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What are you reading?

I am now about a quarter of the way through Muder Before Evensong, I can't decide whether I like the style of, writing though I can hear Richard Coles voice leading the narrative.
 
Rereading Britneys The Woman In Me a good read A book i can read and reread again and again
 
Finished Murder Before Evensong, did not expect the ending .Decided I found it an easy read.
Now started Blood in the Water by Oliver Davies.
 
I've nearly finished book 5 in the Jamie Johannson series written by Morgan Greene. All the books I have read so far have been quite gripping. They're set in Sweden, although Jamie was brought up mostly in the UK, as her British mother left her Swedish detective father and moved back, taking Jamie with her. I won't say more, but if you like unusual crime then you will probably enjoy them.
 
PattiEvans said:
I've nearly finished book 5 in the Jamie Johannson series written by Morgan Greene. All the books I have read so far have been quite gripping. They're set in Sweden, although Jamie was brought up mostly in the UK, as her British mother left her Swedish detective father and moved back, taking Jamie with her. I won't say more, but if you like unusual crime then you will probably enjoy them.
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I may give them a look.
 
I have just finished A Terrible Kindness by Joe Browning Roe. I downloaded it to have it with me on holiday next wee’ but …. Finished it in just three days. Could not put it down.
 
This month's book club pick is "Into the drowning deep" by Mira Grant, aka Seanan McGuire. It has mermaids and horror. Definitely not a book I would have chosen on my own but that's one of the points of the club, broaden your literary horizons. I will give it a chance, but maybe avoid reading at bedtime: I'm 20 pages in and it seems a bit gorey for my taste.
 
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I'm planning to balance the mermaid horror from my previous post with a cheesy Christmas romance I got in my trip to Hay, it was from a local author and is based in real locations of the town 🙂
 
PattiEvans said:
I've nearly finished book 5 in the Jamie Johannson series written by Morgan Greene. All the books I have read so far have been quite gripping. They're set in Sweden, although Jamie was brought up mostly in the UK, as her British mother left her Swedish detective father and moved back, taking Jamie with her. I won't say more, but if you like unusual crime then you will probably enjoy them.
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I have been finding it difficult to read the last few years. I've read lots of articles and newspapers watched YouTube videos and listened to podcasts but find it difficult to concentrate on a book. I have loads of books I'd like to read electronically and real book. If Jamie johansso isnt too gory I will give it a go. I pay for kindle unlimited which I do t use enough. Ive used it for books in Spanish. I see the series is available in kindle unlimited.
 
I finished the Slaughter Man by Tony Parsons last night, enjoyed it but not exactly cosy crime, but I’m ok with gore. Now I’m reading the fourth instalment in the Lewis trilogy ( I know) by Peter May. Black Loch. I’m a sucker for Tartan Noir as I love Scotland. We’re staying in Harris next year and will no doubt be travelling up to Lewis whilst we’re there, it’ll be interesting to see the locations he mentions, I may have to re read the previous three which were written quite a while ago.
 
eggyg said:
I finished the Slaughter Man by Tony Parsons last night, enjoyed it but not exactly cosy crime, but I’m ok with gore. Now I’m reading the fourth instalment in the Lewis trilogy ( I know) by Peter May. Black Loch. I’m a sucker for Tartan Noir as I love Scotland. We’re staying in Harris next year and will no doubt be travelling up to Lewis whilst we’re there, it’ll be interesting to see the locations he mentions, I may have to re read the previous three which were written quite a while ago.
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I'm intrigued as not only does it not make sense having a fourth instalment in a trilogy but I don't think there is one ... Is it Coffin Road? If it is then I think he calls that a stand alone. If it's that book you'll recognise Luskentyre when you get there next year 🙂
 
zippyjojo said:
I'm intrigued as not only does it not make sense having a fourth instalment in a trilogy but I don't think there is one ... Is it Coffin Road? If it is then I think he calls that a stand alone. If it's that book you'll recognise Luskentyre when you get there next year 🙂
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I’ve read Coffin Road, this one has just been published and re introduces characters from the trilogy. I’m only a few pages in and there’s been a murrrrder, of course, on the far north east of Lewis, Great Bernera. I’ll let you know how I get on.
 
eggyg said:
I’ve read Coffin Road, this one has just been published and re introduces characters from the trilogy. I’m only a few pages in and there’s been a murrrrder, of course, on the far north east of Lewis, Great Bernera. I’ll let you know how I get on.
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Ooh lovely - something to look forward to! (not sure I should look forward to more murdering but you know what I mean) xx
 
Midway through ‘The Mirror and the Light’, the final book in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy. It’s slower going than the first two books (this is my third time of trying to get through it!) but I really love the characters and the writing. Mantel is one of the best British writers of her generation.
 
indio02 said:
Need to find a new read and am leaning towards "Knife" by Salman Rushdie. Have had a bit of a history with this author after having to give up on the amazingly sounding premis of "Midnights Children" because it was so impenetrably hard going. His other books likewise.
Originally thought I'd go with "Magic Pill" by Johann Hari about these new weight loss pills for dieting.
We'll see!
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It is worth trying Midnight’s Children again, it’s brilliant.
 
Finished Blood in the Water, had some twists in the plot. Now started The Cold Killer by Ross Greenwood.
 
Veilofignorance said:
Midway through ‘The Mirror and the Light’, the final book in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy. It’s slower going than the first two books (this is my third time of trying to get through it!) but I really love the characters and the writing. Mantel is one of the best British writers of her generation.
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I’m working my way through the Discovery of Witches books on audiobook. I think Wolf Hall will be next.
 
Now finished The Cold Killer, quite a complex plot. Now started The Fire Killer.
 
Finished the The Fire Killer, there was a twist in the plot. Now started The Painful Truth by Monty Lyman, it is about pain.
 
Reading my anural xmas reading A Christmas Carol
 
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