2023 - 08 - sleuths - What's on your TBR?

[PAS, Moderator AC]

August Shelf is sleuths

Who's your favourite sleuth?

[Lisette]

I've only read 3 on the first page! I don't think I have a favourite sleuth in books.I like Hercule Poirot from the TV series.

[Bea]

This should be fairly easy for me as I see a lot of books in the READ category as I scan this list.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

I would have to say that my favorite book sleuth is Agatha Christie's Jane Marple. I have enjoyed reading those books over and over. But then Sherlock Holmes is good, too, as well as Kinsey Milhone. The list could probably go on and on.

I think my choices for the month will be:

One Last Lie by Paul Doiron
and
The Likeness by Tana French

[Lisette]

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "I would have to say that my favorite book sleuth is Agatha Christie's Jane Marple. I have enjoyed reading those books over and over. But then Sherlock Holmes is good, too, as well as Kinsey Milhone..."

I enjoyed The Likeness. I thought it was very good

[Lisette]

Bea wrote: "This should be fairly easy for me as I see a lot of books in the READ category as I scan this list."

Any recs Bea?

[Beverly]

I will pick from one of these three!

Rapture in Death
Four to Score
A is for Alibi

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Lusie wrote: "Bea wrote: "This should be fairly easy for me as I see a lot of books in the READ category as I scan this list."

Any recs Bea?"


What type of mysteries do you like? If you like ones with a bit of humor, then the Stephanie Plum series is really good. A bit more serious, but not too gory are the KInsey Milhone books, which start with A is for Alibi. I also like the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike books by Robert Crais or the Myron Bolitar ones by Harlan Coben. And if you are into cozy mysteries, that opens a whole new door.

[Meg]

I don't really go for sleuthy sort of crime novels, but I do like other kinds of crime. I thought there would be more crossover between this list and what I want to read, but there was very little!
Still there's always something - I will read either - Magpie Murders or The Good Daughter

[Lisette]

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "Lusie wrote: "Bea wrote: "This should be fairly easy for me as I see a lot of books in the READ category as I scan this list."

Any recs Bea?"


What type of mysteries do you like? If you like ones..."

Hi Bea, I don't like cozy mysteries and didn't like Stephanie Plum.
I might try the others you suggested. Harlan Coban and A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton have been on my to read list for a while

[Leena]

Dennis Lehane's Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro make a great sleuthing team.
Will Trent by Karin Slaughter
Ellie Reeves by Ruta Herron
Di Harbinder Kaur by Ellen Griffiths
Armand Gamache by Louis Penny.
Josie Quinn by Lisa Regan

[Bea]

@ Lusie: Actually it was Lyn (Readinghearts) that responded to you Lusie.

A lot of sleuths seem to fall into the cozy mystery genre.

I have read most of the Sue Grafton books and have also enjoyed an occasional Harlan Coban, both writers that Lyn listed.

I see J.D. Robb's In Death series on the list. They are a futuristic cop story with complicated characters. I have read a few and admit that they are well written, but somehow the books never quite make me want more...and there are a LOT of them.

If you like forensic books, Temperance Brennan by Kathy Reichs and Kay Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell are good.

I also like Nevada Barr's books which are set in USA National Parks.

Of course, Agatha Christie owns this list! She has so many different types of sleuths...even though she is also known for cozy mysteries.

Others I enjoy from time to time:
Bernie Rhodenbarr by Lawence Block
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
both the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Isabel Dalhousie by Alexander McCall Smith
Molly Murphy by Rhys Bowen (currently reading this series)

[Lisette]

Hi Bea. I didn't notice it was Lyn who replied lol Thank you Lyn!
JD Robb isn't for me. I tried, but like you I didn't feel like reading more.

Thank you for all the suggestions!

[Leena]

The last of the in death series Encore in Death is the best of the lot.

[Joanna]

I had been planning to read Purity in Death, so this is another incentive to get to that one.

[Meg]

Leena wrote: "Dennis Lehane's Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro make a great sleuthing team.
Will Trent by Karin Slaughter
Ellie Reeves by Ruta Herron
Di Harbinder Kaur by Ellen Griffiths
Armand Gamache by Lo..."

I was hoping to use the next Armand Gamache for this, but it's not on the list!

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Lusie wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "I would have to say that my favorite book sleuth is Agatha Christie's Jane Marple. I have enjoyed reading those books over and over. But then Sherlock Holmes is good, to..."

I'm looking forward to it, Lucie. I read In the Woods a long time ago. I have all of the Dublin Murder Squad books, but have only read the first one, lol.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Meg wrote: "Leena wrote: "Dennis Lehane's Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro make a great sleuthing team.
Will Trent by Karin Slaughter
Ellie Reeves by Ruta Herron
Di Harbinder Kaur by Ellen Griffiths
Armand..."

I know. These lists are always interesting to me....to see what books are there and which ones aren't listed. I would think the Armand Gamache books would fit perfectly.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Leena wrote: "Dennis Lehane's Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro make a great sleuthing team.
Will Trent by Karin Slaughter
Ellie Reeves by Ruta Herron
Di Harbinder Kaur by Ellen Griffiths
Armand Gamache by Lo..."

There are some good series on this list. Elly Griffiths has a couple of other sleuth series besides the Harbinder Kaur ones...my favorite are the Ruth Galloway mysteries.

[Marina]

My possibilities:

Rapture in Death
Her Royal Spyness
The Big Four

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Stephanie Plum books
Hot Six
Seven Up
Hard Eight
Agatha Christie
A Murder Is Announced
The Moving Finger
Hanna Swenson
Chocolate Cream Pie Murder
Pink Lemonade Cake Murder

I have lots of options

[Joyce]

I love the Stephanie Plum books and a nice cozy mystery is always a favorite. I don't really consider Eve Dallas a sleuth (although I love those books) because to me a sleuth is not a cop or detective where it is their job. I could take this opportunity to start reading the Nancy Drew books again. I haven't read them since I was a kid.

There are quite a few for me on this list. The top ones I might choose from
2nd Chance
Break No Bones
One for the Hooks
Catnap
The Secret of the Old Clock
Takedown Twenty

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I heard Nancy Drew got a makeover, the books and the writing.

[Tien]

I own these so maybe one of them...

Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #2)
A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn #1)

[Susan]

Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "These lists are always interesting to me....to see what books are there and which ones aren't listed. I would think the Armand Gamache books would fit perfectly."

Agreed, Lyn. In fact, I just checked all 44 pages of shelves for Gamache's #7, which is my next one up. (Rather compulsive, I know, but I just spent two weeks in Canada, and I REALLY want to read it right now.) I found two shelves with "sleuths" as part of the name, but not just "sleuths" alone. Go figure.

[Susan]

I'll read Point Of Origin (Kay Scarpetta #9), because so many of the other books on my TBR that I'd put on this shelf if I had one aren't there.

For those of you who are still looking, I really enjoy Laurie R. King's Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series.

And for something totally different from most of the ones above, you might explore one of Jasper Fforde's Tuesday Next books. I saw a couple of them listed. For one thing, Fforde's books include a lot of fantasy, which is not commonly combined with mysteries. I sometimes find it hard to keep up with his flights of fancy, but I do enjoy them.

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

Susan wrote: "Lyn (Readinghearts) wrote: "These lists are always interesting to me....to see what books are there and which ones aren't listed. I would think the Armand Gamache books would fit perfectly."

Agree..."

How was your trip Susan. It sounded amazing.

[Jessica]

My favorite sleuths are Masie Dobbs & The Thursday Murder Club.

I'll read one book from each series:
Journey to Munich
The Man Who Died Twice