What mysteries are you reading at the moment? Old thread Showing 901-950 of 4,457

[Susan]

No, but just had a look. I like Scandi-crime, but these have very mixed reviews. What do you think of the one you are reading, Joanne?

[Carolien]

Joanne wrote: "I'm reading the third book in the "Malmo" series by Torquil MacLeod. They are very fine police procedurals taking place in Malmo Sweden and nearby countries. Must start with the fi..."

I've had this as an ebook for ages and keep meaning to get to it, but somehow it keeps dropping of the radar. Glad to hear you're enjoying it, must really make an effort to read it.

[Daniele]

I am reading Orchestrated Death by Cythia Harrod-Eagles and am enjoying the characters quite a bit. The mystery is holding also. There is a moral dilemna that the main detective has to go through and I am anxious to see how it resolves.

[Daniele]

BTW, general question. Some of you post a book reference and a picture of the book is there. how do you copy that image and link?

[Jan C]

click on the link for add book/author and click on cover.

[Michelle]

Ive just finished Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham, picked up an omnibus in a charity shop. Not keen on it to be honest, shall read the next one which is The Case of the Late Pig and if that is ok then the third is The Tiger in the Smoke.

But sweet danger was odd, no one was murdered, wasn't a golden age murder at all. Does she write many like that?

More international espionage than anything else but I didn't think much of it. Quite a weird concept. But it works out at £1 a book so no huge loss apart from time spent!

[Judy]

Maybe Allingham will grow on you, Michelle, she's one of my favourites - having said that, it's a long time since I read any of these three! I think quite a few of her books have adventure elements to them rather than being straight mysteries.

Must admit it seems like a slightly odd selection for an omnibus to me, as the books are very different from each other and don't follow on.

The Case of the Late Pig is narrated by Allingham's manservant, Lugg and I seem to remember thinking it wasn't as good as the other books in the series, but I do remember that The Tiger in the Smoke is very good.

[Susan]

I read The Tiger in the Smoke and found myself completely lost, Judy. Admittedly, it was the first of hers I read - in another book group - and it is late in the series. I think, to give her a fair chance, I must go back to the beginning and try a couple of the early books.

[Judy]

Thanks, Susan. I do think the Campion stories are best read in order, so I'm slightly puzzled at the publisher putting 3 together in one volume when they don't follow on!

[Abigail]

The Tiger in the Smoke is a complicated and challenging Campion mystery, even when read in order. It’s a classic “unreliable narrator” story. It became a favorite of mine—once I figured out that I needed to read carefully so that I could understand more than the protagonist did. That ratcheted up the suspense.

[Susan]

I remember feeling that I did not understand the relationships between the characters, let alone the mystery, Abigail. I would like to give her another try though.

[Michelle]

Hmmmm doesn't bode well. I shall press on with the Pig one and see how I go. That one seems to be narrated by Campion rather than Lugg so far but maybe in changes partway through. i read Black Plumes with the group which I think was a Camoion one, otherwise these are my first ones.

[Judy]

Sorry, Michelle, I misremembered - just checked and it is all narrated by Campion, not Lugg!

[Michelle]

Thanks, i thought I had really misunderstood!

[Judy]

Goes to show I shouldn't trust my memory without checking, lol.

[Susan]

I just finished Reservoir 13, which is literary fiction, rather than a mystery, but revolves around the disappearance of a 13 year old girl and how it affects a community.

I also just downloaded The Rasp, as I've never read Philip MacDonald before. Any thoughts on his writing?

[Lynne]

It has been years, but I remember reading Allingham's Campions and liking them. I will have to try again maybe---I am finding that re-reading things years apart makes for a completely different book. Times change, we change and come at them from a different place in our lives. One wouldn't think it would make that much difference with a mystery (so-called light reading) but for me, at least, it seems to.

[Michelle]

I'm afraid I didn't think much of the Late Pig one by Allingham either. I may try The Tiger in the Smoke, but I agree that this a rather random set of books to include in an omnibus!

[LovesMysteries]

I'm about to start Anne Perry's A Christmas Hope . I just finished A Fatal Feast

[Jill]

I'm reading The Cornish Coast Murder,which I believe the group read at the beginning of this year, so I will be able to look back and see what others thought. Liking it so far. Also reading Thermal Image: London's Burning - and This Time It's Arson which is about a fireman in London. This is the author's first book, and unfortunately I read the second first. I am not finding this one as good as I found the other. I think what is keeping me interested is that I know the places in London and Essex that are mentioned. Just hoping it picks up a bit.

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Just finished The Lake District Murder by John Bude. Not my favourite work by this author, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolien]

I've just finished the first in a new series for me. Claws of the Cat is a cleverly plotted mystery and I found the Japanese setting fascinating. I know very little about Japanese culture and history so it added some interesting perspectives to the story. Well worth a read.

[Lady Clementina]

Just got started on the Murder at the Vicarage.

[Susan]

Have you read Murder in the Vicarage before, Lady Clementina?

Carolien - Claws of the Cat sounds interesting. Is it a new book?

[Susan]

I just finished A Dangerous Crossing , which is set on a cruise ship in 1939. Think it is a debut and has a lot of appeal to GA fans, as it falls loosely into that genre.

[Ruth]

Judy wrote: "I'm reading one of the early Patricia Wentworth books republished by Dean Street Press, Touch and Go: A Golden Age Mystery - really enjoying it so far. I read too man..."

How do Patricia Wentworth's non Miss Silver books compare to her Miss Silver ones. If you enjoy one, would you enjoy the other do you think?

[Judy]

Sorry Ruth, I haven't read any of the Miss Silver books yet so can't really answer. These early ones aren't really mysteries but far-fetched thrillers, the ones I've read so far anyway. But they are fun if you don't read too many at once!

