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[Ken]

Well I can still be in Sweden with, "The Girl with the Sturgeon Tattoo", or ,"The Forest of Hours", with Skord the troll.

[Kath]

Decided to take a break from detectives for a day or two and am reading Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates.

[Supriya]

One of my all-time favorite books! Loved it. Enjoy.

Art wrote: "Off to Iceland now for The Draining Lake"

[Supriya]

I'm finally reading The Snowman, by Nesbo. Hard to put down...

[Sharon, Moderator]

Isn't it...wait til you get to the next one!! The Leopard is really hard to put down.

[Supriya]

Isn't The Leopard by Menkell though? This is my first taste of of Nesbo, and I find his suspense style unusual. I must be on a Norway kick though since I've got another Fossum book (Don't Look Back) next in my pile. I'll add The Leopard to my list now.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Mmm, The Snowman might just have to be the next one for me. After finishing The Chinese Alchemist :)
(Then again, I might get sidetracked by the new Steve Jobs biography and a cookbook by Ferran Adria I ordered with it over the weekend)

[Sharon, Moderator]

JO NESBO

Harry Hole books:
THE BATMAN
THE COCKROACHES (both not trans into English)

The Redbreast
The Devil’s Star
Nemesis
The Redeemer
The Snowman
The Leopard 
Phantom 2012


The white Hotel 
Headhunters (stand alone)


HENNING MANKELL


KURT WALLANDER
Faceless Killers 1997
The Dogs of Riga
The White Lioness
The Man Who Smiled
Sidetracked
The Fifth Woman
One Step Behind
Firewall
The Pyramid (short stories)
The Troubled Man....end.  



Linda Wallander
Before the Frost 2005

Standalones:
The Return of the Dancing Master 2004  YES


Kennedy’s Brain (NO)
The Eye of the Leopoard NO
Chronicler of the Winds NO
Son of the Wind NO
Depths NO

The Man from Beijing 2010 YES
Italian Shoes 2009 YES

Secrets in the Fire NO
Playing with Fire NO

Joel Gustafsson 
A Bridge to the Stars NO
Shadows in Twilight NO
When the Snow Fell YES
A Journey to the End of the World YES

Ignore the yes/no...my notes

[Kath]

Back to Ireland with The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen. I'm really enjoying his writing style; very different from what I usually read.

[Kath]

Now I am heading back to the Soviet Union with Shadow Pass: A Novel of Suspense by Sam Eastland. About 1/3 through it and already I'm hoping for more installments in the Inspector Pekkala series! Very interesting characters, good storyline, great writing.

[Art]

Back to Sweden for The Beast

[Sue]

Kath wrote: "Back to Ireland with The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen. I'm really enjoying his writing style; very different from what I usually read."

I'm glad you mentioned him I've only read his first book and should read another.

[Jean]

for me.Blood SafaribyDeon Meyer. it takes place in South Africa.

[Art]

I gave up on The Beast, I just couldn't get into it at all and today the library called and said I won the drawing to check out a Nook for a week, the first one on my library to do so. I've never used one of these things before and am giving it a try. it came preloaded with several books so I am reading Portrait Of A Spy as it was the only thing that came close to my interests. It's hard coming into a book so late in the series but I'm giving it a try. The Nook is interesting to read as well.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Hmm... do I dare to admit I'm reading The Brass Verdict? Nesbøs left me with a craving for Harry Bosch... :) (what next?)

[Kath]

Anna wrote: "Hmm... do I dare to admit I'm reading The Brass Verdict? Nesbøs left me with a craving for Harry Bosch... :) (what next?)"

Funny you should say that because I am just starting The Black Ice! After all the globetrotting I felt a need to settle in with a Harry Bosch adventure.

[Jean]

I'm also beginning Random Violenceby[author:Jassy Mackenzie|1253807. It too takes place in South Africa.

[Sharon, Moderator]

Reading Henning Mankell's The White Lioness...and also in South Africa then Sweden...what a very different Wallander read!!

[Supriya]

Ooh funny you guys should mention a craving for Nesbo books because I finished The Snowman a few days ago and can't stop thinking about it. Both plot driven and character driven.... a great combination.

