Category Archives: Mystery

Persuader by Lee Child

Posted on August 2, 2022 by thebookgator

Attempted to Read July 2022 Recommended for airplanes DNF   Please add this book to the tv series asap so I don’t have to read any more words. “The cop climbed out of his car exactly four minutes before he … Continue reading →

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Fear Itself by Walter Mosely

Posted on July 31, 2022 by thebookgator

Read July 2022 Recommended for Easy Rawlins fans who have run out of books ★   ★   ★ I like Walter Mosley, I really do. His writing captures that blend of action, description and social commentary that elevates a good mystery … Continue reading →

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The Runaway by Nick Petrie

Posted on July 3, 2022 by thebookgator

Read May 2022 Recommended for thriller fans ★   ★  I’m not the audience for this book. You like this author? Awesome. Move along. Nothing to see here. Here’s the deal: there’s this person I’m dating and this is the second … Continue reading →

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Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard

Posted on June 16, 2022 by thebookgator

Read May 2022 Recommended  ★   ★   ★   ★    I’m fond of de Bodard’s writing style. Though I bounced off the first book in this universe, The House of Shattered Wings, it did not stop me from enjoying this novella. … Continue reading →

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Sanibel Flats by Randy Wayne White

Posted on June 7, 2022 by thebookgator

Read May 2022 Recommended for fans of thrillers, marine biology ★   ★   ★      Ah, the airport thriller. White’s entry into the genre is solid, albeit rather peculiar. What can we say? It was the 1990s. A lot of … Continue reading →

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The Verifiers by Jane Pek

Posted on May 27, 2022 by thebookgator

Read May 2022 Recommended for lit fic fans ★   ★   1/2 I should have liked The Verifiers, an amalgamation of three of my book interests: quirky New York women, mysteries, and identity exploration. Bonus, it even claimed to be about … Continue reading →

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Dead Man’s Sins by Caimh McDonnell

Posted on March 21, 2022 by thebookgator

Read March 2022 Recommended for mild mystery laughs ★   ★   ★   1/2 Really best if one just sits back and enjoys the ride. Relax into the exaggerated writing that is McDonnell, because some of the rat-a-tat-tat is sure to land. … Continue reading →

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Seven Down by David Whitton

Posted on March 3, 2022 by thebookgator

Read February 2022 Recommended for fans of Less Than Zero Not for me A character study composed of unhappy, unlikable sleeper agents, formatted as a debriefing after an equally disastrous operation. The debriefing format means it’s told retrospectively, first person, … Continue reading →

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The Woman in the Woods

Posted on October 30, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for fans Charlie Parker Read October  2021 ★   ★   ★   1/2 Do you ever wonder if an author’s been reading too many book reviews? That their books are a response to fans as much as a creative impulse? As … Continue reading →

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Needle Work by Wick Welker

Posted on August 15, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  fans of medicine, character thrillers Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★   ★   I’m reading a lot these days, and when I’m going through a book every couple of days, I like to mix my genres up. I … Continue reading →

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