Lady Clementina’s Comments (group member since Apr 22, 2016)

Lady Clementina’s comments from the Reading the Detectives group.

Sandy wrote: "Fred wrote: "I finished "Murder Included" by Joanna Cannan. This had been on my Kindle for a long time. I usually like British police procedurals, but this was not my favorite. The detective looked..."

I'm still to read it. I loved Magpie Murders.

Fred wrote: "I finished "Murder Included" by Joanna Cannan. This had been on my Kindle for a long time. I usually like British police procedurals, but this was not my favorite. The detective looked down on the ..."

Glad to see you're enjoying Middlemarch. I liked it very much too!

Sandy wrote: "I avidly read (listen to) the Hamish Macbeth books but have more trouble with Agatha Raisin."

Me too, I haven't read very many of either but from what I have, I much prefer Macbeth

Susan in NC wrote: "Enjoyed the Lorac, I am now reading Mrs Pargeter's Package for fun, and listening to Murder at the Merton Library while I knit!"

Mrs Pargeter looks like fun!

Read and enjoyed Death of the Red Rider

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Less intense than the first book but compelling all the same.

Franky wrote: "Just started up The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie."

Wonderful--I reread it quite recently and enjoyed it a lot! Hope you did too!

Susan in NC wrote: "Judy wrote: "I've started reading our next Shardlake book, Heartstone by C.J. Sansom, and am enjoying it so far - great to be back with these characters."

I am lovin..."
This is such an excellent series--I feel sad there won't be more. But I still have Lamentation and Tombland to read.

Jackie wrote: "I just started The Word is Murder which will be my first by Anthony Horowitz."

I'm hoping to get started on these too. I very much enjoyed Magpie Murders.

Craftyhj wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "Craftyhj wrote: "I really like the way she ages Miss Marple and the frustration Marple feels at her physical limitations."

Yes, it’s realistic- and I admire how Miss Marple gro..."

Me too, and in my last time rereading the whole series with this group I noticed much more social commentary than I had previously

Susan in NC wrote: "Lady Clementina wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "I’m reading and listening to The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie. I picked up a paperback with a very attrac..."

Yes, I love how she handles and plays with the age element in both Poirot and Marple. And indeed her own predicament through Ariadne Oliver. In Marple I also enjoy the social commentary that comes through in many of the books.
As for Blue Train, I don't remember details now but see from my review that i thought it fast paced and fun.

Susan in NC wrote: "I’m reading and listening to The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie. I picked up a paperback with a very attractive vintage cover, but GR doesn’t have it (..."

I remember enjoying this very much though I think the mystery elements didn't entirely satisfy.

Sarah wrote: "I'm reading a Judge Dee mystery, "The Emperor's Pearl," part of Robert van Gulik's series. Judge Dee is based on a real statesman and and detective who lived during the Tang Dynasty, though it rema..."

Glad you're enjoying this. I have a couple of these waiting on my TBR and hope to get to them soon.

Recently finished The Noh Mask Murder which I very much enjoyed--the last twist I didn't see coming at all and he plays with the structure much like Horowitz writing himself into the book as the detective!

Also Eleven Huskies-this was not so strong in its mystery element as in the previous books in the series (one part in particular felt a letdown) but still an enjoyable read.

Alwynne wrote: "Lady Clementina wrote: "Alwynne wrote: "I finished Seicho Matsumoto's Inspector Imanishi Investigates dating from 1960, it's a classic and a bestseller in Japan, a glorious mix of ..."

I managed to get a copy via NetGalley, now to read it!

I just read an updated edition of a Mary Roberts Rinehart mystery The Man in Lower Ten- an interesting mystery (mysteries in fact since there are several threads), though in some senses it does feel of its time.

Alwynne wrote: "I finished Seicho Matsumoto's Inspector Imanishi Investigates dating from 1960, it's a classic and a bestseller in Japan, a glorious mix of detection and social realism that rivals..."

Must add this to my TBR. I enjoyed his Tokyo Express.

Sarah wrote: "One of my close friends went to SLO (San Luis Obispo) Cal Poly, specializing in pigs at their College of Agriculture. She had a great collection of porcine figurines, and I gave her a gold plated p..."

I can imagine; me and my mom got my aunt's collection of pig figures (all different materials but many porcelain) when she moved country and we love having them.

Since you brought up Whiffle, I couldn't help but ask, has anyone actually read it: Lord Emsworth's Annotated Whiffle: The Care of the Pig

Judy wrote: "I'm about two thirds of the way through now and agree with you, Susan, about it having a comfort read feel to it. Must be interesting for you after working at a college.

I was amused to find that ..."

This struck me too; of course the mention of Belinda had me thinking of the Empress of Blandings, Belinda almost seems like she might beat the latter in the fat pigs contest.

I haven't read the first so had nothing to compare it to for the humour which I really enjoyed. I thought she did really well with the characters making them eccentric and even exaggerated but without going overboard.

But everyone's comments do make me want to read the first.

Judy wrote: "Lady Clementina wrote: "I recently finished The Cheltenham Square Murder and The Luck Runs Out both of which I enjoyed--the second a little more than the first. This w..."

Thanks Judy :) Just heading there!