What mysteries are you reading at the moment? (2021) Showing 351-400 of 1,557

[Tania]

I'm reading a Scandi noir, Where Ravens Roost. It's been years since I read anything in the genre, it's good so far.

[Susan in NC]

I am listening to On What Grounds, the first in a cozy series, and The Gods of Gotham, first in a historical mystery series.

[Susan in NC]

Tara wrote: "I just finished The Dutch Shoe Mystery: An Ellery Queen Mystery which is my second EQ mystery. I quite enjoyed it, more so than I thought I would, despite feeling slightly cheated i..."

Oh, I like those collections!

[Jackie]

I'm reading Kingdom of the Blind, the 14th in a series about Chief Inspector Armand Gamache. It's wonderful, as they all are, and not all or even mostly about the mystery; it's about community and family.

[Judy]

I've started rereading next month's Christie, The Secret Adversary - it's on Kindle Unlimited if that helps anyone. Enjoying Tommy and Tuppence and looking forward to our discussion.

[Carolien]

I'm busy with Buried Strangers, a very solid police procedural set in Brazil.

[Jill]

Now reading The Secret Adversary ready for February. It feels a bit Enid Blyton Famous Five compared to the Poirot and Marple books we have been reading.

[Judy]

I'm still reading The Secret Adversary but have also been tempted into starting another of the very cosy Joanne Fluke Hannah Swenson mysteries, Carrot Cake Murder - one of the things I want to squeeze in before I leave Scribd for now.

[Judy]

I'm about halfway through The Secret Adversary - I was reading an edition which is available on Kindle Unlimited with chess pieces on the cover, but the text has suddenly become oddly garbled in the chapter I'm on to, so I've had to switch to another edition!

[Susan]

I also read The Secret Adversary - my first Tommy and Tuppence! I would certainly read on, but agree with Jill that it does feel a bit Enid Blyton :) I am not a great fan of all these criminal gangs that crop up in many early GA fiction, such as Margery Allingham, but it was interesting to finally get around to reading it. Odd to think it was only Christie's second ever mystery after Styles.

I listened to it on Audible with the incomparable Hugh Fraser narrating...

[Shaina]

I'm reading Six against the Yard and it is quite interesting. Dorothy Sayers, Margery Allingham, Anothony Berkeley and 3 others have come up with a perfect murder each and pit their wits against Inspector Cornish.

[Tania]

Jill wrote: "Now reading The Secret Adversary ready for February. It feels a bit Enid Blyton Famous Five compared to the Poirot and Marple books we have been reading."

I read this last year and earlier this month I read The Man in the Brown Suit, which I thought also had tha feel to it. I definitely prefer her mysteries.

I am about half way through Celebrated Cases Of Judge Dee. This first one is a translation of an 18th century Chinese detective novel. Enjoying being back in this world, but I don't this is the best place for someone to start. I prefer the later novels which were actually written by Robert van Gulik himself.

[Jill]

I have now started The Cheltenham Square Murder for club read.

[Judy]

I really enjoyed The Cheltenham Square Murder, Jill - hope you do too.

[Laurence]

Finished Call For The Dead, .
A first introduction to George Smiley, his history, and the background of his relationship with Lady Anne. Other intelligence officers whose names appear in the later published Karla trilogy novels are also briefly sketched. A good read for the curious.

[Susan in NC]

Just got a bunch Of mysteries from my library I requested ages ago! So readapalooza time, first up is Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery by Christopher Fowler - love the PCU!

[Icewineanne]

Susan in NC wrote: "Just got a bunch Of mysteries from my library I requested ages ago! So readapalooza time, first up is Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery[bookcover:Brya..."

Love this series & it gets better with every book.
Happy reading Susan!

[Sandy]

Icewineanne wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "Just got a bunch Of mysteries from my library I requested ages ago! So readapalooza time, first up is [book:Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery|5262..."

I have got to get back to that series. I often think of the glass restaurant in the first book (the only one I've read).

