Romantic suspense thrillers.

Quick reads with fun tactical story telling. Easy reads and love series that develop character further in series.

I like Patchett's writing, but I didn't like the story line. Could not get engaged. Also, I think Amazon took it back from my Kindle? It was due.

A friend of mine suggested Hunter Biden's recent memoir. Not fiction of course.

On a separate note: what is your picture in your sig line?

Good morning!

your kitty enjoying her cat bed?

she's half pointer.

"..terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots. Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion."

Not sure I could get into this, either, considering the world the way it is now. That book was written 20 years ago and things aren't what they used to be. Remember Patty Hearst? She made us aware of that syndrome, the name of which escapes me now.

that occurred in Peru some 20 or so years ago?

I should have looked into it more.

I am a wimp about violence in my "entertainment."

It was my introduction to the world of Ann Patchett.

and loved it.

Reminded me of John Irving's writing, themes.

Hard to find ebooks in a series in library, at least those not yet inhaled. Lol

The Thursday Murder Club sounds great. I'll try searching for them.

"The Man Who Died Twice." No info on when it will be avail; no ecopy listed yet.

I listened to her The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and Prayer for the Dead by James Oswald. The readers for all 3 are outstanding story tellers. I'm not sure I would enjoy these novels as much on the printed page.

I've found quite a few that I'm glad to have heard. Don't know if you saw the recent post in this group where it was revealed that this summer Amazon would start allowing libraries to access their ebooks and I am thrilled to hear that.

for my book club. Listening to Louise Penny on Audible with my wife , and then a couple of new C.J.Box series books.

Ayn Rand!

I read Rand with a couple friends in HS. I didn't take from her what is apparently the usual effect.

since I was thinking the same but discovered that Rand's is THE Fountainhead, while the one-word title refers to a sci fi book. We'll hope for the best there.

you are talking about the sci fi novel by Hugh Flowers, where a family asruggles to survive on a new world. That sounds good.

Louise Penny is one of my all time favorite authors. I enjoy C.J. Box, as well.

Jacqueline Winspear. 1941 London. A young boy sees a murder during the blitz. Masie figures it out.
This is a good cozy type series.

sounds like it might be one of her best ever. Will have to look for that one.

A Bosch story. Like his plots; this one has two going on at the same time.

We have several fans in the group here.

The debut novel by "Nicci French", who is actually a husband-and-wife team.

Bought the Richard Osman book recently. I generally shie away from books written by celebrities, but I do like Richard Osman and "Thursday Murder Club" has had generally good reviews, so I'm looking forward to it.

Big week next week. We are actually meeting family for the first time since February of 2020, and then on Sunday I get my second jab.

Stay safe. Science is saving us.

Osman is a celeb. And a comedian. That explains a lot. He is quite charmingly funny.

I was going to say something about The Memory Game, but I forgot. Well, it's a psychological thriller so it's on my list now.

How lovely for you, a family meetup. Maybe I'll be able to do similar sometime this year.

Enjoy!

It's based on true events. I love his writing ad this is the third Whitehead novel I've read, but boy is it emotionally difficult to get through. Like "Underground Railroad", I feel like I'm going to need six months of psychotherapy when I'm through. Still, I recommend it.

That's some harsh reality.

Yet I know there is no way I can watch the series.

A different take on the 'Arthurian' characters. I had enjoyed some of Cornwell's other books, so I gave this a try and liked it too. Lancelot is a coward. Merlin is flaky. Arthur and Guinevere are not the usual from legend. I just started the sequel, "Enemy of God".

Many years ago I went through this phase where I read every book I could find about that bunch. Looking back, I'm not sure why. I was just really into them. But, now the idea of reading a whole different take on them sounds very appealing. So, thanks.

...but his stories are kinda violent (but well written), and this is no exception. Check it out more on 'Goodreads', etc.

And everybody LOVES this. "..this could be the most original and the best Arthurian legend retelling of all time", "I really can't say enough about this book. There are a lot of reasons to enjoy books and this one scores highest in so many categories. It is just very fun to read" and "..a brilliant retelling of the mythic saga of King Arthur."

So, I'm sold. But I guess the book will have to be, as well. My library doesn't have it.

2034 A Novel of the Next World War.

Not a long book, but the plot involves China trying to take Taiwan, cyber attacks, etc. So far, no details have been revealed on how China managed the attack. Iran is a major part of the story as well.

"Everything in 2034 is an imaginative extrapolation from present-day facts on the ground combined with the authors' years working at the highest and most classified levels of national security. Sometimes it takes a brilliant work of fiction to illuminate the most dire of warnings: 2034 is all too close at hand, and this cautionary tale presents the reader a dark yet possible future that we must do all we can to avoid."

Wired says: “Consider this another vaccine against disaster."

A US Navy flotilla is exercising its right to freedom of navigation in the South China Sea around Taiwan. They come across a fishing trawler that looks suspicious. They board the trawler and discover computer and electronics unfamiliar to them. They are warned by Chinese navy to disembark and leave the trawler and equipment and leave Chinese territorial waters. For some reason, the flotilla's comms go out, weapons systems targeting shuts down, and any other systems computers go offline. Rebooting doesn't work. Navigation fails. They are fired upon as they try to fire. Most of the US flotilla sinks.

Meanwhile, in the Strait of Hormuz, a US Navy pilot is supposed to take his F-35 to the edge of Iranian airspace to see if some new equipment makes the F-35 invisible to any tracking. His instruments suddenly are under the control of someone else, remotely.

Characters are developed. So far, no explanation of how the "hacking" happened.

Great book!