What mysteries are you reading at the moment? (2021) Showing 1,401-1,450 of 1,557

[Jill]

Laurence wrote: "Started The So Blue Marble The So Blue Marble.
This is the third Dorothy Hughes novel for me, the first for her."

I have only read Ride the Pink Horse by Hughes and liked it a lot, but hope to read more by her

[Jill]

Having finished Suicide Excepted which I found to be a 5 star read for me, I am now ready for the next dose of Flavia, and am starting Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley

[Tara]

I'm about to start reading the next book in my American Mystery Classics reprints, The Wall by Mary Roberts Rinehart. I've read a few of her books and enjoyed them, so I am excited to tuck into this one.

[Lady Clementina]

Sandy wrote: "Lady Clementina wrote: "Just started Murder at the Savoy, a netgalley copy; the second in the series but my first time reading it. Set in 1940s London"

I've requested the first in the series, [boo..."

Hope you enjoy it; I liked this one.

[Sandy]

I am about to start The Eight of Swords, a 1934 first edition from my library. Not an exciting first edition however, just a plain library cover with brittle pages.

[Susan in NC]

Finishing Murder at the Royal Botanic Gardens from my library, then starting a reread od Death in the Stocks for our upcoming read.

[Gary]

Recently finished:

Much Ado in Maggody by Joan Hess Arly Hanks book 3

Maltese Vulture Murder by Leslie Langtry Merry Wrath book 13

The Case of the Howling Dog by Erle Stanley Gardner Perry Mason book 4

Currently reading:

Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers Peter Wimsey book 3

[Jackie]

I just started a re-read of Louise Penny's Still Life. I suggested it for a book group, being a fan of the series and wanting others to discover it.

[Jackie]

I just finished Death in Focus and found it to be like the William Monk series: some major flaws but good enough to read.

[Tara]

I just started The Case of the Gilded Fly and found the character information dump in the beginning a bit hard to distinguish, but I hope I'll be able to sort everything out once the plot gets going.

[Lady Clementina]

I had the same reaction at the start Tara, but it did sort itself out.

[Judy]

I agree, an awful lot of characters at the start of The Case of the Gilded Fly, but it does get easier to distinguish them as it goes on.

I've started reading In at the Death, one of the reprinted Mordecai Tremaine mysteries by Francis Duncan which I picked up at my local library.

Enjoying it so far. I looked up Duncan's page at GR and I see 7 titles are now listed in this series but only 5 have been reprinted and the other 2 seem to be completely unavailable. I think it's one of the Golden Age series where the order doesn't matter though.

[Jill]

For some reason GR has two books as the second in the series and the others look like they could be out of order.

[Jill]

I have finished Speaking from Among the Bones our buddy read and am now starting the second Maigret book The Carter of 'La Providence' This book is also under the title of Maigret Meets a Milord

[Lady Clementina]

Getting started on Destination Unknown finally.

[Tania]

I have just finished The Man Who Died Twice which really was a page turner. I wasn't sure if it would live up to all the hype, but I think it did.

[Colin]

Christopher Bush The Case of the Seven Bells

[Sandy]

I recently read The Eight of Swords and one of our buddy reads, The Carter of 'La Providence'. The Maigret confused me by being the third in my omnibus edition, Inspector Maigret Omnibus, Volume 1: Pietr the Latvian; The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien; The Carter of 'La Providence'; The Grand Banks Café, despite being listed as the second in the series.

I had forgotten how much humor there is in the Fell books. I already have another out from the library.

[Judy]

Sandy, if I remember rightly, I've read there is some confusion over the order of the early Maigrets, as one or two of the Penguins have been published in a different order from the original French publication. But I have the impression it doesn't really matter as they don't follow on from one another.

[Sandy]

Judy wrote: "Sandy, if I remember rightly, I've read there is some confusion over the order of the early Maigrets, as one or two of the Penguins have been published in a different order from the original French..."

I looked on Wiki and the first several all had the same publishing year. So far I see no need to read in order, but there was a dramatic development in the first book that affected potential on-going characters (hard to be clear without spoilers).

[Jill]

I have finished The Carter of 'La Providence'. Fantastic Fiction has it as being the second so I have based my books on that, as they have seemed to be correct with other authors I am reading. As you say there does seem to be eleven books all dated as 1931. I suspect GR based their list on that too.

I am now starting Death-Watch by John Dickson Carr which is book number 5 so I will be ready the read book 6 when the group starts in January.

[Laurence]

Judy wrote: "Sandy, if I remember rightly, I've read there is some confusion over the order of the early Maigrets, as one or two of the Penguins have been published in a different order from the original French..."

I have always relied on www.Trussel.com for information on Simenon's work. There The Carter of 'La Providence' is listed as the second novel in the Maigret series.

[Judy]

Just starting our forthcoming buddy read Thus Was Adonis Murdered - looking forward to discussing this one, which has been waiting on my shelf for a long time!

[Judy]

Laurence wrote: "I have always relied on www.Trussel.com for information on Simenon's work. There The Carter of 'La Providence' is listed as the second novel in the Maigret series..."