[Jill]

I also love that series. Only read the first 3 so far, and must get back to them

[Sandy]

I'm reading Alexandria, the penultimate in the series. I've been putting the last ones off because I will miss Falco. I have Curse of the Pogo Stick lined up to read soon. I've been feeling guilty about the series I'm ignoring and there are many.

[Jill]

I have just started The Beckoning Lady. Another series I greatly enjoy. I do like how Campion has aged with the series

[Susan in NC]

Icewineanne wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "Just got a bunch Of mysteries from my library I requested ages ago! So readapalooza time, first up is [book:Bryant & May: Oranges and Lemons: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery|5262..."

Thanks! I was ahead on group reads, had planned carefully, but then the library dumps this bonanza in my lap! Oh well, I’ll just have to fit them in before they are due back - since they’re all entries in ongoing series, they all seem to come out around the same time every year - but there is a lag between library acquisition and actual loaning out to patrons! There is always someone else waiting, so I don’t like to hog them...

[Susan in NC]

Sandy wrote: "I'm reading Alexandria, the penultimate in the series. I've been putting the last ones off because I will miss Falco. I have Curse of the Pogo Stick lined up to read s..."

So true! Falco is a series I read the first of, been meaning to return to...so many books!

[Susan in NC]

Jill wrote: "I also love that series. Only read the first 3 so far, and must get back to them"

Jill, it’s one of the few “modern” mystery series I read - but I love Bryant, I totally relate to his fascination with the past and utter confusion with modern society and social trends! May tries to keep him grounded, but it’s got to be exhausting...the man has the patience of a saint, and seems utterly unflappable. I’ve never been to London, but I’ve always imagined one of Bryant’s walking tours would be an amazing way to see the city! ;)

[Judy]

I've started reading The Great Portrait Mystery, some short stories by R. Austin Freeman, one of the many titles waiting on my Kindle!

I wasn't too thrilled with the first story which has an extremely far-fetched plot with too many coincidences, but I've enjoyed stories by him in some of the British Library anthologies, so hoping for better with the rest of the collection. I've also been meaning to try one of his Dr Thorndyke novels.

[Colin]

Having taken a bit of a break from mysteries recently, I've started Alive and Dead by Elizabeth Ferrars
I've enjoyed all of the work by this writer that I've read so far.

[Judy]

I've started reading Death Comes to Cambers by E.R. Punshon, one of our forthcoming buddy reads. This is the sixth in the Bobby Owen series, and I think it starts well although I'm not very far in as yet.

[Marwan]

Started reading Some Must Watch by Ethel Lina White

[Judy]

I'm just reading another of our forthcoming buddy reads, The Beckoning Lady by Margery Allingham. I'm finding that I don't remember these later Campions at all, although I'm sure I must have read them somewhere along the line!

[Judy]

Finished the Campion very quickly (can't go out much for daily exercise at the moment due to the dreadful weather!) and now on to the last Dalgliesh book, The Private Patient.

[Sandy]

I've started The Beckoning Lady and remembering how much I like Campion, particularly as he matured.

I will be doing some intense reading as we have several books coming up and various library requests are finally available.

[Susan in NC]

I’ve received a bonanza of library books I had requested, and need to return- currently reading Crossed Skis: An Alpine Mystery , probably start audiobook reread of A Red Herring Without Mustard for our group read today (good for knitting along with - cold snap coming, trying to finish a scarf!)

[Tara]

I just finished The Boomerang Clue , an early thriller by Agatha Christie, which was as ridiculous as you would expect, but still fun reading.
I will be starting The Chocolate Cobweb by Charlotte Armstrong for my American Mystery Classics bookclub, as well as Fallen Into the Pit by Ellis Peters, her non Brother Cadfael series. Looking forward to both.
And while not exactly a mystery in and of itself, I am also reading as a coffee table book, Agatha Christie, the Art of Her Crimes: The Paintings of Tom Adams by Tom Adams. Tom Adams is perhaps the most well known illustrator of Christie books, and in this work he discusses his thoughts about the work, along with commentary by John Fowles. As a non-creative person, it is interesting to learn about the creative process of people who excel in their craft.

