I enjoyed this book. Very typical Harlan Coben book with all the twists and unexpected plot twists

Deep Water Brett Battles writing as Stuart Woods 5 stars Stuart Woods died in 2022 but thanks to Brett Battles the adventures of Stone Barrington are with us and Deep Water is an exciting page turning adventure. I couldn’t put the book down.

The story is about two childhood best friends who grow up together on Nantucket Island. One poor and the other wealthy. There is love, secrets, and a very charming but deceitful man. Enjoy!

This book is Historical Fiction exploring the Korean Conflict. As a ‘MASH’ fan and niece of a Seaman during that time span, I was drawn to this book. Last year I read The Daughters of Shandong by the same author and was impressed by her research, personal knowledge, and ability to weave a time in history into an amazing story. This recent book takes place in the early 1950’s. While reading I was rooting for the characters. Ellie (a reporter covering the war), Emma (a mother searching for her daughter), and IMO (a daughter, wife, mother, and friend who deals with the shame of her family). The cruelty of the Japanese was reflected in the conditions the main characters faced. The Communists from Russia influencing the Koreans, the US supporting the conflict with UN troops, and a people who wanted to be United. Eve’s catalyst for bringing this time in history to our focus ties this period in time to conflicts in our world. As a reader, I could not put the book down but did keep notes on names and places. The cost of war to innocent people can make one hesitant to read this story. So my rating is a 4 for those who may hesitate to read a book about the horrors of war. For me, the book was definitely a 5 because it was engaging, well developed with a message, and shared a time my generation did not talk about.

This was a mystery. A missing British woman Monica Felder fails to show up in France for a cooking class. Chief of Police, Bruno discovers she was accompanied by an Irish man and now both are found dead. She has been stabbed, and it looks like he has hung himself. This seemed very interesting. However, there were so many characters, some British, some French and some American that I had a difficult time keeping them straight. In addition since it took place in France, there were quite a few French phrases, which was frustrating since I don't speak the language.

I loved this novel! It's about an 83 year old man who has just died. He boards the Midnight Train which makes stops at crucial points of his life. Will he see his mistakes and convince his past younger self to make changes for a happier life? Read it and find out.

BOOK #12 IN HIS JACK REACHER SERIES. TYPICAL UNCOVER OF DANGER AND MAYHEIM. HOW DOES A PERSON WITH NO WORLDLY GOODS MANAGE TO GET AROUND AND UNCOVER SITUATION THE WAY HE DOES. HE SEEMS TO BE A LIKABLE INDIVIDUAL THAT CONNECTS WITH ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE ON DIFFERENT LEVELS. ALL IN ALL NOT A BAD READ

Cathy has an interesting job working for the company, Scythe, as a grim reaper of sorts. She collects souls and takes them to be processed before the 45 day expiration when they will wander the earth forever as ghosts. When Cathy is sent to collect Connor, all mayhem breaks out. She loses Connor, gets caught up in coworkers doing illegal acts, reunites with her soon to be ex husband and does this all while pregnant. Can Cathy find out who murdered Connor and get him to processing before his 45 days are up? Read and find out.

I Really enjoyed this book. It was well written and the Characters were good I recommend this book

Loved this story. Calvin, the patriarch of the Shipman family calls his daughters to a one week family reunion at their beach house in New Hampshire. Jordan, Natalie and May arrive and find out that their dad is going to sell the beach house before it will need expensive repairs. The sisters must overcome the grief from their mother’s death, the realization that they have grown apart and the recent marriage of their dad to their mom’s younger hospice nurse. Will family win in the end and will the Shipman’s end up fine? Read and find out.