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I have read all of Ariana Franklin's novels. She's wonderful! I adore historical mysteries.
If your like historical mysteries, I recommend Fiona Buckley. She writes Elizabethan mysteries. Also, one of my old time favorites is Anne Perry.Has anyone here read her? She had two very successful series.
Jill wrote: "If your like historical mysteries, I recommend Fiona Buckley. She writes Elizabethan mysteries. Also, one of my old time favorites is Anne Perry.Has anyone here read her? She had two very success..."
Jill - I've read some of both of Anne Perry's series and have generally enjoyed them. I am currently reading Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin and it's great!
Hayes wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Jill wrote: "Jan wrote: "I just finished The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh. It's based on the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries by [author:Dorothy L. S..."I have to agree that Presumption was better than Thrones.
On a personal note, my sister's name was Jan Carol.
Jill wrote: "On a personal note, my sister's name was Jan Carol."Well, I'm Janet Carol. But my sister is Patricia Louise.
I'm finishing up Lehane's Moonlight Mile, but this week I got a bumper crop of sale books to add to my TBR pile, mostly some authors that I'm newly trying out, a small number of books from newly-turned-on-to authors. Now if I could just hunker down and spend all my time reading....
Jan C wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Jill wrote: "Jan wrote: "I just finished The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh. It's based on the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries by [autho..."I am the other Jill on this discussion.......I looked at my local, rather small, library and they didn't have any Paton Walsh books. I asked them to check with the main library since you have turned me on to this author and her resurrection of Lord Peter Wimsey. Eureka, they had the books so I am going to start one next week. Thanks again for the recommendation.
Just a few pages into Urban Waite's The Terror of Living: A Novel. It has been heralded as THE book to read in 2011 - only time will tell!
Jill wrote: "Eureka, they had the books so I am going to start one next week. Thanks again for the recommendation. "
Yay! You're welcome!!
Yay! You're welcome!!
Jan C wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Jill wrote: "Jan wrote: "I just finished The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh. It's based on the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries by [autho..."I really enjoyed The Attenbury Emeralds - my first novel by [author:Jill Paton Walsh|8733] - I loved Bunter!
Jan C wrote: "Jill wrote: "On a personal note, my sister's name was Jan Carol."Well, I'm Janet Carol. But my sister is Patricia Louise."
Wow, very close.
I am reading The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript. It was for many years on my tbr and I had absolutely no idea which kind of genre it was or what the story was about, I jsut wanted to read the book. Still didn't read the back cover or anything else about it, so completely blind about it but loving the story.
I finished River of Darkness and enjoyed it totally. Great mystery. I've started a SciFi story today by Ursula K. Le Guin today; The Lathe of Heaven.
Hayes wrote: "Finished Mystic River... good, not great. I will try another Lehane. Any suggestions?"Shutter Island was a great book. Also, Gone, Baby, Gone in the Kenzie/Gennaro series.
Gatorman wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Finished Mystic River... good, not great. I will try another Lehane. Any suggestions?"Shutter Island was a great book. Also, [book:Gone, Baby, Gone|4251..."
i haven't read gone baby gone but just finished shutter island which i loved
I'm currently reading the Kindle version of Scarecrow by Michael Connelly. I love his books. He has a new one out. Has anyone here read it?
Tammi wrote: "I finished Nine Dragons about 3 weeks ago. It is one of the latest in the Harry Bosch series by Michael Connelly, who is one of my all-time favourite authors. It was r..."I'm glad you liked it. I adore his books. The reviews were so mixed on Amazon for his new book, that I didn't know what to believe. Thanks. I'll order it.
Gatorman wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Finished Mystic River... good, not great. I will try another Lehane. Any suggestions?"
Shutter Island was a great book. Also, [book:Gone, Baby, Gone|4251..."
Thanks Gatorman and jo... I think that's a good bet.
Shutter Island was a great book. Also, [book:Gone, Baby, Gone|4251..."
Thanks Gatorman and jo... I think that's a good bet.
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I haven't read [book:Shutter Island but I really like his Kenzie/Gennaro series and Gone, Baby, Gone is a terrific thought provoking story.
Just finished Pavel & I: A Novel. Dark and disturbing look at society in collapse and opportunists that prey on it. Not sure what it says about me, but I liked it.
Finished Think of a Number, which was very good and had some great brain twisters.I went to Barnes & Noble this weekend with a gift card I received during the holidays, and was elated to find The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths on the shelf. So I'm starting this one tonight. I loved her first book and couldn't wait to get my hands on this one!
Jeane wrote: "I am reading The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript. It was for many years on my tbr and I had absolutely no idea which kind of genre it was or what the story was about, I jsut wa..."I nominated The Name of the Rose for the upcoming discussion and, wow, it's currently in first place. So I'll be starting it this week just in case it stays on top.
Dorie wrote: "Finished Think of a Number, which was very good and had some great brain twisters.
I went to Barnes & Noble this weekend with a gift card I received during the holidays, and was e..."
You are dangerous for my TBR Dorie (Donna too!)
