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• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?
I am currently reading Fall From Grace by Tim Weaver.
YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW ANYBODY. NOT EVEN THE ONES YOU LOVE…
When Leonard Franks and his wife Ellie leave the clamor of London for a dream retirement on the seclusion of Dartmoor, everything seems perfect. But then the dream shatters. Late on a January afternoon, only two years into their new life, Leonard leaves the house to fetch firewood – and never returns. Nine months later, he’s still missing.
With the police investigation dead in the water, Ellie and her family turn to David Raker. Raker tracks down missing people for a living. He knows how they think. But nothing can prepare him for what he’s about to find.
Because, behind Leonard Franks’s disappearance, lies a deadly secret, buried so deep it was never meant to be found. And, by the time Raker starts to uncover the truth, it’s not just him in danger – it’s everyone he’s ever cared about . . .NetGalley
I have just finished Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little my review will follow soon!
Blurb
‘As soon as they processed my release Noah and I hit the ground running. A change of clothes. A wig. An inconspicuous sedan. We doubled back once, twice, then drove south when we were really headed east. In San Francisco we had a girl who looked like me board a plane to Hawaii.
Oh, I thought I was so clever.
But you probably already know that I’m not.’LA IT girl Janie Jenkins has it all. The looks, the brains, the connections. The criminal record.
Ten years ago, in a trial that transfixed America, Janie was convicted of murdering her mother. Now she’s been released on a technicality she’s determined to unravel the mystery of her mother’s last words, words that send her to a tiny town in the very back of beyond. But with the whole of America’s media on her tail, convinced she’s literally got away with murder, she has to do everything she can to throw her pursuers off the scent.
She knows she really didn’t like her mother. Could she have killed her?(less)
Next I am going to read The Secret Place by Tana French which I’m really looking forward to as this as I’ve loved all the previous books in The Dublin Murder Squad Series
The photo shows a boy who was murdered a year ago.
The caption says, ‘I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM’.
Detective Stephen Moran hasn’t seen Holly Mackey since she was a nine-year-old witness to the events of Faithful Place. Now she’s sixteen and she’s shown up outside his squad room, with a photograph and a story.
Even in her exclusive boarding school, in the graceful golden world that Stephen has always longed for, bad things happen and people have secrets. The previous year, Christopher Harper, from the neighbouring boys’ school, was found murdered on the grounds. And today, in the Secret Place – the school noticeboard where girls can pin up their secrets anonymously – Holly found the card.
Solving this case could take Stephen onto the Murder squad. But to get it solved, he will have to work with Detective Antoinette Conway – tough, prickly, an outsider, everything Stephen doesn’t want in a partner. And he will have to find a way into the strange, charged, mysterious world that Holly and her three closest friends inhabit and disentangle the truth from their knot of secrets, even as he starts to suspect that the truth might be something he doesn’t want to hear. NetGalley
What are you reading this week? Please share in the comments below.
I’m also tempeted by the Tana French book and look forward to your review.
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The others in this series were all good so I have high hopes for this one.
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I’ve only read Broken Harbour so far which I presume is in the series, Cleo
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Yes that’s right, the series started with The Likeness back in 2009 and the writing has just got better and better.
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Cleo do correct me if I’m wrong, but was the earlier In The Woods included in the Tana French series? Dying to hear what you make of Dear Daughter – read the first few pages but found her voice somewhat irritating. But I will persevere! And of course want to know what you make of Tana French’s new one – I’ve read In The Woods and The Likeness, have Broken Harbour here, but I think that still leaves me with a couple missing. She is a real talent. I’ve got a Tim Weaver paperback somewhere but given I’ve had it a few weeks it may not be this one. Will send a link to my W..W..Wednesdays later. But you’ve a nice pile there!
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You are quite right Crimeworm – In the Woods was no. 1 then it was The Likeness, Faithful Place and Harbour Lights and now The Secret Place – thank you 🙂
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Good – that’s only one I have missing, plus the new one. Dying to hear what you’ll think of that! My list is at http://crimeworm.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/w-w-w-wednesdays-2/
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Liking the sound of Dear Daughter! I’ll look out for your review.
