The Golden Egg by Donna Leon - I love these stories about Commissario Brunetti. They flow along so gently. In the course of his investigations, Brunetti must maneuver the corrupt politics of Venice. He has the help of his superior's secretary and a few of the officers under him. The stories are as much about his home life with his wife and two children as they are the mystery. This time he investigates the supposed suicide of a special needs man while having to seem not to do so.
4 stars
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Chat by Archer Mayor - Joe Gunther investigates the maybe related deaths of two John Does while also looking into the car accident involving his mother and brother.
3 stars
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Tuesday's Gone by Nicci French - a disturbed woman is discovered serving tea in her living room to a man who has been dead for at least 2 weeks. Psychiatrist Frieda Klein is brought in by the police to help investigate. This really had a lot of twists and turns and kept me going - I had no idea who did it.
4 stars
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Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman - a first novel and the first book I've read on my laptop. Small town police corruption that goes back generations and is discovered after a policeman commits suicide and his wife is left wondering what went wrong.
2 stars
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She Left Me the Gun:My Mother's Life Before Me by Emma Brockes - the author's mother had a horrible upbringing that she never talked about. After her death Emma travels to South Africa to discover the story.
4 stars
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