Books
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Note 133 – July 2026 Books
Total Books: 4 Total Pages: 1426 Longest: 445 Shortest: 224 Genres: 4 (Fiction – 1, Humor – 1, Mystery – 2) Louise Penny – The Madness of the Crowds Mark Twain popularized the saying, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics”. All three can be found in abundance in this 17th…
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Note 132 – June 2026 Books
Total Books: 5 Total Pages: 1693 Longest: 426 Shortest: 251 Genres: 4 (Biographical Historical Fiction – 1, Fiction – 1, Mystery – 2, Thriller – 1) Kate Quinn – The Diamond Eye Kate Quinn wrote one of my favorite historical fiction novels, The Rose Code (see Note 52), which revolves around the lives of women…
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Note 131 – May 2026 Books
Total Books: 2 Total Pages: 522 Longest: 286 Shortest: 236 Genres: 2 (Mystery – 1, Thriller – 1) This is the lightest book-reading month in terms of completed books and number of pages I’ve had in 3 years. I almost got a third in – but it’ll have to wait for my June list. Lee…
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Note 130 – April 2026 Books
Total Books: 4 Total Pages: 1363 Longest: 360 Shortest: 315 Genres: 4 (Biographical Fiction – 1, Fiction – 1, Mystery – 1, Thriller – 1) LJ Ross – Berwick I started off April with the latest (#24!) in Ross’s DCI Ryan series. This series, set in the Northumberland region of England along the Scottish border,…
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Note 129 – March 2026 Books
Total Books: 5 Total Pages: 2107 Longest: 592 Shortest: 272 Genres: 2 (Historical Fiction – 1, Mystery – 4) Anthony Horowitz – Marble Hall Murders Horowitz is back with another Susan Ryeland murder mystery (Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders). Susan is back in England and looking for a new job as an editor. She takes…
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Note 128 – February 2026 Books
Total Books: 3 Total Pages: 631 Longest: 235 Shortest: 163 Genres: 3 (Biography – 1, History – 1, Thriller – 1) G.K. Chesterton – Saint Francis of Assisi: The Life and Times of St. Francis The English writer, G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), known for his wit and paradoxical writing style, published over 100 books and 4000…
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