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Great list!! I'll be interested to see what you think of them if you want to post that. I haven't heard of any of them, but find several interesting. I love mysteries and history.
Martha wrote: "Great list!! I'll be interested to see what you think of them if you want to post that. I haven't heard of any of them, but find several interesting. I love mysteries and history."I usually write some sort of a review, as much for myself as others, since I have a terrible memory for details of books read. In this thread, I would probably add a unique sentence or two about my level of enthusiasm.
Ann_R wrote: "Great list! I'll look forward to your comments about your level of enthusiasm. (Great way to put it.) Hopefully, you can let us know if a book is good on audio. I also write reviews for myself but ..."ZOMBIE BALL and MAGIC SQUARE are in the Eli Marks mystery series, that I discovered from getting the first couple of titles are free audiobooks for leaving reviews - excellent narration! OVERNIGHT KIDNAPPER is my next unread one in the Inspector Montalbano series (set on Sicily) which I feel is far better as audiobooks! Only caution there is that a friend and I both felt the first story was a skippable dud. I believe the series is currently included for Audible Prime members.
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John, this is a very interesting list, I will be eager to see what you think about your choices. I haven't read anything on your list - and that's always twice as much fun for me - I've got a bunch of books now to look into - some of which I haven't heard of before! :-)
Good luck, John! I haven’t heard of any of those, but mysteries are my favorite! Enjoy! 🐾
Yours is the first list where I can say I have never heard of any of your books! I added 3, that look fascinating, to my TBR- Berezina, Marrow and Bone, and Mariposa Road. Enjoy your selections! I look forward to your comments/thoughts.
Thanks for the comments, folks - encouraging and much appreciated!
I haven't read any of these, but for some reason I find your list very interesting. I hope you'll come back to tell us more about each of them, as your read them. Happy reading!
Ioana wrote: "I haven't read any of these, but for some reason I find your list very interesting. I hope you'll come back to tell us more about each of them, as your read them. Happy reading!"Thanks for the kind words. I fully intend to say something about each book.
All new to me, and I read a lot of mystery/crime. I will be interested on your comments when you read those.
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Good luck and happy reading!
This is a very intriguing list. Best of luck to you, John on your reading challenge. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
I haven't read any of your selections but wish you luck on your challenge.
Good luck with your challenge! Added Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger and Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year to my TBR. Love stories of naturalists and their adventures!!
One month down! In the end, Being Invisible fell squarely between "What a find!" and "What a slog!" with elements of both.
Good luck with your challenge, John. I've read the Colin Dexter. Having discovered his books when they were first published, I've read all of them and thoroughly enjoyed them.
So much for February... Death on Nantucket will be getting two stars from me, as it was far more beach read/chick lit than a murder mystery. If that's what a reader wants, great, but was waaaaay too much of that for me, overpowering the murder angle itself.
John wrote: "So much for February... Death on Nantucket will be getting two stars from me, as it was far more beach read/chick lit than a murder mystery. If that's what a reader wants, great, bu..."Well, shoot! I'm not crazy about that type either. Hope your next one is more to your liking.
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Hilarious! Sorry that it even came close to being a slog! As well as, Death on Nantucket. Cozies are hit or miss. I hope the next reads are better
Finished The Overnight Kidnapper today - great catching up with Inspector Montalbano, but sad that it means only a couple of more books left in the series!
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I have the advantage over you. Just have completed the first so far. :0)
Just finished Death in Delft, which I wasn't sure about at first, but am now looking forward to the sequel.
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Like Martha, except I am only on Book 2. I really did enjoy the first book, though. A lot more meat to it than just a typical mystery.
Just finished Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year, which was too butterfly-specific for me to recommend it as general interest.
So Death in Delft looks like the only one you really liked. Any other's?
Bonnie wrote: "So Death in Delft looks like the only one you really liked. Any other's?"I said I liked Good Behaviour.
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✅ January: Being Invisible: A Novel (fiction)
✅ February: Death on Nantucket (mystery)
✅ March: The Overnight Kidnapper (mystery)
✅ April: Death in Delft (mystery)
✅ May: Good Behaviour (fiction)
✅ June: Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year (nonfiction)
✅ July: Marrow and Bone (technically fiction, but based on a real story)
Death Is Now My Neighbor (mystery)
The Great Mistake (fiction, based on a real person)
The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos (nonfiction)
Berezina: From Moscow to Paris Following Napoleon’s Epic Fail (nonfiction)
Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger (nonfiction)
Alternates:
Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine (nonfiction)
The Coat Route: Craft, Luxury, & Obsession on the Trail of a $50,000 Coat (nonfiction)
The Visitors (fiction)
❌ American Jihad: Islam After Malcolm X (nonfiction)