What mysteries are you reading at the moment? (2024-2025) Showing 451-500 of 1,020

[Jackie]

the link to that book doesn't work for me, Susan.

[Susan in NC]

Sorry, I typed it in and that’s what popped up, works on my end. How about the cover:

[Keith]

I have never been able to cope with Audio books, I have a hearing problem and although I have very good aids, that is all they are; they certainly don't make me the Million Dollar Man!

I've been plodding through what I have of the Miss Silver series by Patricia Wentworth. Perhaps I'm being picky but I find her syntax somewhat frustrating with annoying grammatical errors

[Sandy]

After testing and dropping a new book (Puzzle Me a Murder - wasn't interested after fifty pages) I am reading a Japanese GA, Points and Lines. So far, so good.

Hope to get a chance to get back to my audio book Mistress of the Art of Death tomorrow.

[Sandy]

P.S. Points and Lines was written in 1958, so not GA.

[Jackie]

Jackie wrote: "the link to that book doesn't work for me, Susan."
it's my my problem, all of the links (including my own) come up "404 forbidden" for some reason.

what the heck, goodreads, I can't go to ANY of the books?!

[Craftyhj]

A slightly late adopter I have just started the second in the Marlow Murder Club series, Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

[Kirsten]

I've been reading time travel/historical mystery Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong

[Judy]

Oh dear, Jackie, I hope the links start working for you again!

I've finished our next group read, Murder by Matchlight by E.C.R. Lorac, set during the Blitz, which I really enjoyed, and have now started our next challenge read, A Body at a Boarding School by Benedict Brown.

[Jill]

I have just finished A Body at a Boarding School and am now starting Death of an Addict by M.C. Beaton. Haven't read one of these for a few years, and think the Benedict Brown put me in the mood

[Sandy]

I avidly read (listen to) the Hamish Macbeth books but have more trouble with Agatha Raisin.

[Jill]

Have you read any of her Marion Chesney books?

[Sandy]

Jill wrote: "Have you read any of her Marion Chesney books?"

A few, and found them even lighter than Hamish and Agatha. Mildly enjoyable. More romance than mystery.

[Jill]

Sandy wrote: "Jill wrote: "Have you read any of her Marion Chesney books?"

A few, and found them even lighter than Hamish and Agatha. Mildly enjoyable. More romance than mystery."

Thanks

[Lady Clementina]

Sandy wrote: "I avidly read (listen to) the Hamish Macbeth books but have more trouble with Agatha Raisin."

Me too, I haven't read very many of either but from what I have, I much prefer Macbeth

[Alwynne]

I finished a new Virago edition of Caroline Blackwood's 1981 novel The Fate of Mary Rose with an introduction by writer Camilla Grudova who's recently championed Blackwood's work. Blackwood's literary output's been unfairly overshadowed by her reputation as a muse: she was married to painter Lucien Freud and later poet Robert Lowell. A Northern Irish writer whose work's hard to find in the UK, although two of her novels have been republished by NYRB Classics. This is a perverse pageturner - Barbara Comyns meets Celia Fremlin meets Shirley Jackson. It revolves around a devastating crime in a small Kent village, although some readers may find the unconventional ending frustrating.

Link to my review:

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

[Susan in NC]

I very much enjoyed the first book in a new-to-me historical mystery series, The Seeker byS.G. MacLean. It’s set in London, 1650s, during the Protectorate. I immediately bought the rest of the series on kindle, look forward to reading more.

I’ve moved further back in English history to start my reread of Lamentation by C.J. Sansom. I know we’re not reading it for a couple months, but I really enjoy the narration on the audiobooks, and enjoy listening while I knit. Plus, I first read this series about 10 years ago, and don’t remember much, except I was totally absorbed, so was looking forward to rereading!

[Sandy]

Susan in NC wrote: "I very much enjoyed the first book in a new-to-me historical mystery series, The Seeker byS.G. MacLean. It’s set in London, 1650s, during the Protectorate. I immedi..."

Glad to hear that The Seeker is good as I bought the series recently!

