Booksie's Shelves, August 31, 2023

 

Art by R.F. Skia & Culpeo S. Fox

It's the last day of August and summer is hopefully winding down.  It's my least favorite season and I look forward to cooler days.  In the meantime, I've been reading and buying backlists of some authors I've enjoyed lately.  My husband and I went to see our family in Georgia over the weekend and I got to spend my son's birthday with him for the first time in many years.  All of our grandkids are thriving and I have one avid reader!  Here's what's come through the door lately:

1. The Madman's Tale, John Katzenbach, mystery, purchased
2. Next Of Kin, John Boyne, literary fiction, purchased
3. A Traveler At The Gates Of Wisdom, John Boyne, literary fiction, purchased
4. Crippen, John Boyne, mystery, purchased
5. This House Is Haunted, John Boyne, mystery, purchased
6. Lamb, Bonnie Nadzam, literary fiction, purchased
7. Lost, Sharon Bolton, mystery, purchased
8. The Wild Places, Robert Macfarlane, nonfiction travel, purchased
9. In The Heat Of The Summer, John Katzenbach, mystery, purchased
10. State Of Mind, John Katzenbach, mystery, purchased
11. The Pleasure Seekers, Tishani Doshi, literary fiction, purchased
12. This Mournable Body, Tsitsi Dangarembga, literary fiction, purchased
13. The Shadow King, Maaza Mengiste, literary fiction, purchased
14. The Shadow Man, John Katzenbach, mystery, purchased
15. The Wrong Man, John Katzenbach, mystery, purchased
16. Day Of Reckoning, John Katzenbach, mystery, purchased
17. Who They Was, Gabriel Krauze, literary fiction, purchased

Here's the ebooks I've bought lately:

