Kindle British Mystery Book Club discussion

The Snowman was my first Jo Nesbo book and just received the son today.

I am reading The Son : A Novel by Nesbo and it is my favorite so far, so dark, so good.

I have just finished The King of Lies by John Hart, it was good especially the style of writing, this I enjoyed a lot. The main character is a small town lawyer who is accused of murdering his father, there are a few twists that keep you turning the pages.

David wrote: "

I have recently finished "Bad Luck & Trouble" by Lee Child.
I have been working my way through the Reacher series and this one was the next.

Reacher gets ..."

I love Reacher too. Not read one yet that wasn't cracking!! Probably time for me to re-read them again.

I am reading Stephen Booth The Coffin Bridge. It is excellent and the descriptions of the countryside make you want to visit them The books are best read from the start as the development of the characters are important to the overall effect of the books.

Sorry, my error, it is the Corpes Bridge, the coffin bit is the name of the roads running towards the bridge.

I have just started The Norfolk Mystery by Ian Sansome, it has really piqued my interest, has anyone else read this book. When I have finished it I will comment again.

Life After Life

I just finished Life After Life and I really enjoyed it.

Finished The Norfolk Mystery, it was really entertaining if you like quirky books

Just finished Phantom Prey by John Sandford, which was great, and have just started Wicked Prey. Re-reading again and really enjoying it.

I have just finished reading

The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller

It is a recently written novel set in the early 1920s dealing with the aftermath of World War 1. I read it as I am interested in historical fiction. However, would class it also as a thriller/mystery. There are a number of unexplained deaths of men who were involved in the war.

Just finished Sandfords . Enjoyed it again - last read a couple of years ago. Just started on Kindle. Enjoying it, but finding the page to page word wrap usn;t great on anything but 4x font size, which is really bigger than I'd like. A line or two is missing between pages on the other font sizes which is pretty irritating. Had the same problem with Children of the Revolution.

I am not finished but I am currently reading and I am totally engrossed in it! It is a great read so far

I have found a really good author, David Dickinson, his books are strightforward investigations, they are set in the early part of the 20th century and feature Lord Francis Powerscourt as the main person, very readable.

I have just finished If I Should Die by Matthew Frank, as far as I can tell this is the first in a new series and it was very good and very readable, I can recommend it.

David wrote: "Just done the next one in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child that I am working through slowly.

This time it was Gone Tomorrow.

A good read and my review is at
..." Reacher is one of favourites too. Don't know how you manage to read them slowly though!!

Just finished a Martin Walker Bruno book, they are an excellent series set in France, I can highly recommend them

David wrote: "L.A. wrote: ." Reacher is one of favourites too. Don't know how you manage to read them slowly though!!

It is because I got the whole set except for the new one "Personal" in paperback. I like to..." Ah, i see the problem. We both read in bed so don't have the problem so often, but we both have clip on (to the rear book cover) reading lights just in case of the need to read late or early wake up. Have you tried them:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reading-eRead...

Quite inexpensive and battery life not too bad at all, but a bit fiddly to change. Worth a go I'd have thought.

David wrote: "Yep I have one. I just need to change the battery." Ah, there you go then, if you've not changed the batteries before just be careful of any springs flying out and getting lost!!

David wrote: "All done but having finished Reacher I'm back on the kindle for this month's Group Read. But it is ready for my next paperback when I read it." Well done! We've got two each, just in case of late night battery run downs! One each always with new batteries.

Saint Odd by Dean Koontz

This is the 8th and final book of the "Odd" series. It, like most of Dean Koontz books, pits evil against good. The main character has humor, humility, honesty and is not above using weapons to protect the innocent but he does so reluctantly. Odd has a long journey and arrives back at his hometown where the story began. With suspense and the final battle for Odd the series comes to a satisfying end.

I would recommend reading the entire series because I don't think any of the books are "stand alone" books except maybe the first.