I just started a book from Denmark that I think I heard about here -- The Keeper of Lost Causes. So far, it's good, but I'm just missing Nesbo...

[Sharon, Moderator]

Supriya wrote: "Ooh funny you guys should mention a craving for Nesbo books because I finished The Snowman a few days ago and can't stop thinking about it. Both plot driven and character driven.... a great combina..."

No one really gets the action and tension quite so taunt as Nesbo but just read TKLC also pub as Mercy and really enjoyed it. Reading Lucifer's Tears now and a bit slow but only at the middle.

[Art]

Back to Norway for The Water's Edge

[Art]

Now to Scotland for Knots and Crosses

[Sharon, Moderator]

Art wrote: "Now to Scotland for Knots and Crosses"

That is a good thing.....never bad spending time with Rebus!

[Art]

Knocked through Rebus last night...I have to say it was not what I expected but I will leave it at that.
In the meantime, it's off to Laos (!) for the next book- The Coroner's Lunch

[Supriya]

Oh, come on, tell us! And how did you like Draining Lake? We can take it. :)

Coroner's Lunch has been on my TBR pile for a year now. Look forward to hearing your thoughts.

I'm enjoying TKLC, though I don't really get the Dragon Tattoo comparison....

Art wrote: "Knocked through Rebus last night...I have to say it was not what I expected but I will leave it at that.
In the meantime, it's off to Laos (!) for the next book- The Coroner's Lunch"

[Art]

I'm enjoying the Coroner's Lunch so far, it's got a different feel to it and I like Dr. Siri so far...maybe because I know very little about 1970s Laos so it's a fresh change of setting, but I'm still early into this book and really haven't got into the crime yet, but he's done a good job of establishing the main character.

Knots and Crosses reminds me what if Barry Sadler wrote a crime novel...it felt so much like I've read it before but I'm pretty sure sometime since the 1980s I've read at least one American version of it, just replace Northern Ireland with Vietnam and Former SAS soldier with former Green beret, and a old war buddy is back to settle the score, it had the feel of "been there done that" and honestly I've seen episodes of Law and Order UK that kept my interest better.
I will keep a open mind and try other books in the series- I know some series start out strong and get weak and others start weak and get strong, I'm hoping that's what it is here.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

At least I liked Draining Lake (even though that, oddly enough, was a book I ended up reading in Finnish as I found a copy in that first. An odd issue I have with many books translated in that language is I can't deal with dialogs - in that one especially Eva Lind was really annoying, as her rudeness was way more rude in Finnish than in English).

[Art]

Just realized I forgot you asked about The Draining Lake . I liked it, not as much as Jar City or Voices, but I don't have anything bad to say about it either. I've gotten to like this series more with each book.

[Kath]

I am reading The Magdalen Martyrs by Ken Bruen, the 3rd Jack Taylor book. I think I am now officially hooked on Ken Bruen and Jack Taylor!

[Sharon, Moderator]

Art wrote: "I'm enjoying the Coroner's Lunch so far, it's got a different feel to it and I like Dr. Siri so far...maybe because I know very little about 1970s Laos so it's a fresh change of setting, but I'm st..."

Well consider if you had read K&C in 1987 when it came out how you would have viewed it not having the last many years reading to influence you. I find I must try to view older reads like that often and in fact have been following the extraordinary discussion on Catcher in the Rye and in my opinion very many moans stem from youth of today trying to read a very time specific book. Things were different then. Back to Rebus, he is a character, in my opinion, that either grows on you or not but he certainly develops along the route of the many stories. When I discovered him I bought all Ian Rankin books and numbered them, stacked and read order. Sounds peculiar perhaps but have done that with Scarpetta as well, years back and a few other character driven books. Missed that with Wallander so am back catching myself up with the early books and enjoying it so much even though it has been just recent that the last ever was read. Sorry to ramble. Happy reading.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Those who are into Nordic crime and live n US and haven't tried Camilla Läckberg yet, there's a giveaway in GR for The Preacher
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
enter by 14 Nov.

