Donna's comments
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Donna's comments from the The Crime and Thriller Group group.
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Ananth wrote: "Tried reading "A Place of Hiding" by Elizabeth George. Managed about 140 pages.Just cant read any further.The book drags and leads no where. There is hardly any Mystery in it.
May be I will play it..."
Hi Ananth, I just finished Dekok and the Dead Harlequin. It was written by the Dutch author A C Baantjer in the 70s or 80s and this was a new English translation, I think. Very interesting setting, characters, and it made me think of Hercule Poirot a bit.
Kathy wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Think I'm going to make a start on The Dante Club A Novel."
I loved The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl, Charlotte. It ties with The Last Dickens as my favorite by him."
I second the positive vote for The Dante Club. Not a quick read but very absorbing.
I finished White Sky, Black Ice and I really enjoyed it. Made me think a bit of the Tony Hillerman books.
Up next is Dekok and the Dead Harlequin by A. C. Baantjer. He is a Dutch author and this book is one of his early books set in Amsterdam. So far very good.
Hi Ashley and Dorie, It's good to hear that the Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny is continuing to be good. I read the first, Still Life and really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to reading more in the series.
I think White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones might qualify. I just started it and so far so good. It is set in a small town in northwest Alaska.
I just started White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones. It's the first in the Nathan Active series and so far it is very good. Set in Northwest Alaska it is a very appropriate read during a somewhat surprising snowstorm here in Virgina.
Hi Kara, Welcome to the group. There is a thread about the Wallender books and TV series a bit further down at http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1878...I am a big fan of his books and the various movie/TV productions.
I finished The Lemur A Novel by Benjamin Black (John Banville) and really enjoyed it. It is not in the Quirke series but is a stand alone set in New York City.
I finished Hidden Moon which was OK and now I'm reading The Lemur A Novel and still listening to An Incomplete Revenge.
The Lemur is a stand alone by Benjamin Black and so far very good.
I read a few of the earlier ones and found them enjoyable but that was probably because I live near Washington DC and had fun reading about places very familiar to me.
I do believe the series got weaker as it went on.
I've enjoyed the Tess Monaghan series by Laura Lippman set in Baltimore.
If you are looking to branch out to series in England I can highly recommend the Inspector Lynley series by Elizabeth George and the Inspector Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James.
Janice wrote: "Donna, I really like the Maisie Dobbs series I have all Jacqueline's books and do pass them around to friends. Would'nt you love to see this series on PBS sometime in the future?"
Oh yes, that would be terrific. I think of the Maisie Dobbs books in the same category as Foyle's War - not the same time period but the same feel.
Over the weekend I started An Incomplete Revenge the 5th Maisie Dobbs and as usual I am enjoying it very much.
How about Bootlegger's Daughter A Deborah Knott Mystery by Margaret Maron. First in the series which is up to 15 books now. I have not read this one but it looks interesting.
Even though I have seen a lot of the Wallander series on TV I don’t think I saw this one. It really filled in a lot of back story on Kurt – his divorce, his drinking, his relationship with his father, and his relationship with his daughter.
***** Spoilers *****
I found the investigation to be quite complex and realistic in that it wasn’t wrapped up in just a few days but it was actually many months until the case was resolved. I also liked that Kurt admitted that the police made mistakes along the way, especially when they tried so hard to find the missing son who the police assumed would have the strongest motive and would not be a foreigner.
I just started Hidden Moon by James Church. This is the second book in the Inspector O series set in North Korea. I read the first in the series and was slightly disappointed but a number of friends tell me this one is much, much better. I really liked the character of Inspector O and North Korea is facinating so I thought I would give it a try.
I just finished Murder on the Eiffel Tower by Claude Izner. It was a good start to a new series with a wonderful setting during the Exposition of 1889 in Paris and the opening of the Eiffel Tower. As with some first books the plotting was a bit weak but the main characters have promise and I would probably give the next book a chance.
Hi Dorie, I watched White Collar last night and enjoyed it very much. A good story with a little bit of humor - very entertaining.
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