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[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Iʻve got a few books that Iʻm reading on the same time - one of them Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly, the others nonfiction.

[Lance]

The Art Detective: Adventures of an Antiques Roadshow Appraiser is an entertaining and engaging account of real-life detective work in the rather odd world of art collecting. If you're at all interested in how we figure out whether a painting is a masterpiece or hotel art, this is a good place to start. Four and a half stars.

Read the full review here.



Now reading Station Eleven .

[Sharon, Moderator]

All The Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr......what a read!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IYBK3Ls...

[Ken]

Sharon wrote: "All The Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr......what a read!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IYBK3Ls..."

I had to read it for a different reason. I have a 99 year old father-in-law who was responsible for the shelling on St. Malo. Went back and told the the people where his guns were set up for the shelling. They were amazed. They weren't where they thought they were. I was rather amazed that he pulled off the book the way he did.

[Bill]

I've started . It's engaging, but once again I'm finding the translation awkward, particularly when British colloquialisms like "crikey" are used. It takes me right out of the setting.

It's ironic. You'd think that the work of Robert Wilson and Jason Webster, for example, would seem less authentic than that of a Spaniard. But because they're writing in their native language without translation, the opposite is the case.

[Nancy]

Bill wrote: "I've started . It's engaging, but once again I'm finding the translation awkward, particularly when British colloquialisms like "crikey" are used. It takes me rig..."

I loved that book. Absolutely. I had no issues with the English version whatsoever. Most European works are translated to "British" English, so I just take that as a given.

[Bill]

Nancy wrote: "I had no issues with the English version whatsoever. Most European works are translated to "British" English, so I just take that as a given."

I actually prefer British writers, so I have no problem with British English itself. What I'm finding, though, is that a clunky translation can really get in the way of reading enjoyment.

[Nancy]

Bill wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I had no issues with the English version whatsoever. Most European works are translated to "British" English, so I just take that as a given."

I actually prefer British writers, so I..."

You mean that it doesn't exactly flow, am I right?

[Nora]

Hi I am new. I am having trouble finding something to listen too. I most listen to audio because I sew while listening. I get most of my audio from library (overdrive). Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Deb]

A Wicked a Snow by Greg Olsen

[Nora]

I will try. Thanks

[Bill]

Nancy wrote: "You mean that it doesn't exactly flow, am I right?"

I thought I'd finish the book before getting back to you. After pondering this further, I've come to the conclusion that you get a better sense of foreign characters when some of their native words and expressions are sprinkled in, rather than having the characters speak entirely in English and use British colloquialisms, as this translator chose to do.

Water Blue Eyes itself was enjoyable but surprisingly slight. A very fast read with relatively little plot, it seemed more like an expanded short story than a novel. I get the sense the writer was still finding his legs. The next book, based on the reviews, is stronger, and I look forward to reading it.

[Deb]

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[Pat]

Just finished the fourth book in Malla Nunn's South African series set in the 1950s, Present Darkness. Unputdownable!

[Nina]

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith, set in 1950s USSR is pretty good, and keeps the adrenaline going!

[Lynn]

I'm excited to hear that the 4th Malla Nunn is great....I didn't enjoy #3 as much as the first 2.....but now I'm looking forward to getting back to that series.

Child 44 was riveting!

I'm reading White Nights by Ann Cleeves set in the Shetland Islands. The pace is pretty slow but I love the setting too much to care. Fifty pages to go and I'm still not sure whodunnit.

[Sharon, Moderator]

Nina wrote: "Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith, set in 1950s USSR is pretty good, and keeps the adrenaline going!"

Read the trilogy a couple of years ago and really memorable books. Recommend all three......Leo from childhood on and the world developments around him....

[Nancy]

Sharon wrote: "Nina wrote: "Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith, set in 1950s USSR is pretty good, and keeps the adrenaline going!"

Read the trilogy a couple of years ago and really memorable books. Recomme..."

I didn't care much for the sequels, but Child 44 is beyond excellent.

[Sharon, Moderator]

Jo Nesbø
http://www.wordandfilm.com/2015/04/al...

"Headhunters" (2011): Oscar-nominated director Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game") helmed this Norwegian film adapted from Jo Nesbo's novel of the same name. Aksel Hennie plays Roger, a successful but insecure corporate recruiter who steals a rare painting from a former mercenary (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau of "Game of Thrones"), triggering deadly consequences. Nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film and filled with harrowing violence and details of Scandinavian life, the film is "one long premonition of disaster" that becomes "perversely comic," the Minneapolis Star-Tribune wrote.

Allure of the Foreign: Child 44 and 6 Thrillers Set Abroad | Word and Film
Foreign-set thrillers like 'Child 44' and these other six add the fascination of an unfamiliar society to thrilling stories.
WORDANDFILM.COM

[Deb]

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

[Steve]

Set in Vietnam, Asia, and the United States: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen. It's a great story so far, with a witty and compelling outsider of a Vietnamese main character offering a unique view of American war and culture.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Lynn wrote: "I'm reading White Nights by Ann Cleeves set in the Shetland Islands. The pace is pretty slow but I love the setting too much to care. Fifty pages to go and I'm still not sure whodunnit.

This sounds worth checking out.

I'm reading Death on Demand by Paul Thomas. Set in NZ & written by a New Zealander.

I read the first appearance of the lead character Old School Tie many years ago, but I don't remember it well.

[Kimberly]

I'm reading The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen and am loving it as much as the first.

[Nora]

I am listening to EVA'S EYE, Karin Fossum. Slow but it is picking up

I sure it will end great. I listened to WIcked Snow by Gregg Olsen. I was not impressed. I will keep reading and listening to the authors from this group. I am very tired of the American authors. I have list of new authors and I am looking forward to those.

