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[Jan]

I'm reading Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs. It's good so far....

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I'm about to start Bryant and May Off the Rails, having thoroughly enjoyed the earlier entries in the series. Elderly London detectives Arthur Bryant and John May of the Peculiar Crimes Unit are a joy to follow from solving of bizarre crimes to dealing with their own (and their staff's) oddball natures.

[Nancy]

I'm reading "Started Early, Took My Dog" by Kate Atkinson. About half way thru. It's pretty good. Some really depressing, sad characters.

[Nancy]

Julia wrote: "@Alexandra. I think you will enjoy Bryant and May Off the Rails.This is such a fun series.

@Nancy. I have read several of Kate Atkinson's novels and while admiring her writing skill..."

I agree. She's a good writer, but the characters are dark and sad. Doesn't make me want to visit the UK.

[Jennifer]

Just finished Hunter's Moon and really liked it-- started Dead Silence yesterday.

[Martha]

Am reading The Sentry. Pretty good so far. Haven't read anything by Crais before.

Will read A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow next. My husband loves this series.

[Lillie]

I'm reading The Sherlockian. It's a fun read with alternating timelines.

[Alan]

Just started Skullduggery by William Marshall. It is a Yellowthread Street (Hong Kong setting) mystery that was in the discard pile at the library. Not bad so far, but Marshall's plotting and writing style has me scratching my head so far.

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@Alan, reading Skullduggery (William Marshall) - I love this series (Yellowthread Street) for its dark humor and bizarre crimes, and for its eccentric characters. His style can take some getting used to but it's worth it! I think this one is somewhere in the middle of the series.

[Nancy]

Just started another Jack Reacher book, the second. "Die Trying". It's quite good so far.

[Betsy]

Finished The Given Day,and while I enjoyed it I can't say why I didn't give it 5 stars.

[Tom]

Wrapped up Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly last evening. It's hard to believe that it is the 14th book in the Harry Bosch series. This one finds Harry working with the Asian crimes unit investigating the murder of a Chinese liquor store owner. The story line takes him on a whirlwind trip to Hong Kong after his daughter is kidnapped by one of the triads for what he thinks is revenge for his LA investigation. The plot represents some significant changes to Harry's life on both the personal and work fronts.

Connelly is a prolific author and is always good for a solid entertaining read.

[Tracey]

Hi - first post here!

I am reading Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie - started in the middle-ish of the series, and this is the second I'm reading. I like it: modern Scotland Yard procedural.

I'm also reading an ebook fantasy-mystery by a Goodreads author: Dead in Time, by Anna Reith, about a British rock star who died at the height of his career in the 70's, and comes back to haunt a present-day undergraduate in hopes she'll help him figure out who killed him. I love it.

[Tom]

Good to hear as The Brass Verdict is on my 'to read' list. . .



Julia wrote: "Connelly is one of my favorite

mystery writers. I particularly like the books in which he brings Bosch and the Lincoln lawyer character together. The Reversal was terrific."

Julia wrote: "Connelly is one of my favorite mystery writers. I particularly like the books in which he brings Bosch and the Lincoln lawyer character together. The Reversal was terrific."

Tom wrote: "Wrapped up Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly last evening. It's hard to believe that it is the 14th book in the Harry Bosch series. This one finds Harry working with the Asian crimes unit investig..."

[Tom]

It was a good one and people wonder a lot these days why public servants ever became unionized . . .

Betsy wrote: "Finished The Given Day,and while I enjoyed it I can't say why I didn't give it 5 stars."

[Michael]

Jim wrote: "Reading THE COMPLAINTS by Ian Rankin

the plot is intriguing and woven together masterfully.

I love Peter Robinson and hope he does have something new out soon.

I like Child's languages and..."

Jim wrote: "Reading THE COMPLAINTS by Ian Rankin

the plot is intriguing and woven together masterfully.

I love Peter Robinson and hope he does have something new out soon.

I like Child's languages and..."

Jim wrote: "Reading THE COMPLAINTS by Ian Rankin

the plot is intriguing and woven together masterfully.

I love Peter Robinson and hope he does have something new out soon.

I like Child's languages and..."

Hi Jim:
I'm looking forward to reading this.
Mike

[Jenny]

Almost finished reading Caraliza, a paranormal mystery by Joel Kirkpatrick. The words in this book amaze me. This is a slower paced mystery surrounding a 75 year old secret, where the living breathe life into the dead, and vice versa. The story is heartbreaking and the menace behind the mystery terrifying. Definitely recommend.

[Ellen]

I can't figure out whether or not I am adding to a current group or not, but I will add anyway. I am sure that someone will let me know. I am listening to "Fever of the Bone" by Val McDemid, a new author to me. I am enjoying it. I just picked up "Janus Stone" by Elly Griffiths, and can't wait to start it. I read "The Crossing Places" a couple of weeks ago and really liked it.

