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[Heidi]

I am listening to Blood of My Blood and highly recommend this series so far. I am also finally listening to The Martian

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Kirsten wrote: "Marisa wrote: "The first three/four "In death" are more a classic romance, the following are more mystery."

In Death are more than just a mystery or romance, they can even be considered as police ..."

I agree with you, but for caring about characters you have to read the firsts books. I have the same feelings about them but I guess you have to like procedural too, as you say.

[Leslie]

I have been reading a lot of police procedurals lately - currently on #11 of the Inspector Appleby series by Michael Innes, A Night of Errors.

[Melodie]

Starting Prince of Shadows

[Linda]

I'm reading Hank Phillippi Ryan's . Excellent book, very suspenseful. Love the Boston setting.

[Leslie]

Linda wrote: "I'm reading Hank Phillippi Ryan's . Excellent book, very suspenseful. Love the Boston setting."

Ooh, good to know! I heard her speak last week at my town's book festival -- she was a good speaker so my interest in her books was stimulated.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I've just finished read Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat and I've enjoyed it a lot. More detective than cozy and interesting.

[Melissa]

Just starting Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4) .

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When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric and The House of 1000 Lanterns. I don't like reading graphic violence or sex so at least I know there won't be any of that in there.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Melissa wrote: "Just starting Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4)."


Love that series -- I finally got hold of book five recently, just need to work it into the queue. ☺

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Read The Sound of Glass by Karen White over the weekend and loved it. This is one I received earlier this month through a GR giveaway. It will be out in early May. It follows the lives of three very different women whose lives intertwine: Edith (third person POV), Loralee (third person POV) and Merritt (first person POV). It's being billed as contemporary romance/women's fiction, but there is also a bit of a mystery in it. Gorgeous cover, too!

[CherD]

Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric and The House of 1000 Lanterns. I ..."

I loved Victoria Holt books and Dorothy Eden when I was a teen as well. In fact, several of their books are on my re-read list (if I ever get through all my "to read books." LOL)

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Cheryl wrote: "Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric and The House of ..."

I haven't read Dorothy Eden. I also enjoyed reading Phyllis Whitney.

[Marja]

Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric and The House of 1000 Lanterns. I ..."

Aside from being young and reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney got me started on mysteries. I really enjoyed them.

[Melodie]

Charmain wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric an..."

I've never read Dorothy Eden, but I remember reading Phyllis Whitney back in the 70s and 80s when I got back into reading after a long span of years where I never picked up a book.

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Marja wrote: "Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric and The House of ..."


Oh yes, I still have my cherished hardback copies of Nancy Drew books. My daughters read them too.

[Karen]

Cheryl wrote: "Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels." ~AND~ Charmain wrote: "I loved Victoria Holt books and Dorothy Eden when I was a teen as well." ~AND~ Marja wrote: "Aside from being young and reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney got me started on mysteries."

How funny. My mother had these authors among her paperbacks on our bookshelves. I remember one of the Phyllis A. Whitney's having a beautiful cover. I read that as a 7th- or 8th-grader. I started mysteries with my mom's Nancy Drews (blue covers, no dust jackets) when I was in elementary school. I filled in the rest of the original hardbacks with my purchases.

I think Victoria Holt was the first author I knew to have used multiple pseudonyms. When I was in high school, I read Jean Plaidy's Plantagenet series. Looking up to find out what else she wrote, I found she also wrote under VH, among others. That made me check for pseudonyms of other authors I was reading.

[MaryJo]

Cheryl wrote: "Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric and The House of ..."

If my memory serves me right, Victoria Holt also wrote under the name Philippa Carr, and these were also books I used to enjoy.

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Yes, Philippa Carr and Jean Plaidy were two of her pseudonyms.
Philippa Carr's books were about women and their descendants - the daughters of England. I remember reading those. I read Jean Plaidy as well.

I also liked Mary Stewart.

On Amazon, I've purchased a few of the hardbacks from these authors. Many are former library books. They transport me back into time. Even though I bought a lot of books, I spent lots of hours in the library. There's something comforting about a book with a plastic cover over its dust jacket and a pocket on the inside cover for a check out card.

[Karen M]

Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric and The House of 1000 Lanterns. I ..."

Victoria Holt, Daphne du Maurier, Mary Stewart and Phyllis A. Whitney were the authors that got me started on romance with adventure and mystery when I was a teenager. I loved Agatha and Conan Doyle but these ladies were a true favorite of mine.