[Kimberly]

I finished The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen and now I'm reading A Conspiracy of Faith by Jussi Adler-Olsen

[Thomas]

Original Skin by David Mark

I first started reading David Mark's books last summer. I won Sorrow Bound(book 3 in the series) last summer in a Goodreads giveaway and enjoyed it enough that I decided to go back and read books 1 and 2 in the series.
This book has several threads: There is a turf war over the growing of marijuana, with new, ruthless gangsters moving in on established Vietnamese grower/sellers. The new gangsters are brutal tortuers, using nail guns and paint stripping burners to torture and murder their way into the business. The second thread concerns a murder written off as a suicide, which Aector Mcavoy suspects may not be a suicide.

The other threads are inter police politics and a family dispute.
I like the author's sense of humor, wherein a character has a 3 course meal--"bag of peanuts, packet of crisps and pickled egg."

[Thomas]

The Dark Winter by David Mark

I won Sorrow Bound, book 3 in this series, last summer, and liked it. This is book 1 in the series and the debut novel for this author. I enjoyed this one also. I give it 3.5 stars(rounded up to 4).
This book revolves around a series of murders which only Detective Aector McAvoy puts together. The 1st murder takes place in Hull and McAvoy is just outside the church/murder scene. He rushes into the church upon hearing a scream, only to be attacked by the killer.

There is some character development that helps me understand book 3. McAvoy is a tortured soul and a determined policeman, who realizes that the wrong person has been arrested. The real killer is not revealed until almost the end.

[Sharon, Moderator]

An article of mine on Georges Simenon is up on the Dead Good website:
http://www.deadgoodbooks.co.uk/…/jaso...

Jason Webster on Georges Simenon - Dead Good
Jason Webster explores the sense of atmosphere in Georges Simenon's work.
DEADGOODBOOKS.CO.UK|BY THE RANDOM HOUSE GROUP | DIGITAL STUDIO | WEBMASTER@RANDOMHOUSE.CO.UK

[Deb]

Paper Towns by John Greene

[Feliks, Moderator]

Sharon wrote: "An article of mine on Georges Simenon is up on the Dead Good website:
http://www.deadgoodbooks.co.uk/…/jaso......"

FYI, there's now a section in 'group discussions' specifically to submit posts which link people to anywhere you've reviewed or blogged about a book!

Its here:
'Links to your Reviews'
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

These links thus will not be buried in discussions~

[Sharon, Moderator]

Cphe wrote: "I just bought Dirty Snow a few days ago. Have you read it Sharon?"

No but thanks will add to my LONG list.

[Sharon, Moderator]

Cphe wrote: "Hmmmm know what you mean about long lists."

Scares me, I am so behind myself! Also having a reading slump... ;-(

[[deleted user]]

This Heart of Mine by Brenda Novak

[Judith]

Ancient Danger by Jo-Ann Carson. International intrigue.

[Deb]

Paper Towns by John Greene

[[deleted user]]

This Heart of Mine by Brenda Novak

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

I'm reading The Ringmaster by NZ author Vanda Symon. Has her trademark surprise beginning & good descriptions of Dunedin (a city I know quite well)

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

***Carol*** wrote: "I'm reading The Ringmaster by NZ author Vanda Symon. Has her trademark surprise beginning & good descriptions of Dunedin (a city I know quite well)"

Ended up being 3.5* A good book but too many chapters which disrupted the flow.

[Sharon, Moderator]

SAD NEWS: FB posted by Scanoir.co.uk.
We are sorry to share the sad news of the passing of translator and academic Laurie Thompson.He was best known for translating the works of Henning Mankell,Håkan Nesser and Åke Edwardson from Swedish to English and I am sure many of us have truly enjoyed his contribution to literature.Our thoughts are with his family and friends.RIP Laurie Thompson 1938-2015
I really preferred books translated by him. R.I.P.

[Manugw]

Finders Keepers Stephen KingI am reading. Finder Keepers by Stephen King

[Manugw]

I am reading by

[Manugw]

I am reading by Stephen King

[Sharon, Moderator]

July 7, 2015 commemorates 10 years of Armand Gamache. We are celebrating this detective and his creator, Louise Penny!
http://www.cbc.ca/books/louisepenny/i...

[Deb]

Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

[Thomas]

Death in Breslau

Recommended for: Translated murder mystery fans
Read from July 21 to August 02, 2015, read count: 1

I enjoyed reading this book and give it 4.5 stars(rounded up to 5). Eberhard Mock is a Police Inspector in Breslau, Germany in 1933(present day Wroclaw,Poland). He is called to the scene of 2 horrific murders. Two women have been horribly mutilated and 1 of them is the daughter of very powerful man, Baron Von Malten. Mock is between a rock and a hard place, as solving the murders means antagonizing the Gestapo and not solving them means that the Baron will betray him to the Gestapo.
The plot moves along swiftly, move and counter move between Mock and the Gestapo. The torture scenes are very gruesome. There are vivid descriptions of the squalid corruption in the city.
The author bio identifies him as a former lecturer in Classical Studies at the University of Wroclaw. There are Latin and Greek phrases scattered throughout the book. I liked the ending. This book was originally written in Polish. The translation is very good.

[[deleted user]]

Clockwork Prince, second in the Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare!
They are so good <3

[[deleted user]]

Clockwork Prince, second in the Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare!
They are so good <3

[[deleted user]]

Clockwork Prince, second in the Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare!
They are so good <3

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Just finished was absolutely amazing. Highly recommended.

[[deleted user]]

Beginning Only With Blood: a novel of Ireland.