Sandy’s Comments (group member since Dec 14, 2015)

Sandy’s comments from the Reading the Detectives group.

Susan in NC wrote: "Sorry if this is the wrong place to post or it’s already posted, but a GR friend told me Kerry Greenwood has died (Phryne Fisher and Corinna Chapman mystery series). Here is the Guardian obit:

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Sad news but I'm glad you told us. I read the Phryne series.

In the US: is $2

In the US, Have His Carcase, a future Wimsey, is $1.

Oops. Hope it is more successful than some of the GA style we've read recently.

Jackie wrote: "I've just started listening to the audio version of A Royal Affair - the first one in the series was light-weight but enjoyable, but I didn't feel a strong urge to continue so We Sh..."

I read the first and didn't continue so would like to know how the second compares.

I will nominate a book that is free in the US: Murder on Tyneside. Written in 1916 and mixed reviews from one star to five.

Judy wrote: "I'd like to nominate Postscript to Poison , the first book by Dorothy Bowers in her Inspector Dan Pardoe series, as I've bee..."

I can't find it on kindle in the US. The GR link brings me to an edition in Italian. Specific search only mentions paper versions.

Wonderful book for setting and characters, but very glad all the details of the crimes were explained. The embezzled school funds would have been a very tidy sum after fifty years and 'stealing' your own sheep was profitable. I felt sorry for 'young' Tibbs and the housekeeper who were merely caught up in the crimes.

I think this book has a great opening scene, with Dolly half asleep and then having to convince her husband.

I read the 'Never Too Late' book as 'a midlife crime thriller'.

Susan wrote: "I will nominate Juggernaut: A Golden Age Mystery by Alice Campbell

Up and up crept the weight. Its touch was..."

US: on kindle for $4

Thinking back to our discussion of Murder at the Vicarage I was amused when Miss Marple knocked on the window of the vicarage. That was followed by a lovely scene of Griselda playing with her son and being caught at it by a non-children-loving parishioner.

Finished and another vote for Dolly.

Susan in NC wrote: "Lovely Large Print edition of We Solve Murders came through the hold system at my library finally!"

Enjoy! it is a lot of fun.

I am listening to this for my third (or more) read though I still find I don't remember everything.

The book is waiting at the library.

Jackie wrote: "Sandy, that sounds very good; did you ever read The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth ? Gave me an incredible res..."

Sounds good. Thanks for the recommendation.

I'm reading When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance about how plants shaped the earth and the animals. Excellent.

I was also satisfied with this wrap-up to the series. Cadfael re-visits life outside the monastery and chooses to return. He is united with his son, and I imagine an on-going relationship with his new family. All his finest traits are on display, including using his medical skills.

The murder is definitely a minor concern once Yves is released. I had nearly forgotten it when the murderer confessed. A fitting ending for a vile man.

The 'young lovers' troupe is hinted at in the future.

Judy wrote: "Good to hear you liked The Sunken Sailor: Inspector Tibbett #2, Sandy. I want to read this series in order, but Patricia Moyes seems to be one of those authors where ..."

Between my library system and Amazon, most seem are available to me, some on Hoopla (non-kindle eBooks through the library). Not sure I will ever make it through all 19-20!