What mysteries are you reading at the moment? Old thread Showing 1,351-1,400 of 4,457

[Judy]

I've started reading The Information Officer by Mark Mills, a crime novel set in Malta during WW2, for my European reading challenge. Good so far, though I think I might find it hard to keep track of all the characters.

[Gary]

Updating message 1344. I finished Murder at the Mansion by Janet Finsilver. I am nearly 25% done with
Motor City Blue by Loren D. Estleman. Just started
Killer Run by Lynn Cahoon

[Judy]

I've just started rereading The Crime at Black Dudley for next month's group read. I'm also still reading The Information Officer - the warime setting in Malta is interesting but I'm not too impressed by the crime element in tbis one.

[Judy]

I've finished The Information Officer now - the wartime Maltese setting is very interesting but I wasn't convinced by the crime plot. I'm now reading a Finnish noir novel, Dark As My Heart by Antti Tuomainen - very good so far and also a beautiful paperback to handle. I just couldn't resist after picking it up in a bookshop. ..

[Christmas Carol ꧁꧂]

Ruth wrote: "I'm currently reading Death at the Dog by Joanna Cannan which is excellent. She goes into a lot of detail about the locations and houses with descriptions of clothing, furniture and ..."

Good to read a positive review of this one as I have it on my kindle. I'm keen to read this as Cannan was a close friend of Georgette Heyer when they were young & they used to critique each others books.

This isn't fiction, but I'm reading Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel by Julian Symons about the mystery/crime novel. The first chapter was opinionated - very opinionated & I've peeked in the index and certain favourite authors only get a cursory mention. But the second chapter was better, so I'm pushing on.

[Jill H.]

Just finished Never See Them Again by M. William Phelps. I had seen him on ID tv as a true crime program host so last year I picked up one of his books. I didn't like it very well but thought I would give him another chance. I probably shouldn't have.....his style is very repetitive and really drags down the narrative. I only need to be told once (or twice at a minimum) how much blood was at the scene! Don't think I will be reading any more of his books.

[Susan]

At least you gave him another chance before deciding he was not for you, Jill...

[Sandy]

I'm about to start The Man in the Brown Suit as part of my project to read all of Chrities, in order, while following review on the "All About Agatha" podcast. I am very far behind, but I can store up the podcasts until needed.

[Judy]

That sounds like a great project, Sandy. How many have you read so far?

[Sandy]

Judy wrote: "That sounds like a great project, Sandy. How many have you read so far?"

For novels only The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Secret Adversary and The Murder on the Links come before The Man in the Brown Suit. Various short stories in Poirot Investigates have allowed me keep 'within sight' of the podcast. The latest novel in the podcast was Murder at the Vicarage so I listened to that one. I have four (!) novels to actually catch up: The Secret of Chimneys, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Big Four and The Mystery of the Blue Train. More short stories would help!

[Sandy]

The Man in the Brown Suit is more humorous adventure than mystery and I'm enjoying it. No basis in reality. Christie has the heroine try surfing and discover it is more difficult than it looks, harking back to Christie's success in Hawaii.

[Brina]

Sandy I just recently read Murder at the Vicarage so I'm interested in that podcast. How do I get it? I am not currently reading any mysteries now because I am eagerly awaiting Fallout by Sara Paretsky and am reading other genres in between.

[Sandy]

Brina wrote: "Sandy I just recently read Murder at the Vicarage so I'm interested in that podcast. How do I get it? I am not currently reading any mysteries now because I am eagerly awaiting Fallout by Sara Pare..."

The podcast name is "All About Agatha". I get my feeds using iTunes, but googling 'all about agatha' podcast turned up various ways of listening. Murder at the Vicarage is the most recent. Good luck.
P.S. Fallout just appeared on my library's overdrive, so I hope you're at the top of the waiting list.

[Susan]

Just started A Talent for Murder

[Jill H.]

