Author Topic: Mystery Corner ~ 2 (Read 909753 times)

Steph · « **Reply #1320 on:** September 11, 2010, 05:52:38 AM »

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Miss Zukas was interesting, although the last book was out of character for some reason. I am reading another Patricia Sprinkle in the southern series..

FlaJean · « **Reply #1321 on:** September 12, 2010, 10:53:01 AM »

Just finished The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree. This is the first book in a new series by Susan Wittig Albert (author of the China Bayles series). the series is set in the 1930s about a group of women in the local garden club. The book spends some time in filling out the new characters and I enjoyed getting acquainted with them. It's a cozy but that's OK with me.

I'm looking forward to the next book.

mrssherlock · « **Reply #1322 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:11:57 PM »

Flajean: We must be picking our books from the same list. I just finished Darling Dahlias. It was a fun read.

JoanK · « **Reply #1323 on:** September 12, 2010, 03:16:27 PM »

I'll look for that. What a name! Can you see yourself as a "Darling Dahlia"?

mabel1015j · « **Reply #1324 on:** September 12, 2010, 11:14:15 PM »

Me to, I put it on my TBR list for the next trip to the library......Jean

salan · « **Reply #1325 on:** September 13, 2010, 05:34:17 AM »

I read Darling Dahlias last month. It held my interest, but not sure if it's enough to encourage me to read the next one.
Sally

Steph · « **Reply #1326 on:** September 13, 2010, 06:17:13 AM »

I must try and find the Darling Dahlias.. Sounds sort of fun

nancymc · « **Reply #1327 on:** September 13, 2010, 03:31:33 PM »

I have every one of Georgette Heyer's historical novels and most of her mysteries. I enjoyed the historical ones best but also enjoyed the mysteries. I intend to start at the first and read them all again, but I seem to remember them too well at the moment, some books I can read again and not remember what they were about.

Nancy

JoanK · « **Reply #1328 on:** September 13, 2010, 03:32:50 PM »

Yes, you have to let enough time pass (don't ask me what enough time is!)

Steph · « **Reply #1329 on:** September 14, 2010, 06:13:25 AM »

The time for me depends on the author..

Babi · « **Reply #1330 on:** September 14, 2010, 09:00:49 AM »

I've started Tami Hoag's new book, "Deeper Than the Dead", and it's
promising to be interesting. The title refers to the location of the
fledgling Behavioral Sciences Unit of the FBI, located sixy feet underground at Quantico. Used to be Hoover's bomb shelter, back
in the day. The book is set in 1985 when profiling was new and DNA
was a 'someday' dream. Forget computers; most police departments
were begging for copiers and fax machines!

Steph · « **Reply #1331 on:** September 15, 2010, 05:59:28 AM »

I read a Hoag years and years ago and realized she was another romance writer turned mystery and did not like her much.. May try her again.

marjifay · « **Reply #1332 on:** September 17, 2010, 11:20:31 AM »

I know a lot of people like Tami Hoag's books. I read her Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust (a DNF). I found both to be repetitive and boring, and Dust to be excessively potty mouthed.

Marj

JoanK · « **Reply #1333 on:** September 17, 2010, 02:28:29 PM »

That's the great thing about books -- there are some to satisfy every taste.

I'm reading an old Earlene Fowler "Delectable Mountain", and I realize the gentleness and familiarity of it is a relief after the harsher forensic mysteries I've been reading lately.

But the relationship betreen the narrator and her husband drives me crazy. She spends hours weighing every word she says to him for fear of making him mad. Then he's mostly mad because she doesn't want to tell him things. Well, duh!! After this many books reading about it, I've lost all patience.

Steph · « **Reply #1334 on:** September 18, 2010, 06:02:00 AM »

I hav enot read an Earlene Fowler in a long long time. Seems to me, she does a quilt series?? and another one.. I am reading Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly.. Violent, but a favorite of mine.. Bosch is such a complicated character..

JoanK · « **Reply #1335 on:** September 18, 2010, 03:15:14 PM »

I'm reading another Cathy Reich. OK, but I'm tired of detailed info about body parts. As one who always wants to know how things work, I appreciate that she gives a lot of technical information (did you know that there was such a spike in radioactivity during the period when atomic bombs were tested that you can tell whether a person's teeth were formed during that period?). But sometimes, I'd rather not hear it.

This one (Monday Mourning) has two 65 year-old women in it, and the detectives keep mentioning how "old" they are. Boy, I wish I was 65 again!!

Steph · « **Reply #1336 on:** September 19, 2010, 06:34:43 AM »

Kathy does like to throw in lots of details. I am reading Sara Paretsky.. This one is political and very chicago.. All about the 60's and the riots.. I do remember the political convention of that period in Chicago. Watching it in horror on the tv.. Terrible image of Chicago in that period.

Babi · « **Reply #1337 on:** September 19, 2010, 09:22:34 AM »

I also like books that tell me something I didn't know before. Reichs, however, I don't much
care for. I tried two of her books and they just didn't click for me.
Did you know that the chess term 'checkmate' comes from the old Persian "Shah mat",
meaning 'The Kind is Dead"? All kinds of great trivia to be found in good reading.

