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Out Comes the Evil: A Cotswold Murder Mystery by Stella Cameron

[Lady Clementina]

Everyman wrote: "Deborah wrote: "I'm reading an old Perry Mason. Picked it up a few weeks ago, then got busy. :("

Oh, by golly, I had totally forgotten about Perry Mason. Although ESG certainly wasn't one of the "..."

I enjoy Perry Mason books as well. Also the books by ESG with Gramps Wiggins.

[Damaskcat]

I'm currently reading my way through the Falconer Files by Andrea Frazer I can recommend them if you want something light to read. Plenty of humour and well plotted with interesting and likeable characters.

[Deborah]

Everyman wrote: "Deborah wrote: "I'm reading an old Perry Mason. Picked it up a few weeks ago, then got busy. :("

Oh, by golly, I had totally forgotten about Perry Mason. Although ESG certainly wasn't one of the "..."

I found some used, and hadn't read one in years. It was on my shelf in out Tenn lake house. That house has been filled primarily with mysteries.

[Deborah]

Jan C wrote: "I'm working my way through Perry Mason. Of course I saw all the shows. But I had read a book by Susan Kandel, I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason where the lead character..."

I read several Kandell books and enjoyed them

[Rebecca]

My grandparents had a wall of paperback mysteries in their home office, mostly Agatha Christie and Erle Stanley Gardner...I hadn't thought about that in years!

I've just started on Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear. Next up is When Falcons Fall by C. S. Harris.

[Susan]

Just started Murder at the Loch
This is the third in a series set in the 1950's and I enjoyed the previous two. The main character is a thriller writer and so it has a nice, bookish feel.

[Carolien]

I've finished Murder in Steeple Martin. Nice cozy mystery with an intricate plot.

[HJ]

Carolien wrote: "I've finished Murder in Steeple Martin. Nice cozy mystery with an intricate plot."

I've got that in my TBR pile. Must get round to it, especially since you recommend it!

[Deborah]

Carolien wrote: "I've finished Murder in Steeple Martin. Nice cozy mystery with an intricate plot."

Good to know. It's on my list already, but now I will look for it

[Jan C]

Carolien wrote: "I've finished Murder in Steeple Martin. Nice cozy mystery with an intricate plot."

I have it partially read on my Kindle. It gets lost in the crowd.

[Susan]

For something different, I just finished Confessions
a literary mystery set in Japan. It is not a 'whodunnit' but looks at he repercussions of a crime. Very good indeed.

[Carolien]

Jan C wrote: "Carolien wrote: "I've finished Murder in Steeple Martin. Nice cozy mystery with an intricate plot."

I have it partially read on my Kindle. It gets lost in the crowd."

I know how that happens!

[Carolien]

Susan wrote: "For something different, I just finished Confessions
a literary mystery set in Japan. It is not a 'whodunnit' but looks at he repercussions of a cri..."

Looks interesting. I have Claws of the Cat on my TBR list which is set in Japan.

[Carolien]

I've just finished Killer Instinct (obviously reading crime fiction is much more amusing than my Criminal Procedure text book at this stage!).

One of the best female protagonists that I have encountered in a while and a solid plot. I like the writing style. It's fairly gruesome, but not as dark as some other books I have read recently and not morbid at all. I'll be checking out the rest of the series (which now involves a convoluted effort to get my husband to buy the Kindle editions via Amazon.co.uk for me as gifts since they're not available on Amazon.com.)

[Judy]

I'm just reading Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood, the first in the Phryne Fisher series. I love the TV show and am interested so far to see how Phryne is very similar to her portrayal in the programme but Dorothy seems quite different. Haven't seen much of Jack as yet...

[Carolien]

This series has been on my TBR list for ages. Would love to hear your opinion, Judy.

[Deborah]

Judy wrote: "I'm just reading Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood, the first in the Phryne Fisher series. I love the TV show and am interested so far to see how Phryne is very similar t..."

