Book Club

[Pepper Pig]

Just finished it. Absolutely hooked.

[scullion]

i've just finished all of the 'falconer' books by ian morson (medieval murders set in oxford) and have just started one, recommended, called 'rivers of london' by ben aaronovich - which i now see is the beginning of another series.
it's quirky and interesting. the books get good reviews on a--z-n.

[herbidacious]

I was underwhelmed by the Armistead Maupin latest 'Tales of the City' book that I read on holiday. I think he should stick to the City in question and not publish books with English people speaking in them without getting a native English person to read them first. (But there were other problems with it, imo, too.) Need to find something else to read.

Meanwhile on the non-fciton front (we ought to have a cook books thread... or do we?)
I am feeling enthusiastic about Anna Jones new Easy Wins.
I will look at this when it comes out.

https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to ... 1526672520

[Pepper Pig]

Armistead Maupin is recommended here Herbi! I think generally there is a lot of excellent advice though. (Big audiobook fan here).

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... iant-books

[aero280]

I’ve been reading the Susanna Gregory whodunnit books. It seems that she has stopped the 14th century Brother Bartholomew ones, set in Cambridge. But the 15th book in the Thomas Challoner series has arrived in the library, set in London at the time of the Great Fire. I’m halfway through at the moment.

[scullion]

thanks for the heads-up, aero, i think i've read most of her output, now, including her bits written for the medieval murderers.
i'm on the seventh in the 'rivers of london' series, now.

[herbidacious]

Armistead Maupin is recommended here Herbi! I think generally there is a lot of excellent advice though. (Big audiobook fan here).

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... iant-books

I would thoroughly recommend the first 4 Tales of the City books. 5 & 6 are probably good, too but it's a long time since I read them. The last three, less good and the latest, no, not really. I read no. 9 while in San Francisco back in 2014

None of them are what you'd call great literature but the earlier ones are definitely page turners.

[Pepper Pig]

I have just started this on audiobooks and I'm hooked already. https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/ken-fol ... R002796047

Ken Follett's books are very long and often come in trilogies! My BF put me onto them because he used to visit the school she was head of and she said he was wonderful with the kids. I have already read the Kingsbridge series.

[scullion]

having read all the 'rivers of london' books (ben aaronovitch -brother of david) i am working my way through the 'phryne fisher' books by kerry greenwood - light read, verging on chick-lit - 1920's, posh, australian, 'modern'(if you get what i mean...) female, amateur detective...
why are they always better at it than the police‽‽
they weren't written in the time they are set and i'm only reading them because they seem to have good reviews.
i know, i know...

[Gruney]

I'm slowly reading Andrew Greig books. Not quick reads, by any means, but well worth the effort. He's well worth a Google.

[aero280]

I've read all the Kerry Greenwood books, up to her 2013 offering. There's a gap then until she started again in 2021. I must get hold of the later ones. I hadn't been looking for them. I thought she had stopped.

Apparently she is married to a wizard.

I took a small paperback for the week in Sweden at the car festival, It's still unopened. Too much going on, and I'm completely worn out...

[Rainbow]

having read all the 'rivers of london' books (ben aaronovitch -brother of david) i am working my way through the 'phryne fisher' books by kerry greenwood - light read, verging on chick-lit - 1920's, posh, australian, 'modern'(if you get what i mean...) female, amateur detective...
why are they always better at it than the police‽‽
they weren't written in the time they are set and i'm only reading them because they seem to have good reviews.
i know, i know...

I've read quite a few of th 'Phryne Fisher' books too - they are fun and I enjoy them.
I also really enjoyed the TV series taken from those books, with Esse Davis as Phryne (she really captures the character and wears fabulous clothes) and Nathan Page as the inspector. Miriam Margolyse also appears in it as Aunt Prudence.
Not sure if you ever got that series over in the UK?

[Stokey Sue]

Yes, we get the Phrynne Fisher tv version on Alibi, still available to stream on UKTV and Amazon Prime

[scullion]

maybe i'll check the tv versions out. i think i'm on the fourth or fifth book now.

[aero280]

The back story on TV is completely different.

[Uschi]

having read all the 'rivers of london' books (ben aaronovitch -brother of david) i am working my way through the 'phryne fisher' books by kerry greenwood - light read, verging on chick-lit - 1920's, posh, australian, 'modern'(if you get what i mean...) female, amateur detective...
why are they always better at it than the police‽‽
they weren't written in the time they are set and i'm only reading them because they seem to have good reviews.
i know, i know...

I've read quite a few of th 'Phryne Fisher' books too - they are fun and I enjoy them.
I also really enjoyed the TV series taken from those books, with Esse Davis as Phryne (she really captures the character and wears fabulous clothes) and Nathan Page as the inspector. Miriam Margolyse also appears in it as Aunt Prudence.
Not sure if you ever got that series over in the UK?

I love the TV-version with Essie Davis, dubbed and all and I agree about the clothes. So far I've not tried the books yet, but I might now. Sometimes something light does not go amiss.

[Rainbow]

I love the TV-version with Essie Davis, dubbed and all and I agree about the clothes. So far I've not tried the books yet, but I might now. Sometimes something light does not go amiss.

Glad someone else likes the TV version!! They did change a few of the characters a bit, but I think it works well.

Kerry Greenwood has a BA in English and Law and worked full-time as a criminal defence lawyer for Victoria Legal Aid until becoming a professional writer. So she knows her legal stuff very well!!

She also wrote lots of other books including the Delphic Women Series, which I haven't read yet, but sounds interesting.
Medea, Cassandra and Electra, all myths re-told from a female point of view!!

[Pepper Pig]

Talkng of cosy crime does anyone else read Elly Griffiths? Mum is into them and I'm just listeing to one on our library Borrowbox system. Quite good. I notice she was doing a book signing with Richard Coles yesterday evening so that sort of easy genre. They;re often set in Norfolk although the one I'm listening to isn't. https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/97815 ... gItbPD_BwE

[Uschi]

Glad someone else likes the TV version!! They did change a few of the characters a bit, but I think it works well.

Kerry Greenwood has a BA in English and Law and worked full-time as a criminal defence lawyer for Victoria Legal Aid until becoming a professional writer. So she knows her legal stuff very well!!

She also wrote lots of other books including the Delphic Women Series, which I haven't read yet, but sounds interesting.
Medea, Cassandra and Electra, all myths re-told from a female point of view!!

Thanks for the tips, I shall look out for the books! As for the series, I love the roaring '20s and the look, so I am always enchanted and see something new that I like. Axel likes it, too, and this is one of the "nostalgic" shows that we often drink a glass of wine to, to add to the atmosphere.

[Uschi]

Talkng of cosy crime does anyone else read Elly Griffiths? Mum is into them and I'm just listeing to one on our library Borrowbox system. Quite good. I notice she was doing a book signing with Richard Coles yesterday evening so that sort of easy genre. They;re often set in Norfolk although the one I'm listening to isn't. https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/97815 ... gItbPD_BwE

Oooh, that looks good, too! Thank you!