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The Poll is Open April 2018 Group Read - P & Q Authors
I'll keep track of the books nominated in this post..1. The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte (nominated by Nancy)
2. Night Passage by Robert B. Parker (nominated by Skye)
3. Betty Boo by Claudia Piñeiro (nominated by Carol)
4. Five bby Ursula Poznanski (nominated by Gisela
5. Forty Thieves by Thomas Perry (nominated by Bonnie)
6. The Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison (nominated by Bill)
7. The Queen's Man by Sharon Kay Penman (nominated by Kirsten)
8. Still Life by Louise Penny (nominated by NancyJ)
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What a great choice! I loved that book; then again, I love anything she writes.
How about Fünf. This is a novel in English by Ursula Poznanski (Austrian Author) and the first in a series.
Nancy wrote: "Carol wrote: "I nominate Betty Boo by Claudia Piñeiro."What a great choice! I loved that book; then again, I love anything she writes."
So it won’t surprises you that I learned about it from your review and have been intrigued ever since.
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I found the English title: Five, although the author is listed as Ursula Archer. Definitely available in English.
I will nominate
by Anne Perry It's a historical mystery/crime and while she has a whole series about his parents (Thomas and Charlotte Pitt) this is the first in a new series about the son Daniel who is now a lawyer but interested in detective work.
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What a great choice! I loved that book; then again, I love anything she writes."
So it won’t ..."
and how very relevant it is these days....
Nancy wrote: "Gisela wrote: "How about Fünf. This is a novel in English by Ursula Poznanski (Austrian Author) and the first in a series."I found the English title: Five, althoug..."
Same cover, should be the same.
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Bonnie wrote: "I will nominate by Anne Perry It's a historical mystery/crime and while she has a whole series about his parents (Thomas and Charlotte Pitt) this ..."This doesn't even get published here until April 10.
Jan C wrote: "Bonnie wrote: "I will nominate by Anne Perry It's a historical mystery/crime and while she has a whole series about his parents (Thomas and Charlo..."Thanks for checking, Jan. The only book that is currently available is an ebook version.
Would you mind nominating something else, Bonnie?
I'd like to nominate
. A good book about a young woman learning the art of pathology from her father. She also works with the police. This takes place in the 19th century so consequently society frowns somewhat!
Bill wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Bonnie wrote: "I will nominate by Anne Perry It's a historical mystery/crime and while she has a whole series about his parents (Tho..."I will, sorry.
Georgia wrote: "I'd like to nominate . A good book about a young woman learning the art of pathology from her father. She also works with the police. This takes place in the 1..."It looks interesting Georgia, but unfortnately for our April group reads, I'm asking for books by authors whose last names start with P or Q.. Can you suggest anything else?
Bonnie wrote: "Found one that looks good and by a new to me author
by Thomas Perry"I'll amend your nomination, Bonnie. I've read the first book in Perry's Butcher Boy series so far and enjoyed. This sounds interesting.
Jan C wrote: "Bonnie wrote: "I will nominate by Anne Perry It's a historical mystery/crime and while she has a whole series about his parents (Thomas and Charlo..."I'm anxiously awaiting that book.... My mom was excited when I told her about it.
How about The Queen's Man by Sharon Kay Penman? It takes place when King John (boo, hiss!) is on the throne and his mother Queen Eleanor is still alive.
Kirsten wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Bonnie wrote: "I will nominate by Anne Perry It's a historical mystery/crime and while she has a whole series about his parents (Tho..."Looks interesting...
I nominate Still Life by Louise Penny. This is my new favorite mystery series, about Inspector Gamache, and the village of Three Pines, in Quebec Canada. I love her writing. It totally envelopes me, and I feel like I am in whatever location she describes. One of the books takes place during a very cold winter, and when I stopped reading, I went to the back door and was momentarily confused that it was summer outside. I love the characters in this book. Inspector Gamache is warm, intuitive and attempts to understand the emotions that might have led to the murder. One of the characters is a famous poet, and the author incorporates bits of poetry from Margaret Atwood and others.
