Kindle British Mystery Book Club discussion

I am reading the China Bayles books by Susan Wittig Albert just now and enjoying them very much. Set in Pecan Springs Texas, they have good strong characters and interesting plot lines, these are books I cannot get in the UK so I am always pleased to read them on my visits to Canada amongst others.

Conspiracy in Death (In Death, #8)
by J.D. Robb

In Death series always a good read for me. This one has good mystery, betrayal, love, friendship and Eve suspended and having to face her past. squarely in the eye while fighting to save her reputation as super-cop in future NYC.

Origin in Death by J. D. Robb

Origin in Death-one of J.D. Robb's Death series was not her best but enjoyable as all of them have been for me. More science fiction in this one and I think it could have been a lot shorter. But she tied up all the loose ends and the characters as usual were interesting and fun. Good detective story.

The In Death series by J.D. Robb are cop/mystery books set in the future for a twist. The characters are interesting and are always growing. I always enjoy every book I read in this series but sometimes wish that I was reading them in order. The detective stories remain fresh and interesting and sometimes I figure out the villain and sometimes not...I like that. I would recommend these books to anyone for a light to medium read.

I have all of the In Death books and have read them a couple of times and always enjoy them, I have to admit I skip over the scenes when Roarke and Eve can't resist showing how much they care, they are all much of a muchness, I swear they are cut and pasted :-)))

Judith wrote: "I have all of the In Death books and have read them a couple of times and always enjoy them, I have to admit I skip over the scenes when Roarke and Eve can't resist showing how much they care, they..."
Yeah, the sexy stuff could actually be lifted straight out of the books she writes as Norah Roberts. I could do without them But she doesn't overdo. BTW Judith, that is a lot of books you must own!

I have book shelves full, I think there is over 1000, every now and then I go through them and when I can be certain I will never read them again I reluctantly take some out and return them to Oxfam. I have treasures that I will never part with. Books are my passion.

I am reading the Department Q series by Jussi Adler-Olsen. I just finished book 3, A Conspiracy of Faith, A Conspiracy of Faithand it was the best so far in the series.

Just finished I really liked a lot about it. A couple odd things in the writing, but it might be due to translation.

I am almost at the end of my first Scandinavian book, The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo. Certainly enjoyable and I will definitely be reading more Harry Hole books!

The others are just as good. I also like the Scandinavian and Nordic mysteries.

This year I have read a number of Australian mysteries/thriller.

Here is one, which I enjoyed and recommend.

Frantic by Katherine Howell.

The author Katherine Howell worked as a paramedic for fifteen years, whilst completing a degree in creative writing.

Frantic is the first of her seven crime novels, featuring Sydney homicide detective Ella Marconi. Katherine Howell's books are medical-based crime thrillers. They each feature Ella Marconi with the appearance of different paramedics.

I'll give them a try.

I will try them if I can get them from my library, they sound interesting.

Here is another Australian mystery/thriller, which I recently read and enjoyed.

Fatal Liaison by Vicki Tyley

The lives of two strangers become inextricably entangled when they each sign up for a dinner dating agency. Greg's reason for joining has nothing to do with looking for love. His recently divorced sister has disappeared and he’s convinced that the agency, or at least one of its clients, may be responsible. This is the blurb on the book which summarises the plot well.

This contemporary book is set in Melbourne and is a fast paced thriller with murders and suspects. There is minimum police focus as Greg and Megan, (a friend Greg met through the dating agency) team up to find Megan's friend and the murderer.

I will be reading more books by this author and recommend it.

Fatal Liaison by Vicki Tyley

Just looked this book up on Amazon UK and it is available for 77p.

I managed to get Cold Justice by Katherine Howell from the library and have just started it, so far I am enjoying it. I love the fact that you give me new authors all the time, I have a list to take to the library each week and often I am luky.

This might be a silly question, but are books set in Ireland fair game for nomination?

Do others have this problem...some of my favorite authors are very prolific. They write book after book with same characters and really should be read in order to get the most out of the stories. After like book 4, I have no idea where I was in the series. I find it quite frustrating but don't know what to do about it....except carry a small notebook that will be lost the first time I change purses. :)

I agree Mary. I have a paper card file on my Kindle books so I can keep track of what I'm doing and I mix it up. I just finished a "young adult" book that was a great read but I will wait awhile before
I enter that world again. (Ghost Files #2.) Now reading Tony Parsons "Murder Man" which is a real switch. I keep my index file by author and jot down a few notes after I finish a book. This is a simplistic old school approach but it works for me.

Juliann wrote: "I agree Mary. I have a paper card file on my Kindle books so I can keep track of what I'm doing and I mix it up. I just finished a "young adult" book that was a great read but I will wait awhile be..."

Good Idea--I will try that...It gets even worse when some authors write # 18 and 1/2!!! ha

Just starting. It's the 3rd in a series & a regular door stop at over 800 pages.

Anna wrote: "I am almost at the end of my first Scandinavian book, The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo. Certainly enjoyable and I will definitely be reading more Harry Hole books!"

Are these books written in English?

Velocity

Velocity by Dean Koontz

Velocity was a mix of suspense (lots)and a who-dun-it mystery. In the beginning I felt so sorry for the main character but as story moves along he is forced to do so many terrible things that I felt he was lost. Not sure why I felt so different about this book than I usually do reading Koontz books but I did no laughing, no crying, no contemplating of the universe-ha. Instead I read with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach...The ending should have made me feel better...but didn't. Not one of my favorites but it is a good story.

Finally getting around to this, one of my favourite series.

I just finished Breakdown by Jonathon Kellerman. His books never let me down...mix of murder, suspense and a bit of psychology thrown in. His books usually are quite methodical in the whodunit area. The 2 main characters relieve that with their friendship and humor.
Kellerman is also a child psychologist.-

Just finished, great read.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Intensity
by Dean Koontz

If you like really fast paced suspense thrillers-then you shouldn't miss this one. I, literally read it in one night, just couldn't put it down. One of the "best" villains, I have ever read.

The Man from Manitoba & The Shadow District

Just a heads up for fans of this author or scandi noir. This is the same book but for some reason they changed the name to the second one for amazon.ca. (possibly for the U.S. as well). No idea why as the original title would have resonated here.

Mary wrote: "Do others have this problem...some of my favorite authors are very prolific. They write book after book with same characters and really should be read in order to get the most out of the stories. A..."

I rate the book as soon as I read it, so if subsequently I forget where I was, I go back to Goodreads and look up the author and the series, and I can tell where I left off.

Currently reading

Winter Moon by Dean Koontz

A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley (not a British mystery? )
This is the first book I have read by this author. While I enjoyed the mystery, I was a little
Disappointed that the characters weren't "fleshed out" and the setting (Botswana) wasn't described a little More, other than being hot and dusty. I will read another in the series, though.

Just finished Rules for Perfect Murders Peter Swanson. This was quite a slow moving book, with lots of characters, book titles and authors. I found myself rereading parts to make sure i knew for definite who was doing what. Overall a clever book. 3.5* rounded up to 4.

Wendy Webb is the best modern Gothic mystery author of our time!!!

Thank you Taryn, not an author I'm familiar with.