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[Susan]

Good to hear, Jan. Look forward to hearing your thoughts.

[Jill]

I too, am just starting Police at the Funeral

[Frances]

I was all set to join you for Police at the Funeral until I realized I've read it within the last 18 months or so-perhaps I'll just check in on your comments!

[Frances]

A question-I'm trying to follow the Poirot buddy read going on right now but I'm reading somewhat out of order. As there are so many buddy reads happening it's often hard to find the thread I'm looking for. Any chance the Poirot reads could get a section of their own?

[Jill]

That's good Frances. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I am

[Judy]

Frances wrote: "A question-I'm trying to follow the Poirot buddy read going on right now but I'm reading somewhat out of order. As there are so many buddy reads happening it's often hard to find the thread I'm loo..."

Thanks, Frances - the Poirot buddy reads now have their own folder. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

[Frances]

Thanks Judy, that's great.

[Jill]

As you have included two Blakes https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I am still awaiting your decision on Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham to carry on with this series

[Judy]

I'd be happy to add Sweet Danger in September/October.

[Jill]

Thanks Judy. A few others have said they would like to.

[Frances]

I’d join another Allingham read

[Susan]

I think we have another Allingham next month. I am not sure I will, personally, continue the series, but we can add one in and we probably need to fit in the next Bobby Owen somewhere... It's lovely we are enjoying all these series, but hard to put them all in. I added the extra Blake as it had a Christmas theme and just seemed perfect for December!

[Pamela]

I'd like to read another Allingham too, and the next Punshon too. The more the merrier :)

[Susan]

Good to hear, Pamela. We do have the Poirot's going on as well and we don't want to get over-whelmed though. As mods, at least one of us like to read all the books on offer, if we can. We do have a Michael Innes coming up, which is fairly long too. We need to pace ourselves :)

[Judy]

I remember you said the Michael Innes book was quite long, Susan, so might be best not to add any more reads in August/September.

I am definitely up for more Allingham, and suggest Sweet Danger for September/October and the second Punshon - Death Among the Sunbathers - for October/November. :)

[Pamela]

Yes that's fair enough Susan, they don't have to all happen at once :) Its great that we have so many good series that are proving popular.

[Susan]

Buddy Reads coming up next are:

July/August: Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham

July/August: The Mystery at Underwood House by Clara Benson

August/Sept: Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes.

Sept/October: Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper by Donald Henderson.
Sweet Danger: Margery Allingham

October/November: Malice in Wonderland by Nicholas Blake
Death Among the Sunbathers: E R Punshon

November/December: The Case of the Abominable Snowman by Nicholas Blake

How is that? If we all approve, I will update the list.

[Susan]

It isn't so much that the Innes are long, but they really need attention, I find. A little more demanding that the average GA series :)

[Susan]

Our posts crossed, Judy, but we picked the same months. Great minds and all that...

[Jill]

All sounds good to me. Thanks both

[Susan]

We have quite a few series that are included in our Buddy Read lists now.

If anyone has a Christmas themed one that is easy to get in the US, please suggest it. All the ones I have thought of are not easily available there.

[Judy]

Thanks Susan, a lot of good reading coming up.

[Susan]

Just a reminder that the discussion threads for our next buddy reads:

July/August: Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham
The Mystery at Underwood House by Clara Benson

will open next weekend.

[Susan]

Our next buddy read is: August/Sept: Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes.

I have struggled a little with Innes. Quite enjoyed the first two, but I am really at a loss with the beginning of this one. Can someone convince me it is worth persevering with?! For anyone who does read this, the first part is almost incomprehensible - written in a thick, Scottish accent (I like Scottish accents by the way, but it is hard to read!) and rambling in the extreme.

[Judy]

I'm not on to that one yet, Susan, as I need to read our two main books for next month! Just a thought, might it be easier to listen to on audiobook?

[Susan]

I don't think it's on audiobook. I have read that other people have thought about giving up at the beginning stage. I am hoping it does improve...

