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Julia Spencer-Fleming

I’m really enjoying Julia Spencer-Fleming’s Fergassun/Van Alstyne series! Just keep getting better and

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Harlan Coben

My husband and I both avid fans of Harlan Coben’s books. I have read almost all his books and there

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Iona Whishaw

I’ve fallen in love with Iona Whishaw’s Lane Winslow Mystery books. They are great reads that aren’t

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Isabel Wilkerson

I recommend Isabel Wilkerson’s “The Warmth of Other Suns.” It’s an excellent non-fiction book. She t

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Jo Nesbo

Jo Nesbo is one of my favorite authors. Great mysteries. Much darker in tone than the Louise Penny b

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Fredrik Backman

Beartown is excellent. You don’t need to know or even like hockey to enjoy it. I also really liked U

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Alice Feeney

Feeney’s domestic thrillers are as sharp as her prose. Her characters are oddly sympathetic yet unpr

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Margaret Maron

While we wait for the next Gamache, I want to recommend the late Margaret Maron’s wonderful Deborah

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Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry is a wonderful read. It doesn’t shy away from showing how prejudices can negati

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Donna Leon

The Donna Leon, Commissario Guido Brunetti is excellent. They are set in Venice which becomes as muc

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William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor Series are wonderful books, a fantastic series. Excellent characterization,

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James McBride

James McBride’s memoir The Color of Water is exceptional. It’s well deserving of all the praise and

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CJ Sansom

The only books I truly adore the same as Gamache are CJ Sansom’s Shardlake series. There aren’t enou

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Louise Penny

I read the entire Gamache series every year, starting with Still Life, and every time, it’s as thoug

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Charlotte McConaghy

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Anne Perry

I recommend the William Monk series by Anne Perry. He loses his memory and has to pretend to know ho

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Mike Martin

I love Sgt. Windflower. The books keep getting better and better and I am thoroughly invested in all

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Dorothy Gilman

Mrs. Polifax is so much fun. We listened to her books as a whole family on road trips and even the t

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Ragnar Jonasson

I read someone’s recommendation that Ragnar Jónasson is worth reading while waiting for the next Gam

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Tony Hillerman

Tony Hillerman then his daughter Anne Hillerman, mysteries set in the Navajo Nation in the Southwest

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Chris Whitaker

All the Colors of the Dark is such an original book. I have a hard time comparing it to any other bo

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Richard Osman

I just read Richard Osman’s “The Last Devil To Die” and was moved to tears. The writing was

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Percival Everett

James is a very interesting read. It’s not a retelling of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn but rather i

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Richard Osman

Just finished The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. Delightful! Can’t

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Deanna Raybourn

For me, there’s something pretty satisfying about women of a certain age who can deliver a punch, wh

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Tara Westover

Tara Westover book “Educated” is a great book. A powerful book, and a resilient woman. I recommended

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Peter Lovesey

I first learned about Peter Lovesey books featuring detective Peter Diamond from Louise Penny who ha

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Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin is a fantastic storyteller and writes well on so many levels. Has a great ear for dialogu

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Anthony Doerr

One of my favourite books of the last decade has to be Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See.

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Rhys Bowen

Rhys Bowen’s Molly Murphy series is great. Good stories with a sense of humor. This is one of my fav

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Patrick Taylor

I want to suggest the Irish Country series to my fellow Louise Penny fans. It’s a great series that

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Annie Barrows

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows is a WWII st

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James Bowen

A Streetcat Named Bob is a beautiful memoir. I recommend it to anyone who is feeling blue or being o

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Louise Penny

I just finished reading “The Grey Wolf” and absolutely loved every second of it. It’s

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Kate Quinn

I just finished “The Alice Network” by Kate Quinn. I am so very grateful that I received a recommend

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Elizabeth Peters

I have read the whole Amelia Peabody series at least four times! Like the Inspector Gamache series,

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Peter Robinson

I’ve read all of Peter Robinson books, some more than once. He is a bit of an unsung hero I believe.

