I'm not sure how it's December already and I haven't updated since my July reading, So here goes
In August:
Cat Under Fire by Shirley Murphy
Cat on the Edge by Shirley Murphy - both these talking cat mysteries were fun reads. She has the cat personalities down.
The Body by Richard Ben Sapir. I kept feeling I'd read this before. Finding a body that might be Jesus Christ and some of the science and pseudoscience surrounding the possibilities. Was an engrossing read, though like I said it felt overly familiar.
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald, I'll read about anything about libraries and bookshops, even if they have a bit of woo-woo in them. But a fun read about setting up shop and trying to keep it going through adversity.
The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron. And I'll read almost anything about Neanderthals as well, not sure why, but I'm fascinated. This was a gorgeous story of modern and Neanderthal women.
See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt. A really good retelling of the Borden murders. Lots of great questions about motives and people.
Glass Houses by Louise Penny. Undoubtedly the best book I've read so far this year. Gamache is back and there's a lot going on around him.
Then in September there was;
Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves. No one writes like Ann Cleeves. The characters come across amazingly real. And I do adore Vera. I loved how this story talks about storytelling.
Black and blue by Emma Jameson; #4 in a series. I do like the real feel of most of the characters and the mysteries are always good.
Red Ribbons by Louise Phillips; I picked this book up by accident thinking it was another authors. And ended up loving the writing and the great intricate story. Fine mystery with great telling.
From the Cradle by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards, Every parent's nightmare. Well written kidnap story.
In Praise of Bees by Kristin Gleeson Fascinating historical mystery.
Then there was October
The Blissfully dead by Voss and Edwards. Intensely written, a fan's nightmare.
Murder of a Cranky Catnapper by Denise Swanson, an unlikely investigation helped by a school psychologist. Lots of the day to day work, but a good little mystery in it.
Origin by Dan Brown, I'm at a loss for what to say about the book.
I like how Brown writes most of the time, this time it just felt like he was leading us on, trying to build interest, Just FYI it's exactly what you imagine will happen.
And November
Broken Bones by Angela Marsons; Marsons can really write a compelling mystery. Kim Stone continues to work detective magic on the genre.
The Case of the Screaming Beauty by Alison Golden. Bed and Breakfast mystery. Yeah, you'll figure this one out but have fun along the way.
My reading compulsion has slowed with increased time with art and music. Not that it will continue in that way.