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You are so right about Rum Punch. I just can't quit calling it Jackie Brown, I guess because of the movie. I've never read the book you mentioned.
Yes, mine too. He is quite versatile.
Julie wrote: "That one sounds good. I haven't read one of his books I didn't like. BTW, Justified on FX is really good too, if you aren't already watching it."No, I haven't seen Justified, though I have heard good comments about it.. Unfortunately, I do not get FX.
The first two seasons are on DVD. There are only about 13 episodes in each season. Leonard is one of the producers. It's a little different from the books. But it's one of the best shows on TV.
Renee wrote: "I'm about mid-way through A Carrion Death and yesterday I misplaced it. I was surprised by how upset I got. Not just because it belongs to the library but because I really wanted to know what happe..."Try also the Dr. Siri Paiboun series; the first is The Coroner's Lunch. I, too, love #1 Ladies and the Carrion Death series.
I read TWISTED last month by Laura Griffin. Good, solid romantic suspense. Then I had a deadline and didn't read anything for a month (sad, I know!) I just started I HUNT KILLERS a YA thriller by Barry Lyga, and an ARC by a debut author.
Ken wrote: "Jeanie wrote: ""he-man guy books"That genre is found in aisle 7, the testosterone aisle at your local bookstore."
(snort). Need a price check on aisle 7!
Bill wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I'm reading Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith"Good luck with Child 44. Hope you enjoy. I read it last year and enjoyed a fair bit."
Thanks Bill. The book really provides a gruesome picture of life in Stalinist Russia.
I have put down sugar house and picked up
I am really getting into the writing of Rex Stout. Can't believe I missed such a good author. It is so far as delicious as any meal Nero Wolfe has eaten
I love Nero Wolfe! Archie is so funny! Great mysteries. Enjoy!
Julie wrote: "The first two seasons are on DVD. There are only about 13 episodes in each season. Leonard is one of the producers. It's a little different from the books. But it's one of the best shows on TV."I'll see if I can find the DVDs in town. Thanks for the tip.
Hi Julie,I won't watch the series until I finish all the Nero Wolfe books. I love Archie. He is so funny and the words of the book are wonderful. Words are underated in books today. How they are put together make a book sing to me Aloha
I agree. They don't capture it the same way these days. Nero has his issues and is so fussy. But, he's got a great mind. Stout was maybe a little under rated.
Julie wrote: "I agree. They don't capture it the same way these days. Nero has his issues and is so fussy. But, he's got a great mind. Stout was maybe a little under rated."Thanks Julie,
I agree and am so happy I joined this group to learn about writers who appreciate the language and make it readable for us.
Barbara wrote: "Bill wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I'm reading Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith"Good luck with Child 44. Hope you enjoy. I read it last year and enjoyed a fair bit."
Thanks Bill. The book really provides a g..."
Barbara - have you tried any of Martin Cruz Smith's, Arcady Renko series? It's set in Russia as well and Renko is a Moscow police officer. It's a fantastic series. I've enjoyed every book so far.. You might want to try it. Gorky Park is the first in the series.
Seeley wrote: My wife advises her friends: make sure you have fresh batteries. Not sure what that means..."HAHAHA!!! Now that's funny!!
Genine wrote: "Renee wrote: "I'm about mid-way through A Carrion Death and yesterday I misplaced it. I was surprised by how upset I got. Not just because it belongs to the library but because I really wanted to k..."Thanks for the reco, Genine. Doesn't Cotterill have another series set in Thailand... or Malayasia? Something about the Whim of a Hat I think. Carrion Death reminds me a litt of Malla Nunn's first book, A Beautiful Place To Die, set in South Africa.
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Regarding Cotterill, I've really enjoyed a number of the Dr. Siri books but haven't had a chance to read Killed At The Whim Of A Hat. Have your read it?
Donna wrote: "Hi Renee. I just started A Carrion Death and I'm really enjoying it. Got right into the story and characters plus a very interesting description of the African countryside.Regarding Cotterill, I'..."
A-HA! That was the title! Thank you!
I did read it and really enjoyed it. The same sense of humor as Dr. Siri's books with a young female erstwhile journalist trapped with her quirky family in some resort backwater. And then a VW bus with two skeleton's is found underground. And that's at the beginning so I'm spoiling nothing for you: it's just the start of the fun.
That is actually a book? I thought it was some Hollywood idea of a joke created over tequila shots and ganja.
Connie wrote: "I have started 
Gillian Flynnand 
Grant Jerkins"how is Gone Girl? it sounds really interesting.
Dorie wrote: "Erin wrote: "Just started [bookcover:And She Was: A Novel of Suspense]by Alison Gaylin. It's gotten really good reviews but i'm not sure what to make of it yet."I ended up liking that one, Erin. ..."
I am about 3/4 of the way thru and really liking it now!
I just started reading Kiss the Dead by [author:Laurell K. Hamilton|9550. While it's not real life crime (vampires) there is some police investigation. So far 2 thumbs up!
Tay wrote: "Started Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"That's a book? Have to check it out. I know the movie came out.
I started The Haunted Lady by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
I just finished
Grant Jerkins. It is a tightly written novel of suspense with several surprising twists that I did not see coming at the end.Rachel, I am really enjoying Gone Girl. It keeps twisting and turning in fascinating ways. I am fully engaged and cannot wait to find out what happens next!
