Today is Halloween, and it’s also the last day of RIP (Readers Imbibing Peril)! Everything on my list would have counted towards the RIP XVII Challenge – to enjoy books that could be classified as: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Horror, or Supernatural – but I only have a chance of finishing the first on my list by the end of the day.
Currently Reading
August Snow by Stephen Mack Jones
“Jones, a Detroit-area poet and playwright brings the city, its environs, and its eateries to vital life in a mystery coiled around the contemporary crime du jour of cyber-finance meddling. His is that rare tale that, despite its thriller-level violence, maintains a fiercely warm heart at its core—and ends far too quickly.” — The Boston Globe
August Snow by Stephen Mack Jones has been on my TBR since it came out in 2017, and this weekend was the perfect time for it!
I’m just back from Detroit, Michigan after a three-day weekend (for a different hobby – line dancing) in celebration of my birthday. We flew in and out of the Detroit airport, but we were actually staying in a suburb of Detroit. There was no time for sightseeing in the city, but I needed a book set in Detroit to read on the plane.
The Third Rail by Bill Fleming and Joe Peters
The Third Rail delves into the ongoing challenge of race relations in the city of Boston. Like its predecessors, Code Black and Troubled Waters, this latest tale proves that all is not what it appears to be when the city’s most conniving power brokers try to get their way. Veteran transit police sergeant Morris Fitzgerald must step carefully in trying to identify a rogue cop while also cracking the mysterious disappearance of transportation artifacts. All the while, he must keep the simmering tensions among the city’s many factions from reaching a boiling point. — Jacket copy
Currently Listening To
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
“Tamsyn Muir’s absorbing storytelling and Moira Quirk’s immersive performance create a richly imagined fantasy world…Quirk is at turns antagonistic, vulnerable, and hopelessly helpful as she characterizes all the participants and stewards of Canaan House…Winner of the AudioFile Eaprhones Award.” —AudioFile
I’m not going to be able to finish Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir – a dark fantasy about an empire of necromancers readying for war – before the library download expires. So sad, because I’m completely hooked on this first book in the Locked Tomb Trilogy!
Recently Listened To
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
A dark academic debut fantasy with an established cult following that reads like The Secret History meets The Umbrella Academy. – From the Publisher
I saw The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake in the airport bookstore. The audio was good, except for the irritatingly high voices of all the talking plants.
This post is linked to “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. Check out the link-up party there for more book lists!
Please let me know what you’re reading in the comments!
I hope you had a great time in Michigan!
Nice looking assortment of books! I have been tempted by Gideon the Ninth but don’t read much fantasy these days. I seem to have drifted over to mystery almost exclusively. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
I have the Atlas Paradox to read soon.
Wishing you a great reading week
Thanks for stopping by! I’ll have to put The Atlas Paradox on hold; it’s probably going to be a long wait from the library for the audiobook.
i’ve just finished a crime novel by james Henry called blackwater. not bad.