Lorraine’s Comments (group member since Jul 14, 2017)

Lorraine’s comments from the Reading the Detectives group.

Thanks Judy, then my pick will be The Religious Body by Catherine Aird

A book by Catherine Aird. Really loved A Dead Liberty but may be hard to get

Loved the book it was a thriller more than a mystery. One of the things I love about GA books is that they take you to the time period, you can almost feel the uncertainty and fear that the people in the UK were feeling and Blake in his intricate plot wanted to show his love of his country and bring awareness of possibilities if they didn't look around. This is my 3rd Blake this year, enjoyed There's Trouble Brewing where Strangeways was hired to find the killer who drowned the owner's dog in a vat of beer.

Judy, the characters in the gentlemen's club are very similar to Wodehouse characters. This is the only Hull book I've read don't think others are similar. I have The Murder of My Aunt, will report after I finish it. It's a small book.

Started reading The White Cottage by Margery Allingham. Finished Keep it Quiet by Richard Hull, I loved it but I also love PG Wodehouse. My copy had the first chapter of The Ghost it Was which hooked me but it's out of print. I've emailed Crime Classics asking if they plan to reprint.

I stopped reading Crispin after his 3rd book, the Floating Toyshop which I hated but this was more then 20 years ago, maybe it's time to give him another chance. Being a senior I can't remember why I disliked it so much

I'm reading, one of 5 books, The Narrowing Circle by Julian Symons, in addition to an interesting mystery you also get some book publishing history. Hard to believe in 54 they had assembly lines to crank out cheap pb's. Actually I'd love to find one by these made up authors.

Makes sense and I very happy with Judy's pick.

There's never been a Carr book I didn't like, great suggestion but may I expand to include The Judas Window by Carter Dickson, who I believe showed the lighter side of Carr, it's also a locked room mystery and available on Kindle

Susan wrote: "Good to hear you liked it, Lorraine. I must admit I have a real liking for boarding house novels :) Patrick Hamilton's The Slaves of Solitude is a favourite (not a mystery though)."
Thanks Susan, sounds like a book I'll enjoy

I just finished the book. I'm a senior and remember boarding houses, so it was a trip down memory lane for me which I wanted to savor. I think this is the first mystery I've ever read where the residents solved the murder by coming up with different pieces of the puzzle. Loved it.

Keep it Quiet by Richard Hull. A fun GA read taking place in a Gentlemen's Club. The poor secretary of the club has gotten himself into a pickle.

Got my monthly GA book from Crime Classics, Keep it Quiet by Richard Hull. A 1935 mystery taking place in a gentlemen's club. This is my first Hull but it won't be my last. Just started but like it a lot.

Susan and Sandy, I agree with you both. I also listened to it and found the ins and outs in the library humorous. I think I expected to much. It did have 2 murders and a jewel thief.

I guess as a cozy the relationship between them was OK but I don't believe it was realistic. I'm a senior so I'm getting a lot pickier in what I read and this book and author are not for me especially after just finishing The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

Should make an interesting discussion, looking forward to it. I'm listening on Audible.

Judy wrote: "Lorraine wrote: "Which means, I believe, I should also read In the Market for Murder and Death Around the Bend. ..."

Thanks for checking, Lorraine - no, we will only be discussing the one book, A ..."

Thanks, got it.

Judy wrote: "This means we will be discussing all the storylines as I think for most of us they are all in one novel - but it is of course up to you whether you want to read them all, Jill! :)"

Which means, I believe, I should also read In the Market for Murder and Death Around the Bend.

I'm reading The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz, interesting twist. Started A Quiet Life in the Country, a cozy, cozy, should be a fast read. 25% through, only one mystery so far.

Because of the holidays I'm a little late finishing but thoroughly enjoyed the romp and the characters in this mystery. I don't think Thynne is in the same league as Christie but she's still a must read from the golden age. I love the idea of being marooned by snow in an inn at Christmas time. Thought it a wee bit of a cheat for the chauffeur to have done it, wasn't given enough page time but it didn't spoil the whole. More Thynne