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matt819

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4. Do detectives read police procedurals?

Sun Jul 29, 2018, 01:58 PM

Jul 2018

White River Burning by John Verdon, fifth in the Dave Gurney series. Very good writer. Well developed characters, complex plots, etc.

Stay Hidden by Paul Doiron, latest in the Mike Bowditch Maine game warden series. Listening to this one. I think I might have missed the last one. No matter. I’ve like all of these books. Like John sandfords characters, Doiron’s characters change as they get older and more mature. Secondary characters move on without being forgotten. Characters encounter major life problems. They’re multi dimensional.

Finished Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd. Give it a miss. It was okay enough until the last 75 pages, when it became a hodgepodge of mystery, thriller, romance, and too far-fetched plot developments.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, July 29, 2018? [View all] hermetic Jul 2018 OP

I'm reading "Universal Harvester" by John Darnielle. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2018 #1

Sounds like a really good book hermetic Jul 2018 #5

Just a sinus infection...I get them a couple times a year (deviated septum). Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2018 #7

In honor of Trump's Mars statement exboyfil Jul 2018 #2

Excellent hermetic Jul 2018 #6

Love the library cat! Ohiogal Jul 2018 #3

Oh sure hermetic Jul 2018 #8

Okay.. Ohiogal Jul 2018 #12

That's great hermetic Jul 2018 #13

Do detectives read police procedurals? matt819 Jul 2018 #4

I don't know. hermetic Jul 2018 #10

Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent which I learned about in a reply Squinch Jul 2018 #9

Cool! hermetic Jul 2018 #11

"Practical Demonkeeping" by Christopher Moore. Finished it about 30 minutes ago. dameatball Jul 2018 #14

Not surprising I guess hermetic Jul 2018 #18

Yes he does. It was an enjoyable read, just not,well, you know..:) I enjoy your weekly post. dameatball Jul 2018 #22

The Wheel of Time finale A Memory of Light TexasProgresive Jul 2018 #15

It can't be easy hermetic Jul 2018 #19

Sanderson is a fan of WOT TexasProgresive Jul 2018 #23

Macbeth, aloud, cyclonefence Jul 2018 #16

That's lovely hermetic Jul 2018 #20

Just started "The President is Missing" last night. sinkingfeeling Jul 2018 #17

Do let us know hermetic Jul 2018 #21

Behold the Dreamers, by Imbolo Mbue northoftheborder Jul 2018 #24

I liked that one, too! Nt Momgonepostal Jul 2018 #28

Ooh, nice hermetic Jul 2018 #36

rereading Michael Cruz Smith dweller Jul 2018 #25

Yeah, me too hermetic Jul 2018 #37

The various right wing editorials in the Sunday paper nt doc03 Jul 2018 #26

I just finished There There, by Tommy Orange Momgonepostal Jul 2018 #27

That one is definitely hermetic Jul 2018 #38

I'm reading The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian. Bluepinky Jul 2018 #29

I've been wanting to read hermetic Jul 2018 #39

Blackout murielm99 Jul 2018 #30

Connie is great hermetic Jul 2018 #40

"A Column of Fire" by Ken Follett. Little over halfway through it. argyl Jul 2018 #31

lady susan-jane austin. just finished norhanger abbey. pansypoo53219 Jul 2018 #32

Finished "The Third Gate" by Lincoln Child Number9Dream Jul 2018 #33

Neat! hermetic Jul 2018 #41

The Vinyl Detective - Written in Dead Wax PennyK Jul 2018 #34

That's cool hermetic Jul 2018 #35

The movie was pretty good! PennyK Jul 2018 #42

The Spirit Photographer by Michael Varese PoorMonger Jul 2018 #43

Unfortunately, a couple of losers. Tracer Aug 2018 #44

Glad to see I was not the only one who could not make it through The Power. Ugh! hostalover Sep 2018 #45