tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2594766070962720652..comments2024-03-28T14:33:26.011-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: What We're ReadingJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91579989552001247602018-04-21T01:04:57.189-04:002018-04-21T01:04:57.189-04:00Alex Grecian Dark House is coming this fall.Alex Grecian Dark House is coming this fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18664864315224885362018-04-21T01:01:40.266-04:002018-04-21T01:01:40.266-04:00The Knowledge was great. I hope we'll eventua...The Knowledge was great. I hope we'll eventually see more of the group of characters we met in this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88372494043279933902018-04-21T00:57:09.447-04:002018-04-21T00:57:09.447-04:00Dark Tide Rising new Monk in October!Dark Tide Rising new Monk in October!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4908523163728047302018-04-20T15:17:51.625-04:002018-04-20T15:17:51.625-04:00I only had a few I really wanted to get to anyway....I only had a few I really wanted to get to anyway. Voting gave me a kick in the pants to quit line jumping other books!<br /><br />Mary/LizLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56934941343687987492018-04-20T12:55:49.486-04:002018-04-20T12:55:49.486-04:00Is anyone else doing the Goodreads Reading Challen...Is anyone else doing the Goodreads Reading Challenge? I started last year and found that it actually helped me find decent books to read.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21551792669119112062018-04-20T12:38:51.723-04:002018-04-20T12:38:51.723-04:00Tell me, Cecilia, I've read the Monk ones and ...Tell me, Cecilia, I've read the Monk ones and hadn't read the Pitt ones because I thought they'd murk up my love for Monk. Are they separate enough and still lovable, if you know what I mean? My favorite part of the Monk series is the Monk / Hester / Oliver dynamic. Is there something like that in Pitt?<br /><br />Thanks!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22101141871357022682018-04-20T12:36:10.423-04:002018-04-20T12:36:10.423-04:00I second the motion. More time.I second the motion. More time.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36636165650210693912018-04-20T12:35:26.592-04:002018-04-20T12:35:26.592-04:00I keep trying to read SARUM and I never quite make...I keep trying to read SARUM and I never quite make it. Now I'm re-motivated.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69242723418835968342018-04-20T12:34:40.793-04:002018-04-20T12:34:40.793-04:00OMIGOSH HOW FAST DO YOU READ?!
Oh. I see. Never mi...OMIGOSH HOW FAST DO YOU READ?!<br />Oh. I see. Never mind, LOL....Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20652599316814942032018-04-20T12:26:22.806-04:002018-04-20T12:26:22.806-04:00What's ROAD DOG about? I need a new author to ...What's ROAD DOG about? I need a new author to binge-read. :)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87471243261830460402018-04-20T12:19:39.511-04:002018-04-20T12:19:39.511-04:00Just finished binge-reading Preston & Child...Just finished binge-reading Preston & Child's Pendergast series. Was all set to put my family aside and let the MC, Aloysius Pendergast, settle them with several million dollars and drive me off into the proverbial sunset with his Rolls. Sadly, my family had to keep reminding me he was fictional, but they've been through it all before... I was ready to convince Armand Gamache that I was his true love as well, but I'm still waiting, LOL...<br /><br />Anyhow, your lists are clearly handy.<br /><br />I've moved from fictional crime to true crime, and have been enjoying John Douglas & Mark Olshaker's MINDHUNTER & JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS - I know MWA invited Douglas once, I'd love to hear him speak. Anyway, they really informed my writing, and I'm onto their next book, OBSESSION.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm also reading THE CHILD, by Fiona Barton. Meh. It's good, a rapid read, but... Meh.<br /><br />So, I'm leaving the <i>best</i> for <i>last.</i> I've read this series a thousand times, and I just can't ever make book recommendations, especially crime recommendations, without including it. Alex Grecian's Yard series. (He also JUST put out, the same day as Comey's book, poor him, LOL, a new book which I didn't enjoy as much but is still good). So the Yard series is about a group of London homicide cops at the beginning of Scotland Yard. The Ripper is out there, VERY well done and VERY different than I've read him before. The main crimes are NOT the Ripper, he's sort of this floating terror that braids into and out of the plot. So. Alex Grecian, first one is THE YARD, but the best in the series is probably either HARVEST MAN or DEVIL'S WORKSHOP.<br /><br />Fantastic stuff.<br /><br />And, of course, it's April 20 and it's snowing. SNOWING! Sigh...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041316285692964293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15119447434013373112018-04-20T12:02:32.686-04:002018-04-20T12:02:32.686-04:00Jay, she doesn't disappoint. I think I prefer ...Jay, she doesn't disappoint. I think I prefer this second book even to the excellent debut.Kristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363799437065223093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2966087282706515372018-04-20T10:00:38.040-04:002018-04-20T10:00:38.040-04:00This thread makes me crazy! I think I read a lot, ...This thread makes me crazy! I think I read a lot, and I don't even know most of these books. I remember going to the book room at Bouchercon the year before my first book came out and thinking, "Wow! Look at all these great books." The year after the book came out, I went into the book room and said, "OH NO, look at all these great books!" I've just read TANGERINE (mixed feelings about it), RAGGED LAKE by Ron Corbettt (loved it), and Catriona McPherson's SCOT FREE. Also counting the days until Jim Ziskin's next Ellie Stone book comes out. I read A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE years ago and it stands as one of the best, ever. