Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“If you have any sort of personality, someone will eventually want to kill you.”

We Solve Murders (#1) by Richard Osman

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I am a huge, shouting, fervent fan of Richard Osman as he has fully captured his heart with the funny charming and heartwarming “Thursday Murder Club” book series. I was dismayed to learn he was taking a break from writing it, but obviously open to reading anything he wanted to put out there. As we often say to our son, I was “impressed, but not surprised” that I loved this first installment of a new series and will continue loudly telling everyone to read any […]

Final 2024 Leftovers

1876 by Gore Vidal

Joe Country by Mick Herron

James by Percival Everett

Slough House by Mick Herron

Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie

The Contemplative Tarot: A Christian Introduction to the cards by Brittany Muller

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Hope everyone had a wonderful 2024. Remember that while we can’t control the horrors of the world, there is joy to be found in the presence of those we love. 1876**** Didn’t hit as hard as Burr; Burr’s presence was the center of the story that made it go, whereas this book wants to highlight every major player in the 1876 election. But Vidal does a good job of evoking the atmosphere of the time: the unapologetic corruption, the paranoia of another war and the […]

A Masterclass In Gaslighting

I Need You To Read This by Jessa Maxwell

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Kudos to Maxwell for creating such an intensely uneasy atmosphere. Halfway through I was convinced most of the characters were imaginary, maybe the events happening weren’t happening, am I even reading this book? By the time I was about to roar through the last 100 pages I was questioning whether I was imaginary. We begin with the brutal murder of beloved advice columnist Francis Keen. Less than a year later the crime remains unsolved but her position as the beloved ‘Dear Constance’ writer needs to […]

A gripping Southern noir

All Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

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When not reading romance, I love me some mysteries! I usually stray into cozies with pun titles, but been known to enjoy a good detective novel too. All Sinners Bleed was my first read from S.A. Cosby. The novel follows Titus Crowne, a newly elected Black sheriff when tragedy befalls the hometown where he serves. A school shooting uncovers buried secrets and forces the town to reckon with the concept of murderers in their midst. Titus was in the FBI and came home to live […]

“I hope you are finding your own words out there in my sky.”

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

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Asuka was the last person chosen to join the crew for humanity’s last hope, eighty elite graduates of a competitive program who will give birth to a generation of children in deep space and one day reach a distant but livable planet. But when a bomb kills three of the crew, investigating it falls to Asuka. I’m trying to get more into science fiction lately, and between the creative world-building and the high-stakes mystery, this book was certainly a good addition to the roster. In […]

Thanksgiving 2024 Leftovers

Remembrance Day by Henry Porter

Dead Lions by Mick Herron

Zero Days by Ruth Ware

Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman

Killing Castro by Lawrence Block

Deadly Beloved by Max Allan Collins

Spy Hook by Len Deighton

London Rules by Mick Herron

Real Tigers by Mick Herron

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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. Remembrance Day**** An interesting take on the English-vs-Irish spy novel and while the author telegraphs too many things, he knows how to keep a story moving. Barely clears the 4-star threshold but if I invest time to read something almost 500 pages long, it has to be at least “good” and this was. Dead Lions, Real Tigers, and London Rules**** I had originally meant to do a big long post on my love/grr relationship with Mick Herron’s Slough House […]



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