[Carol]

Marja wrote: "Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric and The House of ..."
I loved Phyllis Whitney too! Still do. Also Martha Grimes.

Carol J. Perry

[Marja]

Carol wrote: "Marja wrote: "Charmain wrote: "When I was a teenager, I loved Victoria Holt's novels. I've bought a few to see what my fascination was. I have a stack by my bedside including Bride of Pendorric and..."

I have a new favorite - Carol J. Perry. :) Just thought I'd mention it.

[Marja]

I just finished "Rhodes - The Mojave-Stone" by M.M. Gornell. She has a way of making me feel like I'm right there with the characters, and her story lines are amazing.
Rhodes The Mojave-Stone

[Carla]

I just finished Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote. This was for one of the challenges but I enjoyed it. It was a quick read.

[Kirsten]

Just finished And Did Murder Him by Peter Turnbull yesterday.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Am about to start The Liar by Nora Roberts.

[Carla]

Heather L wrote: "Am about to start The Liar by Nora Roberts."

That sounds like a good one, let me know how it is.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Yes, Heather, tell us about it, that I'll read it after the bingo book, I think.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Carla and Marisa: I'll be sure to report in after the weekend. ,-)

[Bridget's Quiet Corner]

Legend by Marie Lu & still working my way through Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley (Yep, two at a time..When I dont feel like reading one, I go to the other..I tend to do this when books dont hold my interest long, but Im liking them..They're not bad books, just slower good reads) :-)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Thank you Heather

[Melodie]

Ms. Bridget wrote: "Legend by Marie Lu & still working my way through Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley (Yep, two at a time..When I dont f..."

I loved Marie Lu's entire Legend trilogy! Good stuff!

[Karen M]

I'm reading What Maisie Knew and Holes.

[❂ Murder by Death]

I started reading My Family and Other Animals yesterday. Really good so far.

[Kirsten]

Just finished Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leslie]

Kirsten wrote: "Just finished Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I love the Lord Peter books! You don't think that they are cozies? Why not?

[Kirsten]

Leslie wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Just finished Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

I love the L..."

I classify them as classic mysteries. I just can't put them or Dame Agatha in the cozy pile. Sorry.

[Kirsten]

Just finished The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Melissa]

Just starting Mo'ne Davis: Remember My Name: My Story from First Pitch to Game Changer .

[Karen M]

I reading Catching Fire. This is one of those series that there's been so much hype about that I really didn't want to read it but I have changed my mind and I'm glad I did.

[Kirsten]

Just finished reading Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carla]

I am just finishing up as well as reading on my tablet. Still in the mystery, crime genre, just not cozy.

[Carla]

Karen M wrote: "I reading Catching Fire. This is one of those series that there's been so much hype about that I really didn't want to read it but I have changed my mind and I'm glad I did."

I read them a couple of years ago and really enjoyed them. I want to read the eventually, when I get time.

[Melissa]

Just starting Dangerous Deceptions .

[Nancy]

Dead Wrong by JA Jance. #12 in AZ Sheriff Joanna Brady series. This is at least a four star review for me..almost done.

[MaryJo]

Kirsten wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Just finished Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"
Well, here's a new category for me.... 'Classic mysteries.' However, I still think the old British mysteries written by Marsh, Sayers, Christie, and others, do fit by many definitions the 'cozy' category.
And, truth be told, if we are subdividing here, my taste runs much more toward the classic than much of what is now being written as a cozy.
Thanks for the thought provoking comment, Kirsten.

[Susan]

Ramla Zareen wrote: "Starting Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella."

Ramla Zareen, I had no idea there was new Shopaholic novel. Please let us know how you enjoyed it compared to the others in the series. Thanks.

[Carla]

Susan wrote: "Ramla Zareen wrote: "Starting Shopaholic to the Stars by Sophie Kinsella."

Ramla Zareen, I had no idea there was new Shopaholic novel. Please let us kn..."

I read this one earlier this year and was disappointed. My review can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kirsten]

MaryJo wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Just finished Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers

https://www.goodreads.com/review..."

Well, I think they qualify the criteria many people have for reading cozies. But that doesn't make them cozies. Like a rectangle has four corners, but that doesn't make it a square.

[Kirsten]

I had a horrible sinus headache yesterday. So, I listened to Katherine Kellgren's terrific narration of Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen