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[Jean]

Bill wrote: "Jean wrote: "Donna wrote: "Jean wrote: "Just beginning The Shape of Water."

I love the TV adaptation of this series done by RAI but I don't understand Italian so I have to read the s..."

I greatly enjoyed The Shape of Waterand will definitely read more of the author's work.

[Barine]

Am actually reading Purple Hibiscus, a book by Chimammamda Adichie. It's very entertaining and educating, full of life's ironies.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Love in Amsterdam under my eyes right now, a Dutch mystery first published in 1962.

[Sharon, Moderator]

Anna wrote: "Love in Amsterdam under my eyes right now, a Dutch mystery first published in 1962."

Good tip on my to read list....

[Jean]

I am reading Deeper Than the Dead

[Nora]

I'm on the third book of the Berlin Noir trilogy--German Requiem.

[Barine]

Actually i have this book i will soon be reading, BURNT SIENNA by David Morrell, though i just finished re-reading THINGS BY APART by Chinua Achebe, and i can tell you the story never gets old.

[Susan]

I'm reading Stallion Gate by Martin Cruz Smith. Couldn't get into his famous, Gorky Park, but recently read Havana Bay, and it was fabulous. I love it when authors make me laugh out loud! Sure enough, on page 2 it happened. This one is an historical, set in 1944 around the time of the Manhattan Project. Bombs and humor. There's a combination not to be missed.

[Sharon, Moderator]

Susan wrote: "I'm reading Stallion Gate by Martin Cruz Smith. Couldn't get into his famous, Gorky Park, but recently read Havana Bay, and it was fabulous. I love it when authors make me laugh out l..."

S glad to read you views as have these in my pile TBR....thanks.

[Ken]

I just got some used books on Robert Wilson and some from Peter Steiner. Steiner is on France and Wilson is Africa. Haven't read Steiner before.

[Jean]

Reading byDiane Chamberlain

[Susan]

I read The Human Factor years ago and loved it. Greene is a master of inflicting guilt upon his characters, perhaps because of his Catholicism?

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

just finished La pista di sabbia (Track of Sand, it just finds the original title here... mental note for self: stick to the originals, the charm of the dialect is totally lost in an audiobook in English), and now undecided what I want to read next.
Goldfinger perhaps, or something with lots of fast energy...

[Anita]

Just finished Peter Robinson's Dead Right - great story hinging on racism and drugs.

[Ciiku]

I am reading the fourth Sigma Force Series The Judas Strainby James Rollins. The fact I'm reading the fourth novel tells you a lot about the book!

[Sharon, Moderator]

Mind's Eye, Hakan Nesser, Kindle and Kill Alex Cross, James Patterson......paper.

[Lemar]

Recently finished Stalin's Ghost and Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith. The beleaguered and sardonic Character of Arkady Renko, investigator for the Moscow D.A. remains one of my favorites.

[M.E.]

Hey Everyone!

[[deleted user]]

I've heard of Martin Cruz Smith. I've not read any of his books.

[Ken]

I've read them all and I like "Havana Bay" and "December 6" the best. He tells a good story. My least favorite is "Polar Star".

[[deleted user]]

I'll have to write the two titles down. Thanx.

[Sharon, Moderator]

Remember when he was big and Gorky Park was big, James Clavell had his books out too and I went with him....what excellent reads they were too. Some of his films are classics now but I loved the books at the time. They were so exciting but also very informative...all six were wonderful but especially Shogun and Noble House. Nice because they probably read as well today as they did back then.

King Rat (1962): speelt in een Japanees kamp, 1945
Tai-Pan (1966): speelt in Hong Kong, 1841
Shōgun (1975): speelt in Japan, 1600
Noble House (1981): speelt in Hong Kong, 1963
Whirlwind (1986): speelt in Iran, 1979
Gai-Jin (1993): speelt in Japan, 1862

[[deleted user]]

I've never read James Clavell either. I do remember the titles "Shogun" and "Tai-Pan."

[Sharon, Moderator]

Hattie wrote: "I've never read James Clavell either. I do remember the titles "Shogun" and "Tai-Pan.""

Oh, goes back awhile but I remember being so in awe of them all....and indeed of the series or films that came from them. J Clavell also was the writer behind some amazing films and series. Actually, at the time, I would say his books were as exciting to us all as the Millenium three have been both books and films ....sure date myself here! :-)

[[deleted user]]

Name one good movie.

[Sharon, Moderator]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cl...

They are nicely listed here......Film, tv and novels....quite a career. At the times they were out they were huge succes and big news. Good memories. What is nice about his films and books, they don't date.

[Sharon, Moderator]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cl...

They are nicely listed here......Film, tv and novels....quite a career. At the times they were out they were huge succes and big news. Good memories. What is nice about his films and books, they don't date.

[[deleted user]]

Thank you for the link.

[Anita]

Just finished Susan Hill's The Betrayal of Trust. I didn't enjoy it as well as her previous books, but perhaps it's the commentary on terminal illness and assisted suicide within the storyline. My next is a thriller, Gideon's Corpse by Douglas Preston and Lee Child.

[Anita]

The back cover of Susan Hill's Betrayal of Trust revealed a surprise: she wrote the ghost story The Woman in Black that is being released as a movie with Daniel Radcliffe (of Harry Potter fame).

[[deleted user]]

So I should look for Betrayal of Trust??

[Sue]

Anita wrote: "The back cover of Susan Hill's Betrayal of Trust revealed a surprise: she wrote the ghost story The Woman in Black that is being released as a movie with Daniel Radcliffe (of Harry Potter fame)."

I recently got The Woman in Black from the library so I can read it in case I do see the movie at some point. I like to read a story first. I'm in the middle of a bunch of books so I've just started it.

Also just finished Sara Paretsky's Breakdown. Another winner from one of my favorite authors.

[[deleted user]]

I've always heard of Sara Paretsky. never tried her. Should her books be read in order, or does it matter?

[Anita]

Hattie wrote: "So I should look for Betrayal of Trust??"
I would read Susan Hill's books in order, starting with The Various Haunts of Men, and then on to The Pure in Heart. I've enjoyed the series so far with the exception of the secondary themes in the Betrayal of Trust. Be forewarned - another author, J.A. Jance has a title by the same name that was released just before Susan Hill's book - her books are quite good and should be read in order too!

[[deleted user]]

I'm reading Seaching For Tina Turner by Jacqueline E. Luckett.

[Jean]

I'm starting

[[deleted user]]

What's The Informationist about?

[Sue]

Hattie wrote: "I've always heard of Sara Paretsky. never tried her. Should her books be read in order, or does it matter?"

I started reading Paretsy's books probably 15 or more years ago. At that time I just jumped in, reading some backlog and some current. I've never read the entire backlog but I did read a lot of the older books.

I think it would be a good idea to read some of the older books at least so you can get an idea of V.I.'s past, her family and friends, etc and then move on to more current books. This protagonist does grow during the series and it's nice to see the influences life throws at her.

[Jean]

The Informationist Taken from the cover:
Vanessa "Michael" Munroe deal in information---expensive information---for corporations, heads of state, private clients, and anyone else who can pay for her unique brand of expertise.
A Texa oil billionaire has hire her to find his daughter, who vanished in Africa..
This is Taylor Stevens'debut novel.

[Susan]

Lemar wrote: "Recently finished Stalin's Ghost and Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith. The beleaguered and sardonic Character of Arkady Renko, investigator for the Moscow D.A. rema..." I'm a big fan of MCS and his very droll character Arkady Renko. Loved Havana Bay.

Havana Bay

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

... that horrible feeling between the books, when you just finished one, and can't make up the mind what to read next. Argggh!
Just finished Blindman's Bluff, what next? If I could decide even just where I want the story to be located or what genre.

[[deleted user]]

I know. I always have that same feeling after finishing a book. Good luck.

[Art]

Took a break for a little while with the mysteries but got a copy of Jo Nesbo's The Redeemer at last.

[Susan]

While I was in New Orleans (for a desperately needed 8 day vacation!) I picked up a copy of Elmore Leonard's Djibouti. As always, EL is funny as hell, and his characters are quirky. For those who haven't heard about the book, it involves a female filmmaker who's trying to make a documentary about Somali pirates right around the time the U.S. captain was taken hostage (and later freed). I'm about 2/3 through the book and things are getting sticky. Dead bodies even! :)

[Supriya]

Art, you just reminded me, I wasn't as excited about The Leopard as I thought I'd be. After The Snowman, I was ready to fly to Europe to get my hands on The Leopard before it's U.S. release. Glad I didn't. ;)

[M.E.]

I'm reading Two Graves by Derek Graystone. Really good so far.

[Sharon, Moderator]

Advice please. Is there a trick to getting Goodreads to find or switch editions to a iBook format, with the proper page progress reading?? Thanks.

[Nora]

I'm reading Snow Angels by James Thompson. It takes place in Northern Finland and, as seems to be the case in any story from a northern clime, the weather and the country are as much a character in the story as the people. It may be a good read for a hot summer day because I get cold just reading it.

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Hey, I'm reading also The Redeemer right now! Harry Holes are addictive reads... :)

[Anna, Moderator & Founder]

Nora, how did you like Snow Angels? (If you finished it already)
I got hooked to Kari Vaara series from that book, and it raised James from I hadn't heard of him to my # 1 favorite Finnish crime author. With a huge benefit of his books being easy to enjoy also to those who don't have a twenty years experience of living in that country :) something I hadn't seen the other authors from there do before him.

No clue of the iBook editions finding tips Sharon :(

Done with The Redeemer (and out of Nesbø I haven't read yet in the house.. sigh. Addictive books) so I'm struggling with The Blood Spilt. I happened to run to it before the other books of the series, and I'm struggling to keep the interest. The main character, crime-solving but dysfunctional, depressed Rebecka who is definitely not introduced in a proper way for anyone not familiar to the series (such as me): "After she'd killed those men in Kiruna she'd carried on with her job at the law firm of Meijer & Ditzinger as usual. Things had gone well, she thought. In fact they'd gone completely to hell. She hadn't thought about the blood and the bodies. When shed looked back now to the time before she was signed off on sick leave, she couldn't actually remember thinking at all." then on to describe her failed decisions at some other case at work... so wait, what? Fast forward a few chapters and I'm still struggling with the back story. An attorney, not a detective or a police officer, who killed three men is out in the free? How is that relevant to reveal if what happened and why she just happened to kill those people isn't revealed? I thought I'd missed some details while reading sick but I went back and back again, and nope, the whys are not revealed. Would anyone happen to have read the previous books of Rebecka Martinsson series and illuminate me with the back story?