What Fiction are you reading this week, May 22, 2022?
Been kind of a sleepy cat myself lately so still reading The Sentence, which is still excellent. I keep a pen and pad nearby to jot down the titles of books that get mentioned in this tale of bookstore employees. And recipes that sounds great.
Just started listening to A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins, pub. 2021. When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him, who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long can secrets smolder before they explode into flame? "Look what you started."
What books are you starting this week?
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Ok read.
Just felt the need for a little lie down so I hit the couch and slept for an hour. Better now. 
The Mugger should help. Highly rated: The cops in the 87th Precinct wanted the mugger and they wanted him bad. One patrolman had a personal reason to go after him..a reason that became a burning obsession and an easy way for a cop to get killed.
Sorry for your drowned book. Oddly enough its description reads: As the rain falls steadily and the level of the River Ashburn continues to rise, Juno must unmask the real identity of the killer, or risk being swept away on a murderous tide. 
Not to make light of your lifeboat disaster story, which is truly quite sad.
Ty for sharing!
I am in slow mode lately and still reading Code Name Lise, The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis. The writer has all the information, but his style is not very exciting, esp. after reading Sonia Purnell's A Woman of No Importance," which I found riveting.
Her book, Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition, sounds quite interesting.
A Woman of No Importance:
Viginia Hall was one of the greatest spies in American history, yet her story remains untold. Sonia Purnell uncovers the captivating story of a powerful, influential, yet shockingly overlooked heroine of the Second World War. At a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was still strictly forbidden, Virginia Hall came to be known as the "Madonna of the Resistance," coordinating a network of spies to blow up bridges, report on German troop movements, arrange equipment drops for Resistance agents, and recruit and train guerilla fighters. Even as her face covered WANTED posters throughout Europe, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate. She finally escaped with her life in a grueling hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown, and her associates all imprisoned or executed. 
