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Feb 26, 2020 03:46PM
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Finishing Christie’s Murder in Mesopotamia... next up Tell Me No Lies by Shelley Noble- description: “Miss Fisher meets Downton Abbey”
Just finished The Glass Room Ann Cleeves. Reading Everyone Dies by Michael McGarrity.
I just finished The Hollow by Christie: well rounded interesting characters and an oddly misplaced Poirot.
I recently finished The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie and am starting And Then There Were None, also by Agatha Christie.
Am reading a second book in the Dr. Manson series, MURDER ISN'T CRICKET, by E. and M.A Radford. Manson uses the scientific approach to solving crimes.
I am reading Yoko Ogawa's The Memory Police, which is not strictly a murder mystery.
Currently reading Murder in A-Major by Morley Torgov, a Canadian author. It is set in Vienna and revolves around the Schumanns and other musicians of the time. I am finding it fun.
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What a coincidence! I'm reading all the Poirots in order (some are rereads) but I'm not sure this is one of her best. I'm getting confused with the characters on the Dig and keep having to go back to remind myself who they are!
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I like the sound of this :) It's so great to have some new-to-me authors already, as well as confirmation that Dame Agatha is as popular as ever. Thanks guys!
I just started Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
by Emmuska Orczy, the author of
. Written in 1910 and so far pretty good.Im interested in Torgov's book as well, Laurel. Sounds like fun.
My cousin has sent me a number of books from the early 20th century and from British Library Crime Classics. So far I have already read Quick Curtain
by Alan Melville, written in 1934.
Thank you Pamela I am going to read those !
Laurel wrote: "Currently reading Murder in A-Major by Morley Torgov, a Canadian author. It is set in Vienna and revolves around the Schumanns and other musicians of the time. I am finding it fun."Always enjoy books involving music and/or art. This sounds good Laurel. Too bad it’s only a 2 book series.
Icewineanne wrote: " This sounds good Laurel. Too bad it’s only a 2 book series."There are actually 4 or 5 books on Kindle. But I haven't been able to find out if there is an order to them...
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No, just what you're reading :) If it's a mystery then you might like to share it here especially.
Just finished Bird Box and Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940-1944Had to start The Cruel Prince for a challenge but since joining this group, I’m dying for a mystery!
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Would you mind linking to the titles please? You can certainly link to the covers as well if you like, but I have been told that for many people the covers do not show up on the app they use, and also it is hard for people with a visual impairment to see the little pictures!
Thanks :) And maybe you'll find that there is a mystery about the Cruel Prince after all ;)
I've just finished Murder at Kensington Palace, third in the Wrexford & Sloane series set during the Regency. Great characters, and plotting, - absolutely need to be read in order for context!
Bionic Jean wrote: "Hi Allie, (and everyone, just in case) Would you mind linking to the titles please? You can certainly link to the covers as well if you like, but I have been told that for many people the covers ..."
No problem, Jean.
Oooh....color me intrigued lol.
I'm reading The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie.
Just finished The Skeleton in the Clock by John Dickson Carrhttps://www.amazon.com/Skeleton-Clock...
Next up is And So to Murder, by the same author.
https://www.amazon.com/So-Murder-John...
John wrote: "I've just finished Murder at Kensington Palace, third in the Wrexford & Sloane series set during the Regency. Great characters, and plotting, - absolutely need to be read in order f..."Thrilled that you enjoy this series John. Didn’t know that they could be read out of order do but prefer to read series books in order & have
Murder on Black Swan Lane waiting on my nightstand 😊
Icewineanne wrote: "John wrote: "I've just finished Murder at Kensington Palace, third in the Wrexford & Sloane series set during the Regency. Great characters, and plotting, - absolutely need to be re..."My post stressed that they absolutely DO need to be read in order!
I am starting Josephine Tey's first book in the Inspector Grant series written in 1929, The Man in the Queue, this evening.. She certainly creates a wonderful setting and atmosphere right from the start. I read her book The Daughter of Time a while back and enjoyed it, but The Man in the Queue is really drawing me in. Josephine Tey is the pseudonym of Elizabeth Mackintosh who also wrote plays under the name Gordon Daviot.