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It is very good, the sort of protagonist you admire on one level but wouldn’t want to meet in real life!
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I finished Dear Daughter yesterday and thought it was superb. Look forward to comparing thoughts.
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Looking forward to your review of it too Naomi! I must get into it – so many books, so little time!
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Thank you! I only read it so quickly because we’re on holiday and I had a long train journey.
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You’re not like Cleo, then, who practically devours books?! Wish I could read faster but I have to devour every detail! Think I’ll try and speed it up for the sake of the blog!
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I worked out that I average 2.5 books a week. I get through a bit more in the school holidays but now I’m going back to full-time studying I’m not really sure what will happen.
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I know, it’ll be all textbooks and sources from the net! I’m (hopefully, if I get a grant to cover my fees) starting a post grad course in Drug and Alcohol Studies; it’s part-time and distance learning but I want to do well so it is a commitment, time-wise. Also signed up for a short, free course through FutureLearn about Irish History 1912-23; I studied some Irish history in my Modern History Higher 20 years ago and found it v interesting. Got to keep the grey cells working!
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I enjoyed it too, it certainly kept me reading and although I loved reading some of Janie’s phrases she’s not a woman I’d want to spend too much time with 🙂
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I’ve heard a lot about Dear Daughter recently. I will eagerly await your review!
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You’re in lucky… watch this space 🙂
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Dear Daughter sounds fantastic! I love Tana French, so I will look out for your review.
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I really love the Tana French series, they are all quite different despite being part of a series, so I’m looking forward to what this one has in store.
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Cleo – Fall From Grace sounds absolutely terrific! I am really looking forward to your review of this, as it sounds very much like one I’d enjoy. Love the idea of the Dartmoor setting too. And the new Tana French? Can’t wait to see what you think of that!
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I really enjoyed Vanished by this author (book 3) so this one was a definite must have. Oh Margot, Tana French manages to concoct very different feeling tales despite each book being part of a series, I’ve loved the previous four.
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I saw Tana French books a lot but never read any of them. Are they good?
Here’s my list Cleo..=)
http://coffeencrackers.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/www-wednesdays-20082014/
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I really enjoy the Tana French books they’ve all been well worth a read so I have high hopes for The Secret Place. Thank you for leaving your link 🙂
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=) I think I will give her books a try..
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Great news 🙂
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I loved In The Woods! Need to catch up with the rest of the series. I can’t wait to see what you think of her new one.
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I did too – my favourite was Broken Harbour but they’ve all been good.
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Dear Daughter sounds really interesting! I’ve added it to my to-read list! My WWW is here: http://octobertune.foreverisalie.nl/?p=4164 🙂
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It is a very good read my review should be posted tomorrow 🙂 Thanks for leaving your link.
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Those look like really fascinating reads! Here’s my 3 WWW’s: http://darcysbookblog.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/www-wednesdays-82014/
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Thank you 🙂
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Happy reading here’s my www http://secretninjamovie.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/www-wednesday-august-20/
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Thanks for leaving your link 🙂
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Dear Daughter has a total different cover in the US–that always fascinates me and makes me wonder what goes into making those decisions.
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Apparently according to an illustrator the different publishing arms choose their own artwork so often the covers are different.
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I always wondered that too – do certain types of covers go down better in, say, the US?
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I’ve heard great things about Dear Daughter…and I just requested The Secret Place on NetGalley. Fall from Grace sounds interesting based on the blurb as well…you certainly are on a mysteries/thrillers kick!
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I do like to mix the genres up a bit but I always fall back on crime fiction in one format or another. I hope you get a copy of The Secret Place 🙂
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Dear Daughter sounds good – added to my wishlist! I am going to be starting the Tana French series at the beginning of September – I’ve wanted to start it for ages. Here’s my WWW.
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Oh I hope you enjoy the series, she is one of my must-have list. thanks for sharing your link.
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Reading the blurb on “Dear Daughter” gave me a shiver. I’m gonna look for that one!
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Oh I hope you enjoy it!
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This last one sounds good.
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