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[T]

[Jan C]

Possibly.

But he's also got a chain of restaurants (sandwiches, shakes, salad), at least in the Midwest.

[T]

< Hmmm...coming to Seattle, reportedly, too.... >

[Jan C]

Shakes are excellent.

Sandwiches aren't too bad either.

Usually a big line at lunch time.

[Bill]

Jan C wrote: "Jill wrote: "Just received The Riddle of the Sands from Daedalus Books. I read it years ago but did not own it.....the price was so low that I couldn't resist and will be re-reading ..."

I have a 1948 copy of the book. I read it about 3 years ago and found it interesting. I think of that time period I prefer The 39 Steps.

[Gary]

Just finished Fool Moon. A really good, action packed, fast paced read.

Not sure if I will start book #3 now (though I really want to), or try some of the other interesting books I downloaded...I'll figure it out tonight sometime...

[Jill H.]

Bill wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Jill wrote: "Just received The Riddle of the Sands from Daedalus Books. I read it years ago but did not own it.....the price was so low that I couldn't resist and will ..."

I also liked The 39 Steps and only remember that I enjoyed The Riddle of the Sands when I read it years ago. But sometimes you liked a book once and then when you read it again, you think "hmmmm, what did I see that I am missing the second time".....hope that doesn't happen.

[Cathy]

I just finished The Associate by John Grisham and it may be the last one of his I read. I've noticed they have gotten lamer as time went by which saddened me given how much I like the earlier one.

[Cc]

Currently reading The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid. I'm enjoying this book very much and I'm very excited that I may have found a new author. I started watching the series Wire In The Blood based on the books, I wished I would have waited to read the books first.

[Jan C]

Jill wrote: "Bill wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Jill wrote: "Just received The Riddle of the Sands from Daedalus Books. I read it years ago but did not own it.....the price was so low that I couldn't resi..."

I've been having that problem a lot lately. Reading books that I loved 30-40 years ago and trying to find out what I liked about them. Some of them I remember reading in one sitting.

I'm kind of having that problem with The 39 Steps - I first read it in college and I remember doing an all-nighter reading it. Now I just kind of laze my way through. I did appreciate that new version they showed on PBS recently - where they actually stuck to the story as opposed to all of the previous filmed versions. Oh, well, I'll finish it (for the 3rd time) one of these days.

[Jill H.]

@Jan.....I feel better that I'm not the only one who has that trouble. The bad part is that I am going to read Anna Karenina again after many years and with a book that huge, I better like it as much as I think I did.

[Jan C]

I'm afraid to pick up John Steinbeck for fear that I won't like him anymore either. Because I feel like I am due a re-read of The Grapes of Wrath just as soon as I finish Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath.

[Jeane]

Jessica wrote: "Jeane wrote: "Morgan wrote: "Right now I'm reading The 8th Confession and it's really good so far. However, I want to hurry and finish it so I can read [book:The Scarpetta Factor|6..."

I am so glad to hear you saying that too!

[Jeane]

The Girl Who Played with Fire

[Bill]

Jan C wrote: "Jill wrote: "Bill wrote: "Jan C wrote: "Jill wrote: "Just received The Riddle of the Sands from Daedalus Books. I read it years ago but did not own it.....the price was so low that I ..."

I've found that with some books I read in university and tried to read again, and they just didn't do it for me again. I guess tastes change, your individual perceptions change. Of course then there are books I can read and read again and still get the same feelings I had when I read them the first time.. interesting

[Brenda]

Just finished Least Wanted by Debbi Mack and look forward to the next Sam McRae book. I don't normally enjoy series, but Sam McRae is a believable and likeable lawyer who goes above and beyond to find justice for her clients. I enjoyed reading Identity Crisis before that. The author is an attorney, so her work is convincing and well written.

[Andrea]

I just finished Rough Justice by Lisa Scottoline. I find this author very easy to read and enjoyable. Especially her books about Bennie Rosato and those two wonderful associates, DiNunzio and Carrier. Try reading The Vendetta Defense and see if this is worth your time.
I often have a problem with "suspension of disbelief". Even though a lot happens in one night in Rough Justice, I never felt as if my patience was being tested.

As a tease, after reading most all of Scottoline, I finally found out how Mary DiNunzio got shot!