1. This Much Is True, Miriam Margolyes, memoir
2. Promise Me, Jill Mansell, women's fiction
3. Fatal Charm, Carlton Smith, true crime
4. Hell's Kitchen, Jeffrey Deaver, mystery
5. Once Gone, Blake Pierce, mystery
6. The Collected Enchantments, Theodora Goss, anthology
7. Grimm Up North, David Gatwood, mystery
8. The Great And Secret Show, Clive Barker, horror
9. The Valley Of Lost Children, David Barbur, mystery
10. The Seventh Victim, Michael Wood, mystery
11. Gone Tomorrow, P.F. Kluge, mystery
12. The Woods Out Back, R.A. Salvatore, fantasy
13. The Last Confession Of Thomas Hawkins, Antonia Hodgson, mystery
14. A Death At Fountain's Abby, Antonia Hodgson, mystery
15. The Long Kill, Reginald Hill, mystery
16. Little Girl Missing, J.G. Roberts, mystery
17. One Last Step, Sarah Sutton, mystery
18. Lyrics Alley, Leila Aboulela, literary fiction
19. The Muralist, B.A. Shapiro, literary fiction
20. Shadow Falls, Wendy Dranfield, mystery
21. Into The Narrowdark, Tad Williams, fantasy
22. A Declaration Of The Rights Of Magicians, H.G. Parry, fantasy
23. My Mother, A Serial Killer, Hazel Baron, true crime
24. Where Lost Girls Go, B.R. Spangler, mystery
25. Sentinals Awake, Helen Garraway, fantasy
26. The Last Of The Stanfields, Marc Levy, literary fiction
27. The Eldritch Tome, Stephen Blumberg, fantasy
28. Dinner At Deviant's Place, Tim Powers, fantasy
29. The Confessions Of Franny Langton, Sara Collins, literary fiction
30. Bring Me Flowers, D.K. Hood, mystery
31. The Northminster Mysteries, Harriet Smart, mystery
32. The Changliing, Victor Levalle, horror
33. Nobody Walks, Mick Herror, thriller
34. Unsolved No More, Kenneth Mains, true crime
35. The Blue Blazes, Chuck Wendig, fantasy
36. Banished, Michael Wisehart, fantasy
37. Imperfect Magic, C.N. Rowan, fantasy
38. Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi, literary fiction
39. The Dark, Sharon Bolton, literary fiction
40. The Whereabouts Of Eneas McNulty, Sebastian Barry, literary fiction
41. The Roof Walkers, Keith Henderson, literary fiction
42. The Madness Of Crowds, Louise Penny, mystery
43. Last Respects, Catherine Aird, mystery
44. The Water Knife, Paolo Bacigalupi, fantasy
45. How To Catch A Killer, Katherine Ramsland, true crime
46. Medusa's Ankles, A.S. Byatt, anthology
47. A Murder Of Crows, Tom Lowe, mystery
48. A False Dawn, Tom Lowe, mystery
49. The Serial Killer's Wife, Robert Swartwood, mystery
50. My Lover's Love, Maggie O'Farrell, literary fiction
51. Dragon Mage, ML Spenser, fantasy
52. Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson, fantasy
53. Farmer, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
54. The Marrying Of Chani Kaufman, Eve Harris, literary fiction
55. Buzz Cut, James W. Hall, mystery
56. Nevernight, Jay Kristoff, fantasy
57. A Darker Shade Of Magic, V.E. Schwab, fantasy
58. A Gathering Of Shadows, V.E. Schwab, fantasy
59. A Conjuring Of Light, V.E. Schwab, fantasy
60. Off To The Side, Jim Harrison, memoir
61. The Bridesmaid, Ruth Rendell, mystery
62. The House Of Stairs, Ruth Rendell, mystery
63. The Silence, Kendra Elliot, mystery
64. In The Pines, Kendra Elliot, mystery
65. On Java Road, Lawrence Osborne, literary fiction
66. Wither Thorn, Joy Lewis, fantasy
67. The Inheritance, Samantha Hayes, mystery
68. The DCI Bone Collection, TG Reid, mystery
69. The Echo Chamber, John Boyne, literary fiction
70. His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik, fantasy
71. The Other Side Of Silence, Bill Pronzini, mystery
72. Floating Staircase, Ronald Malfi, horror
73. Pearl, Sian Hughes, literary fiction
74. Dead Beat, Val McDermid, mystery
75. Kick Back, Val McDermid, mystery
76. And So It Begins, Rachel Abbott, mystery
77. The Girls On Chalk Hill, Alison Belsham, mystery
78. The Piper's Children, Iain Henn, mystery
79. The Bone Ship's Wake, RJ Barker, fantasy
80. Call Of The Bone Ships, RJ Barker, fantasy
81. The Birds Fall Down, Rebecca West, mystery
82. Sundog, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
83. Wolf, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
84. Sisters Of Shiloh, Kathy and Becky Hepinstall, literary fiction
85. The Kingless Crown, Sarah Cradit, fantasy
86. Amongst Our Weapons, Ben Aaronovitch, fantasy
87. Field Of Blood, Denise Mina, mystery
88. The Dead Hours, Denise Mina, mystery
89. Scrublands, Chris Hammer, mystery
90. A Good Day To Die, Jim Harrison, literary fiction
91. Kieron Smith, Boy, James Kelman, literary fiction
92. Genome, Matt Ridley, nonfiction science
93. Say You're Sorry, Michael Robotham, mystery
94. The White-Luck Warrior, R. Scott Bakker, fantasy
95. The First Day Of Spring, Nancy Tucker, literary fiction
96. The Mermaid, The Witch and The Sea, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, fantasy
97. Divided House, J M Dalgliesh, mystery
98. Whispered Bones, N.C. Lewis, mystery
99. The Sinister Booksellers Of Bath, Garth Nix, fantasy
100. The Cut, Chris Brookmyre, thriller
101. Immortal Sins, Maurice Winterborn, fantasy
102. The Three Dahlias, Katy Watson, women's fiction
103. Believing The Lie, Elizabeth George, mystery
104. Heir To The Crown, Paul Bennett, fantasy
105. The Good Girl, Mary Kubica, mystery
106. The Other Wife, Michael Robotham, mystery
107. Bleed For Me, Michael Robotham, mystery
108. The Vanishing Point, Val McDermid, mystery
109. The Serpent Stairs, Dan Michaelson & DK Holmberg, fantasy
110. A Persistent Echo, Brian Kaufman, literary fiction
111. Hunted, Elizabeth Heiter, mystery
112. Hidden Norfolk, JM Dalgliesh, mystery
113. The Delphi Murders, Nic Edwards & Brian Whitney, true crime
114. The Heatwave, Kate Riordan, mystery
115. Blood Of Cain, Tom Lowe, mystery

Here's what I'm reading:

1. The Whereabouts Of Eneas McNulty, Sebastian Barry, Kindle
2. The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, Kindle
3. The Italian Party, Christina Lynch, paperback
4. The Suspicions Of Mr. Whitcher, Kate Summerscale, paperback
5. Disorderly Minds, Minette Walters, paperback
6. The Kingless Crown, Sara Cradit, Kindle
7. The Fourth Turning Is Now, Neil Howe, hardback
8. The Night Watchman, Louise Erdrich, hardback
9. March, Geraldine Brooks, Kindle

Happy Reading!