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What mysteries are you reading at the moment? Old thread, 2019-2020
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That sounds like a great collection, Sandy. I've listened to part one of the radio version now and really enjoyed it.
I just discovered a book series by a two-author writing team - one is a Brit; the other an American. It's called the Mydworth Mysteries. I am starting the 1st one now
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Judy wrote: "Sandy wrote: "I got a gift certificate for three Audible credits and may spend one on a PD James radio collection that incudes Cover Her Face - to be listened to after I read the book...."That so..."
I found the radio drama for Cover Her Face online on archive.org so I'll give it a listen. I feel that Hugh Grant has such a distinctive voice I won't be able to picture him as an actual character.
Lucy wrote: "I found the radio drama for Cover Her Face online on archive.org so I'll give it a listen. I feel that Hugh Grant has such a distinctive voice I won't be able to picture him as an actual character."I'm surprised as that is a site usually dedicated to items no longer in copyright. (I had to google Hugh Grant to see who he was.)
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Judy wrote: "Kindle Unlimited also includes the audible version of this book..."Do you just happen upon these Kindle Unlimited books that also include the audible version or can you do a specific search for them Judy? I've just taken up a three month deal for Kindle Unlimited and thought it would be fun to try reading along with an audiobook.
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I just happened upon this one, Ruth - not sure if it is possible to do a specific search for them. Does anyone know?
Just finished The Dead Shall Be Raised by George Bellairs for a challenge, now getting into Bryant & May: The Lonely Hour: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery
, the latest Peculiar Crime Unit mystery from Christopher Fowler, a favorite series.
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I've also belatedly started Hercule Poirot's Christmas.
Judy wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Judy wrote: "Do you just happen upon these Kindle Unlimited books that also include the audible version or can you do a specific search for them Judy? .."I just happened upon this on..."
Thanks Judy - I'll have a hunt around myself :-)
Ruth wrote: "Judy wrote: "Kindle Unlimited also includes the audible version of this book..."Do you just happen upon these Kindle Unlimited books that also include the audible version or can you do a specific..."
I did the same with Kindle Unlimited, and enjoy audiobooks as well, Ruth - if you figure it out, please share! Right now, with Bryant & May: The Lonely Hour: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery, I have the physical hardcover from my library and just happened to find the audiobook on Scribd - a happy accident! The narrator is great, makes Arthur Bryant sound just like I’ve always imagined- he does a great job with all the different accents, no mean feat.
I’m listening to A Mind to Murder, by P.D. James, on audiobook. I read Cover Her Face a few months, so I’m making sure I don’t lag behind. Hahahaha 😸
Ruth wrote: "Do you just happen upon these Kindle Unlimited books that also include the audible version or can you do a specific search for them..."Ruth, I've also just taken out a subscription to Kindle Unlimited. I listen to audiobooks a lot, more than I read in Kindle, so I've been rummaging around looking for the same thing. This page seems to be helpful. You have to watch out because some of the accompanying audiobooks are free but some you have to pay for. From what I've checked so far, this page seems to just show the free ones. Hope it helps but let me know if you find something better!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=ku_lp_...
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That's really useful Sue, thank-you. It's a good starting point actually as it led me to a link for books already in my kindle library that I can get a reduced price audiobook on.
Ruth wrote: "That's really useful Sue, thank-you. It's a good starting point actually as it led me to a link for books already in my kindle library that I can get a reduced price audiobook on."The other reason I like the text to go with an audio book is that sometimes I need to go over a section again and it's easier to find in a physical book or an ebook that on an audio version.
Ruth wrote: "The other reason I like the text to go with an audio book is that sometimes I need to go over a section again and it's easier to find in a physical book or an ebook that on an audio version. ..."I do that too! It's so much easier to 'flick back' in a kindle version, to check up on a plot point or to catch up when my attention has wandered.
I'm quite optimistic about Kindle Unlimited being a better option than Audible, which I have had on and off for years. I've bought several books which I've never read (yet!) and more which i will probably only read once or twice.
It suits me much better to have a 'rental' system instead, and there seems to be lots of choice in Kindle Unlimited.
Sue wrote: "I'm quite optimistic about Kindle Unlimited being a better option than Audible, which I have had on and off for years. I've bought several books which I've never read (yet!) and more which i will probably only read once or twice.It suits me much better to have a 'rental' system instead, and there seems to be lots of choice in Kindle Unlimited...."
I'm having similar thoughts Sue. I'm on a 3 month break on Audible at the moment. I've been listening to a lot of podcasts and radio this past year and my audible credits had been mounting up. I found that I could take a break from paying the monthly fee for 3 months when obviously I don't get any credits either, so I'm using up the accumulated credits.
I'm going to see how my 3 months on Kindle Unlimited goes and then I might cancel Audible and do Kindle Unlimited instead. The choice does seem to have increased recently. I understand that I get to keep the audiobooks I've already bought if I cancel my Audible membership - or you can continue taking 3 month breaks as long as you pay at least one month's membership at the end of each break.