I recently purchased this to read too, for the same reason. I haven't started it

[HJ]

I've never seen the TV series but have read all the Phryne Fisher books. I also really like the other (completely different) series by Kerry Greenwood -- Corinna Chapman. The first is Earthly Delights.

[Judy]

I had to wait ages to get it from the library, so I think there must be a lot of interest in this author at the moment!

[Carolien]

Sandy recently recommended Old Friends and New Enemies in this thread. It's on special on Amazon at $0.99 if anybody is interested. I've grabbed it.

Has anybody read anything by Barbara Nadel or Aaron Elkins and have any comments on either?

[Susan]

I've read some Barbara Nadel. She has a series set in Turkey, which I read a couple of and enjoyed. She also had a series set in the East End, during the war. The main character was an undertaker and I found that very interesting. Not sure what other books she has, but I have read a few.

[Rebecca]

I'm continuing on with the Shardlake series! Just finished Dark Fire and am reading Sovereign. So far I have been really enjoying this series.

[Jan C]

Carolien wrote: "Sandy recently recommended Old Friends and New Enemies in this thread. It's on special on Amazon at $0.99 if anybody is interested. I've grabbed it.

Has anybody read anything by [a..."

I enjoy Aaron Elkins' The Bone Detective series with Gideon Oliver. Except sometimes I can't remember if I've read one or not and I'll read it and it sounds vaguely familiar. However, with one of them I wasn't sure that I'd read it before until I got close to the end. He is a forensics professor at a University in Washington state. But he goes to meetings in Mexico, Hawaii, Europe - and seems to get caught examining bones no matter where he goes.

[Susan]

Although the book I just finished is not a mystery, it is about a crime writer, although she did not like that particular label! The Crime Writer is a fictional look at Patricia Highsmith's time in Sussex in the early 1960's. Highly recommended.

[Damaskcat]

Carolien wrote: "I've finished Murder in Steeple Martin. Nice cozy mystery with an intricate plot."

I'm on number 14 in this series and I'm really enjoying it. I feel as though I know the main characters and they're like old friends.

[Damaskcat]

Carolien wrote: "I've just finished Killer Instinct (obviously reading crime fiction is much more amusing than my Criminal Procedure text book at this stage!).

One of the best female protagonists tha..."

You can't buy Kindle books as gifts on the UK Amazon site.

[Damaskcat]

Deborah wrote: "Judy wrote: "I'm just reading Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood, the first in the Phryne Fisher series. I love the TV show and am interested so far to see how Phryne is v..."

I've read all this series a couple of times and can recommend them :-)

[Judy]

I've finished the first Phryne Fisher book now - I quite enjoyed it but didn't think it was a patch on the TV series, which yet again shows that often people prefer whichever they come across first out of a book and a TV adaptation.

It was a quick, fun read, but I felt it didn't develop the characters as much as the series does. Also the descriptions of all Phryne's wonderful clothes are a bit of an interruption in the book, even though I love her outfits in the series! But I will probably read some more.

[Jan C]

I just finished Black and White and Dead All Over - not a golden ager, but a newspaper murder mystery. I thought it was interesting.

[Susan]

I am currently really enjoying The Dying Detective. I thought it was a stand alone novel, but it turns out to be linked to a series - although I normally dislike reading any book out of order, I am really loving this. If anyone likes Nordic Noir, this is one for your list!

[Judy]

Jan C wrote: "I just finished Black and White and Dead All Over - not a golden ager, but a newspaper murder mystery. I thought it was interesting."

That's a great title. The newspaper setting has me intrigued - will look out for it.

[Judy]

I'm just reading the first in the Appleby series by Michael Innes, Death at the President's Lodging - not very far in yet, but enjoying the academic setting and the writing style.

[Abigail]

I adore the Michael Innes books (as well as the novels the author writes under his own name, J. I. M. Stewart)—you’re reminding me that I’m overdue for a reread, Judy!

[Jan C]

Judy wrote: "I'm just reading the first in the Appleby series by Michael Innes, Death at the President's Lodging - not very far in yet, but enjoying the academic setting and the wr..."