Just started another in one of my favorite series about the Peculiar Crimes Unit starring the eccentric detectives Bryant and May.

by Christopher Fowler

[Brina]

Thanks Sandy. I'm going to look it up. I only read physical books and I'm 1 on my library's list so it's only a matter of time for Fallout.

[Daniele]

I started reading Christianna Brand's "Green for Danger" as well as a collection of her short stories. Very good, and a great sense of living in the middle of WWII.

[Betsy]

There's a 1946 film of the book with Alastair Sim as Inspector Cockrill, which you might enjoy.

[Susan]

I love Green for Danger, Daniele.

[Pamela]

I'm currently reading Killman by Graeme Kent. It's the third of his series set in the Solomon Islands in the 1960s. I found the first book a bit slow as of course there was a lot of scene setting and introducing the characters, but have really enjoyed the other two.

[Christmas Carol ꧁꧂]

I've finished the first chapter of Death at the Dog &, while the background information is interesting I'm finding too many characters & too much info in really indigestible chunks. I'm tired, so it may be that as well as the book.

[Crime Addict]

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

[Susan]

I finished A Dark So Deadly and loved it. I know some of you were thinking of reading it and I recommend it highly. Have just started , the latest Angela Marsons.

[Judy]

I've just read a very good Finnish noir, Dark As My Heart by Antti Tuomainen. I thought the early chapters were best but really liked it overall.

[Crime Addict]

Last night I have accomplished Darkly Dreaming Dexter, now moving to my next read Sharp Objects.

[Susan]

I finished, A Talent for Murder which I really liked. Even better, it seems there will be a further adventure featuring Agatha Christie - A Different Kind of Evil. Looking forward to it.

About to start Trent's Last Case.

[Judy]

Susan, glad to hear you liked A Talent for Murder - it seems as if there are quite a few books and series turning real-life authors into detectives now. I really enjoyed Arthur & George by Julian Barnes and would like to try more.

[Judy]

I'm still reading Death in Kashmir by M.M. Kaye, but have now downloaded it on Kindle as I was getting on so slowly with the audible edition! I'm enjoying it a lot.

[Judy]

SIFAT wrote: "Last night I have accomplished Darkly Dreaming Dexter, now moving to my next read Sharp Objects."

Did you enjoy the Dexter book, Sifat? I've never watched the TV series and I hadn't realised it was adapted from books.

[Susan]

I read the books some years ago, before the TV series. I haven't seen the TV adaptation, but the books were fun.

[Christmas Carol ꧁꧂]

Carol ♔Type, Oh Queen!♕ wrote: "I've finished the first chapter of Death at the Dog &, while the background information is interesting I'm finding too many characters & too much info in really indigestible chunks. ..."

This book really improving for me! I really like Guy. Should have it finished this evening.

[Gary]

Started The Norths Meet Murder by Frances Lockridge. The first of the Mr. and Mrs. North mystery series involves a dead body in a bathtub. I understand that the Norths are not as involved in this as they are in later books. The main focus in this book are the police detectives assigned to the case.

[Sandy]

I recently finished Evans Above. A pleasant read but not compelling enough to add another series to my list. I faithfully read the Hamish Macbeth series by M C Beaton, and Evans is quite similar. Sometime I will try Her Royal Spyness before deciding whether Rhys Bowen is for me.

[Susan]

I have started Persons Unknown, the second in the Manon Bradshaw series by Susie Steiner. I really liked Missing, Presumed, so I hope for good things.

[Jill H.]

Susan wrote: "I finished, A Talent for Murder which I really liked. Even better, it seems there will be a further adventure featuring Agatha Christie - A ..."

Trent's Last Case is one of my favorite Golden Age mysteries....I think you will enjoy it.

