Michaela’s Comments (group member since Aug 16, 2019)

Michaela’s comments from the Reading the Detectives group.

Thanks Jill! :)

I finally read the first in the series, The Religious Body, and really liked it (pity I didn´t find the discussion threads), so will start Henrietta Who? soon. :)

I read this for Netgalley a while ago, so won´t re-read, as I wasn´t so enthused either. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I didn´t read the no. 1 in the series, The Religious Body, so will first try this. Pity they are expensive and not available in my library.

And I have the two leaders. :)

Lost 6 hours of my life for this one. So boring and a confusing end. I guessed Hilda from the beginning too, though the solution is only understandable for those familiar with English case law.

Susan in NC wrote: "Michaela wrote: "Agree with the comments of the setting in Vienna and the atmosphere well described, but the mystery was confusing with all the different persons that weren´t developed further, lik..."

Thanks Susan! :)

Agree with the comments of the setting in Vienna and the atmosphere well described, but the mystery was confusing with all the different persons that weren´t developed further, like the girl who survived, or Auntie and the opera singer.

I wonder if other Macdonald mysteries are better? And yes, re Crossed Skis, which I nominated several times before! Would like to read it. :)

Impressive, Judy! and it already had space for a couple of passengers. I remember my grandparents had such an original syphon like on one of the pics.

Great, I´ve got this one at home! :)

Agree, such an amazing collection! Looking forward to all of them!

I want to nominate another book instead: Weekend at Thrackley by Alan Melville.

Jim Henderson is one of six guests summoned by the mysterious Edwin Carson, a collector of precious stones, to a weekend party at his country house, Thrackley.
The house is gloomy and forbidding but the party is warm and hospitable – except for the presence of Jacobson, the sinister butler. The other guests are wealthy people draped in jewels; Jim cannot imagine why he belongs in such company.

After a weekend of adventure – with attempted robbery and a vanishing guest – secrets come to light and Jim unravels a mystery from his past.

It´s available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited, and there´s also an audiobook.

That´s impressive, Rosina!

I started this yesterday evening. As I´m living in Vienna, I could well imagine all the places, but it was odd that Macdonald had to change flights in Zurich.

I also want to read this, perhaps also after the Lorac, when I can find it at a good price. All the other books in the series are about €1 on kindle, only the first is more than €6!

Finally finished this, and thought it too political and too little mystery imo. Also couldn´t cope with Matthew/Luc striking Melangell. I didn´t think they would marry, or at least they shouldn´t have done so.

I finished this today, and liked Angela´s character, as she seems to be more intelligent than Bredon. This relationship could have been more developed. Liked the character of the Bishop too.
The mystery was complicated, and the three different explanations at the end reminded me of the humorous film Murder by Death with several famous detectives meeting up to solve the case in different but always plausible ways.
In my Kindle edition there is a drawing of the taps, but I didn´t fully understand it nonetheless.

This started interesting, but besides the well developed characters the mystery was weak. I also didn´t like the "hints" of the possibly involved persons.

Susan in NC wrote: "Michaela wrote: "I nominate Capital Crimes: London Mysteries, a collection published by Martin Edwards. Available on Kindle for $2.99, but don´t know about the UK. Al..."

Oh! Death of an Airman is also interesting for me. :) I think I nominated it a while ago...

I nominate Capital Crimes: London Mysteries, a collection published by Martin Edwards. Available on Kindle for $2.99, but don´t know about the UK. Also on Kindle Unlimited, at least in Europe.

With its fascinating mix of people – rich and poor, British and foreign, worthy and suspicious – London is a city where anything can happen. The possibilities for criminals and for the crime writer are endless. London has been home to many of fiction's finest detectives, and the setting for mystery novels and short stories of the highest quality.

Capital Crimes is an eclectic collection of London-based crime stories, blending the familiar with the unexpected in a way that reflects the personality of the city. Alongside classics by Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley and Thomas Burke are excellent and unusual stories by authors who are far less well known. The stories give a flavour of how writers have tackled crime in London over the span of more than half a century. Their contributions range from an early serial-killer thriller set on the London Underground and horrific vignettes to cerebral whodunits. What they have in common is an atmospheric London setting, and enduring value as entertainment.