tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post3688750734717580931..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Bookshelf Traveling for Insane Times #21TracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-62423854163049198342020-10-24T13:06:51.087-07:002020-10-24T13:06:51.087-07:00I need to get back to reading Elkins' series, ...I need to get back to reading Elkins' series, Col. More recently I have read his standalone books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-63184574941323475202020-10-23T22:47:46.543-07:002020-10-23T22:47:46.543-07:00If I was picking one from the shelf to read, I'...If I was picking one from the shelf to read, I'd probably go for the Elkins. I haven't read any of them though.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54407114861059707682020-09-28T14:36:46.502-07:002020-09-28T14:36:46.502-07:00Constance, I agree, I would buy all of the British...Constance, I agree, I would buy all of the British Library Crime Classics if money and space were not a problem.<br /><br />I will have to look for a copy of Eva. I have only read Dickinson's mysteries, but I did know he had written fantasy, science fiction and books for children. I have many of his mysteries unread still. I have never read anything by his wife, but have thought I would try something by her someday.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-42839203773020393732020-09-28T14:08:48.440-07:002020-09-28T14:08:48.440-07:00I just drool over the British Library covers. I a...I just drool over the British Library covers. I am currently reading Death on the Cherwell, which I think Cath recommended. I wish I owned them all. They need one of those wire spinning racks so all the covers can be seen. My all time favorite bookstore, now closed, was famous for shelving its thousands of books by publisher (it was a great place to go to prep for a job interview) but a number of paperback mysteries were also displayed in one of those racks and it was lovely to browse.<br /><br />I feel like this is a duplicate of something I already wrote but it doesn't seem to be posted - I am not as much of a Peter Dickinson fan as my mother is but I am quite haunted by a book he wrote called Eva about a girl who wakes up from a coma. Normally, I prefer books by his wife, Robin McKinley but if King & Joker is so high on your list I need to give it a try!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-55856191665215744572020-09-26T19:22:39.744-07:002020-09-26T19:22:39.744-07:00Yes, Symons. I've read short stories and a nov...Yes, Symons. I've read short stories and a novel by him already.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-60389618479398620642020-09-26T16:07:09.536-07:002020-09-26T16:07:09.536-07:00Rick, I have to try more of the short story collec...Rick, I have to try more of the short story collections from the British Library. I have only read one with Christmas stories. The Color of Money is by Julian Symons? I have not read anything by him, but I do have some other ones on my TBR, in old paperback editions. <br /><br />I look forward to you doing another shelf post.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-73756348569877186752020-09-26T15:55:37.558-07:002020-09-26T15:55:37.558-07:00Cath, I know what you mean about Michael Gilbert. ...Cath, I know what you mean about Michael Gilbert. I have liked every book I have read by him. I have four more of his books on my shelves and I think I have some in my cataloged books. I look forward to reading more of them. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74500505817795160242020-09-26T15:36:34.563-07:002020-09-26T15:36:34.563-07:00Very nice indeed. I really like the British Librar...Very nice indeed. I really like the British Library Crime Classics books and have many of them. You saw my review of one of the latest, SETTLING SCORES on my blog. I just got THE COLOR OF MURDER in the mail. The covers are wonderful. I need to do another of these shelf posts.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74033943951763014502020-09-26T15:21:19.604-07:002020-09-26T15:21:19.604-07:00Death of a Busybody by George Bellairs is very enj...Death of a Busybody by George Bellairs is very enjoyable. I also enjoyed Murder of a Lady. I'm think I'm close to being addicted to Michael Gilbert's book. Just devoured Close Quarters, the first Inspector Hazlerigg book, only started it yesterday. Luckily, I have more... LOLCathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-60654163613316528272020-09-26T13:54:02.882-07:002020-09-26T13:54:02.882-07:00And with the British Library books, Katrina, I wou...And with the British Library books, Katrina, I would want to display them so that the illustrations could be seen... although the spines are very nice too.<br /><br />The King and Joker edition is probably my favorite of all the books that I own.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57219989462464069402020-09-26T13:17:13.903-07:002020-09-26T13:17:13.903-07:00I agree with you about the British Library covers,...I agree with you about the British Library covers, they seem to be publishing so many of them now, it would be expensive to buy them all. That King and Joker book is somehow very stylish too.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-83979274874294077832020-09-26T11:33:09.920-07:002020-09-26T11:33:09.920-07:00Margot, I liked The Murder of My Aunt so much, I w...Margot, I liked The Murder of My Aunt so much, I want to try more of Hull's books.<br /><br />I have read Loot, and I liked it a lot. I also read Turncoat, another standalone, and I loved that one. I have another one of Elkin's standalone books on my TBR: A Long Time Coming. It is also an art-related mystery. I look forward to trying it too.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27337189702680749692020-09-26T11:09:32.678-07:002020-09-26T11:09:32.678-07:00Susan, I agree, those covers are so nice. If I did...Susan, I agree, those covers are so nice. If I did not already have so many books, I would be tempted to buy many more of them. My husband has more than I do, so we share them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7188391104830959072020-09-26T09:27:17.517-07:002020-09-26T09:27:17.517-07:00I thought The Murder of My Aunt was well-written a...I thought <i>The Murder of My Aunt</i> was well-written and clever, Tracy - glad to see it here. And the Gideon Oliver series is very good. I haven't any of those in a while, and I should. Oh, and if you haven't read Elkins' <i>Loot</i>, I recommend it. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-59354511674087985342020-09-26T08:25:15.667-07:002020-09-26T08:25:15.667-07:00I love the British Library Classics covers. They&#...I love the British Library Classics covers. They're lovely!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.com