[Kath]

Read two rather light mysteries this weekend featuring M.C. Beaton's Scottish policeman, Hamish Macbeth. Entertaining and light. Now going to medieval Britain with The Red Velvet Turnshoe by Cassandra Clark.

[Sharon, Moderator]

Anna wrote: "Those who are into Nordic crime and live n US and haven't tried Camilla Läckberg yet, there's a giveaway in GR for The Preacher
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
enter by 14..."

What a shame limiting to certain countries! Very unfair....

[Ken]

Well now I'm reading a parody, "The Girl With The Sturgeon Tattoo," by Lars Arffssen. He sure has Stieg Larsson figured out.

[Ken]

I'm also reading, "Every Man Dies Alone", by Hans Fallada. A WWII story. I always wondered why I wasn't born then.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Yea, the Giveaways are limited to some countries. But good to browse http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ every now and then to see if there's anything interesting available for where you live (or can use a shipping address to).
Ooh, I want to read The Girl With The Sturgeon Tattoo as soon as I find it somewhere :)

[Sharon, Moderator]

Kenneth wrote: "I'm also reading, "Every Man Dies Alone", by Hans Fallada. A WWII story. I always wondered why I wasn't born then."

Keen to hear your views when you get through.

[Nancy]

I recently finished Ashes by Sergios Gakas (set in Greece), The Secret in Their Eyes, by Eduardo Sacheri (Argentina), Death Sentence, by Mikkel Birkegaard (Denmark), and Burned, by Thomas Enger, set in Norway.

I'm currently reading Death in August, by Mario Vichi set in Italy.

[Ken]

Anna, I'll send you the book. It's pretty short.

[Art]

Back to Sweden for The Black Path

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Ooh :) let me know when you've finished it so I'll send my addy then. Can I tempt you with anything on my shelves meanwhile?

[Ken]

Well I like Italian. Not the language. Purely English. Should be done with it tomorrow.

[Jean]

I'm finally getting around to The Girl Who Played With Fire.

[John]

Love that I've found this group!!!
Right now I'm reading an American author, Don Winslow's book "The Power of the Dog" which takes place equally in the US and Mexico. It is a maybe not so fictional account of our government's "war on drugs" in Mexico and Central America beginning in the late 70's thru Reagan's years in the White House and beyond. The horror and corruption of it all is, unfortunately, not beyond belief. Winslow is a wonderful writer. I loved his "California Fire and Life".
Also, I love all of the Scandinavian authors and series. Love Camilleri, Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin and all the Italian detectives. Also love Furst, Steinhauer, Philip Kerr and David Downing among many others.
I'm looking forward to reading thru this group's posts but right now I need to take a walk to the library.
Happy reading everyone.

[John]

Anna wrote: "I think I might have tried a Baldacci a few years ago, but wasn't crazy for it. Now I'm running out of Connelly's (well, Harry Bosch is all I care of his stuff). I might try some of those eventuall..."

Try the French movie version of Coben's "Tell No One". It's available on Netflix and my wife and I thot it was a great movie. Haven't read the book - yet anyway.

[Art]

Back to Iceland for Arctic Chill for me.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

I've seen the trailer for Tell No One. My problem with that movie is that I've read the book (and I gave it one star). (I can't think other ways than to completely change the story to make the movie based on that not suck)

It's The Snowman time now :)

[Sue]

Loved the movie Tell No One. Just learned in another group that Coben had a walk on in the movie. Haven't read the book (or any of his) but thought I would try it. I borrowed the film through the library. As long as you have no sub-title phobia, it really is good, atmospheric, mysterious, nicely filmed as most French films seem to be.

[Kath]

I just finished The Keeper of Lost Causes and I loved it. Does anyone know if any of this author's other works have been translated into English? I definitely want to read more from him!

[Sharon, Moderator]

Kath wrote: "I just finished The Keeper of Lost Causes and I loved it. Does anyone know if any of this author's other works have been translated into English? I definitely want to read more fr..."

From what I have been able to see, only this one so far. I really enjoyed it too and look forward to more..