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The Silent Patient

3/22/2021

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The protagonist of Michaelides' mystery-thriller is a psychologist on a mission to save an artist who has been accused of murdering her husband. There's no good reason she should have done that--by all accounts they had a great marriage. The sneaky protagonist has a few tricks up his sleeve, and he's determined to coax his silent patient into talking. 
   On balance we enjoyed the unusual narrative structure and characters. We were mixed on what we thought about the narrator--some of us had more sympathy for him than others. The writing is clean and crisp, and the novel doesn't fit any usual patterns. 

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The Cats Came Back

3/22/2021

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We had fun with the light-hearted magical cats book, but we might have liked a bit more magic. Kelly has a nice voice and the book was amiable, but those cats could have done more work if they'd tried a bit harder.

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    2021 mysteries
     
    January 21: Rhea, Nicholas. Constable on the Hill.

    February 18: Kelly, So
    phie. The Cats Came Back. (2018)

    March 18: Michaelides, Alex. The Silent Patient. Complex thriller. (2019)

    April 15: Brodsky, Zach.  Mysterious Case of the Missing Tuk-Tuk. 1st of 3. (2019)

    May 20: Quinn, Spencer, Dog On It. (2009)

    June 17:Atkinson, Kate. Case Histories. (2007)

    July 15: Cavanaugh, Steve. Thirteen. (2020)

    August 19: Fforde, Jasper. Lost in a Good Book.  (2004)

    September 16: Swanson, Peter. Rules for Perfect Murders (2020)

    October 21: Walker, Martin. Fatal Pursuit. (2016)

    November 18: Grant, Michael The Artful Assassin (2020)

    December 16: Spencer-Fleming, Julia. Hid from Our Eyes (PB 4/21)




    2020 Mysteries



    1/16 Charlaine Harris Dead Until Dark (humorous vampire mystery)

    2/20 Leslie Budewitz Assault and Pepper (cozy, first in a series)

    3/19 Ruth Ware The Woman in Cabin 10 (twisty British cruise mystery)

    4/16 Felix Francis Crisis (horse racing theme by Dick Francis’ son—he’s written 19 books in the franchise)

    5/21 Craig Johnson An Obvious Fact (Western procedural)

    6/18 Amanda Quick The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1930s Hollywood)

    7/16 J.A. Jance Field of Bones (Sheriff Joanna Brady mystery)

    8/20 Joe Ide IQ (East Long Beach detective)

    9/17 Ragnar Jónasson The Darkness (atmospheric thriller)

    10/15 Tarquin Hall Case of the Man Who Died Laughing (humorous mystery set in India)

    11/19 Lou Berney November Road (thriller love story set against the JFK assassination)—it’s won lots of awards this year)

    12/17 Wendall Thomas Drowned Under (zany travel-themed mystery)

    2019 MYSTERIES

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    ​1/17: Garrett, Hollywood Homicide

    2/21: Beaton, The Blood of an Englishman

    3/21: Byron, Plantation Shudders

    4/18: Hallinan, Crashed

    5/16: Parker, The Professional

    6/20: Kreuger, Ordinary Grace

    7/18: Landon, Defending Jacob

    8/15: Petrie, The Drifter

    9/19: Dazieri: Kill the Father

    10/17: Reichs, Bones to Ashes

    11/21: Ziskin, No Stone Unturned

    12/19: Shames, Dead Broke in Jarrett Creek
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