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Jan Karon

I started reading, and for some reason, did not enjoy. THEN, a few years later, I started again and

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Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich is one of my all time favourite authors. You need some perseverance to read her earli

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Allen Eskens

I have read all of Allen Eskens’ books and they are all fantastic. They are not a series as such bec

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Lynda Rutledge

West With Giraffes is a terrific book. It’s really different and tells an amazing story which is bas

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Isabel Wilkerson

“Caste“ is among the best of the non-fiction books I have ever read. I HIGHLY recommend it. There ar

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Anne Tyler

After reading The Accidental Tourist I became an Anne Tyler fan. I love her quirky characters and ge

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Kristen Perrin

This is an enjoyable whodunnit with a great premise. It’s got all the things I enjoy – set in the En

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Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George is one of my top 4 favorite authors. That whole series has the best character devel

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Douglas Preston

I’m a fan of Preston & Child’s Pendergast series so I looked around to see what other books they wro

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Annie Proulx

Annie Proulx is one of my favorites. She may be best known for “Brokeback Mountain” and “Shipping Ne

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Nita Prose

I want to recommend Nita Prose. I just finished “The Maid” and really enjoyed it. It took me a while

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Patrick Taylor

For me, visiting Ballybuckleboo in Patrick Taylor’s Irish Country Doctor books is just like visiting

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Kate Morton

I just finished reading “The Lake House” by Kate Morton and I would recommend her books to Louise Pe

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Lincoln Child

The Dr. Jeremy Logan books are entertaining, like Indiana Jones meets the X-Files. Logan is like a g

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Preston and Child

Aloysius Pendergast is a fascinating detective, one of my favourites. It’s hard to describe him, but

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Tara Westover

Educated by Tara Westover was an amazing story of resilience and strength but is also heartbreaking

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Tana French

Tana French’s The Hunter. WOW! What an amazing book. The audiobook is perfection. The writing is sub

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BA Paris

Fool me once. Fool me twice. Three times? Sure. Yep, I get fooled a lot by B.A. Paris’ novels when I

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Katie Tallo

I would like to recommend Canadian author KATIE TALLO and her HarperCollins-published mystery/thriller

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Julia Spencer-Fleming

I absolutely love the Russ Van Alstyne books!! I salivate just thinking about them. Sooooo GOOD!!! H

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Chris Whitaker

Chris Whitaker’s All the Colors of the Dark – I could not put this book down. Loved it. I’ve now gon

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Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett is one of my favourite authors, and Bel Canto is one of my all time faves. Truly a wond

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Lisa Gardner

After seeing that Louise Penny recommended Lisa Gardner’s Before She Disappeared, I thought I’d give

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Liz Moore

The God of the Woods is a compelling blend of historical mystery and women’s fiction. The story unfo

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Louise Erdrich

The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich is an all time favorite of mine. She is an amazin

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Ann Cleeves

If you love the Vera Stanhope series by Ann Cleeves, try

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Fredrik Backman

Every book by Fredrik Backman is a gem! My favorite is A Man Called Ove. Backman’s grasp of human na

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Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is one of my all time favourite books. Absolutely magnificent.

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PD James

PD James is my all time favorite mystery writer. I’ve reread the books several times. I also immense

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Lisa Jewell

It’s no wonder Lisa Jewell is sometimes called the “Queen of the dark thriller.” She’s so good at wr

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Douglas Preston

If you are looking for exciting archaeological adventure books I suggest picking up the books by Dou

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Jacqueline Winspear

Jacqueline Winspear is an excellent writer. Maise helped me get through a tough time in my life. She

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Laura Lippman

Laura Lippman is an excellent writer. Her books are full of suspense, great characters, and wonderfu

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Tana French

Just finished The Searcher by Tana French. Riveting, great mystery and the main character reminded m

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Liz Moore

Long Bright River is a mystery about two estranged sisters — Kacey, a drug addict living on the stre

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Barbara Kingsolver

One word to describe Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead is transformational. It changed my percep

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Annie Barrows

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a very sweet and charming book with wonderful c

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Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly writes great mysteries. My husband and I both enjoy them. He sometimes includes a s

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Ragnar Jonasson

I really love Ragnar Jonasson’s books. I make sure to tell my friends that the books are not gruesom

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Donna Leon

While you’re waiting for the next Gamache book, I recommend Donna Leon’s inspector Brunetti. He too

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BA Paris

I had read that domestic thriller fans will like B.A. Paris so I picked up her first book Behind Clo

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Rhys Bowen

I love Rhys Bowen’s stand-alone novels and the three called the WW collection. I particularly recomm

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Sujata Massey

I want to recommend author Sujata Massey. She’s written two mystery series and both are terrific. On

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Kate Quinn

Kate Quinn is very good at focusing on the stories of women in historically challenging times

