Shaina’s Comments (group member since Jul 10, 2020)

Shaina’s comments from the Reading the Detectives group.

Just finished The Secret Vanguard and enjoyed it quite a bit. I'm now starting The Seat of the Scornful by John Dickson Carr thanks to BLCC and KU

I'm 50% in and really enjoying the book. Susan, I too was so confused for a minute by that lorry and horse remark!

I finished Hamlet, Revenge! today. Didn't really enjoy it. Death at the President's Lodging was so much better.

I have one more book to go 'Lament for a Maker' before the buddy read. I have already read Stop Press.

I finished the first one yesterday and will start the second one sometime next week.

Abigail wrote: "Susan and Shaina, I agree with Judy that it’s a series that doesn’t really need to be read in order. Inspector Appleby does age and grow in his career over the course of the books, but there isn’t ..."

Abigail, I really stopped reading this author after Stop Press! lol

I look forward to the "sweets to come"

Judy wrote: "That's great, Shaina, enjoy! I don't think they need to be read in order though, so anyone who doesn't have time to read the earlier books should still be fine to join in."

I know that they don't need to be read in order however, they are available on KU and this buddy read gives me the push needed to get to them : ) (the fact that I need to read them or it will bother me doesn't count)

I have read only 2 of the books listed Stop Press and There Came Both Mist And Snow. I would like to join the buddy read as most of the books are available on KU. I'm off to read Death at the President's Lodging, Hamlet, Revenge! and Lament for a Maker so I'm ready to join in July.

Yay! I started the year with this book and I really enjoyed it and laughed out loud so many times. I look forward to the discussion

Thank you for that update, Judy! It is available on KU and I've just downloaded it.

Yay! I already have this on my Kindle waiting to be read.

This week I read Murder's a Swine: A Second World War Mystery by Nap Lombard and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I also read The Body in the Dumb River by George Bellairs which was quite good and The Incredible Crime: A Cambridge Mystery by Lois Austen-Leigh (great-great niece of Jane Austen) which started quite well but was disappointing overall.

I'm joining in as well

I quite enjoyed this book and laughed out loud a few times. I loved the chapter headings and how the buck kept getting passed on from one to another.

I agree with all of Pamela's point too!

I read The Man Who Died Twice last week and really enjoyed it. I love all those folks and can't wait for future developments!

I'm starting this in the day or two

I read Till Death Do Us Part by Carr last month. It was superb!

The challenge list looks really interesting. Apart from the Sayers and Christie I haven't read any of the other books. Incidently, I started reading Death in Fancy Dress a few minutes before I saw the list.

Thank you for all the effort put into creating this wonderful challenge.

I'm starting this one today as soon as I finish our Inspector French group read. I haven't been able to read as much as I like as work seems to be going back to pre covid levels.

Thank you, Roman Clodia for that insight. I downloaded it on my kindle last month but didn't start the book as I came across a negative review of a friend on GR. Looks like I will read it after all :)

Just when I bought the ebook KU makes it available....I'm looking forward to this one as I only read a short story by the author and really enjoyed it...