked that! very much!

[Dan M.]

Here's a very short Reacher story I wrote based on a glurgey story I read online recently.

Wrong Bus, a jack reacher series fanfic | FanFiction

[4AMNTN]

Hmmmm
I've read most all Freeman's Stride & Baldacci. Good reads.


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[Gismo]

OOHHH. anything to report on the REACHER book? I bought it but haven't read it yet.

Well, half way through and it's the typical new style that i don't like.
It's very confusing to read and i keep having to try and remember the characters and their place in the story

[YB]

I'm still reading the books I bought on my trip off a few weeks ago starting with Brian Freeman. The first ever in the Jonny Stride series. Then I moved on to Brian McGillvary, his books are set in Ireland more or less in the border between NI and the Republic. My son has given me two very thick books by David Baldacci

[4AMNTN]

OOHHH. anything to report on the REACHER book? I bought it but haven't read it yet.
I started reading Crais because y'all here had suggested him years ago. I really enjoyed them. Still haven't read anything really in years ('cept Dans WONDERFUL book!)

[Gismo]

Onto the latest Reacher book, In Too Deep