One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future
by Ben Carson, Candy Carson

This book is an easy read and yet it touches and sometimes dives head first into the decline of our country. Dr. Carson does not beat you with a stick about how you may be a part of this. Instead steadily builds his case and teaches how we can improve. It falls back to God, family and the Constitution..he knows and understands the consttution and in this book is eager to share it with you. It has been long time since I have heard the words “one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” They are more than words and we need to remember that.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has a love or maybe just an interest in the USA. The author does, too. Not to beat you on your head with his beliefs but you get the gentle feeling that if you would come along with him, then the world could be a better place.

Dr. Carson has been a neurosurgeon for 30 years and at present is a candidate for President of US. He has several other books that tell of his childhood to college. Extreme poverty, living in cardboard boxers with his mother and brother in harsh, cold conditions. That is just a bit of what has shaped this man.

I just finished a G M Malliet book, Alma Mater. I can recommend these books if you enjoy a bit of quirky. I just love them.

Death on the Riviera: A British Library Crime Classic by John Bude. 4 Stars from me.
This is my second John Bude novel, and I am now a firm fan.

He writes with a light hand, adept characterisation, and a dry sense of humour.

Death on the Riviera starts with the secondment of Detective Inspector Meredith to the French Riviera where a counterfeit currency racket has been linked to an Englishman, Chalky Cobbett, a well known crook and forger.

Aided by Sergeant Strang and Inspector Blampignon, Meredith follows the clues to Villa Paloma, the residence of an eccentric Englishwoman and her odd assortment of guests. There is smuggling, a clandestine love affair, a wronged husband, a cad, and, of course, a body.

This is a highly enjoyable classic murder mystery.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for the gift of an ARC in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

I am reading a series of Alex Gray books, they are set in Glasgow, she has a really good style of writing and her Detective is a very good character, I can recommend them.

I have just finished another Byant and May book, they are delightful quirky detective books by Christipher Fowler, I can recommend them highly.

I'm glad that you like them, up to nowe I am the only person I know who has read them :-))). The one I just read was London's Glory and is a whole set of short stories, I normally avoid short stories but these seemed to seam together beautifully, they are such a pair of odd ducks aren't they? Sorry about the typo I can't irradicate it.

Just finished James Oswald Prayer for the Dead, it wasn't too bad but I couldn't quite get to grips with it.

Judith wrote: "I have just finished another Byant and May book, they are delightful quirky detective books by Christipher Fowler, I can recommend them highly."

I love those. Hard to resist quirky characters

Not a British book but I just finished Reconstructing Amelia

No, I will look for them, I like reading complete series if they are there.

David wrote: "Just finished Jo Nesbo's The Snowman.

An absolutely cracking book and the more I read the harry Hole books the better Nesbo's writing is. This last one is a 5 star r..."

David, I have been wondering what the word "cracking" means. I have looked in dictionaries and no definitions seem to fit. Most have to do with chemicals reactions or breaking such as cracking a code.

Cracking means a very good exciting read, at least that it how I would describe the word.

Bones by Jonathan Kellerman


I can count on liking his books. Murder and psychological suspense is always a good combo.

Thankless in Death (In Death #37)
by J.D. Robb

Enjoyed this book as I have liked all in the "In Death" series. The character Eve and Rourke continue to grow and their family expands. This serial murder case happens at Thanksgiving time so Eve is working and trying to hostess the extended family...always a stressor for her. She once again seems more relaxed with chasing a psycho than eating dinner with the family. Great futuristic imagery as usual.

Recently finished The Sixth Idea & Livia Lone by American authors, both good thrillers.

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Just finished " The Widow" by Fiona Barton. This is a great book full of twists and turns. I actually stayed up late to see who dunnit. Highly recommended.

I have just finished another J D Robb, Calculated in Death, it is one I haven't read before, they are good reads.

Twelve Angry Men
by Reginald Rose,
Fantastic play about 12 jurors deliberating the fate of a young man who committed murder (?) and is up for the death penalty. The building of the characters and their weaknesses, apathy, anger and integrity are all exposed.
The jurors have no names (as it actually is in U.S.--instead are known as juror 1, juror 2...I thought this would be confusing but actually it made it easier to remember who was who.
I recommend this to everyone as an important book of justice and social commentary.

Easy 5 stars

Great addition to this series.
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Maybe have a bottle of wine within reach.
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