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Susan Hill

The Woman In Black is a must read if you like spooky Gothic ghost stories. It’s not gory horror but

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Jo Nesbo

I love Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole books. Excellent series. The main character is intriguing and I grew to

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Gail Bowen

I’m a huge fan of the Joanne Kilbourn Shreve books. I’ve read every one, all 22. Joanne, her family

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Louise Erdrich

LOVE Louise Erdrich. She is brilliant and one of my favorite authors! I love all of her books but Th

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Dorothy Gilman

The Mrs Pollifax series by Dorothy Gilman are beyond terrific. The books are about a middle aged, mi

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Charles Finch

Charles Finch mysteries with Charles Lenox as detective are excellent. Start with first or there are

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Craig Johnson

I recommend the Walt Longmire books by Craig Johnson. Just finished “Hell and Back” and it is outsta

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Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver is one of my all-time favorite novels – terrific, funny,

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Ruth Rendell

Inspector Wexford is one of my favourite detective series. I love Wexford and the way he interacts w

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Kim Michele Richardson

One of the best books I have ever read is The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. It’s definitely not a

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Jacqueline Winspear

I love Maisie Dobbs! One of my favorites. Maisie is a very strong woman with an exceptional mind and

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Margaret Coel

Margaret Coel’s Windriver Series, also called the Father John series is great. The series is set on

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Jacqueline Winspear

Of all the movies and books I have read about WWl, The Care and Management of Lies touched my heart

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Kim Michele Richardson

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek authentic piece of historical fiction and so wonderfully written

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Sue Grafton

If you haven’t read the Alphabet mysteries by Sue Grafton you are in for such a treat. They are just

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Stephen King

Holly is a really fabulous Stephen King book and Holly Gibney is a fascinating detective. As soon as

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Richard Osman

I just finished Richard Osman’s 4th Thursday Murder Club Mystery. I think it’s

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Ruth Rendell

If you are looking for a mysteries that you won’t be able to put down I highly recommend Ruth Rendel

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Sara Nisha Adams

The Twilight Garden is a heartwarming novel and the second book by Sara Nisha Adams. It’s about a co

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Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and her book “Autocracy, Inc.” is an absolute

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Tana French

Tana French is a genius at creating a slow-burning, increasingly

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian author known for her exploration of themes such as

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Suzanne Collins

I love, love, love The Hunger Games series. If you’re one of the few who hasn’t read it yet, you’re

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Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors. She never disappoints! I just listened to the audio of T

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Jean-Luc Bannalec

Jean-Luc Bannalec’s Brittany Mystery Series follows the cantankerous, Parisian-born caffeine junkie

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Linwood Barclay

I discovered Canadian author Linwood Barclay thanks to Stephen King, who really likes his writing. Barclay is

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Ruth Ware

Ruth Ware has been dubbed ‘the modern day Agatha Christie’ and I completely agree. She really knows

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Faye Kellerman

I recommend Faye Kellerman’s Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series. I own every book in hard copies a

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Donna Leon

Donna Leon’s books are fantastic! Start from the first book since

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Deborah Crombie

Deborah Crombie’s books about Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James. Like LP’s books, they can each stand a

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Craig Johnson

Highly recommend Sheriff Longmire series by Craig Johnson. He’s a sheriff in Wyoming. There’s a tele

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Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow is a jewel! I had a hard time getting into it on my first try, but I went back

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Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben is one of my favorite authors. His standalones are so dark and twisty. I’ve enjoyed sev

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Dana Stabenow

I want to recommend Dana Stabenow’s Kate Shugak series. These books help fill the empty place until

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Faye Kellerman

I am completely addicted to Faye Kellerman’s books. Her main characters are Peter Decker, policeman,

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Jussi Adler-Olsen

I’ve read all of the Department Q series by Adler-Olsen and am eagerly awaiting the next one! The bo

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Marcie Rendon

I enjoy the whole series as it gives an inside view of the struggles that indigenous peoples have gone through, and

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Jonathan Kellerman

Jonathan Kellerman is one of my all time FAVORITE authors. I just read Serpentine. It starts out slo

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Deanna Raybourn

I highly recommend Deanna Raybourn. Her books are fabulously fun.They are also pretty funny and all

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Sharon Short

I know Sharon Short’s writing from her historical mysteries (written as Jess Montgomery), which are

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Mary Oliver

I was introduced to Mary Oliver’s work through a recommendation from a Louise Penny reader and altho

