sammybee
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Post by sammybee on Apr 5, 2011 16:58:24 GMT -4
That sounds really good. Is anyone else a fan of Susan Kandal's Cece Caruso series? Cece writes biographies of mystery writers and the mysteries somehow tie back to the writers. I've read all of them but the newest one, "Dial H for Hitchcock" and really enjoyed them. Thanks for mentioning the CeCe Caruso books, I just finished the first two and LOVE them! So much fun! Has anyone read the Gretchen Lowell novels by Chelsea Cain? I just finished 'Heartsick', it was good, way more brutal and graphic than I expected! I'm a little apprehensive about reading the others right now, I'm home alone or the rest of the week. |
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twopfan
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Post by twopfan on Apr 6, 2011 21:00:33 GMT -4
sammybee, I LOVE the Gretchen Lowell series. They are some of my favorite books ever. They are all pretty graphic, except for the fourth, which came out a few weeks ago. I found the psychological aspects of the books more disturbing than any of the physical.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2011 21:24:33 GMT -4
I'm in the middle of reading Farthing, by Jo Walton. It's pretty absorbing so far, though I'm a bit confused about the setting--a British murder mystery set during the late 1940's but it seems as though WWII is ongoing in most of Europe, but that England has had peace declared somehow?
Anyway, I am enjoying it so far; it's the first book I've read by her and I will definitely check out her others. I'm not a huge mystery fan, but I do tend to like historical ones.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2011 21:27:55 GMT -4
I'm in the middle of reading Farthing, by Jo Walton. It's pretty absorbing so far, though I'm a bit confused about the setting--a British murder mystery set during the late 1940's but it seems as though WWII is ongoing in most of Europe, but that England has had peace declared somehow? Anyway, I am enjoying it so far; it's the first book I've read by her and I will definitely check out her others. I'm not a huge mystery fan, but I do tend to like historical ones. It's an alt-universe novel set in an England where the British became a fascist state instead of what really happened. (I've read both Farthing and Ha'Penny, and they're both excellent. I'm waiting for Half a Crown to come out in paper, because I'm cheap!) ETA - Jo Walton is primarily a SF author, so you may want to check the blurbs before buying. |
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Post by Peggy Lane on Apr 8, 2011 10:50:37 GMT -4
Did Edward stay king in the Farthing series? That sounds rather interesting. That sounds really good. Is anyone else a fan of Susan Kandal's Cece Caruso series? Cece writes biographies of mystery writers and the mysteries somehow tie back to the writers. I've read all of them but the newest one, "Dial H for Hitchcock" and really enjoyed them. Thanks for mentioning the CeCe Caruso books, I just finished the first two and LOVE them! So much fun! I'm glad you liked them! I love them and can't wait to read the latest one. I just finished "Interred With Their Bones", which is a murder mystery wrapped in a search for Shakespeare's lost play AND the true identity of Shakespeare. I adored it. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2011 18:18:00 GMT -4
spordelia, the SF categorization makes sense. Anyway, I finished Farthing (intriguing throughout) and have started reading Ha'Penny/ which is interesting also but so far it seems like we won't find out much about one of the protagonists from the first book, which is kind of disappointing but I am glad it is continuing on with the character of Carmichael.
I think the mystery/novel of suspense I read recently that was the most outstanding/memorable was Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor. I can't recommend it enough, it was truly excellent.
I picked up two paperback mysteries today, one by Kate Carlisle and one by Lorna Barrett. Supposed to be the "first in a series" -- they looked like a diverting, fluffy read, which is what I am in the mood for right now.
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Post by MrsCatHead on Apr 12, 2011 18:27:38 GMT -4
This might be best posted in the "Unpopular Literary Opinions" thread but I really disliked One for the Money. It's not that it's incredibly dated. It's that I didn't like one single character.
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smockery
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Post by smockery on Apr 12, 2011 19:28:29 GMT -4
I tried to get into those Stephanie Plum books, too. A couple of years ago, a friend gave me the first three. I made it through two and really wondered when they were going to get good. I disliked everyone. I never even read the third, just gave them back to my friend.
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Post by Peggy Lane on Jul 21, 2011 12:59:38 GMT -4
I can not recommend the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear enough. Maisie is a poor British girl sent out to work in a great house right before WWI. The mistress of the house realizes how bright Maisie is and she goes off to Oxbridge right before WWI breaks out, so she becomes a nurse in France and eventually becomes a private detective.
They are very evocative of their time period, and Maisie is a nicely complicated heroine who doesn't make every man she meets weak at the knees with lust. That's always a nice change from some other series. I've read all but the newest book and enjoyed them all, although one plot twist was hard for me.
I've been consuming mysteries this summer. The Molly Murphy books recommended here, some Ruth Rendel, some PD James, rereading some Agatha Christies. Even some Aunt Dimity!
Is anyone else reading some mysteries they love?
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NappingAthena
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Post by NappingAthena on Jul 21, 2011 13:34:10 GMT -4
This past spring I was on a mystery/thriller kick. A lot of JA Jance and John Sandford. I think I like Sandford's Virgil Flowers books better than the Lucas Davenport ones, but that's probably because there's only four Flowers ones and I've read them all, as opposed to the large amount of Davenport ones.
I think someone mentioned Jennifer Lee Carrell's Interred with Their Bones upthread, and I've read that one recently, as well as her Scottish Play book, the name of which I can't remember and it wasn't as good anyway. I also read Deborah Coons' first two Lucky O'Toole mysteries and they were pretty good if you want fluff.
The new Daniel Silva came out this week and I powered through it this morning, it was really good but not as good as his last one. If what happens at the end is foreshadowing the next book I'm thrilled because the location mentioned means the return of two of my fave characters. (its not really a spoiler but I won't mention it unless someone is dying to know)
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