Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2579 KP) rated Dark Sacred Night in Books
Aug 7, 2025
I knew this team up was coming, and I enjoyed it now that I finally got here. The main case was set up in the previous Bosch novel, and I enjoyed seeing the follow through. It kept me entertained, although I did feel like Ballard was a little stupid at the end. The book splits time between both characters, so we get to see what is going on in both of their individual lives. We also get some individual cases the two are solving, although again, Ballard’s seem to get a little short shifted. Still, I enjoyed this first team up and am looking forward to more.
Better Late Than Never
10.0
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In this Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Likely Story, a...
Bitter Falls (Stillhouse Lake #4)
8.0
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She’s investigating a cold case no one else could—by going places no else would dare. In...
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2579 KP) rated The Silent Partner (Diagnosis Murder, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
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Lindsay (1812 KP) rated Shadows of the Missing ( A Chris Matheson Mystery #5) in Books
May 5, 2026
We met Helen in her 5th-grade classroom as she waited for school to be out and had to go home with her mother and siblings.
We also meet Helen's best friend, Stacey. We know her mother pulled in, but did she return to take Helen and her siblings home?
We get a glance at Chris and a few helpers, including his daughters, by Nikki, who is helping out.
When Chris spots his wife after she pulls in, he is in the barn.
As they review the cold case Doris has received, they are looking up information. Just before dinner is ready. Somebody came up to the house, and it seems that they forgot to close the security gate.
Who could this person in the company be?
Kassie seems to drop by out of nowhere, and why? Why would she bring up her father or think she might have found him? Then bring up her mother's disappearance, and think she was abducted by someone named Pee Wee Herman?
The Geezer Squad gets more info and another cold case. Could Lady in Barrel be connected to two missing parents? Are Helen's parents another cold case unrelated to the one the Geezer Squad is working on? Or is it?
City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #10)
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On New Year’s Day, Detective Harry Bosch fields a call that a dog has found a bone — a bone that...
With two storylines, there was plenty of keep the story moving forward. I enjoyed seeing Bosch’s relationship with his new partner, which wasn’t a cliché from previous entries in the series. Unfortunately, there were still plenty of recycled things I did see coming. Don’t get me wrong, I still got caught up in the story, and old fans will still want to read it. But hopefully, we can get some fresh complications moving forward. Both stories were wrapped up well, and that left me feeling satisfied when the book ended. Even with some familiar plot points, fans will still enjoy this book.
Last Request
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When human remains are discovered under Bradford’s derelict Odeon car park, DS Nikita Parekh and...
Silence of the Grave
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Inspector Erlendur returns in this gripping Icelandic thriller When a skeleton is discovered...