I put down a memoir The White Masai for a Dorothy Sayer book that was suggested to meGaudy Night am finishingThe Mother Hunt the ending is not as good as the writing and am savingThe Sugar House for last. I am 2/3 of the way through with Lippman . I know this is a weird way to read but I roll like that. I think the last will be the best but am not sure because everyone I talk to likes Laura Lippman's mysteries Happy reading
Ken wrote: "That is actually a book? I thought it was some Hollywood idea of a joke created over tequila shots and ganja."
Me too!
Just finished The Cottage At Glass Beach Pretty good book.Starting Mudbound for a group read here on Goodreads.
This morning I finished Quenched - Z.L. Arkadie. Now I am going to carry on the saga with The Fifth Sister, A Paranormal Romance - Z.L. Arkadie.
Just finished Promise Me by Harlan Coben, which is one of the best books I've read in ages. Not sure what I'm going to start next.
Bill wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Bill wrote: "Barbara wrote: "I'm reading Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith"Good luck with Child 44. Hope you enjoy. I read it last year and enjoyed a fair bit."
Thanks again Bill. I've read some of Martin Cruz Smith's books and I enjoyed them - good mysteries. His books also give a bleak picture of life in Soviet Russia. Makes me very glad I didn't there.
Barbara wrote: "His books also give a bleak picture of life in Soviet Russia."Life in post Soviet Russia was no dance around the Maypole either [Cruz's books]. I particularly liked
Wolves Eat Dogs
Since my last update:Finished:
Worth Dying For,
61 Hours and
Persuader, all by Lee Child. On a Reacher roll, always like Reacher, but I have to admit reading his later books all in a row brings his recurrent formula of "town in trouble" into stark relief. I'd probably like them a teensy bit better if I spaced them out and didn't notice that so much. Hasn't stopped me from starting another one, though-- in my "currently reading," below.
The Rose GardenI liked this more than I thought I would-- I was just on the point of thinking she was going to wind it up as a typical time-travel romance when she changed it up at the end in a couple ways I never saw coming. Good book!
Finished
The Ghost and the Dead Deb -- I just love the ghost. And I like how the author has sort of cleverly expanded his abilities. Be reading more of these. 
Absolutely, Positively which I was able to read without a pang now that I know the series isn't ending and the new one is out!Currently reading:
11/22/63 which is enthralling although I'm taking it slow and reading other things alongside,
One Shot -said I was on a Reacher trip... And
The Poet which I think I read about 14 years ago but have no memory of. I'm enjoying it but I think I might like Bosch better. We'll see.
I finishedThe Mother Hunt and I have mixed feelings. The writing, the characters superb, the plot was not exciting enough and the old fashioned views on women, not so good
Yes, these are dated. I believe that one was published almost 50 years ago. A lot has changed since then. I read and collect the old Gothic romance /Mystery novels and run across that same issue at times. Good books, but you have to try not to let the sexism get in the way. Not all of Stouts books are that way.
Ken wrote: "Barbara wrote: "His books also give a bleak picture of life in Soviet Russia."Life in post Soviet Russia was no dance around the Maypole either [Cruz's books]. I particularly liked
Wolves Eat ..."
I enjoyed Wolves Eat Dogs too, Ken. Mind you, I've enjoyed all of the Arcady Renko stories. It's a different unique setting. Havana Bay was particularly good as I recall too.
Connie wrote: "I just finished Grant Jerkins. It is a tightly written novel of suspense with several surprising twists that I did not see coming at the end.Rachel, I am really enj..."
Gone Girl sounds like my kind of book- i'm definitely going to read it sooner rather than later (trying to prioritize my to read list lol)
BLOOD PORN, my latest Brad Frame Mystery, received a great review from IndieReader.com. Here's a link: http://indiereader.com/2012/06/blood-...
Ray wrote: "BLOOD PORN, my latest Brad Frame Mystery, received a great review from IndieReader.com. Here's a link: http://indiereader.com/2012/06/blood-..."Should that be on this page or the self promotion page, just wondering :)
Ken wrote: "That is actually a book? I thought it was some Hollywood idea of a joke created over tequila shots and ganja."
It's an interesting twist on a genre for sure. I'm only a fourth of a way in.
Jennifer wrote: "Since my last update:Finished:
Worth Dying For, 61 Hours and Persuader, all by Lee Child. On a Reacher roll, always like Re..."Those three are probably my 3 favorite of Lee Child though The Affair and Killing Floor are very good too. The Poet is my favorite book from Connelly.
Jennifer wrote: "Since my last update:Finished:
Worth Dying For, 61 Hours and Persuader, all by Lee Child. On a Reacher roll, always like Re..."The Poet was the first Michael Connelly book I ever read. Made me want to read more and started me off on the Harry Bosch series.
Did you ever take the wrong book to an appointment. I read not a mystery but a memoir so scary and wrong I am forced to write a review grrrThe White Masai today I am reading A Right to Die and look forward to a writer who actually cares about his readers. Aloha
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I enjoyed Be Cool, Haven't read J..."
I don't think there was a book Jackie Brown - just a character and a series of events in, I think, Rum Punch.
I got turned off of Leonard after Pagan Babies.