I went to Barnes & Noble this weekend with a gift card I received during the holidays, and was e..."
You are dangerous for my TBR Dorie (Donna too!)
I'm reading Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton. M.C. Beaton is always good for a light mystery without too much blood and guts.
LOL Hayes! This whole group is dangerous to my TBR pile.
Barbara wrote: "I'm reading Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton. M.C. Beaton is always good for a light mystery without too much blood and guts."If you like "light mystery" reading you might consider the Burford Family Mysteries by James Anderson. I have just completed the trilogyThe Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy; The Affair of the Mutilated Mink; The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks OMNIBUS EDITION. These are the sort of murder mystery you might expect had Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse decided to collaborate!!! Perfect post-Christmas / New Year light reading!!!
I like all of Lehane's work, though I was not knocked out by his latest, Moonlight Mile. I don't think you can go wrong with his early series books starting with A Drink Before the War.
Just finished A Demon in My View by the wonderful Ruth Rendell........a very spooky tale with a psychological twist and particularly ironic ending. I would recommend it if you like her work.
K.B. wrote: "Jeane wrote: "I am reading The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript. It was for many years on my tbr and I had absolutely no idea which kind of genre it was or what the story was ab..."I read this book several years ago and really enjoyed it. I am hoping that it wins the poll. I will look forward to reading it again.
Joyce wrote: "Donna wrote: "Joyce wrote: "I just finishedBlood Alone: A World War II Mystery by James R. Benn. It's a historical mystery featuring Billy Boyle, former Boston cop, now attached to ..."Thanks to your mentioning this author, I order another book by Benn.
I just gave up on Disintegration by Scott Nicholson
I rarely quit on a book, especially when I'm more than 2/3 through it. I finally had my fill of being pulled into an ugly abyss by the author and deprived of any substantial light, hope or air. I think you get an inkling of how the book impacted me. Not my cuppa, for sure.
Almeta wrote: "I read this book several years ago and really enjoyed it. I am hoping that it wins the poll. I will look forward to reading it again."Sadly, it's slipping. Maybe next month.
In December I read Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny...this was the latest in her series. I love Louise Penny and am anxiously waiting for her next book!
I just picked up TRIPWIRE by Lee Child, a Reacher novel. This is one of his earlier efforts (1999), but it opens in my town of Key West. So far, he's got the locations down fairly well. He told me he had never been to Key West, and kind of faked it, but he's done a good job.
It's not classified as a "crime novel," but I usually enjoy it when literary fiction authors dabble in genre waters as Scott Spencer does with his recently released Man in the Woods A generally good man has a bizarre encounter with a hostile stranger at a deserted state park, leading to the stranger's death in self-defense. The man decides not to report it, reasoning correctly that he could well be convicted of manslaughter and spend several years in prison ... but he has a hard time living with his decision. It's the story of a crime, but also of a handful of richly nuanced characters, and a place, and a thoughtful exploration of the hidden dark corners in our hearts. And it manages to be all those things without being a slow read.
Highly recommended for people who like a little thoughtfulness with their thrills.
I'm taking a break from novel-length mysteries and am reading a great collection of mystery short stories now: Chesapeake Crimes: They Had It Comin'
James wrote: "I am currently reading The Last Child, by John Hart."Jim, I have this on my stack o' bedside books. How was it?
Barbara wrote: "I finished Out of Range by C.J. Box. This was a good Joe Pickett mystery."You have good taste. These are among the finest series mysteries out there.
Kari wrote: "The first book in the series is
. You do not have to read the series in order but it helps in understanding some of the relationships. I read [bookcover:Nowhere to Run|..."You have good taste, Kari. I can't wait for the next Pickett, in March, when he goes head-to-head with the most evil villain yet ... his mother-in-law.
Jim wrote: "...the most evil villain yet ... his mother-in-law."
I've got one of those!
I've got one of those!
Mags wrote: "Just finished reading 
by Harry Dolan. This book finished 3rd in the first Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest in 2008, which landed the author a 2 book deal..."I couldn't agree more. If anything, it was TOO well-written. So impossibly full of perfectly plotted twists that I was literally crying "Uncle!" by the end.
Bruce wrote: "Just finished Laura Lippman's "I'd Know You Anywhere," and it's brilliant. Maybe her best book to date."No argument here; I loved it. She is so brilliant at capturing little details and little moments. And she kept me in suspense over just how things would resolve themselves. She's no longer a mystery author; she's a full-blown literary sensation.
Try Scott Spencer's "A Man In The Woods" for a sort of male companion novel. The two authors share a similar emotional depth and eye for little things.
I just read my son's book so hope it is okay to talk about it. It is called "The Perfect Canvas" and is a thriller. Everyone has given it great reviews so far as a book that will keep you turning those pages. And it is a book that you can't go to the last page to find out the ending.
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Hi Lauren. You live in the DC area right? The Montalbano series is sometimes carried on the MHZ networks in their International Mystery series. They also show Magrait and Wallander. The series are the European versions so they are subtitled.