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Note 135 – September 2026 Books
Total Books: 2 Total Pages: 658 Longest: 365 Shortest: 293 Genres: 2 (Historical Fiction – 1, Thriller – 1) Only two books completed this month as I was busy with several other projects which limited my pleasure reading time! Tess Gerritsen – The Shadow Friends This is the third book in Gerritsen’s Martini Club series…
Note 134 – August 2026 Books
Total Books: 3 Total Pages: 1094 Longest: 391 Shortest: 319 Genres: 3 (Biographical/Historical Fiction – 1, Mystery – 1, History/Religion – 1) Anthony Horowitz – A Deadly Episode A Deadly Episode is the 6th novel in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series. The Word is Murder (the first book in the series) is being made into…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