[Jan C]

I'm still on the first book.

[Susan]

I think this is a quite demanding series, Jan. A modern editor, for all their faults, may have been needed for the third in the series, I feel.

[Judy]

Just noticed this one is on Kindle Unlimited - they have lots of Michael Innes.

[Susan]

I am looking forward to:

Sept/October: Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper by Donald Henderson.

There is another re-issue due in September, by Donald Henderson:
a voice like velvet

A sensational wartime crime novel about a BBC announcer who abuses his position to commit crimes against the rich and famous…

By day Ernest Bisham is a velvet-voiced announcer for the BBC; the whole country recognises the sound of his meticulous pronouncements. By night, however, Mr Bisham is a cat-burglar, careless about his loot, but revelling in the danger and excitement of his running contest with Scotland Yard. But as he gets away with more and more daring escapades, there will come a time when he goes too far . . .

When Donald Henderson’s Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper caused something of a sensation, his publishers were keen to capitalise on their author’s popularity, quickly reissuing The Announcer (originally published under his pen-name ‘D. H. Landels’) with the more alluring title A Voice Like Velvet. Despite a small edition of just 3,000 copies, it was his best reviewed work, as suspenseful and offbeat as his earlier success.

This Detective Club classic includes an introduction by The Golden Age of Murder’s Martin Edwards, who explores Henderson’s own BBC career and the long established tradition of books about gentlemen crooks. The book also includes a rare Henderson short story, the chilling ‘The Alarm Bell’.

Looks good. We are so lucky to have all of these re-issues being planned and so many publishers taking an interest in GA books and authors.

[Susan]

I was thinking, in dull, and dark, January, a nice, sunny mystery might cheer us up. Would anyone like to start a nice, exotic, mystery series, set in India?

Possible Buddy read suggestions for the beginning of the year:

A Rising Man

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

The Case of the Missing Servant


Also, wondered whether anyone would like to join in a buddy read of

Black Roses

This is the first in the Clara Vine series, written by Jane Thynne who was married to Phillip Kerr.

[Susan]

This discussion has been running on another thread as well. So far, we have new Buddy Read additions as:

The Widows of Malabar Hill
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
Black Roses

These will run alongside our more traditional GA Buddy Reads - Campion et al.

I am also going to go through and list all of the series that we currently have running, to make sure that we are not forgetting about any of them.

[Susan]

We currently have five series running as buddy reads:

Campion (Margery Allingham)
Angela Marchmont (Clara Benson)
Inspector Appleby (Michael Innes)
Nigel Strangeways (Nicholas Blake)
Bobby Owen (E.R. Punshon)

This is an updated list of Buddy Reads which are coming up:

Buddy Reads coming up next are:

July/August: Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham

July/August: The Mystery at Underwood House by Clara Benson

August/Sept: Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes.

Sept/October: Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper by Donald Henderson.
Sweet Danger: Margery Allingham

October/November: Malice in Wonderland by Nicholas Blake
Death Among the Sunbathers: E R Punshon

November/December: The Case of the Abominable Snowman by Nicholas Blake
The Treasure at Poldarrow Point by Clara Benson

December/January: An English Murder by Cecil Hare

January/February: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham

February/March: Black Roses by Jane Thynne (currently 99p on kindle)
Minute for Murder by Nicholas Blake

March/April: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
Stop Press by Michael Innes

If you want to nominate any other stand alone novels, or another series, you feel we should follow, then please do so.

[Rosina]

I have recently started re-reading the Flaxborough novels of Colin Watson, and I find them just as much fun as they were forty years ago.

Would anyone else be interested in slowly meandering through the series, starting with Coffin, Scarcely Used?

[Susan]

Oh, yes, they were recommended to me by someone else, Rosina. Of course, now you have just disrupted my lovely new lists :)

Only joking - shall we put the first one in over December/January? Let me know. I am going out now, but will check in later. Great suggestion.

[Rosina]

That will be fine - I'm sure I'll be around then, and will look forward to it - as I'm already looking forward to others on the list, starting with Lament for a Maker!

[Susan]

Good to hear, Rosina :)

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Susan wrote: "We currently have five series running as buddy reads:"

and Poirot

[Susan]

Yes, forgot those. Mind you, I am not responsible for those, so just join in when I can.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Susan wrote: "Yes, forgot those. Mind you, I am not responsible for those, so just join in when I can."

I probably won't be reading every one either, but I like that they are there.

[Susan]

Me too, Elizabeth. Always adore reading Poirot :)

[Susan]

Updated List:

Buddy Reads coming up next are:

July/August: Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham

July/August: The Mystery at Underwood House by Clara Benson

August/Sept: Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes.

Sept/October: Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper by Donald Henderson.
Sweet Danger: Margery Allingham

October/November: Malice in Wonderland by Nicholas Blake
Death Among the Sunbathers: E R Punshon

November/December: The Case of the Abominable Snowman by Nicholas Blake
The Treasure at Poldarrow Point by Clara Benson

December/January: An English Murder by Cecil Hare
Coffin Scarcely Used by Colin Watson

January/February: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham

February/March: Black Roses by Jane Thynne (currently 99p on kindle)
Minute for Murder by Nicholas Blake

March/April: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
Stop Press by Michael Innes

[Judy]

Some exciting titles coming up there, thank you Susan! I've been meaning to try Black Roses, and am also looking forward to lots of the others!

[Susan]

Good to hear, Judy. I just wanted to organise the series we are following and make sure we rotate them properly, too.

[Susan]

Carolien has added P D James to our, ever-expanding, list. Thanks for the suggestion, Carolien.

Buddy Reads coming up next are:

July/August: Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham

July/August: The Mystery at Underwood House by Clara Benson

August/Sept: Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes.

Sept/October: Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper by Donald Henderson.
Sweet Danger: Margery Allingham

October/November: Malice in Wonderland by Nicholas Blake
Death Among the Sunbathers: E R Punshon

November/December: The Case of the Abominable Snowman by Nicholas Blake
The Treasure at Poldarrow Point by Clara Benson

December/January: An English Murder by Cecil Hare
Coffin Scarcely Used by Colin Watson

January/February: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham

February/March: Black Roses by Jane Thynne (currently 99p on kindle)
Minute for Murder by Nicholas Blake

March/April: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
Stop Press by Michael Innes

April/May: Cover Her Face by P D. James

[Susan]

We are so far ahead now that I am calling a temporary halt to adding new books to the Buddy Read list for a couple of months :)

Thank for all the great suggestions and it is fantastic that we have some new series starting, for new members to start with.

[Judy]

Our latest buddy read, Lament for a Maker by Michael Innes, is now open for discussion.

Come on over and join in! This is the link for the general thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Lady Clementina]

My copy of Widows of Malabar Hill/A Murder on Malabar Bill just arrived today.

[Susan]

Just a reminder that our September/October Buddy reads will be:

Mr. Bowling Buys a Newspaper and

Sweet Danger

Threads will open mid-month, around the 15th September.

[Susan]

Updated list of Buddy Reads, including a couple of additions - including Slow Horses, suggested by Sandy (great series, I will happily re-read them all!).

Future buddy reads are:

October/November: Malice in Wonderland by Nicholas Blake
Death Among the Sunbathers: E R Punshon
Slow Horses by Mick Herron

November/December: The Case of the Abominable Snowman by Nicholas Blake
The Treasure at Poldarrow Point by Clara Benson

December/January: An English Murder by Cecil Hare
Coffin, Scarcely Used by Colin Watson

January/February: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham

February/March: Black Roses by Jane Thynne
Minute for Murder by Nicholas Blake

March/April: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
Stop Press by Michael Innes

April/May: Cover Her Face by P D James
Angel with Two Faces by Nicola Upson

May/June: Death of a Hollow Man by Caroline Graham