I am just starting a Dalziel/Pascoe mystery/police procedural by Reginald Hill. It is #20 in that series and I didn't even know it existed. It is much longer than most of his books and it starts out rather oddly. It may be a little different than some of his other books. We shall see.

by Reginald Hill

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

Finished a really good detective story set in the 1920s The Chessman: A Jack Haldean 1920s Mystery by Dolores Gordon-Smith https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandy]

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Finished a really good detective story set in the 1920s The Chessman: A Jack Haldean 1920s Mystery by [author:Dolores..."

Have you read the others and, if so, are they as good? I hate to start at #9!

P.S. I've just read your review, so answered my own question.

[Carolien]

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Finished a really good detective story set in the 1920s The Chessman: A Jack Haldean 1920s Mystery by [author:Dolores..."

Thanks for the great review, Sandy. Will definitely look out for the series.

[Carolien]

Life has been encroaching on my reading time this past few weeks, but I managed to finish A Mind to Murder. I started rereading the series a while ago and must really just get on with it as they are such well-written mysteries. In fact, it's probably a series we should consider for a year challenge.

I also finished Red Mandarin Dress set in Shangai. I've been reading this series as I found the books, and this is an excellent one. It takes time and one learns a whole lot about the role of women in Chinese literature and the Cultural Revolution along the way, but it really sets the context well for the serial murders. There is also a lot to be said for being a vegetarian in China, and I found it fascinating how food is prepared to a theme, in one case to restore health and in the second as a "cruel" menu.

[Susan]

I love P D James, Corolien. The mystery in Shanghai sounds interesting too.

I just finished Dead Souls, the latest Angela Marsons - brilliant as always.

By the way, for any NetGalley users, The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books is listed for request.

[Judy]

Carolien wrote: "Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Finished a really good detective story set in the 1920s..."

I've read all the Jack Haldean mysteries by Dolores Gordon-Smith and enjoyed them - I remember especially liking the first one, A Fete Worse Than Death, which had a lot of humour.

I just looked to see if she has a new book coming out and couldn't find any details, but I did notice that she has also published How To Write A Classic Murder Mystery which sounds interesting - one of the comments at Amazon.co.uk says it is a good read for mystery readers as well as mystery writers, drawing lots of examples from Christie, Sayers etc.

[LovesMysteries]

I'm about to read Agatha Christie's The Man In The Brown Suit . This will be my first time reading this one.

[Judy]

I've just started the fourth in the Angela Marchmont mystery series by Clara Benson, The Riddle at Gipsy's Mile - very enjoyable so far.

[Gary]

Last night I finished The Norths Meet Murder by Frances Lockridge and started Sinister Snickerdoodles: a Danger Cove Bakery Mystery by Janel Gradowski

[Jay-me (Janet)]

I read mostly on my kindle now but I have a collection of paperbacks that I regularly re-read. The book currently at the top of the pile is a mystery by Ellis Peters - Mourning Raga. I first read this book along with Death to the Landlords many years ago. I planned two holidays to India and was able to visit many of the locations that I had read about.

I read all of the same author's Cadfael series but despite living a lot nearer to Shrewsbury than India I have not managed anything more than changing trains on Shrewsbury station.

[Brina]

I finally got Fallout by Sara Paretsky and am so excited to start reading it. After that, I can finally get back to my GA reading.

[Marcus]

I read And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie. Unstoppable reading! Don't discover the assassin till the end.

[Jan C]

Just started Design for Dying by Renee Patrick, a mystery featuring Edith Head, along with the narrator Lillian Frost. It takes place in the '30s. I'm only 20% in but so far it is pretty interesting. It is about some of the things that would happen with young ladies going to Hollywood with a sash (beauty contest) and stars in their eyes.

[Susan]

Marcus, And There There Were None was voted Christie's best book and I agree it is a really great read. Glad you liked it!

[Judy]

Jan C wrote: "Just started Design for Dying by Renee Patrick, a mystery featuring Edith Head, along with the narrator Lillian Frost. It takes place in the '30s. I'm only 20% in ..."

This sounds really interesting - as a fan of classic movies I'll look forward to hearing what you think, Jan.