What mysteries are you reading at the moment? Old thread, 2019-2020 Showing 851-900 of 1,516

[Susan]

Yes, hope you recover quickly, Sandy. May you discover the joy of Audiobooks to tide you over :)

[Tara]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Sandy. Hopefully this will allow you even more pleasure from reading once you're back at 100%

[Lady Clementina]

Sandy wrote: "My reading has been eliminated for a couple of days and will be reduced for another couple as I just had a cataract removed. The world is now bright and shiny, but not entirely in focus yet."

Wish you a speedy recovery Sandy!

[Jill]

I have just started Death in Captivity ready for next month. February seems to have flown by. Still there will be an extra day.

[Sandy]

And I have started Monk's Hood, so will be really early for our mid-March read though I may be late for the first of month reads. The Catch is waiting for me at the library!

[Carolien]

I've just finished instalment 5 and 6 of Beate Boeker's Temptations in Florence series. Number 6, Classic Death contains an ingenious plot. I love this series - cozy with a romantic angle. Highly recommend the Mantoni clan.

[Leslie]

Wishing you a quick recovery Sandy! And in the meantime, there are always audiobooks :)

[Leslie]

I have started the first book in a French mystery series, Treachery in Bordeaux.

[Susan in NC]

Leslie wrote: "The Her Royal Spyness books get a lot better at around book 6 when the mystery aspect becomes much better - the other silliness of the series does continue (the romantic subplots & the 'cousin to t..."

Good point, I agree.

[Susan in NC]

Sandy wrote: "My reading has been eliminated for a couple of days and will be reduced for another couple as I just had a cataract removed. The world is now bright and shiny, but not entirely in focus yet."

Sorry, just saw this, hope you are recovering well, Sandy! Take care!

[Susan in NC]

Susan wrote: "Yes, hope you recover quickly, Sandy. May you discover the joy of Audiobooks to tide you over :)"

Here, here - or I guess I should say, hear, hear! (Sorry, couldn’t resist...)

[Susan in NC]

I just started listening to The Labours of Hercules for our March read - I think this may be a new one for me, which is always a treat!

[Sandy]

Susan in NC wrote: "Susan wrote: "Yes, hope you recover quickly, Sandy. May you discover the joy of Audiobooks to tide you over :)"

Here, here - or I guess I should say, hear, hear! (Sorry, couldn’t resist...)"

And I thought the correct phrase was 'hear, hear'. Google supports my opinion with the comment that on the internet 'here, here' is more common.

[Sandy]

Thank you all for the well wishes. Things are going quite well and I'm really amazed at how much better I can see. I've re-listened to Monk's Hood and a Christie short story The Love Detectives. I can read long enough for normal purposes but, as usual, I have library books that are coming due.

[Susan in NC]

Sandy wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "Susan wrote: "Yes, hope you recover quickly, Sandy. May you discover the joy of Audiobooks to tide you over :)"

Here, here - or I guess I should say, hear, hear! (Sorry, couldn..."

Cool, I’ve learned something today!

[Judy]

I've started Unnatural Causes ready for next month's challenge.

[Carolien]

Leslie wrote: "I have started the first book in a French mystery series, Treachery in Bordeaux."

This is high on my TBR. Would love to hear your thoughts.

[Bruce]

I finished Unnatural Causes last week and am on Shroud for a Nightingale.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I have now started Unnatural Causes. I quite like her writing style.

[Leslie]

Carolien wrote: "Leslie wrote: "I have started the first book in a French mystery series, Treachery in Bordeaux."

This is high on my TBR. Would love to hear your thoughts."

I really liked it - it isn't a murder mystery but a mystery nonetheless. I spent a few weeks in Bordeaux & so I loved all the details about the area. It is a quite short book (~140 pgs) so it was a fast read. I'd recommend it.

[Kirsten]

I'm reading Party Crashers by Stephanie Bond

[Tania]

I've started Five Little Pigs. I didn't have time when the group was reading it, but better late than never.

[Judy]

Hope you enjoy Five Little Pigs, Tania. I liked that one - interested to hear your thoughts.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I am about to embark on a new author for me, in a new location. The Missing American by Kwei Quartey is also his new series that features a female detective.

[Sandy]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I am about to embark on a new author for me, in a new location. The Missing American by Kwei Quartey is also his new series that features a female detective."

Interesting. I read the first of another series of his and didn't continue. I can't remember if it was a conscious decision or just too many books. Let us know what you think.

[Sandy]

Speaking of Africa, I'll recommend the Kubu series by Michael Stanley (actually two people), A Carrion Death. It is set in Botswana, a slightly darker version than the #1 Ladies Botswana.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

It was Michael Stanley who had a quote on the cover of my copy of the Quartey novel: Rich with the colors of Ghana, this is great Sunshine Noir. I had to spend some time exploring the meaning of "Sunshine Noir".

[Leslie]

And so what is "Sunshine noir"?? Don't leave me hanging!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

As best I can figure out, it is a literary reply to Scandinavian Noir. Crime fiction, rather than in northern Nordic countries, set in hot simmering climates. Africa, of course, but also Australia, southeast Asia and the Caribbean, the American southwest.

