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. It's a bit of a mix. Author is French & lives in England. Book alternates between a WWII concentration camp & present day Sweden.
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Finally...it's been languishing on my TBR pile for too long.
I picked up this book at my mom's and recommend it. Has anyone else read it? I will say I do not read a book from cover to cover. In this book I started read the sections about in Sally's voice, then a diary was mentioned and I read all the diary sections, back to Sally's sections then the police investigation sections. Does anyone else read a book like this.Thanks,
Nancy
Victoria, TX
The Wrong Mother
I finished 2 books overnight. The first,
The Distance Between Us by Maggie O'Farrell was an unexpected treasure. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...The second,
Blink by K.L. Slater, which I had been looking to, was a disappointment. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just started
, first time I've read this author, set in Huntingdon.
Sandy wrote: "Just started , first time I've read this author, set in Huntingdon."I will be interested in what you think about this one. I read the first one and didn't know if I would want to read the next.
Not sure this is the right part of the group discussion but I'll ask anyway...I haven't read Peter Robinson's series about DCI Banks but just got a notice from Goodreads about a new one coming out. So, questions: should I start at the beginning of the series or is jumping in mid-way OK? Any comments about the series? Wondering if it would make a good group read nomination - or maybe the first one? It is available in paperback and on Kindle (surprisingly expensive on US Amazon - $11.99).
David wrote: "That is just what I thought when I read Missing, Presumed as well Mary. Can't wait to see what Sandy thinks of the book."I should have checked with you & Mary before I picked it up, David. Not for me, I'm afraid.
Mary C - regarding the Peter Robinson books, I've read all of them and while it's not imperative that you read them in order, I personally recommend it. There are recurring characters and I just think it's helpful. His DCI Banks series is splendid. I find many authors seem to give up and just turn out muck after a while but Robinson consistently gives one better than the next. If you would like to try one of his non-Banks books, I cannot say enough good things about Before The Poison. Seriously one of my all-time favorite books. But then again, so are the Banks books. Really worth the read.
Kim wrote: "Mary C - regarding the Peter Robinson books, I've read all of them and while it's not imperative that you read them in order, I personally recommend it. There are recurring characters and I just th..."Thanks for the feedback. It looks like our group might have read some of his books already, so perhaps not a candidate for us (AND he lives in Canada now, not the UK...) but I will pick up the first in the series when I next do a library run.
Before the Poison was recommended to me by another friend, so it is now on my TBR list as well.
I just read #5 in the inspector banks series (I don't read in order). It was very disappointing! Not up to the usual standard of Robinson. Made me wonder if he to meet a deadline and just threw something together.
Sandy wrote: "Starting 
"I just picked up the first in this series but I have 3 14-day loan books from the library at home so it will have to wait. Will be interested to hear what you think about this author.
Mary wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Starting "I just picked up the first in this series but I have 3 14-day loan books from the library at home so it will ..."
I'm kind of worried about picking this up without having read the others, Mary. Hopefully the story line will be ok as a stand alone.
Sandy wrote: "Mary wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Starting "I just picked up the first in this series but I have 3 14-day loan books from the library at hom..."
A friend of mine just read the most recent book in the series and had not read any of the earlier ones. She said she didn't even know it was part of a series so I think you'll be ok.
Mary wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Mary wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Starting "I just picked up the first in this series but I have 3 14-day loan books from the ..."
Sounds good, Mary. Thanks!
Currently reading "the Hollow Man" by Oliver harris. By currently reading, I mean that it is sitting on the arm of my chair with a bookmark at page 30. It has been at that position for days (I read the Beekeeper instead). It may be one of the books I give up on as it hasn't caught my interest .....
Beth wrote: "Currently reading "the Hollow Man" by Oliver harris. By currently reading, I mean that it is sitting on the arm of my chair with a bookmark at page 30. It has been at that position for days (I read..."I don't really know why but I have been starting a lot of books like that lately. I don't seem to be finding authors that impress me much. Maybe the 99 cent books on Amazon are 99 cents for a reason?
Now reading "five ways to kill a man" be Alex Grey
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Prequel to the Prime Suspect series.
