What I read in September 2020

 Surprisingly, a smaller number of books this month, but I'm still doing well for the year (so far 95)

1. 4.5, THE POET, Michael Connelly
2. 5.0, THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT, Hilary Mantel - audio book 
3. 4.6, WE BEGIN AT THE END, Chris Whitaker
4. 4.5, THE HOLIDAY, T. M. Logan
5. 4.4, THE BRISBANE LINE, J.P. Powell - Australian author  
6. 4.2, AUNTY LEE'S DELIGHTS, Ovidia Yu
7. 4.5, THE BOOKSHOP OF YESTERDAYS, Amy Myerson 

What I read in August 2020

Things seem to have slowed down a bit this month, as a couple of books took me longer than 3 or 4 days to read.
Nevertheless I have read 3 books by Australian authors and been introduced to 3 new-to-me authors.

My best read was Michael Robotham's latest:
WHEN SHE WAS GOOD

1. 4.5, THE PUPPET SHOW, M. W. Craven
2. 4.5, BLACK SUMMER, M. W. Craven
3. 4.7, THE GUEST LIST, Lucy Foley  
4. 4.8, WHEN SHE WAS GOOD, Michael Robotham - Australian author 
5. 4.3, GATHERING DARK, Candice Fox - Australian author
6. 4.4, MEDDLING AND MURDER, Ovidia Yu
7. 4.5, THIRST, L. A. Larkin - Australian author 

What I read in July 2020

An excellent reading month, with just a few less books, but some great reads

1. 4.6, SINS OF THE DEAD, Lin Anderson
2. 4.7, TIME FOR THE DEAD, Lin Anderson 
3. 4.4, THE CAKEMAKER'S WISH, Josephine Moon NOT crime fiction 
4. 4.5, DEAR CHILD, Romy Hausmann - translated 
5. 4.4, THE MEMORY WATCHER, Minka Kent
6. 4.4, HUNTING GAME, Helene Tursten - translated 
7. 4.5, WHO WE WERE, B. M. Carroll - Australian author 
8. 4.7, INHERITANCE OF SECRETS, Sonya Bates - Australian author 
9. 5.0, THE OTHER PASSENGER, Louise Candlish

What I read in June 2020

Another good reading month

My pick of the month is shared between
CALL ME EVIE, J. P. Pomare and
4.8, RULES FOR PERFECT MURDERS, Peter Swanson

1. 4.3, COLD CASE, Quentin Jardine
2. 4.4, THE DARKNESS GATHERS, Lisa Unger
3. 4.4, UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SKY, Anna Romer  
4. 4.5, THE WEEKEND, Charlotte Wood - NOT crime fiction 
5. 4.4, YOU DON'T KNOW ME, Sara Foster 
6. 4.4, LONG WAY HOME, Eva Dolan
7. 4.7, BRING OUT THE BODIES, Hilary Mantel - audio book  
8. 4.8, CALL ME EVIE, J. P. Pomare
9. 4.8, RULES FOR PERFECT MURDERS, Peter Swanson  
10. 4.4, THE PERFECT ROOMMATE, Minka Kent
11. 4.5, GREENWOOD, Michael Christie - NOT crime fiction

What I read in April and May 2020

Like many people I have spent the isolation time of the Covid-19 virus catching up with my reading.
There are lots of good crime fiction reads around, and even when access to the library was restricted, I had some good reads from books already on my shelves or already on my Kindle.

April 2020
My pick of the month for April was
PEACE by Australian author Garry Disher along with
SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME by Craig Sisterson.

1. 5.0, PEACE, Garry Disher  - Australian author & setting
2. 4.7, RIGHT BEHIND YOU, Rachel Abbott  
3. 4.5, THE PORTRAIT OF MOLLY DEAN, Katherine Kovacic - Australian author & setting
4. 4.8, THE GOOD TURN, Dervla McTiernan - Australian author
5. 4.5, BOXED, Richard Anderson - Australian author & setting 
6. 4.6, IN THE CLEARING, J. P. Pomare - Australian author & setting
7. 4.3, THE BEEKEEPER, Stewart Giles
8. 4.3, RETRIBUTION, Richard Anderson - Australian author & setting 
9. 5.0, SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME, Craig Sisterson - Australian and New Zealand crime fiction
10. 4.5, THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE, Katherine Kovacic - Australian author & setting 
11. 4.4, TRUE WEST, David Whish-Wilson -  Australian author & setting,
12. 4.8, WHAT LIES BETWEEN US, John Marrs 

May 2020
The good reads continued, with my pick going to MEMORY MAN by David Baldacci
 ( audio book was THE REMORSEFUL DAY by Colin Dexter, the last book in the Morse series)

1. 4.1, GREY MASK, Patricia Wentworth
2. 4.3, ELLY, Maike Wetzel
3. 4.4, THE CASE IS CLOSED, Patricia Wentworth  
4. 4.6, PAINTING IN THE SHADOWS, Katherine Kovacic
5. 4.5, LONESOME ROAD, Patricia Wentworth 
6. 4.4, THE GREAT DIVIDE, L. J. M. Owen - Australian author & setting
7. 5.0, THE REMORSEFUL DAY, Colin Dexter - audio book 
8. 4.4, THE APARTMENT, K.L. Slater
9. 4.8, MEMORY MAN, David Baldacci  
10. 4.4, DEATH IN OSLO, Anne Holt  - translated from Norwegian
11. 4.4, LYCKE, Mikaela Bley - translated from Norwegian
12. 4.4, HERCULE POIROT AND THE GREENSHORE FOLLY, Agatha Christie

See what others have read in these two months.