[Leslie]

That makes sense - thanks!

[Jill]

Now reading The Labours Of Hercules. Short stories which I'm not so fond of.

[Carolien]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "As best I can figure out, it is a literary reply to Scandinavian Noir. Crime fiction, rather than in northern Nordic countries, set in hot simmering climates. Africa, of course, but also Australia,..."

There is an anthology which contains stories by Michael Stanley and Kwei Quartey called Sunshine Noir. I enjoy both authors (feels strange to write that as Michael Stanley is a duo).

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Carolien wrote: "There is an anthology which contains stories by Michael Stanley and Kwei Quartey called Sunshine Noir. I enjoy both authors (feels strange to write that as Michael Stanley is a duo)."

I saw that. I looked at some of the authors included and have added a couple of titles to my over-burdened wish list. That said, I'm not sure I'm going to become a huge fan of the genre.

[Tania]

Judy wrote: "Hope you enjoy Five Little Pigs, Tania. I liked that one - interested to hear your thoughts."

I really enjoyed this one, I thought I had the answer, but no. Very well done I thought.

[Tracey]

Susan wrote: "I am currently reading The Hours Before Dawn
Author Celia Fremlin is another that has - fairly recently - been re-publishe..."

Inspired by your review, I'm now reading this and thoroughly enjoying it. I currently have a 4 month old so can really relate to the sleep deprivation of Louise!

[Jill]

Tracey wrote: "Susan wrote: "I am currently reading The Hours Before Dawn
Author Celia Fremlin is another that has - fairly recently - be..."

I hope you enjoy it. It was a definite 5 star read for me.

[Susan]

Oh, glad you are enjoying it, Tracey. Babies are lovely at that age, but very exhausting :)

[Carolien]

I finished Second Shot yesterday, the sixth instalment in the Charlie Fox series. More thriller than mystery, but a series I enjoy. Started The Chalk Circle Man which has been on my TBR for ages.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I hope you like The Chalk Circle Man. Have another of hers as a potential read soon. Here is the first paragraph of my review (April 2019):

I came here to write my review of this crime novel and found myself first reading the GR bio of Fred Vargas. I didn't get very far because the first paragraph includes "the sister of the historian Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau, a noted specialist of the First World War who inspired her the character of Lucien Devernois." Who is Lucien Devernois? Oh, he is one of the characters in Vargas' other series, Les Evangélistes. Yes, I want to read all of the crime fiction by this author.

[Leslie]

I have finished rereading via audiobook Unnatural Death - Miss Climpson is such a fun character. In some ways, she reminds me a bit of Miss Silver.

Then I continued in my quest to read all the Nero Wolfe series with The Father Hunt. Good mystery which I enjoyed but not exceptional.

Next up is a Dr. Thorndyke book - The Stoneware Monkey.

[Susan]

I loved The Chalk Circle Man. They were hard to get hold of, when I started reading the series, but I see they are all on kindle now, so perhaps I should revisit them.

[Sandy]

I am still in catch up mode so haven't started our monthly reads yet: physical library books are due back and electronic ones will be deleted. I've read The Catch for this group and A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia for another challenge. Belgravia is a spin off of the Angela Marchand series, extremely light, humorous, but, in my opinion, it tries too hard for its humor.

[Susan in NC]

Sandy wrote: "I am still in catch up mode so haven't started our monthly reads yet: physical library books are due back and electronic ones will be deleted. I've read The Catch for this group and..."

Nuts, I was afraid of that - it’s been recommended to me on Amazon as well, in the old tricky “if you liked this author, you may like this” manner - but I’m always afraid those recommendations will just be pale imitations of the original book.

[Susan in NC]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I hope you like The Chalk Circle Man. Have another of hers as a potential read soon. Here is the first paragraph of my review (April 2019):

I came here to write my review of this c..."

See, that’s how I end up down the rabbit hole, adding endless books to the already tottering TBR pile...

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Susan in NC wrote: "See, that’s how I end up down the rabbit hole, adding endless books to the already tottering TBR pile..."

Goodreads is wonderful that way. I just wish I was younger.

[Susan in NC]

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "See, that’s how I end up down the rabbit hole, adding endless books to the already tottering TBR pile..."

Goodreads is wonderful that way. I just wish I was younger."

Me, too!

[Carolien]

I ended up really enjoying The Chalk Circle Man. European books just have a different feel to them. This has an interesting plot, but I really enjoyed the characters. I'm definitely continuing with the series.

[Gary]

Just finished After the Funeral aka Funerals are Fatal by Agatha Christie. Listened to the audio version read by Hugh Fraser. I missed this one in my Christie bing back in the 1970s and early 1980s. I have read that the adaptation with David Suchet messes around with character relations, probably will avoid that.

[Susan]

I have started Rules for Perfect Murders which is a lot of fun for mystery lovers.

[Lady Clementina]

Susan wrote: "I have started Rules for Perfect Murders which is a lot of fun for mystery lovers."

Sounds good fun!