[Linda]

Ellen wrote: "I can't figure out whether or not I am adding to a current group or not, but I will add anyway. I am sure that someone will let me know. I am listening to "Fever of the Bone" by Val McDemid, a new..." Ellen, I also read The Crossing Places and loved it. I lusted after Janus Stone until I found it on ebay and I won it! Now comes the wait for media mail which can take more than a week. can't wait to read this one. Let me know how you like it.

[Deanne]

Ellen
Val McDermid is fantastic, I prefer her Tony Hill books, they made them into the wire in the blood series, I think The Last Temptation is my favourite.

[LJ]

I'm currently reading "Rebellion" by James McGee and loving it. Not really a mystery, but more a Bernard Cornwell type of book but it's a great read.

Next up is the new book by C.S.Harris, "Where Shadows Dance." Knowing how much I enjoy her books, that will be a one-sitting read for me.

[Lillie]

Just finished The Ice Princess. Thought it was well written/translated. Looking forward to the next in the series.

[LJ]

I finished "Rebellion" and "Where Shadows Dance" and have moved on to the 3rd and newest book in the series by Imogen Robertson, "Island of Bones." I'm on a definite historical mystery kick these days and loving it.

[Beth]

I'm reading Deborah Coonts's Wanna Get Lucky? and I'm finding it to be a lot of fun. I needed a light read after Emma Donoghue's Room and before delving into the second book of the GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO trilogy: The Girl Who Played with Fire

[J.D.]

anybody here a Walter Mosley fan? i loved the easy rawlins series and the socrates fortlow books. anyone read his new series. should i read it?

[Therese]

Easy to Kill, classic Christie... love it.

[Ellis]

I just finished a good historical mystery, M. Louisa Locke's Maids of Misfortune, set in Victorian San Francisco, and I really enjoyed it. Good mystery. I've just started Water for Elephants. Sorry, not a mystery. :-(Maids of Misfortune

[Debra]

I'm reading a police procedural mystery called Murder in the Chilcotin by Canadian writer Roy Innes. The story is set in BC's Caribou country, an area which isn't often writtern about, and he's incorporated some local history with current social issues. I'm really enjoying it.

Debra
Opposite of Dark
Fatal Encryption
Taxed to death

[Ellis]

Debra wrote: "I'm reading a police procedural mystery called Murder in the Chilcotin by Canadian writer Roy Innes. The story is set in BC's Caribou country, an area which isn't often writtern about, and he's inc..."

Debra, have you read any of Dana Stabenow's mysteries? They're set in Alaska and really good. Makes you want to see the places she writes about. She has two series, Kate Shugak and Liam Campbell. Maybe more by now.

[Debra]

Ellis wrote: "Debra wrote: "I'm reading a police procedural mystery called Murder in the Chilcotin by Canadian writer Roy Innes. The story is set in BC's Caribou country, an area which isn't often writtern about..."

I've read one Dana Stabenow, so far, which I really enjoyed. My mind's drawn a blank about the title, but it was a standalone thriller. I do intend to read more of her books because I was in Anchorage for a mystery conference about 3 years ago, and loved the area!

Debra
Opposite of Dark
Fatal Encryption
Taxed to death

[onarock]

J.d. wrote: "anybody here a Walter Mosley fan? i loved the easy rawlins series and the socrates fortlow books. anyone read his new series. should i read it?"

i really enjoyed the first three books of eonid ??? something, i have a bad memory, and am eagerly waiting for his next one.....

k

[Sue]

I just started White Heat by Brenda Novak. It's a 3 book series and I've enjoyed her books in the past so we shall se...

[Sue]

Nan wrote: "I am reading Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb and I have to say that this one isn't as good as some of the others in the series. This is the newest book and I hope that the newer books don't start g..."

Love the "in Death" series by J.D.Robb! Have you read many of them?

[Deanne]

Watched the TV version of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher here in the UK last night, very good adaption of the book and well worth a look.

[Samantha]

I have just read "One,Two...He is coming for you" by the Danish author T.P.Boje and I LOVED it. Apparently she has written several books before this one but this is the first in English. Anyone else that has read it? I would really recommend it for anyone that loves mystery like I do.

[Susan]

Just finished A TROUBLED MAN, Mankell's final installment of the Wallander series. This contemplation of the mysteries of old age is a worthy finale to a great series.

[David]

Finished troubled man last wek - very good end and slightly sad.

Recently read and all good are:
Live wire by Harlan Coben
The Redeemer and also The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
The Complaints by Ian Rankin
and I am halfway through the John Sandford Prey series.

In my to be read this week pile is the Brass Verdict (Connelly) and the latest Stuart MacBride Dark Blood.

