Ellen’s Comments (group member since Feb 05, 2016)

Ellen’s comments from the Reading the Detectives group.

Judy wrote: "Ellen wrote: "I finished Bellfield Hallby Anna Dean a few days ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I will be picking up the second in the seriesA Gentleman of Fortuneat the..."
I think I am going to be sorry there is only 4 in the series.

I finished Bellfield Hallby Anna Dean a few days ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I will be picking up the second in the seriesA Gentleman of Fortuneat the library today. I am really looking forward to reading it over the weekend.

Sister Fidelma series by Peter Tremayne. The setting is ancient Ireland.

I started reading Sherlock Holmes as a teenager and discovered Lord Peter after I watched the miniseries on PBS in my 20's. Sayers is still my favorite Golden Age author. I have read many of the classic authors Tey, Christie, Marsh, Stout, Chesterton. Of the more modern authors I like Louise Penny, Jacqueline Winspear, Anne Perry, Elizabeth Peters, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Emma Lathen and I am also very fond of Dick Francis. I work in a middle school library so a YA series I really enjoyed was the Enola Holmes books by Nancy Springer. I grew up in Oklahoma but have lived in Mississippi, Oregon, Alaska, and Ohio. I have now been in Texas for 25 years.

My favorite Marsh title is Death in a White Tie. Troy is in it and I like Alleyn's mother.

It's hard to pick a favorite short story but if I had to I would choose the "The Red-Headed League". My favorite novel is "The Sign of Four".

I have read this book a number of times over the years. I find Parker's "Love at first sight" for Lady Mary a bit unrealistic. Her behavior from the beginning is suspicious and Parker is a very practical down to earth sort of person. I'm not sure her being so very pretty accounts for it.