[Jan C]

Marjorie wrote: "Bill writes:

"I've found that with some books I read in university and tried to read again, and they just didn't do it for me again. I guess tastes change, your individual perceptions change. Of c..."

Nice to know I am not the only one to have held on to my Wimseys. I have reread them multiple times over the years and they still hold up. Same with To Kill a Mockingbird. Maybe the ones that don’t hold up are the ones I read years ago but haven't thought of in years.

I have reread James Joyce's short story "The Dead" from The Dubliners and I frequently see new things that I hadn't noticed before.

[Bill]

Jan C wrote: "Marjorie wrote: "Bill writes:

"I've found that with some books I read in university and tried to read again, and they just didn't do it for me again. I guess tastes change, your individual percept..."

To Kill a Mockingbird is a book I can read again and again, as well, it's a movie I can watch again and again.. Beautiful work..

[omgbart]

Finished The Night Season (Gretchen Lowell, #4) by Chelsea Cain today and really enjoyed it.

Started Secrets to the Grave (Deeper than the dead #2) by Tami Hoag today - really enjoyed the first book in this series.

[Barbara]

New to this group. What is flics?

[Jill H.]

Parisian police are called flics....like we say cops or bobbies

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Babs wrote: "New to this group. What is flics?"

Jill wrote: "Parisian police are called flics....like we say cops or bobbies"

We also say flicks to mean movies or films, because the images flicker.

ETA: oops... found the message talking about flics... It's like Jill said, Parisian cops.

I have finished Three Bags Full which was okay. Loved the idea (a mystery investigated by a flock of sheep), but the execution didn't thrill me. (I seem to be in the minority, however, because most other people loved it.)

[Gatorman]

Just finishedA Very Simple Crime. Good, not great. Now reading Black Hills by Dan Simmons.

[Almeta]

Finished Every Dead Thing, which felt like two books.

The first of which I did not care too much for. Not because it wasn’t good writing. It was, in fact, too good. (view spoiler)[ I don’t stomach child torture too well. (hide spoiler)] I also had a difficult time keeping the cast of characters straight. But that may just be my attention span. When that portion of “the mystery” was solved, I couldn’t figure out the reason to continue. (view spoiler)[ After all a lot of our mystery heroes carry unsolved personal baggage on into the sequel. (hide spoiler)]

Aha, enter what I consider the second book. The second half had a much better flow. The theme produced by the villain was quite clever (view spoiler)[ and historically/artistically enlightening (hide spoiler)], although again my stomach churned.

I give this book 4 out of 5, after all what do we read mystery thrillers for? The writing certainly affected me.

I will read more John Connolly, but I will have to read a couple of cozies in between to recover my health!

[Almeta]

Saw a short biography of Gypsy Rose Lee on the television show "Sunday Morning" in which it was disclosed that she wrote a mystery. Sooo I decided to seek it out.

She made herself a character in the book, but she assigned some of her signature moves and remarks to other characters, and not to herself. Interesting burlesque background/history and realistic dressing room dialogue. Otherwise pretty light reading.

I can say I read it, and would only recommend it to the likewise curious reader.

If you DO decide to read it, be sure to read the afterward. It suggests persons on which some of the characters are based. Makes the whole thing more interesting.

Then rent the movie Lady of Burlesque with Barbara Stanwyck. What fun.

[Gatorman]

Almeta wrote: "Finished Every Dead Thing, which felt like two books.

The first of which I did not care too much for. Not because it wasn’t good writing. It was, in fact, too good. [spoilers removed] I also..."

Connolly is very intense but worth continuing with the rest of the books.

[Lee]

I agree about Connolly, Gatorman.

[Marena]

Just finished The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, and have started The Midnight Choir by Gene Kerrigan.

[Michael]

I normally have a lot of books on the go at once, but the main focus is currently The Best American Noir of the Century

[Jill H.]

Knowledgelost wrote: "I normally have a lot of books on the go at once, but the main focus is currently The Best American Noir of the Century"

I may have to look for that book. I read Crime Novels : American Noir of the 1950s which included such stories as "Strangers on a Train" and "They Shoot Horses Don't They". Enjoyed it immensely so I am ready for more.

[Michael]

Jill wrote: "I may have to look for that book. I read Crime Novels : American Noir of the 1950s which included such stories as "Strangers on a Train" and "They Shoot Horses Don't They". Enjoyed it immensely so I am ready for more. "

Most of the stories may be similar but well worth reading

[Kim]

Jan C wrote: "Marjorie wrote: "Bill writes:

"I've found that with some books I read in university and tried to read again, and they just didn't do it for me again. I guess tastes change, your individual percept..."

