November Books

I had to push this a bit so I could finish up one of the books, I just have two books to write about this month.

The first was What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena (Canadian!).

In this book, a teenage girl is found murdered and left in a farmer's field.  Then we get the perspective of various people connected to her - friends, boyfriend, teachers, parents, local creepy guy - and we try to figure out who is the murderer. 

This author writes a pretty good murder mystery, I have read a couple of her books before.  In this one I think she does a good job of giving out clues and red herrings.  

And then a book by Clare Mackintosh, A Game of Lies. 

This book takes place in Wales. A reality show is being filmed that will be broadcast as it is being filmed.  The premise for the reality starts out as survival of the fittest but the contestants quickly learn there is more to it.  The local police are called to the set of the fairly early on to investigate a small crime but eventually end up trying to solve a murder.   

Apparently this book was a sequel to another book which I had not read.  I actually liked that there was a hint of a past relationship between two of the characters without elaborating, but now if I really want to I can read the first novel.  I like books set in the United Kingdom.  There are so many UK police shows and books that one could get bored of it, but I don't. I've read a lot by this author and she continues to write good stories. 

In a few weeks I will round up all of the books I read this year and pick my favourite. I'll also be looking for recommendations for 2025.