All of the books in the series involve Gamache and his team, but they don't all occur in Three Pines. It feels like a cozy mystery in many ways, but the overarching storyline (throughout the series) is much bigger than that. It's both warm, and smart, and thoroughly enjoyable.
I really enjoyed that one as well.
NancyJ wrote: "I nominate Still Life by Louise Penny. This is my new favorite mystery series, about Inspector Gamache, and the village of Three Pines, in Quebec Canada. I love her wr..."I love that book and that series. If it's picked I will enjoy joining in the discussions.
Bill wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Bonnie wrote: "I will nominate by Anne Perry It's a historical mystery/crime and while she has a whole series about ..."I have read many- but not all- of her earlier series about his parents, which may still be going on. I tend to like the first books in a long series best since it has more about the characters and their development. Later they seem to be more just about the crime/mystery, which is OK. Eventually when series are done I go back and read the last few at least.
Bonnie wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "I nominate Still Life by Louise Penny. This is my new favorite mystery series, about Inspector Gamache, and the village of Three Pines, in Quebec Canada..."Thanks. I'm glad to see so many other people liked it too.
I finished Still Life last month and loved it. I'm trying to spend some time reading Canadian authors so I started with Louise Penney.
Linda wrote: "I finished Still Life last month and loved it. I'm trying to spend some time reading Canadian authors so I started with Louise Penney."If you want to try other Canadian mystery writers, there are... Giles Blunt, L.R. Wright, Gail Bowen, Rosemary Aubert
Thanks Bill. I've got some by Gail Bowen, L.R. Wright and I've got all of the Giles Blunt. I'll try Rosemary aubert as well.
One option...
Skeletons in the attic by Judy Penz Sheluk is a great read. Good for discussion.
Michelle wrote: "One option... Skeletons in the attic by Judy Penz Sheluk is a great read. Good for discussion."
I hadn't heard of her, Michelle. I'll have to keep an eye open for her books.
Maybe one more day for the P & Q authors group read nominations. I'll set the poll up on Thursday, probably.
The poll is up. You can go to the poll page and it should be first. Or you can try this link... https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1... Don't nominate any more books, please.
We have two winners for the April Group Read -1. Still Life by Louise Penny (nominated by NancyJ)
2. Night Passage by Robert B. Parker (nominated by Skye)
I'll set the threads up by the 1st of April. Congrats to the winners.
Great! I hope everyone likes the books. This will be my first time leading a discussion here, so if you have any informal rules or tips, please let me know.
I am also thrilled and I have both books, as well!!!!
I read Still Life last month. A great book and the other I've downloaded.
NancyJ wrote: "Great! I hope everyone likes the books. This will be my first time leading a discussion here, so if you have any informal rules or tips, please let me know."I'll set the threads up for you both and you can make some starting comments if you'd like or just tweak the conversations... It's mostly monitoring the thread.
I've read Still Life (and the whole series) but look forward to the discussions. Put Night Passage on hold at the library.
Well, since I'm current on the Gamache series, I would love to start over and join in the reading of
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I was surprised to find that Still Life is on a waitlist in my library. There are probably paperbacks though that aren't listed online and aren't subject to holds. I need to read it again, if for no other reason than to make sure I don't mistakenly write about something that happened in one of the later books. I picked up Night Passage today. I read it many years ago, but I don't remember much. That's one nice thing about losing your memory - you can reread a book and feel like you're reading it for the first time.
I do that with Agatha Christies all the time, Nancy. (I remember the plots of, oh, two or three of them, and I've read a great deal more than that.)
Hi Bill, can you drop a hint about July's theme? R and S authors, or something summery maybe?
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As always, please follow the simple rules below when making your nominations.
1. do NOT nominate your own book
2. do NOT have your publicist nominate your book
3. if you nominate the winning book, you are the moderator for the discussion. If you don't want to lead the discussion, don't nominate a book.
One final thing. The two books below have already been read in this group, so please don't nominate the specific books You can still select a book from the particular author is you wish.
1. The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
2. Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris