August 2024 reading

[Andrea]

August's books - first option was *Death on the Nile* by the Queen of Cozy Mysteries, Agatha Christie, which is #17 in the Hercule Poirot series. We've read Agatha Christie last summer, so the tradition continues. This is an excellent segway from our "Adventure Begins at Your Library" CSLP summer theme, and this book has several big and small screen adaptations for you to enjoy as well. There are regular print and large print, as well as recent re-prints, CD audiobook, and DVDs all available in NC Cardinal (nccardinal.org), as well as eBook and audiobook options in Libby for free with your library card (https://www.overdrive.com/media/72813... and audiobook, eBook, and sound track in Hoopla Digital (https://www.hoopladigital.com/ebook/d...).


The second option was *Murder On The Caledonian Queen* by Sigrid Vansandt, book #5 in the A Helen & Martha Cozy Mystery series. This is a Kindle Unlimited option only, with nothing in NC Cardinal, Hoopla, or Libby.


What did you think? What did you like most and least about the book (plot, pacing, character introduction & development, balance of mystery + small town setting & life)? Was the writing good (some people have not quite found one or the other up to par)? How soon were you able to figure out who the killer or culprit was; was it too easy or too hard due to a jolting surprise turn at the end? Who was your favorite character and why? What was your favorite moment in the book? Would you read more by either of these authors?