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Doris Kearns Goodwin

I just finished this amazing book. So much love, so much patriotism, so much history. Not really a c

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Jan Karon

Jan Karon’s Mitford series is one of my very favorites, too. It’s a wonderful series, full of fully

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Rhys Bowen

I love Rhys Bowen’s Royal Spyness series. Such fun! They’re light, but clever and amusing. I started

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Paul Doiron

If you are looking for a fun new series that has great mysteries and lots of interesting details abo

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Shelby Van Pelt

I just finished “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt. I got the recommendation from my L

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Ariel Lawhon

Ariel  Lawhon has a delightful way of weaving historic events into an engaging story. Code Name Helene is about

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Lisa Jewell

Lisa Jewell’s novels really catch me off guard, in that they are often exciting reads but not entire

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Elly Griffiths

I fell in love with Ruth because of her intelligence and her very vulnerable image of herself, her cadre of

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Tara Westover

Tara Westover’s Educated is a beautifully written memoir of an amazing young woman who overcame unim

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Janet Evanovich

I’m a huge fan of mysteries with humour and a dash of romance Janet Evanovich’s books are on the top

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Kate Atkinson

I absolutely love Kate Atkinson. I don’t buy many books, because I’m an avid library patron and our

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CJ Sansom

C J Sansom is my favorite author. I can reread his books so many times. He is a master of words. If

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Diana Gabaldon

I’m a big Outlander fan and found out about Louise Penny through a list of authors Diana Gabaldon su

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Alice Ozma

As Father’s Day is tomorrow, I want to share with you about an extraordinary father who made a promiseAmor Towles

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Lisa Gardner

If you’re looking for an addictive new series where the books are hard to put down and will get your

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Mick Herron

If you like spy thrillers, Mick Herron is a must read. I think Slow Horses is absolutely brilliant b

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Anne Perry

I have read many of the mysteries that have been recommended here and I find the Charlotte and Thoma

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Shelby Van Pelt

I really loved Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures and have recommended it to everyone. I

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Louise Penny

Before I discovered Louise Penny, I was very taken with Elizabeth George and Laurie R. King. I devou

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Peter Tremayne

For the mystery readers who enjoy journeying to different time periods, I highly recommend Peter Tre

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PD James

I love P.D. James and the Dalgliesh books. I reread and re-listen to them quite often. I even named

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Patricia Cornwell

I’m hooked on Patricia Cornwell’s series. If you’re looking for something to read this may be for yo

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Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver is eye-opening and so well-written. Raw, powerful, and heartb

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ML Longworth

M.L Longworth’s books are under appreciated in my opinion! I love the series and recommend them as v

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Jussi Adler-Olsen

While I have been eagerly awaiting the Gamache book, I have discovered the Dept Q books by Jussi Adl

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Suzanne Collins

There are only a few books written for young readers that I pick up for myself, and The Hunger Games

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Annie Proulx

Barkskins by Annie Proulx is a really good book. The stories, characters, and places were compelling

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Donna Leon

A friend of mine recommended the Guido Brunetti mysteries by Donna Leon, and told me they were “as good as the Louise Penny mysteries.”

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Martha Grimes

Martha Grimes’ mysteries with Richard Jury and Melrose Plant are well written and entertaining. I en

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Allen Eskens

I just finished listening to Allen Eskens’ “The Life We Bury”. Wow! It turned out to be so much more

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Tana French

Let me just say if you have never read author Tana French you need to. Her books are brilliant. Trul

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Peter James

I recently discovered Peter James’ “Roy Grace” series. There are 17 books in the series, and they’r

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Kristen Perrin

How to Solve Your Own Murder is a cozy-style mystery. The book jacket likens it to The Thursday Murd

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Peter Tremayne

If you like CJ Sansom’s Shardlake or Ellis Peters’ Brother Cadfael, take a look at Sister Fidelma,

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Daniel Silva

I will literally buy and read a shopping list if Daniel Silva writes it. I love Gabriel Allon! He’s

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CJ Box

I recommend CJ Box’s Joe Pickett series. I’m already on the 4th book! Love the setting – knew nothin

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Rhys Bowen

Rhys Bowen’s Molly Murphy series is a lot of fun and well researched (an Irish immigrant turned New

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Faye Kellerman

I love Louise Penny’s books, but I wait for the Kellermans’ books with bated breath. Of all the Kell