John wrote: "Icewineanne wrote: "John wrote: "I've just finished Murder at Kensington Palace, third in the Wrexford & Sloane series set during the Regency. Great characters, and plotting, - abso..."Thanks John. Should wear my glasses when I skim comments 😂
As a choice of a small local book club, I am reading a couple of modern whodunnits by L J Ross in the DCI Ryan series based in Northumberland.The first in the series is Holy Island, starting with a grisly prologue murder in the ruined priory on Lindisfarne. Just started it in order to get to know the main character, as I hear it is a series to be read from the start: well-written, rattling along. Wouldn’t have chosen it myself, but maybe a good bit of serendipity!
The actual book club choice is no. 14 in the series, Broadlands.
John wrote: "As a choice of a small local book club, I am reading a couple of modern whodunnits by L J Ross in the DCI Ryan series based in Northumberland.The first in the series is Holy Island, starting with..."
Hopefully you don't need to read thirteen books before the club meeting!
😂😂 But I do plan to read no. 13 as well as no. 1, before no. 14!
Icewineanne wrote: "John wrote: "Icewineanne wrote: "John wrote: "I've just finished Murder at Kensington Palace, third in the Wrexford & Sloane series set during the Regency. Great characters, and plo..."Enjoy Swan Lane - Raven and Hawk really come into their own during the series!
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My brother used to like those railway mysteries Sonali, so I'll be interested to hear what you think :)
Just finished Murder in A-Major. I liked it very much. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I have several books lined up to read next, but none are mysteries...
Laurel, I read that book about a month ago. It was a fun read and I am glad there are more in the series. I agree with your review.
Currently reading A Case of Doubtful Death by Linda Stratmann, one of a series about Frances Doughty, a young woman detective working in Victorian London.
I'm currently reading The Hollow by Agatha Christie in a 3 year challenge to read all the Poirot books in order at the rate of one a month. Now only about 10 to go, so planning to finish this year.I'm also a year into a read of all the Maigret books (but they are obvs not English 😊 )
Adrian,I have managed to acquire and read every Maigret over the last few years. Currently listening to the Audible versions as they come out, the last three being The Saturday Caller, Maigret And The Tramp, and Maigret’s Anger. (Notice some changing of the titles). Superbly read by Gareth Armstrong. So, up to number 61, I can thoroughly recommend them.
In addition to The Belfry Murder: A Golden Age Mystery by Moray Dalton, I am also reading The Last Pirate of New York: A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation by Rich Cohen, which is proving to be a fascinating read.
John wrote: "Adrian,I have managed to acquire and read every Maigret over the last few years. Currently listening to the Audible versions as they come out, the last three being The Saturday Caller, Maigret An..."
LOL - you started me on reading these again! I have only read a handful so I have started at the beginning of the series.
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I have managed to acquire and read every Maigret over the last few years ..."
LOL, I thought you were downsizing your books John!
I have lovely memories of the ruined priory on Lindisfarne. You have to cross to the island when the tide is out. It's so peaceful. Not sure I'd want to read about a grisly murder there :/
Leslie - the first ten were all published at the same time, and you may notice that in one of them a policeman is murdered. Nevertheless re re-appears in very many books as one of a Maigret’s inspectors!Jean - some books/series are just too precious to give up! Only about 120 Simenon books on the shelves when including Maigret’s in french, plus non-Maigret’s!
I agree about Lindisfarne, and ‘deplore’ the graphic murder and laying-out in the first few pages of L J Ross ‘s Holy Island. But that’s often the modern way.
Sorry about the misplaced apostrophes via spellcheck!
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120 - is this a typo? Though on reflection it probably isn't. And oh yes, I do agree. My "Centennial Dickens" for one, which you so kindly managed to complete :) And odd children's books, which would make no sense to anyone else ... But Chris is quite proud that I have managed to fill 5 cartons over this winter, to donate to Oxfam in the summer. He knows how tough it is for me!
Yes, it is the modern way, but if I am forewarned, I usually choose something else.
Ohhh spellcheck is illiterate ;) The number of red underlines I get is amazing, yet when there is a typo, it often won't pick it up, as what I have typed may be an actual word in a different context eg., I often type "out" instead of "our" :(
I just just started The Tau Cross Mystery by J.J. Connington (real name: Alfred Walter Stewart). This is the Sir Clinton Driffield series. I also borrowed two books from my brother M: Death Sends for the Doctor and Corpses in Enderby, both by George Bellairs (real name: Harold Blundell). It's been a while since I've read anything by Bellairs. These are part of the Inspector (later Superintendent) Littlejohn series. I'll probably start one of these later.
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