Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

Well, here we go! I’m finally back after a fairly lengthy absence. Moved back to my hometown after 14 years gone. Between health issues, relocation, finding and buying a new house. Well, you know how it goes! I’m looking forward to this.

Option #3 - 2024 Determination Plus Challenge

1/24

1. Beautiful Ruins, Jeff Walter
2. Bad Summer People, Emma Rosenblum
3. I Did It For You, Amy Engels
4. The Housemaid, Freida McFadden
5. The Housemaid’s Secrets, Freida McFadden
6. Murder Road, Simone St. James
7. The Little Italian Hotel, Phaedra Patrick (Yuck by the way.)
8. One By One, Freida McFadden
9. The Paris Apartment, Lucy Foley
10. The Housemaid Is Watching, Freida McFadden


The next 14 books is the "Plus" part of the challenge. Hope you enjoy and are able to find some great books that will fit in.

11. A book set in a different country than you live in.

*The Italian Party, Christina Lynch

12. Read a book by an Author that you never read before or one by a new debut author.

*Grave Reservations, Cherie Priest (an author I’d never read before.)

13. A book that someone recommended to you.

*Fly Girl, Ann Hood

14. A book that is a different genre than your normal type of read. (could be out of your comfort zone).

* In Five Years, Rebecca Serle

15 & 16. Two books from a series you haven't completed yet. (Everyone has that one or two books to still read to catch up in a series)

* Thorn In My Side, C.J. Skuse (Book 4 of the Sweat Pea Series)

17. A book that comes out in 2024.

* The Teacher, Freida McFadden

18. A book that you mean to read in 2023 but never got around to it.

19. A book that came out before you were born. (this one might be harder to do but we know you can handle it)

20. A book that is done by more than one author (it can be a book of short stories by different authors, or one book that is one story with more than 1 author like Patterson or Evanovich and I'm sure there are others.

21. A book that won an award.

22. One of the oldest to be read books on your unread mountain.

23. A book set in multiple countries.

24. Book you started in the past but put aside and never finished for some reason.

* The Dinner List, Rebecca Serle
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Welcome back Donna! It’s great to see you again. I hope your health issues are behind you and settling into your new home is going well. I’m looking forward to the challenge too.

Welcome back Donna T! Good to see you. Thanks for re-joining the fun and good luck with your 2024 challenge!

Welcome back Donna. It's good you are giving the challenge another try. Good luck.

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Welcome back Donna T! Good to see you. Thanks for re-joining the fun and good luck with your 2024 challenge!"

Thanks! Good Luck with yours as well!

Donnajo wrote: "Welcome back Donna. It's good you are giving the challenge another try. Good luck."

Thank you!

Ann wrote: "Welcome back Donna! It’s great to see you again. I hope your health issues are behind you and settling into your new home is going well. I’m looking forward to the challenge too."

Thank you. It is going well. We gutted a. Mid-century modern and are redoing it. 90 percent done so far.

Thanks everyone. Good luck with your challenge.