[Alan]

Finally finished William Marshall's Skulduggery. A book I found in the infamous library discard box. I remember hearing about the Yellowthread Street Mysteries, and I thought to myself, "Great! I can try one for free."

I'm glad it was free. I understand that part of the enjoyment of the Yellowthread books likes in the slightly offbeat characters. Unlike Stuart Kaminsky's Rostinkov mysteries most of the characters did not engage my interest. Oh Auden finally got a little interesting about 2/3rds of the way through to story. I found Auden's imagining himself as the Great Detective amusing. I actually had more fun with Feiffer's Macao counterpart Chagas. Author William Marshall did his best dialogue writing job on Chagas. The mystery really didn't draw me in either.

I don't know. Maybe it was because I think this entry is towards the mid-point of the series, and possibly I'm missing something. After the last two books that I have read just wondering if I'm a curmudgeonly mood lately.

[Susan]

Samantha wrote: "I have just read "One,Two...He is coming for you" by the Danish author T.P.Boje and I LOVED it. Apparently she has written several books before this one but this is the first in English. Anyone els..."
I started this book on your recommendation and am disappointed that there are lots of mistakes in the translation and the story telling seems crude.

[Ellen]

I just finished "One Was a Soldier" by Julia Spencer Fleming-loved it-can't wait for her next one. She really left me hanging. Now I am reading "A Lesson in Secrets" by Jacqueline Winspear. I just started it, and it looks really good. I am also listening to "Dark Light" by Randy Wayne Wright.
I am really happy that I discovered GoodReads after I retired. So many books-so little time.

[Toby]

Julia wrote: "I enjoyed Rankin's The Complaints and hope it starts a new series. I do miss Rebus,though."

I, too am loving The Complaints ...Rankin is one of my favorites. Yep, miss Rebus, though.

[Tom]

Toby wrote: "Julia wrote: "I enjoyed Rankin's The Complaints and hope it starts a new series. I do miss Rebus,though."

I, too am loving The Complaints ...Rankin is one of my favorites. Yep, miss Rebus, though."

Toby and Julia,

Fret not Rebus is always there for you on a shelf nearby. I know the feeling when one has so many favorite authors and characters, it feels as though you do have to say good bye and miss them.

As for me, I re-visit my literary friends after a spat or two of reading new characters. Particularly those whose authors are no longer with us. So after a spell re-visit Rebus at his onset and rediscover an old friend.

Tom A
Richmond VA

[Susan]

Just started Kate Atkinson's STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG: it takes quite a while for the story lines to intersect and the mystery to emerge.

[Toby]

Tom wrote: "Toby wrote: "Julia wrote: "I enjoyed Rankin's The Complaints and hope it starts a new series. I do miss Rebus,though."

I, too am loving The Complaints ...Rankin is one of my favorites. Yep, miss R..."

Tom wrote: "Toby wrote: "Julia wrote: "I enjoyed Rankin's The Complaints and hope it starts a new series. I do miss Rebus,though."

I, too am loving The Complaints ...Rankin is one of my favorites. Yep, miss R..."

Great tip, Tom. Sometimes I find myself drawn to a book only to discover I've read it before ...but end up enjoying it anew with fresh eyes.

[Jennifer]

Just read In the Teeth of Adversity. Very quick read but a little too "arsenic and old lace" for my taste. I like her other mysteries better.

[Jennifer]

I just finished In the Last Analysis and it's one of the best mysteries I've read in a long time-- intelligent, and without the common flaw of explanations for events that either are too flimsy to ring true or too obvious. Nice book!

[Ellis]

I just started Raven Talks Back by Beth Anderson . I'm on chapter 2 and hooked. It has interesting and eccentric characters, a very mysterious body, and makes me want to get back to it.

[Jennifer]

Reading The Thief of Venice and so far it's delightful-- literate, fast-paced, interesting drawings in it, good characters.

[Ellis]

Jennifer wrote: "Reading The Thief of Venice and so far it's delightful-- literate, fast-paced, interesting drawings in it, good characters."

From the blurb it sounds like something I'd like--the setting, the art, the premise. I'll never get to all the books in my stack. Maybe when I retire!

[Dorothy]

I've started reading the Henning Mankell Kurt Wallander series and am finding it interesting. I've finished the first book in the series, Faceless Killers and now I'm on to the second, Dogs of Riga. Wallander is a very human and flawed character, but is someone that the reader can identify with and care about. I saw a couple of the PBS Masterpiece Mystery adaptations, starring Kenneth Branaugh as Wallander, and, having now read some of the books, I think Branaugh caught the character very well indeed.

By the way, in between the two Wallander books, I read Mourning Gloria by Susan Wittig Albert. Albert's books are always fun reads and this one was no exception.