tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8603546141711354490..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz: A ReviewJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34064145202553151662017-08-15T13:22:08.081-04:002017-08-15T13:22:08.081-04:00You've caught my interest. Sounds like a book ...You've caught my interest. Sounds like a book that I definitely want to read. Right now I'm reading "Death at the Seaside," by Frances Brody, a delightful British writer I met at Malice. Of course I've got several audible books that I'm also listening to (one in the car, one on my iPhone, and one near my bed), including "The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries" by Emily Brightwell, a charming and light mystery for summer, Sheila Connolly's "Buried in a Bog" and "Murder on the Gravy Train," by Phyllis Richman.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-4784720051088547322017-08-14T22:03:28.142-04:002017-08-14T22:03:28.142-04:00Kait, I'm with you! It's definitely a curl...Kait, I'm with you! It's definitely a curl up with a cup of tea book.<br />Practical Sins for a Cold Climate is one of the best titles ever (slips title into tottering TBR).<br />Hey I've read some of that guy's books, too! Cabin Fever was fantastic. Watch out, you might get hooked ;)Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51189893433883459302017-08-14T20:36:09.275-04:002017-08-14T20:36:09.275-04:00Magpie Murders sound like my idea of a great winte...Magpie Murders sound like my idea of a great winter read. Don't ask me why, I always read Christie books in the winter. <br /><br />I've been working my way through my TBR list and have vowed not to buy another book until I get my tottering piles under control and my Kindle list down to something manageable! I confess, I have not had much time for reading this summer and am woefully behind on my Goodreads challenge. That said, I have just finished Shelley Costa's Practical Sins for a Cold Climate and loved it. The writing is clear and crisp. A style that makes me want to start right over on page 1 when I get to the end just for the beauty of the use of the language. <br /><br />Currently, I'm reading a book by a guy named James Jackson - Ant Farm, you may have heard of it? I'm loving it.The story is engrossing and the two mysteries weave back and forth into an evertighting pattern. Can't wait to discover how it all turns out.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19327147573855132312017-08-14T10:37:30.563-04:002017-08-14T10:37:30.563-04:00Hi Jim, We all need WAY more time for reading, don...Hi Jim, We all need WAY more time for reading, don't we? I've only read a couple of Michael Connelly's books, but they were both terrific. I'd love to dive more fully into the Longmire books also. I came to them by a novella, The Spirit of Steamboat which I loved and gave to lots of people for gifts.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-8167393814633403592017-08-14T10:36:04.544-04:002017-08-14T10:36:04.544-04:00Hi Gloria, River of Doubt sounds terrific. I love ...Hi Gloria, River of Doubt sounds terrific. I love the Kate Burkholder series, too. Too many books so little time!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-15846641563567678602017-08-14T10:34:53.221-04:002017-08-14T10:34:53.221-04:00Margaret, those two sound great. I hope that libra...Margaret, those two sound great. I hope that library holds list moves quickly for you.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-3354982610991990122017-08-14T09:55:51.243-04:002017-08-14T09:55:51.243-04:00I haven't read the Magpie Murders. I have read...I haven't read the <i>Magpie Murders</i>. I have read two terrific mysteries this summer:<br /><br />Michael Connelly' s<i>The Wrong Side of Goodbye</i> is the latest in his terrific Harry Bosch series. I am rarely disappointed by his books.<br /><br />I'm working my way through Craig Johnson's Longmire series and just finished <i>Hell is Empty</i>, which is the third book. I loved the first (<i>The Cold Dish</i>), not so much the second (<i>Death Without Company</i>), and wanted to give the series one more try since I had liked the first so well. Glad I did.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34881461338928571222017-08-14T09:51:26.875-04:002017-08-14T09:51:26.875-04:00I haven't read this book, but I wrote it down....I haven't read this book, but I wrote it down.<br /><br />I've been reading Anne Cleeland's Acton and Doyle series. I finished the latest Murder in Honour that came out this year and then went back to read the first in her series because I wanted to refresh my memory on how they connected although I pretty much remembered it.<br /><br />I read the latest Linda Castillo's Kate Burkholder series of an ex-Amish police chief in a small town. "Down a Dark Road." <br /><br />Louise Penny's latest book is on order and should be arriving shortly. <br /><br />I read 10 books in July and so far 5 books in August with two I'm still reading. Most are<br />mysteries, but there are the books I read for two book clubs, too. The one I'm finishing<br />up now is River of Doubt, the true story of Theodore Roosevelt written by Candice Millard.<br />I read it years ago and when we picked books for the coming year last December I picked<br />that for a true story book review. It can be a real page turner as you wonder what is going<br />to happen next as he goes down a river that has never been explored by anyone although there are natives who are dangerous. All sorts of problems arise making you wonder if <br />they'll ever get to the end alive. His son is with him.<br />Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-78262337839958493282017-08-14T09:29:38.990-04:002017-08-14T09:29:38.990-04:00Two stand-outs from my summer reading:
Martin Wal...Two stand-outs from my summer reading:<br /><br />Martin Walker, The Templars' Last Secret (Inspector Bruno in an small town in the Dordogne...terrorists, pre-historic cave paintings, Balzac the truffle-hunting basset hound, food, wine, all the lush details of life in rural France)<br /><br />Daniel Silva, House of Spies (Gabriel Allon and his team end up in Morocco on the hunt for a terrorist)<br /><br />Looking forward to Magpie Murders. I've read only good comments about it. I'm 203 out of 205 holds in the Cincinnati library system.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.com