[Lady Clementina]

Susan wrote: "Have you read Murder in the Vicarage before, Lady Clementina?

Carolien - Claws of the Cat sounds interesting. Is it a new book?"

Yes I have but long enough ago to forget the details.

[Susan]

It is very expensive on Amazon UK - nearly £17 on kindle in the UK!

[Ruth]

Judy wrote: "Sorry Ruth, I haven't read any of the Miss Silver books yet so can't really answer. These early ones aren't really mysteries but far-fetched thrillers, the ones I've read so far anyway. But they ar..."

The bit about being great fun as long as you don't read too many at once is true about Miss Silver as well!

I love the Miss Silver books and that's partly because you know where you are with them - it's always an unpleasant character that gets murdered and you know it won't be the romantic leads whodunnit. Also there is always a happy ending where everything is resolved to everyone's satisfaction!

[Aisha.]

I am reading Passenger to Frankfurt

[Akash]

I am currently reading Whose Body by Dorothy Slayer's. The Lord Peter Wimset series… Her language is a lot different from any other I read.

[Susan]

I think Lord Peter Wimsey has a very unusual way of speaking in the books, Akash. He tends to quote a lot!

[Elsie]

Oh, good one, Akesh! I really enjoyed that book!!

[Lynne]

Murder in the Vicarage is probably one of my top two favorite Marples. Just started rereading it, and I do remember "whodunnit" but am still enjoying it. Some real characters in it, not least, Marple and the "village ladies".

[Carolien]

Susan wrote:
Carolien - Claws of the Cat sounds interesting. Is it a new book?"

Published in 2013, so not brand new. There are 4 books in the series.

[Gary]

Currently reading Raisin the Dead by Karoline Barrett which is the second and most recent in this cozy series. Also just started Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb.

In September I read the first 2 Miss Silver novels. I followed that up with Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie and Old Bones by Aaron Elkins. I think in my next message I'll list the classic mystery novel and story collections I read this year. I also read Whose Body during that stretch as well. Those were the first books I had ever read by Wentworth, Elkins, and Sayers.

[Jill H.]

I just finished re-reading The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. One of the very early mysteries, it still hold up after all these years. I have no idea why I am re-reading anything since I have so much on my tbr list!!!

by Wilkie Collins

[Judy]

Ruth wrote: "I love the Miss Silver books and that's partly because you know where you are with them - it's always an unpleasant character that gets murdered and you know it won't be the romantic leads whodunnit. Also there is always a happy ending where everything is resolved to everyone's satisfaction!"

That all sounds very similar to the early books, Ruth - except that they might not involve a murder, but various other sinister goings-on, sometimes involving spies or gangs! They usually have humorous, independent young heroines and a strong element of romance.

[Lynne]

Jill wrote: "I just finished re-reading The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. One of the very early mysteries, it still hold up after all these years. I have no idea why I am re-reading anything since I have so..."

I know what you mean! But some things just merit re-reading. Like finding new authors or series----I already have such an enormous TBR list that to add any more is madness! I rationalize by saying that I won't die until I read all my books. Ergo, I may live forever! I read Woman in White ages ago, but your post has made me move it up in my classics pile!

[Judy]

Lynne wrote: "Murder in the Vicarage is probably one of my top two favorite Marples. Just started rereading it, and I do remember "whodunnit" but am still enjoying it."

I loved it - it's so funny and the plot is so clever! Can't wait for our discussion.

[Judy]

Gary wrote: "Currently reading Raisin the Dead by Karoline Barrett which is the second and most recent in this cozy series. Also just starte..."

You've been busy, Gary! Which were your favourites out of this lot? I've never read anything by Aaron Elkins, I'd also like to find a good cosy series, so would be interested to hear if you are enjoying Raisin the Dead?

[Lynne]

Aaron Elkins is one of my favorites! Since archaeology is my avocation, I always look for mysteries that are apropos. I have read all his Gideon Olivers and now read the new ones as they come out.

[Leslie]

Just finished reading Striding Folly: A Collection of Mysteries -- it turns out that I had never read these final few Lord Peter stories before!

Next up for me is an Ian Rankin -- The Hanging Garden.

[Lady Clementina]

Lynne wrote: "Murder in the Vicarage is probably one of my top two favorite Marples. Just started rereading it, and I do remember "whodunnit" but am still enjoying it. Some real characters in it, not least, Marp..."

My favourites are A Murder is Announced, 4: 50 from Paddington- and A Pocket Full of Rye.

[Gary]

Old Bones won the best mystery novel the year it was released.
The two books so far by Karoline Barrett are very enjoyable cosy series set in a small New York town. The MC co-owns the local bakery with her best friend. She ends up the suspect in the first novel, her mother, the local library director, is a person of interest in thd second book. The first novel is Bun for Your Life. I have also enjoyed The Tourist Trap Mystery series.

I found the first 2 Miss Silver books as odd, because Miss Silver doesn't appear until nearly halfway in. I liked both and gave them and Whose Body 4 stars.

[Jill H.]

Leslie wrote: "Just finished reading Striding Folly: A Collection of Mysteries -- it turns out that I had never read these final few Lord Peter stories before!

Next up for me is an Ian Rankin -- ..."

I have read that Rankin book in the Rebus series and altho' not his best, it is still really enjoyable.

[Susan]

I have just started a debut I received from NetGalley - Nowhere to Run .

[Lady Clementina]

Having a fun day off with EB. Five Run Away Together first and now Five Have a Wonderful Time

[Susan]

Oh, wonderful, Lady Clementina! I love and adore EB :)