Beth -I would encourage you to give NetGallery a try. Based on reviews posted here that mentioned the site, I joined a few months ago and have had some success getting ARCs to read and review. I've also been rejected for a number of books, perhaps because I hadn't done enough reviews or don't have a blog or otherwise don't fit their profile. They also have some 'read it now' books that seem to be available to everyone.
I've been lucky enough to get ARCs for some authors I really like, and find some new ones to read. It's a bit of pot luck if you don't know the author, so there can be some dreck amongst the gems.
"Free" is good - ok, not exactly free because you're to read AND provide a review, but that seems to be a small price to pay to me.
Huge Mick Herron fan, so happy to start this.
I am reading Silent Nights - Christmas Mysteries from the British Library Crime Classics. I wanted to get in one last Christmas themed book before New Year's Eve.
The Old Contemptibles by Martha Grimeshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
I am not sure how I missed #11 on my way through the Richard Jury series but here I am, listening to it as an audiobook.
I am finding the "cozy" side to the tale (the stories of Trublood, Plant, his aunt, Polly, etc) a little tiresome. Perhaps that's why I stopped reading the series.
There are too many characters in this book to make it a good audible read. I may have to abandon it.
I'm reading Anno Dracula, for me first book by this author. A fascinating novel, with an intriguing plot, where real and fiction characters make their appearance.
I read my first Jack Reacher a few months ago, and since then I've read two more. I enjoyed them, but now I've started on my fourth I've got a bit fed up - they've become a bit samey. I must admit I was a bit put off by the quotes on the cover - yes, I know they've nothing to do with enjoying the book - but one described Jack Reacher as the 'thinking girl's beefcake' and 'lusted after by his female (readers).' What tosh!
Just finished
, another nomination for the February group reads. It's a Kindle-published book, and like 'Murder on the Oxford Canal', it needs some editing, but I liked the detective, Elizabeth, and her sidekick/grandson enough to grab the sample for the next book in the series.Now reading
, which was recommended on the 'New Releases' discussion board (it's on Kindle Unlimited, if you've got that). I just started, but once I got beyond some disconnected introductory bits (which will make more sense later, I'm sure), it's got my attention.
Now reading An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. it was written in the 70s, but seems older to me. It's a classic English murder like Agatha Christie etc. It's progressing ok, but it does seem a bit snobbish - times have changed! I don't think it would worry me if it was set in say, the 30s.
I'm currently reading Father Brown: The Complete Collection by G.K. Chesterton. I was going to only read The Innocence of Father Brown for now, but decided that I'm going to keep reading it all the way through since it is about the same size as a lot of the thrillers that I read.
Just starting Waiting on Wednesday by Nicci French.
I just now finished The Man Who Smiled by Henning Mankell - it is a Kurt Wallander book.
I am. Reading the Sea Detective by Mark Douglas-home. It is set in Scotland
I am reading
Trying to fill in holes I have in the series. Eagerly awaiting season 2 of Agatha Raisin on Acorn TV
I am reading the Gathering Murders (the one on the suggested list for August reads)
Now i'm on to Stuart Macbride's Dying Light although the library just got in Original Skin by David Mark and that is calling to me because I really liked the first one.
Devil's Breath by G. M. Malliet . Different location and characters from the previous Max Tudor mysteries
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About 40% through, and it's hard to put this one out of my mind.
Not sure if it qualifies as a British mystery - I think the author is Irish, the main characters are British, and the story takes place in Britain and Ireland.This is one of Rayne's ghost-hunter mysteries, and while I don't usually like the supernatural in mysteries, I do like the occasional ghost. The story centers around a young man's forebear, who, in lieu of final absolution for a dying man, had taken part in a ritual in which he shares his bread and 'eats' his sins (to be confessed at a later date, which apparently never comes, as he's now a ghost haunting his progeny). And, there's the devil's chess set to be dealt with.
It's not a story to be read late at night, with the cats on the prowl and making noises around the house. (Did I mention that I bought the book on a reviewer's sidenote that he or she liked the cat in the story?) Rayne's stories are slow to develop, in this case with many trips into the past and research in the present (by the academic half of the ghost-hunting duo), and her prose is often quite lovely. And Wilberforce, the cat, had me laughing out loud on the train yesterday.
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