[Judy]

The Chocolate Cobweb sounds very intriguing from the description, Tara, thanks for mentioning it! Not on Kindle in the UK, sadly, but many others by this author are. I think she's a new name to me.

[Ellen]

I am reading the first Brother Cadfael A Morbid Taste for Bones. Just picked up The Long Arm of the Law: Classic Police Stories from the library so will be starting it soon.

[Roman Clodia]

Tara wrote: "Tom Adams is perhaps the most well known illustrator of Christie books"

I love those Tom Adams covers and have been collecting them when I find them in my local second-hand bookshop - they epitomise the stories so well but keep their secrets and the visual clues give nothing away.

[Tara]

Roman Clodia wrote: "Tara wrote: "Tom Adams is perhaps the most well known illustrator of Christie books"

I love those Tom Adams covers and have been collecting them when I find them in my local second-hand bookshop -..."

They are certainly quite evocative. The book is rather dated (published in 1981), but if anything one would hope that means his recollection of the paintings are more accurate. It is also interesting to see the many differences between the English and American versions.

[Tara]

Judy wrote: "The Chocolate Cobweb sounds very intriguing from the description, Tara, thanks for mentioning it! Not on Kindle in the UK, sadly, but many others by this author are. I think she's a new name to me."

I haven't read anything by Armstrong yet, but I've been quite pleased with all of the books I've read that have been reprinted by Otto Penzler in his American Mystery Classics series, so I'm hoping this one is no different. Plus, their covers are fantastic!

[Icewineanne]

Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout
A pick for our local monthly book club

[Judy]

Ellen wrote: "I am reading the first Brother Cadfael A Morbid Taste for Bones..."

Hope you like it, Ellen - I'm finding the Cadfael books an enjoyable series. We had a buddy read of that one if you want to take a look at the threads?

Non-spoiler:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Spoiler:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Judy]

Tara wrote: "I haven't read anything by Armstrong yet, but I've been quite pleased with all of the books I've read that have been reprinted by Otto Penzler in his American Mystery Classics series, so I'm hoping this one is no different. Plus, their covers are fantastic!..."

The covers are gorgeous, I agree. I'll be interested to hear what you think of this one.

[Judy]

I've started listening to Death of Riley, the second Molly Murphy mystery by Rhys Bowen - borrowed from BorrowBox thanks to my local libraries. I'm enjoying it so far.

[Tara]

Judy wrote: "Tara wrote: "I haven't read anything by Armstrong yet, but I've been quite pleased with all of the books I've read that have been reprinted by Otto Penzler in his American Mystery Classics series, ..."

So far, so good Judy! It takes place in 1940s LA, but its not hard boiled (a genre of which I'm not a huge fan of in book form). Apparently the author was a former fashion journalist before writing novels, so she has lots of lovely descriptions of clothes, which is a rare treat.

[Klowey]

The Moving Toyshop

[Franky]

Currently reading The Hot Spot

[Judy]

The Chocolate Web sounds great from your description so far, Tara. Hope it continues to be good.

[Judy]

Klowey, hope you enjoy The Moving Toyshop - I remember it as lots of fun.

We had a group read of it here a few years ago - these are the threads in case you want to take a look:

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

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

[Colin]

I didn't get on with The Moving Toyshop, too much faffing around and the kind of humor that does little for me.

Right now, I'm reading the just republished Murder at Monk's Barn by Cecil Waye, who may be more familiar under his other pseudonyms of John Rhode and Miles Burton.

[Judy]

I've just been looking at those Cecil Waye books, Colin - they have great covers and I've enjoyed one or two others by the author under his other names.

Funny about The Moving Toyshop - I read it once and didn't like it much, then read it again and enjoyed it a lot. I'm not sure what changed!

[Colin]

The books don't change, Judy, we do. Someone said that about movies, but I think it's equally apposite to books.