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Category Archives: woman author
Darned If You Do
Darned If You Do by Monica Ferris 2015/ 308 pages read by Susan Boyce 8h 25m rating A / crime (traditional/cozy) (Needlecraft series #18) As readers here know I have a deep fondness for a couple of rather light-weight crime series. One … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, cozy, self-select, traditional, US, woman author
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A Tale for the Time Being x2
A Tale for the Time Being x2 by Ruth Ozeki (Canada) 2013 / 422 pages read by Ruth Ozeki 14h 43m rating – 8 / fiction This is a re-read because although I read it for the Booker Group back … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Audio, Canada, fiction, Kindle/ebook, woman author
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The Master Butcher’s Singing Club
The Master Butcher’s Singing Club by Louise Erdrich 2003 / 416 pages read by Louise Erdrich 16h 42m rating 7,5 (but it might be better than that – ) I’ve enjoyed Erdrich’s books ever since The Beet Queen in 1986. … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, historical fiction, US, woman author
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Faithful Place
Faithful Place by Tara French 2010/ 449 pages read by Tim Gerard / 16h 17m rating – C- Whew! I’m glad that’s done. I have one more “Dublin Murder Squad” story and I’m caught up. There have been 5 – this was … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, police procedural, self-select, series, US, who-done-it, woman author
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Baltimore Blues
Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman 1997 / 384 pages read by Deborah Hazlett 9h 55m rating: C- I kept listened for about half of the book then got into another book and came back to this one. I had to re-start … Continue reading
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how to be both
how to be both by Ali Smith 2014/ 384 pages rating – 9 / general fiction The introductory material says this book (even e-book) can be read in two ways – the EYES section first and then the CAMERA section … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, British, fiction, woman author
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The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 2015 / 326 pages Read by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher / 10h 59m Rating: A / crime (thriller) Something happened to Rachel but she can’t remember what it was – she was drunk … Continue reading
Posted in "A's" (crime fiction, 2015, Audio, British, self-select, Thriller, who-done-it, woman author
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Rage Against the Dying
Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman 2013 / 320 pages Read by Judy Kaye 11h 17m rating A / crime (thriller) This turned out to be a great book, but I almost put it down as a “could not finish,” … Continue reading
Posted in "A's" (crime fiction, Audio, police procedural, Thriller, US, woman author
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A Place of Execution
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid 2000 / 486 pages Read by Paddy Glynn 14h 34m rating A- / crime I’ve heard this is a classic as well as being a multiple award-winner and I can see that. I wish … Continue reading
Posted in "A's" (crime fiction, British, self-select, woman author
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Happy All the Time
Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin 1978 / 213 pages read by Marc Vietor 6h 13m Rating: 8 / 20th century fiction Reading group selection – (Bookgroup List) – I first thought it was going to be some stupid romance, but … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, fiction, US, woman author
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Broken Harbor
Broken Harbor by Tana French 2012 / 456 pages read by Stephen Hogan 19h 56m Rating: A+ / crime (4th in the Dublin Murder Squad series) In this 4th book of the Dublin Murder Squad the featured detective is Mick … Continue reading