[Susan_MG]

The Seeker series (book 1-5) are on Amazon Kindle US for $2.99 the series. I’m halfway in The Seeker (book 1). Very intriguing so far.

[Susan in NC]

Susan_MG wrote: "The Seeker series (book 1-5) are on Amazon Kindle US for $2.99 the series. I’m halfway in The Seeker (book 1). Very intriguing so far."

Thanks, that’s the deal I got! Yay!

[Susan in NC]

Sandy wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "I very much enjoyed the first book in a new-to-me historical mystery series, The Seeker byS.G. MacLean. It’s set in London, 1650s, during the Pr..."

I really enjoyed the first, my GR pal says she thought the second even a bit better! I’ve not started, since I’m reading Shardlake, and there are similarities (religion being a big part of political intrigue, and ironically, the Lord Protector and his spies inspiring fear and paranoia, as Henry VIII did), and I don’t want to get mixed up.

[Susan_MG]

Sandy and Susan in NC…
My knowledge of the Cromwell Protectorate history is abysmal. I am reading the fiction and jogging over to Wikipedia and the web to clarify references in the story. It is cumbersome but one of the things I love about historical fiction is what I learn while reading the stories.

[Susan in NC]

Susan_MG wrote: "Sandy and Susan in NC…
My knowledge of the Cromwell Protectorate history is abysmal. I am reading the fiction and jogging over to Wikipedia and the web to clarify references in the story. It is cum..."

Same here - I’ve read some nonfiction about it as part of a personal nonfiction reading challenge I’ve been enjoying for the last few years, but well-researched fiction allows me to sink into the period, get an idea of what life was like for people!

[Jill]

I am about to start Ordeal by Fire Sarah Hawkswood I am hoping this one is going to be more to my liking than the first was

[Judy]

I've just read Inspector French and the Starvel Hollow Tragedy by Freeman Wills Crofts, which I really enjoyed - I like his style of building up the evidence and find it exciting, even though he is known as one of the "humdrum" authors! I started off by listening to the audiobook on Spotify, but had to switch to reading it on Kindle to get to the solution more quickly, even though the narrator was great.

[Susan in NC]

Judy wrote: "I've just read Inspector French and the Starvel Hollow Tragedy by Freeman Wills Crofts, which I really enjoyed - I like his style of building up the evidence and fin..."

I like Crofts too, want to read more of him.

[Neer]

I have started Josephine Bell's Death on the Borough Council.

[Susan in NC]

I hope more Josephine Bell mysteries are reissued in the U.S., that sounds excellent, Neer.

[Fred]

I finished "Murder Included" by Joanna Cannan. This had been on my Kindle for a long time. I usually like British police procedurals, but this was not my favorite. The detective looked down on the suspects and most of the characters were not likeable.
Police procedural authors I do like include George Bellairs and Patricia Moyes.

I just started "Moonflower Murders" by Anthony Horowitz. I am reading this ahead of the PBS Mystery series starting in the U.S. on September 15th.

By the way, I am also reading "Middlemarch" by George Eliot. There are several small books within the whole novel. So I have been reading each smaller book, taking a break and reading something else and then going back to "Middlemarch." I normally would not read a book this way, but I am enjoying this non-mystery and mostly can keep the characters and plots in my head.

[Susan in NC]

Fred wrote: "I finished "Murder Included" by Joanna Cannan. This had been on my Kindle for a long time. I usually like British police procedurals, but this was not my favorite. The detective looked down on the ..."

I read ‘Middlemarch’ last year, and it took a bit! But I agree, it was nice to read it alongside other books, it was a good palate cleanser, and the characters and storylines really stood out for me, so I wasn’t concerned about mixing them up.

[Susan_MG]

I have been hopping between The Seeker Series and Jeri Westersons Crispin Guest novels. Both are incredibly entertaining.

[Susan in NC]

I tried the first Crispin Guest years ago but was underwhelmed- recently saw a GR friend’s review of the second, and she said he kept doing dumb things, and she’d give it one more book. The next one made her a fan! Maybe I should try him again…thanks!

[Susan_MG]

Susan in NC, I agree that the author has portrayed Crispin to be a bit hapless. I am in book three which has a different problem for me but it’s early pages so I will continue. On the positives, I like the way Jeri Westerson weaves the story and builds suspense. The time period is also interesting to me. All this said, I do hope Crispin pulls himself together and has a significant change of fortune.

[Sandy]

Fred wrote: "I finished "Murder Included" by Joanna Cannan. This had been on my Kindle for a long time. I usually like British police procedurals, but this was not my favorite. The detective looked down on the ..."

I also will be starting Moonflower Murders for the same reason.

[Sandy]

Jeri Westerson is the author of the King Henry VIII's fool mysteries that I like. Hope to try Crispin Guest sometime.

[Susan_MG]

Sandy, I hope to get to the King Henry Viii series. In the Crispin books the author doesn’t glamorize or overly develop the characters but she focuses on the plot and the local, At least in the early books 1 and 2. I do hope Crispen’s decisions improve as his story goes on.

[Lady Clementina]

Fred wrote: "I finished "Murder Included" by Joanna Cannan. This had been on my Kindle for a long time. I usually like British police procedurals, but this was not my favorite. The detective looked down on the ..."

Glad to see you're enjoying Middlemarch. I liked it very much too!

[Lady Clementina]

Sandy wrote: "Fred wrote: "I finished "Murder Included" by Joanna Cannan. This had been on my Kindle for a long time. I usually like British police procedurals, but this was not my favorite. The detective looked..."

I'm still to read it. I loved Magpie Murders.

[Susan in NC]

Susan_MG wrote: "Susan in NC, I agree that the author has portrayed Crispin to be a bit hapless. I am in book three which has a different problem for me but it’s early pages so I will continue. On the positives, I ..."

lol, sounds like an anti-hero type - that can be appealing and more realistic! That is what my friend’s review indicated as well, but he finally started to get it together, I believe.

[Susan_MG]

Susan in NC (I wish I could post links on this platform 😩).
I hope so because his decisions in book 2 made me wonder how he remains unscathed.

[Jan C]

Judy wrote: "I've just read Inspector French and the Starvel Hollow Tragedy by Freeman Wills Crofts, which I really enjoyed - I like his style of building up the evidence and fin..."

I like the Crofts books that I've read.

[Jan C]

Fred wrote: "I finished "Murder Included" by Joanna Cannan. This had been on my Kindle for a long time. I usually like British police procedurals, but this was not my favorite. The detective looked down on the ..."

That doesn't sound good. I have Murder Included on my Kindle. Unread, of course.

[Jill]

I am just over halfway through The Last Word by Elly Griffiths. This is from the Harbinder Kaur series. I have really enjoyed these books and count the author as one of my favourites, so looking forward to reading her Brighton Mysteries, when we start them with The Zig Zag Girl

[Susan in NC]

I am reading the latest in a favorite historical mystery series, Murder at the White Palace by Allison Montclair.

[Neer]

I just finished Laurence Meynell's Die by the Book. The mystery is good and humourously told. Here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Joanne]

Susan in NC wrote: "I am reading the latest in a favorite historical mystery series, Murder at the White Palace by Allison Montclair." I love that series, Susan!

[Judy]

I'm reading our next Maigret buddy read, entitled simply Maigret: Inspector Maigret #19 (also known as 'Maigret Returns') and am really enjoying it - so far I think it is one of the best in the series.

[Sandy]

I am reading a new book, Death at the Dress Rehearsal. It is set in 1972, starring two older actors as the amateur detectives. Enjoying it. It is billed as the start of yet another series.

[Judy]

I realised it was too long since I'd read a Rex Stout book, so I'm reading Three At Wolfe's Door, one of his sets of three novellas, and thoroughly enjoying it so far.

I've also started another of our forthcoming buddy reads, Ordeal by Fire. Not very far in yet, but I like the author's writing style.

[Susan in NC]

I’ve started A Dying Light in Corduba for our upcoming buddy read.