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478393430722574447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42576937611747831362018-04-20T00:00:48.403-04:002018-04-20T00:00:48.403-04:00Ha, David. I wish I got through all these books......Ha, David. I wish I got through all these books...Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16865647158325538332018-04-19T23:57:03.455-04:002018-04-19T23:57:03.455-04:00Yes, this is the transition book with Jon finishin...Yes, this is the transition book with Jon finishing a book started by Donald Bain.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13221066136459162702018-04-19T20:13:28.362-04:002018-04-19T20:13:28.362-04:00Currently, I am reading Grant, by Ron Chernow. It ...Currently, I am reading Grant, by Ron Chernow. It is a large tome given to me by my brother. I have nevertheless borrowed the audiobook on line from the library. I just finished listening to Where All Light Tends to Go, by David Joy. An essay in the New York Times Magazine Section at the beginning of the month about guns, recommended by my other brother, I found was very well written. And so I became curious about the author. I have come to like audiobooks because I can listen while I'm walking (which I do a lot of). I wish I could read all the books you guys seem to get through and also write.David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2823092336548869402018-04-19T19:52:48.219-04:002018-04-19T19:52:48.219-04:00Reading Jack Cady, just finished "The Night W...Reading Jack Cady, just finished "The Night We Buried Road Dog" and can not get it out of my head. I talked to another person who likes his writing and they told me his stories just worm into your head and you can not quit thinking about them. Even though I attended the local (in WA State) University where he taught, I only recently discovered his writing. He is defined as a fantasist or horror writer. (He died in 2004.) I also just finished another great yet older book by Carol Shields, the Stone Diaries. (published 1993) And I read the title story from ZZ Packer's short story collection, "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere." The most current title I am reading is "Camino Island" by John Grisham an impulse buy because it was on "super discount" at a local store. For non-fiction I am enjoying Katrina Kenison's "The Gift of an Ordinary Day" and Starr Smith's biography of Jimmy Stewart, "Bomber Pilot". I am enjoying ALL of these books and would highly recommend all of them. <br />Reader4lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435977466961140729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47533529554323194282018-04-19T19:01:31.059-04:002018-04-19T19:01:31.059-04:00Kathy, I'd be delighted!Kathy, I'd be delighted!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42427564867720595162018-04-19T18:56:34.233-04:002018-04-19T18:56:34.233-04:00Debs, I won't get through all of them by any m...Debs, I won't get through all of them by any means. I'm a slow reader, which is such a handicap. Thanks for the get well wishes. xoKathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70070038963900005992018-04-19T18:54:10.728-04:002018-04-19T18:54:10.728-04:00Susan, I have been a huge fan of Elly Griffiths/Do...Susan, I have been a huge fan of Elly Griffiths/Domenica de Rosa for a long time. I met her in 2012 at the Albany Bouchercon, and we became friends. She will be at Bouchercon this year in St. Pete, and I'm hoping to do something to celebrate this, her tenth year for the Ruth Galloway series, one I love so dearly. If you are there, and anybody else here, I hope you will join in celebrating Dom's ten years with Ruth. Debs, I am so happy that you love the Ruth series. We will have some fun in St. Pete!Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31001378274072425932018-04-19T18:48:31.831-04:002018-04-19T18:48:31.831-04:00Kathy, I am so sorry to hear about your hand! What...Kathy, I am so sorry to hear about your hand! What a pain, literally and figuratively! We are all sending you get well quick wishes.<br /><br />I've read the Ellie Stone (Jim is one of my JRW guests in June) and it's terrific!<br /><br />And I must say, I don't know how you manage to read all these books... sigh.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20629108044025467082018-04-19T18:42:42.303-04:002018-04-19T18:42:42.303-04:00Susan, do read Elly Griffith's Ruth Galloway n...Susan, do read Elly Griffith's Ruth Galloway novels! They are super!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44424163469265990252018-04-19T18:38:04.942-04:002018-04-19T18:38:04.942-04:00Pat, I read DEATH OF AN UNSUNG HERO, too, and real...Pat, I read DEATH OF AN UNSUNG HERO, too, and really liked it.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53457411140291279222018-04-19T18:05:42.308-04:002018-04-19T18:05:42.308-04:00I didn't risk my own copy. I just bought new ...I didn't risk my own copy. I just bought new copies for all my friends.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46255916700152550312018-04-19T16:29:05.369-04:002018-04-19T16:29:05.369-04:00So many books, so little time! I have recently de...So many books, so little time! I have recently devoured and thoroughly enjoyed Rhys's THE TUSCAN CHILD and Tina Whittle's NECESSARY ENDS. I was pleasantly surprised to see Elly Griffiths on several of your lists -- I was previously unfamiliar with her and just picked up THE ZIG ZAG GIRL. I have barely started it, but am already in love with her writing. How have I missed her until now? In a similar vein, I discovered Sheila Connolly's County Cork Mysteries a few months ago and am four delightful books into it. It is a series you would want to read in order, so I recommend you look up BURIED IN A BOG.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.com