Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
Buckeye was just released last month. When I noticed the library had already acquired it, I jumped on the reserve list asap. Set in the 40s through the 70s, it was quite good; I would give it ✮✮✮✮. Very well-developed characters; even the villains could be forgiven.
(I feel like I need to add here that I only give 5 stars to books I know I want to reread in the future, so 4 stars is almost as good as it gets.)
Poison Flower by Thomas Perry
Thomas Perry is my favorite mystery writer. And Jane Whitefield is my favorite of his characters. She is a smart, strong (both emotionally and physically) indigenous woman who helps people in trouble to vanish. Her job has increased in complexity since I began reading the series (The Jane Whitefield novels) decades ago. With computer technology advances, and a society that now has video cameras everywhere, her methods have had to change with the times.
This has been on my Kindle for years (since 2013!), and I just kept putting off reading it, because I have trouble saying goodbye to favorite characters. But there are now two further books after this one, and I need to read them before I run out of time.
Highly recommend this series.
Thanks for the recommendations! I am slogging my way through the current book club choice Of Where They Last Saw Her. Its a slow burn. Like you, I have many books purchased that have been sitting for far too long!
ReplyDeleteI'm really good at clicking "buy now" when a book sounds interesting and it's at a special low price. My Kindle runneth over! :)
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