Thank you - that site is clearly a great resource for Simenon's work.

[Frances]

I'm just starting While Justice Sleeps by Stacy Abrams-what an amazingly talented woman she is!

[Sandy]

I've started One by One They Disappeared, that has been on my kindle for a while, in preparation for one of our later reads in the series.

[Jill]

I thought One by One They Disappeared was very good, especially as it was the author’s first mystery. Hope you like it as much as I did.

[Carolien]

Sandy wrote: "I've started One by One They Disappeared, that has been on my kindle for a while, in preparation for one of our later reads in the series."

I'm also planning on reading this one this month. I've started Thus was Adonis Murdered and am loving it so far.

[Jan C]

I enjoyed it and it was a quick read.

[Kirsten]

Almost halfway through Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie. Kicking myself for reading all the Poirot's out of order.

[Rosina]

I acquired in Audible's Two for One Sale (my other choice was a Wodehouse). Enjoying it so far.

[Pamela]

Just got my pre-order of The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee, so all other reading will now be paused while I immerse myself….

[Lady Clementina]

Hope you enjoy Pamela. I've been meaning to try this series but yet to get down to it

[Jill]

I'm the same. I mean to get to the first book, but then something else comes up and it gets passed over.

[Nike]

Just started reading Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George

[Colin]

I'm just getting into Gideon's Press by John Creasey.

[Jill]

I have just finished Futility or the Wreck of the Titan by Morgan Robertson which was brought to my attention by Susan, and although a short story was interesting. I am now starting The Wanderer in Unknown Realms by John Connolly one of my favourite authors for his Charlie Parker series. This, however, is not a Charlie Parker book.

[Susan in NC]

Just started the last of our “Assorted Christies” last night, yet another I had not previously read - The Sittaford Mystery . Snowstorm on the moors? check. Opening with a creepy seance and table turning, where a wealthy neighbor is pronounced murdered? Check! Very atmospheric and fun, I’m already about a quarter of the way in - but don’t dare try just listening to a Christie- I know I’d miss too much, despite Hugh Fraser’s excellent narration. I’m reading along on Kindle, already have an inkling of an idea, but I’m sure I’m wrong, as always. After reading other GR friends’ reviews, I know I’m in for an entertaining puzzle.

[Valerie]

I'm in the home stretch (meaning the last 100 pages) of The Woman in White. So far I've enjoyed it very much, although I think The Moonstone is better (5* vs 4*).

[Tara]

I'm reading The Devil's Novice, another excellent outing in the Brother Cadfael series. This one focuses on the children in the monastery, some of whom were shipped off at the tender age of four! Makes you really think how blessed we are to live in an age when children lower in the birth order ranking are no longer subjected to such a life without choice.

[Carolien]

I finished The Division Bell Mystery last night. I found the descriptions of procedures in the House of Commons fascinating. I wish she had written more books.

[Sandy]

Tara wrote: "I'm reading The Devil's Novice, another excellent outing in the Brother Cadfael series. This one focuses on the children in the monastery, some of whom were shipped off at the tender ..."

I appreciated that aspect of the book as I never thought about children in the monastery. It was our buddy read for Sept / Oct and you will find our discussion in the buddy read section if interested.

[Sandy]

I picked up a children's book on a whim: The Body Under the Piano. It is a take off of (homage to?) Christie with our young detectives, Aggie Morton and Hector Perot.

[GailW]

I'm reading two (one audible, one ebook): Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer (I'm really ready for this storyline to end, however. 3 1/2 books in and they still haven't been able to catch this guy?). And in ebook form: The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos, translated from French; enjoying it so far.

[Laurel]

Sandy,
Thank you for sharing this information on this book. Another Christmas gift is done!

[Sandy]

Laurel wrote: "Sandy,
Thank you for sharing this information on this book. Another Christmas gift is done!"

Hope the recipient enjoys it. The second in the series is actually Christmas based.

[Jill]

I have just finished The Night of Fear by Moray Dalton and really enjoyed it. Now going to start Dead Man's Ransom the next Ellis Peters book. I thought I would try to get the non Christmassy books first.

[Susan in NC]

Jill wrote: "I have just finished The Night of Fear by Moray Dalton and really enjoyed it. Now going to start Dead Man's Ransom the next Ellis Peters..."

That’s what I’m doing, too! I started The Night of Fear, which I’m enjoying, and while supposedly set at Christmas, does not feel terribly holidayish! Also started The Golden Age of Murder, which is very interesting, and I can see why the mods picked it to prepare for our 2022 challenge - definitely learning a lot about the members of the Detection Club.

[Carolien]

I've just finished One by One They Disappeared which is the first in the series by Moray Dalton. Definitely looking forward to The Night of Fear.

[Judy]

I've just started One by One They Disappeared too - enjoying it so far.

I also fancy reading The Body in the Road, which is the first one with Moray Dalton's other detective Hermann Glide (he also features in The Night of Fear.) That one is currently "under review" at Amazon, but it is available for 99p on Kobo.