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Abraham Verghese

I just finished reading The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. I couldn’t put it down. I loved h

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Lindsey Davis

I think Lindsey Davis is underrated. I recommend her books. The books are set in Ancient Rome. The latter

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Martin Walker

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Police Chief Benoit Courreges series by Martin Walker. They are lighter in to

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Mick Herron

Mick Herron is a really great writer. I can’t recommend his Slough House series highly enough! They’

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Anne Perry

I have read many of the recommended series here and my favorite is still Anne Perry. I love her seri

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Liane Moriarty

I’m a big fan of Liane Moriarty and have read all her books. I really enjoyed Apples Never Fall. The

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Laurie R. King

I just finished reading The Lantern’s Dance by Laurie R. King and loved it! If you’ve never read any

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Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow is a fabulous read! Amor Towles’ other two novels are great, too, but this one

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Sara Nisha Adams

The Reading List is Sara Nisha Adams’ first book. It’s a lovely book that will stay with me for a wh

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Jane Harper

Jane Harper is a very good “go to” while waiting for LP’s next book. Harper is an excellent writer a

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Charles Todd

Just finished the newest Charles Todd. Excellent historical mystery series featuring Inspector Rutle

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Margaret Maron

I love every book of Margaret Maron’s Deborah Knott series. This is a favorite series of mine. I liv

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John Sandford

Virgil Flowers protagonist series by John Sandford are excellent. Well written and plot development

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ML Longworth

One of my favorite authors while waiting for LP’s newest book is ML Longworth. Her mysteries take pl

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Kate Morton

Kate Morton is one of my very favourite authors. The House at Riverton is brilliant! A murder myster

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Peter May

Peter May never disappoints, his writing is always amazing. I just read A Winter Grave and highly re

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Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese is one of my all time favorites. It’s a slow start with lo

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Louise Erdrich

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich is a book lover’s book. My favourite read this year. It was hard to g

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Sujata Massey

I have discovered so many wonderful authors thanks to this group that I’d like to make a suggestion

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Louise Penny

Just finished Bury Your Dead, book #6 in Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Gamache series and it is the

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Kim Michele Richardson

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson is one of my very favorite books. This

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MC Beaton

MC Beaton writes funny, cool mysteries. I love her Agatha Raisin Mysteries. Quick reads and so very

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Preston and Child

I really like Preston & Child’s Pendergast. The books are very well written and exciting. So definit

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Ariel Lawhon

A historical fiction mystery. A clean story, nothing vulgar. Based on the real diary entries

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Laurie R. King

Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell books are up there with Louise’s on my favorites list. I just read “Th

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Stephen King

11/22/63 is not only one of my favorite Stephen King books it’s one of my favorite books. Many LP re

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William Kent Krueger

I love the Cork O’Connor series. Read those first before

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Gillian Flynn

Gillian Flynn is my all time favorite author in the mystery/thriller genre. Her books are beautifull

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Cat And Dog Taxes Paid

(Cat tax (Internet slang): An image or video of one’s pet cat posted online, seen as a duty to be fulfilled upon introduction to a forum or social media platform.)
Another nod to a cat tax payment. Can you guess…
Bonus cat tax! Look at what I just ordered. I’m…
Hello, this is my cat tax payment, or dog tax…
Please accept my dog tax Walter. He is rescued from…
Tax in the form of my much loved Grand-cats and…
This is Puddy Tat. We didn't name her. She was…
Dog tax here! This is Bob on a walk where…
Cat tax payment here. This is Tatiana the Terrorist! She…
Bella's Thanksgiving pet tax!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! I am sorry…
More cat tax. Does this describe anyone we know?
Cat tax continued. Here are my two. Twitch who is…
On a light note of critter posts! The first photo…
I just finished The Grey Wolf. Argh… Now I have…
I'm currently fur friendless, so here's my cat tax. Cat…
Don’t have a pet but visited this big cat recently
Hello! Cat tax in the form of my foster failures…
Here's Liam and Twitch pretending to be Bella!
If Tati had a more honest sister/brother…
So this is what Isabella thinks about me working on…
Dog tax 🙂 Here’s my little pumpkin, very happy with…
A nod to Tatiana the Terrorist today. May the minutes…
My furry babies have passed, so I am offering this…
My daughter's family's cat, Richard. Named by the veterinary techs…
Jumping in here with my cat tax, which is something…
Here is another nod to our group cat taxes. This…

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