JoanK · « **Reply #1338 on:** September 19, 2010, 01:39:51 PM »

The King is dead! In ancient Persian! Who knew?

Steph · « **Reply #1339 on:** September 20, 2010, 06:09:48 AM »

Have to remember that. Who knew..
I learn about cities and cultures that I was curious about in my reading. Am currently into a fairly current Sarah Paretsky and as always she makes Chicago come alive. And in this book.. also the 60's..

Frybabe · « **Reply #1340 on:** September 20, 2010, 02:53:22 PM »

I'm reading Agatha Christie's Then There Were None to tide me over until we are closer to the discussion of Left Hand of Darkness.

JoanK · « **Reply #1341 on:** September 20, 2010, 02:54:53 PM »

AAAAACK. I've got to start looking for my copy.

Steph · « **Reply #1342 on:** September 21, 2010, 06:04:19 AM »

Finished the Sara Paretsky. Oh wow. This one was a keeper. All about the 60's and really great. Cant say I am impressed with the rest of of VI's family. Petra strikes me as a typical 20's.. all text and no idea about how to live.

salan · « **Reply #1343 on:** September 21, 2010, 06:23:57 AM »

Frybabe, This month my ftf book club celebrated Agatha Christie's 120th anniversary. Members could choose their own selection. It was most enjoyable. I chose Murder on the Orient Express, as I had the book and had recently watched the PBS production. There are 12 members in my group and 11 different books were discussed.
Sally

mrssherlock · « **Reply #1344 on:** September 21, 2010, 01:26:02 PM »

Sally: That's very funny. 11 books for 12 people. Shows how versatile she was but also that her writing was rather general and indistinguishable.

JoanK · « **Reply #1345 on:** September 21, 2010, 03:04:05 PM »

What a wonderful idea. Probably the only time I disagree with you, Jackie: A Christie fan can easily distinguish early, midedle, and late Christie.

mabel1015j · « **Reply #1346 on:** September 21, 2010, 03:05:26 PM »

Just started Tess Gerritsen's Mephisto Club. I believe it is the first in the R izolli and Isles series. I love the tv show, but this one started out being very ugly - the body is in many parts. Have any of you read her? I have a feeling that may be typical of her writing since she is a retired physician.......jean

JoanK · « **Reply #1347 on:** September 21, 2010, 03:11:25 PM »

I bought "The Surgeon" but decided I was tired of reading about body parts, so haven't read it.

I got my free Wallendar's in the mail. Now I'm reading "The Man Who Smiled." So far, I like it a lot.

Steph · « **Reply #1348 on:** September 22, 2010, 06:19:46 AM »

Iswapped for The Surgeon, but have not read it yet. In the basket, but not in the mood for a medical mystery.
I have the new Thomas Perry or new to me of Jane Whitfield. I do love his books and the Runner series is fascinating.

mrssherlock · « **Reply #1349 on:** September 22, 2010, 10:25:54 AM »

Thomas Perry, some of his books are so funny, Island is laugh-out-loud funny, I've read it several times. Butcher's Boy and Metzger's Dog also read over again. Jane Whitfield, what a novel concept. Seems like it would make a good TV series on HBO, not network.

salan · « **Reply #1350 on:** September 22, 2010, 01:03:08 PM »

I loved and read all the Thomas Perry Jane Whitefield series. I, too, thought it would make a good tv series. I used to think Cher would make a good Jane; but alas, now I think she's a little "long in the tooth" for it!
Sally

Steph · « **Reply #1351 on:** September 23, 2010, 06:39:47 AM »

Should be able to start the Jane book today. Yesterday got away from me.. Sometimes that does happen.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #1352 on:** September 23, 2010, 01:58:06 PM »

For any of you mystery folks, who enjoy J. A. Jance's books, and if you also have a Kindle, her book, "Hour of the Hunter" available free from Amazon. I got it downloaded just a bit ago.

maryz · « **Reply #1353 on:** September 23, 2010, 04:24:43 PM »

Thanks, Tome - I'm off to order!

mabel1015j · « **Reply #1354 on:** September 23, 2010, 09:04:04 PM »

Me too!.....Jean

maryz · « **Reply #1355 on:** September 23, 2010, 10:34:27 PM »

Turned out I already had ordered it.

Steph · « **Reply #1356 on:** September 24, 2010, 06:07:39 AM »

The Jance sounds familiar. I think I have read it. Isnt it an older one of hers..

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #1357 on:** September 24, 2010, 03:02:31 PM »

I think Amazon said it was an older one, and it doesn't have her usual characters, Joanna, etc. I started reading it last night, got quite a few chapters in. Lots of American Indian lore.

jeriron · « **Reply #1358 on:** September 24, 2010, 05:04:57 PM »

Yeah it's a stand alone. I read it quite awhile ago.

mrssherlock · « **Reply #1359 on:** September 24, 2010, 07:41:55 PM »

FF lists 4 novels in this series with the latest one published this year. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/j/j-a-jance/

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