What I read in March 2020

Travel and self-isolation have contributed to a bumper reading month, with lots of very good reads.

1. 4.5, DAY OF THE DEAD, Nicci French
2. 4.5, EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD, Ian Rankin
3. 4.7, DEATH IS NOW MY NEIGHBOUR, Colin Dexter - audio book  
4. 4.5, THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ, Heather Morris - not crime fiction 
5. 4.5, NINE PERFECT STRANGERS, Liane Moriarty - Australian author 
6. 4.5, MR NOBODY, Catherine Steadman
7. 4.3, CHICKEN FEED, Minette Walters
8. 4.5, THE WIFE AND THE WIDOW, Christian White - Australian  
9. 4.5, THEIR LITTLE SECRET, Mark Billingham
10. 4.6. THE LONG CALL, Ann Cleeves
11. 4.5, GONE BY MIDNIGHT, Candice Fox - Australian 
12. 4.4, THE AU PAIR, Emma Rous  
13. 4.4, A MATTER OF MOTIVE, Margot Kinberg
14. 4.2, DARKNESS FOR LIGHT, Emma Viskic - Australian 
15. 4.8, BLOOD RIVER, Tony Cavanaugh - Australian 

See what others have read in the last month

Pick of the Month March 2020

Crime Fiction Pick of the Month 2020

Many crime fiction bloggers write a summary post at the end of each month listing what they've read, and some, like me, even go as far as naming their pick of the month.

This meme is an attempt to aggregate those summary posts.
It is an invitation to you to write your own summary post for March 2020, identify your crime fiction best read of the month, and add your post's URL to the Mr Linky below.
If Mr Linky does not appear for you, leave the URL in a comment and I will add it myself.

You can list all the books you've read in the past month on your post, even if some of them are not crime fiction, but I'd like you to nominate your crime fiction pick of the month.

That will be what you will list in Mr Linky too -
e.g.
ROSEANNA, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo - MiP (or Kerrie)

You are welcome to use the image on your post and it would be great if you could link your post back to this post on MYSTERIES in PARADISE.

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What I read in February 2020

Pick of the Month Feb 2020

A good month actually, with some great Australian crime fiction for you

My Pick of the Month is THE VAN APFEL GIRLS ARE GONE by Felicity McLean

1. 4.5, THE RECKONING, Jane Casey
2. 4.4, THE LIES WE TOLD, Camilla Way  
3. 4.8, THE VAN APFEL GIRLS ARE GONE, Felicity McLean - Australian 
4. 4.5, DEAD MAN SWITCH, Tara Moss - Australian 
5. 4.7, THE DAUGHTERS OF CAIN, Colin Dexter - audio book #11
6. 4.5, A GRAVE FOR TWO, Anne Holt - translated 
7. 4.5, THE ACCUSATION, Wendy James - Australian 
8. 4.5, THE LOST GIRLS, Jennifer Spence - Australian 

See what others have chosen this month

Pick of the Month February 2020

Crime Fiction Pick of the Month 2019

Many crime fiction bloggers write a summary post at the end of each month listing what they've read, and some, like me, even go as far as naming their pick of the month.

This meme is an attempt to aggregate those summary posts.
It is an invitation to you to write your own summary post for February 2020, identify your crime fiction best read of the month, and add your post's URL to the Mr Linky below.
If Mr Linky does not appear for you, leave the URL in a comment and I will add it myself.

You can list all the books you've read in the past month on your post, even if some of them are not crime fiction, but I'd like you to nominate your crime fiction pick of the month.

That will be what you will list in Mr Linky too -
e.g.
ROSEANNA, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo - MiP (or Kerrie)

You are welcome to use the image on your post and it would be great if you could link your post back to this post on MYSTERIES in PARADISE.

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What I read in January 2020

Pick of the month 2020

I got off to an excellent start to the year. Not all are crime fiction

1. 4.3, BROKEN BONE CHINA, Laura Childs
2. 4.7, LOCK EVERY DOOR, Riley Sager 
3. 4.4, COLD FEAR, Mads Peder Nordbo
4. 4.6. THE SHELLY BAY LADIES SWIMMING CIRCLE, Sophie Green 
5. 4.7, THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS, Lisa Jewell
6. 4.8, THE PASSENGERS, John Marrs 
7. 4.5, WHO KILLED RUBY? Camilla Way
8. 4.6, THE BUTTERFLY ROOM, Lucinda Riley 
9. 4.8, THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS, Colin Dexter - audio book 
10. 4.3, SIX MINUTES, Petronella McGovern - Australian 
11. 4.9, A BETTER MAN, Louise Penny
12. 4.7, NINE ELMS, Robert Bryndza 
13. 4.4, EYES LIKE MINE, Sheena Kamal
14. 4.4, LONG TIME LOST, Chris Ewan  

See what others have been reading

Pick of the Month January 2020

Crime Fiction Pick of the Month 2019

Many crime fiction bloggers write a summary post at the end of each month listing what they've read, and some, like me, even go as far as naming their pick of the month.

This meme is an attempt to aggregate those summary posts.
It is an invitation to you to write your own summary post for January 2020, identify your crime fiction best read of the month, and add your post's URL to the Mr Linky below.
If Mr Linky does not appear for you, leave the URL in a comment and I will add it myself.

You can list all the books you've read in the past month on your post, even if some of them are not crime fiction, but I'd like you to nominate your crime fiction pick of the month.

That will be what you will list in Mr Linky too -
e.g.
ROSEANNA, Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo - MiP (or Kerrie)

You are welcome to use the image on your post and it would be great if you could link your post back to this post on MYSTERIES in PARADISE.

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