Ruth wrote: "Sue wrote: "I'm quite optimistic about Kindle Unlimited being a better option than Audible, which I have had on and off for years. I've bought several books which I've never read (yet!) and more wh..."Oh and I agree about the rental system being more suitable in some cases. My kindle account is full of books that I got because they were free and I don't really want to keep but I don't know how to get rid of them!
Ruth wrote: "I got because they were free and I don't really want to keep but I don't know how to get rid of them!"You mean they're on your Kindle and you don't want them there? Do you have an option "remove from device"? (My old Kindle does, is why I ask.)
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Ruth wrote: "I got because they were free and I don't really want to keep but I don't know how to get rid of them!"You mean they're on your Kindle and you don't want them there? Do you have an op..."
Yes, I've read various instructions on how to remove a book from a device but when I try it the only option is to mark it as read/unread. It's a kindle app on my phone and tablet that I've got.
Ruth wrote: "It's a kindle app on my phone and tablet that I've got."I just got an iPad last October, and that is the only place I have a Kindle app. What I did to remove a title, was to hold down on the check mark. A menu popped up and one of the options was to remove. The titles that show up without the check mark aren't actually on my device, but show as books I have in my Kindle library at Amazon.
Reading Force of Nature and loving it. Jane Harper is just so good. I'll go back and reread The Dry just for the fun of it, because I absolutely love her style.
Carolien wrote: "Reading Force of Nature and loving it. Jane Harper is just so good. I'll go back and reread The Dry just for the fun of it, because I absolutely love..."I really loved Force of Nature and am looking forward to reading The Lost Man this year
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I just got an iPad last October, and that is the only place I have a Kindle app. What I did to remove a title, was to hold dow..."
I've found a solution just now - luckily the books I want to remove from the kindle app are ones that I don't want to keep anywhere so I've just realised that I can delete them directly from my account on the Amazon website. I also have some other books and documents that didn't come from Amazon and I found these were also shown in the 'Manage Your Content and Devices' section so I've been able to delete all the things I don't want to keep any more.
Thanks for the suggestions - I got there in the end!
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I'm enjoying the young and inexperienced Nigel. This is the book where he meets Georgiana. And looking forward to reading the conversational threads.
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I have started The Scandal at Bletchley by Jack Treby It is marked as a crime mystery, but as yet I have not found out what the mystery is. However it is making for a good read
I will start our January Poirot next, which I don’t recall reading before - Five Little Pigs. I also started Ashenden, for our January buddy read, but as it’s a collection of stories I will probably read it a story at a time over the month, in between other books.
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I finished reading Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W Dixon, and am currently reading A Mind to Murder by PD James.
Working on finishing
The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Down to the last 5 stories. I picked up an audio version on Chirp a while back and am listening and reading as I have time between other books.
I'm reading Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters. The second book in the Amelia Peabody series.
Just finished The Blackhouse. It's a recommendation that I picked up in this group at some point and I loved it.
Tania wrote: "I'm reading Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters. The second book in the Amelia Peabody series."If my reading eyes aren't bigger than my reading stomach, I'll look forward to that one next month.
Carolien wrote: "Just finished The Blackhouse. It's a recommendation that I picked up in this group at some point and I loved it."I liked it a lot, but then I do think Peter May is a very good author.
In addition to finishing The Return of Sherlock Holmes, down to 4 stories to go, I am also reading
Fly Paper and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Later Years, Volume 3 by Dashiell Hammett, which finishes my read of all of the Continental Op short stories.
I've recently finished The Unsuspected, by Charlotte Armstrong. Has anyone else read this novel? It's a bit strange but I couldn't help getting caught up in the suspense of it.
I’m listening to Petyr the Latvian by Georges Simenon, on audiobook. Also titled The Enigmatic Lett, and one or 2 other titles.
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Judy wrote: "I've started our forthcoming buddy read Clutch of Constables by Ngaio Marsh, and am enjoying it so far - set aboard a river cruise."Lots of Troy in that one (always a bonus as far as I am concerned).
I just finished The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. It is a mixture of mystery, thriller & fantasy; the mystery is very good but I felt that the fantasy aspects were less good.
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I definitely agree! Great to have Troy taking a central role.
Finished The Return of Sherlock Holmes..Now reading in addition to Fly Paper and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Later Years, Volume 3 the first Perry Mason novel
The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner
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I started Hag's Nook this morning. Read it not too long ago. Just made it through the introduction by Douglas G. Greene, who apparently edited several anthologies of Carr's.
I ordered a used copy of Hag’s Nook, expecting it any day now! Meanwhile, I’m reading Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders, the first in a new series by a favorite historical mystery writer, Tessa Arlen.
I have finished Anna Katherine Green's 1917 The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow, the 13th and final book in her Ebenezer Gryce series. It is fascinating to realize that this American author had completed a whole series of mystery books before Agatha Christie had published her first novel!
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I have just downloaded an audiobook of the first P.D. James book for our 2020 challenge, Cover Her Face, from my l..."
I got a gift certificate for three Audible credits and may spend one on a PD James radio collection that incudes Cover Her Face - to be listened to after I read the book.