I've just started this book. I wasn't familiar with him before hearing about him here.

[Leslie]

HJ wrote: "I've never seen the TV series but have read all the Phryne Fisher books. I also really like the other (completely different) series by Kerry Greenwood -- Corinna Chapman. The first i..."

I think I like the Corinna Chapman books better than the Phryne Fisher ones!

[HJ]

Leslie wrote: "I think I like the Corinna Chapman books better than the Phryne Fisher ones! . ..."

I definitely do, which surprised me as I tend to prefer historical settings and am not interested in baking! But there are several really good characters in the CC series. I listened to them on audio, rather than reading them in print or on Kindle, and I think that also helped me enjoy them because the audio was very well done.

[Judy]

Abigail wrote: "I adore the Michael Innes books (as well as the novels the author writes under his own name, J. I. M. Stewart)—you’re reminding me that I’m overdue for a reread, Judy!"

I've only read one other Michael Innes book so far, The Journeying Boy, which was excellent, and haven't read any of his J. I. M. Stewart books yet - so lots more to enjoy!

[Judy]

HJ wrote: "Leslie wrote: "I think I like the Corinna Chapman books better than the Phryne Fisher ones! . ..."

I definitely do, which surprised me as I tend to prefer historical settings and am not interested..."

I'll have to give one of the Corinna Chapman ones a listen.

[Leslie]

I am currently reading the second book in the 87th Precinct series by Ed McBain, The Mugger. McBain was the first mystery/crime writer to feature an entire precinct instead of one or two detectives and he also created a fictional yet realistic city to set the series in (he claimed that this was so he wouldn't have to worry about being accurate!). One feature in the first book which I am happy to see again is the inclusion of things like fingerprint cards or photostats of typewritten police reports -- it helps make me feel like a part of this 1950s police force!

[Susan]

I love Ed McBain, Leslie. I must re-read them as I downloaded loads when they were in a kindle sale. I liked the books with the 'deaf man' I think? He was a master criminal and I agree, it is good to have all those police reports and cards and heists - rather than murders.

[Miss M]

The Lighthouse by PD James has dropped to $1.99 on Amazon

[Carolien]

I've just finished Last Rituals. It's quite a complex mystery, but not nearly as dark as I expected. It cannot be described as a cozy mystery, but it's not Scandinavian noir either. I'll definitely be reading more from the series.

[Leslie]

I am currently reading a classic mystery by Australian author Fergus Hume called The Mystery of a Hansom Cab. It is in the public domain so I was able to get the audiobook from LibriVox - very good narration by Sibella Denton:

https://librivox.org/the-mystery-of-a...

[Susan]

Just started a historical true crime book Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane: A True Story of Victorian Law and Disorder: The Unsolved Murder that Shocked Victorian England

Have also just started next months group read:

[Judy]

I'm reading a Rex Stout double, Too Many Cooks/Champagne for One. I'm slightly puzzled as to why the publisher put these two together, as they were written nearly 20 years apart, but I know the Nero Wolfe books don't follow on as much as other series, so won't worry too much. Enjoying it so far.

[Joanne]

I'm reading Meet Me in Malmo (love the title), the first Anita Sundstrom by Torquil MacLeod. So far so good, and moving along quickly.

[Jill]

I'm reading Revelationby C.J Sansom. The 4th in the Shardlake series. I am really enjoying these books, the crimes and the politics of the time.

[Rebecca]

Jill wrote: "I'm reading Revelationby C.J Sansom. The 4th in the Shardlake series. I am really enjoying these books, the crimes and the politics of the time."

I just finished Sovereign; the time period plus all the political intrigue keeps me interested for sure. :)

[Rebecca]

I just finished Sovereign, the third book in the Shardlake series. I did have a few problems with it for example, personally I found it a bit slow paced and I also disliked a character who seems to be a permanent addition to the series from what the ending revealed. However, I can't stop myself from reading this series, the political intrigue, religious tensions, and Shardlake himself are too good to pass up.