Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

Not much actual reading this month. Thanks goodness for audios.

Top Read

Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
L.A. Meyer
Fantastically fun YA historical fiction on audio. Loved the performance by Katherine Kellgren who really threw herself into the role of Mary "Jacky" Faber the only girl Ship's boy in the British Navy.

Good Reads

Witch World
Andre Norton
A fun, quick fantasy with some nicely done action scenes and a bit of romance. Listened to the audio read by Nick Podehl who was pleasant enough to listen to though not overly exciting.

The Howard Hughes Affair
Stuart M. Kaminsky
A well plotted PI story with lots of 1940's Hollywood lore though the main character, Toby Peters, takes a few too many blows to the head for my comfort.

The Witchfinder
Loren D. Estleman
An entertaining PI novel featuring a Detroit investigator who is the master of the one-liner and must have one of the hardest skulls ever since he always takes a pretty good beating in the books.

A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar: A Novel
Suzanne Joinson
A bit of a frustrating listen since I did enjoy the sections set in Kashgar in the 1920's but then the scene would shift to present day London and the narrative momentum would be lost. The audio version was read by Susan Duerden who kept things interesting enough to finish.

Bellfield Hall
Anna Dean
Very enjoyable historical mystery set at a grand English manor home in 1805. The main character, Miss Dido Kent, is a spinster of a certain age and her keen eye and deduction skills really carried the book.

Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
Tony Horwitz
My first exposure to John Brown was Raymond Massey's intensely scary performance in the highly historically inaccurate film Santa Fe Trail which I watched as a youngster. This book helped fill out the real story of the anti-slavery crusader and, while the build up to the raid was a bit tedious, it was a pretty interesting audio read by Daniel Oreskes.

Good variety as usual, Sandi!
I must agree, audio books save my counts and my sanity on the commute; most months they dominate my mix of formats and I always get intriguing ideas from yours!
Sandi wrote: "Not much actual reading this month. Thanks goodness for audios."

Good month! I read a few of those Toby Peters books a few years ago. I liked the ones I read. Should look and see if I have any more!

Sandi wrote: "Not much actual reading this month. Thanks goodness for audios.

Top Read

Bloody Jack: ..."

Sandi, audios are just as good as reading in my book! [heh-heh]

Good month.