Jan C wrote: "Marjorie wrote: "Bill writes:

"I've found that with some books I read in university and tried to read again, and they just didn't do it for me again. I guess tastes change, your individual percept..."

Another Dorothy L Sayers fan here. Over the past few weeks I have re-read Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night and Busman's Honeymoon (which I finished today). I have now moved on to Thrones, Dominations. While I've read the first four multiple times, this is my first excursion into the Dorothy L Sayers / Jill Paton Walsh Wimsey sequels. Not sure how I will feel about them, but I need to keep reading about Peter and Harriet for a little bit longer!!

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Kim wrote: "...this is my first excursion into the Dorothy L Sayers / Jill Paton Walsh Wimsey sequels. Not sure how I will feel about them, but I need to keep reading about Peter and Harriet for a little bit longer!! "

Hi Kim... Thrones was a bit dark and I didn't enjoy it as much as A Presumption of Death, which felt like a direct sequel to Busman's Honeymoon.

[Kim]

Hayes wrote: "Kim wrote: "...this is my first excursion into the Dorothy L Sayers / Jill Paton Walsh Wimsey sequels. Not sure how I will feel about them, but I need to keep reading about Peter and Harriet for a ..."

That's interesting. I knew that Thrones existed and I'm not sure why I haven't gotten around to reading before. But I hadn't heard of Presumption of Death (and I understand there's another one as well) until a few days ago. I'm glad you like Presumption of Death. I've been worrying that it might be a bit too fan-fictiony! I will look forward to reading it.

[Pamela]

I just finished Blindsighted. I have to say that I did not love this book. The story line would drag at times as the author got caught up in the minutia. I gave it a 3.

I plan on going into the next in the series to give her another try. It was probably me, and I was in the mood for a book that moved along a little quicker.

Should I try the Will Trent series?

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Marjorie wrote: "...even though, as I understand it, it has less actual Sayers material than Thrones, Dominations..."

Really? I would have said the opposite. Interesting.

I'll be reading the third Walsh book, The Attenbury Emeralds in a while (thanks to a kind GoodReader who sent me a copy). I'm really looking forward to it.

[omgbart]

Finished Secrets to the Grave (Deeper than the dead #2) by Tami Hoag (very good!) and started my second Kevin O'Brien book Vicious.

[Yvonne]

Just finished The Altar of Bones by Philip Carter (pseudonym). I posted my review here:
http://centralcaligrrrl.blogspot.com/...

[Jeane]

I finished The Girl Who Played with Fireyestrday ad it was great! I started now on the slower How to Talk to a Widowerwhich is not something I would pick up myself.

[Kim]

Pamela wrote: "I just finished Blindsighted. I have to say that I did not love this book. The story line would drag at times as the author got caught up in the minutia. I gave it a 3.

I plan on goin..."

I like the Will Trent books. I tend to think that Karin Slaughter is one of those crime writers who has improved as she has gone along.

[Shirley]

Rules of Vengeance by Christopher Reich

[Michael]

I've just started Ray Bradbury's tribute to the Pulps Death Is a Lonely Business

[Jan]

I started The Sherlockian by Graham Moore. I'm still deciding whether or not I like it.

[Bill]

Just starting Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham, a new author for me. Looking forward to it as the premise sounds very interesting.

[T]

Finished Edge by Jeffery Deaver and staring Gone by Mo Hayder.

Didn't like this Deaver as well as others, into gaming theories.

[Lee]

Up next... Sleeping Beauty

The next to last Archer!

[Dorie]

Bill wrote: "Just starting Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham, a new author for me. Looking forward to it as the premise sounds very interesting."

Bill, that is one of my favorite series! Hope you enjoy.

[Bill]

Dorie wrote: "Bill wrote: "Just starting Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham, a new author for me. Looking forward to it as the premise sounds very interesting."

Bill, that is one of ..."

Oh no, Dorie!! You mean I may get hooked on another series? The missus might frown at that. ;0)

[Bryan]

Just wrapped up The Lost Symbol. Wow, was that a chore. Felt like I had to read it for some reason. Wish I hadn't. Next is either In the Woods by Tana French or Caught by Harlan Coben.