tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post4256028496859758965..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Crime Fiction Reading in May 2017TracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-60250172852915547922017-06-23T21:04:23.641-07:002017-06-23T21:04:23.641-07:00Well, I am far behind you in the series, Kathy, an...Well, I am far behind you in the series, Kathy, and it sounds like I have a lot of good books to look forward to.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-1990712463867375342017-06-23T01:09:59.055-07:002017-06-23T01:09:59.055-07:00Yes, and book 9 ends on a cliffhanger! I am worri...Yes, and book 9 ends on a cliffhanger! I am worried that book 10 will resolve that dilemma and then the series will be over. In that case, I'll be very bereft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-58616765115033566622017-06-07T18:46:49.247-07:002017-06-07T18:46:49.247-07:00That is good to know about Sara Paretsky's boo...That is good to know about Sara Paretsky's books, Kathy, if I have any problem getting the earlier ones. (I do have #2 and #3.) And I will definitely read Griffiths' series in order because of the relationships.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-14475949681286172202017-06-07T17:18:04.491-07:002017-06-07T17:18:04.491-07:00I don't think you have to read the Sara Parets...I don't think you have to read the Sara Paretsky books in order. However, I think the books improve as V.W. Warshawski ages. Some books are good, some great.<br />I'm reading Fallout now, her latest book. It took awhile for me to get into it but I'm enjoying it. V.I.'s sarcasm and wit are getting her into trouble, as is her investigation which takes her to Lawrence, Kansas.<br />Rlly Griffiths' books should be read in order as a pregnancy, then childbirth, then child-rearing develop and so do relationships among adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-46400162329956064582017-06-07T08:06:24.188-07:002017-06-07T08:06:24.188-07:00Good, Bill, I look forward to a post on the author...Good, Bill, I look forward to a post on the author's status. It was your posts on this book and author which prompted me to read this book, which had been on the shelves here for a while.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-56669889169066181702017-06-06T22:09:06.865-07:002017-06-06T22:09:06.865-07:00TracyK: I enjoyed The Last Billable Hour and tried...TracyK: I enjoyed The Last Billable Hour and tried to find out more about the author. My challenges led me to put up a post on "Who is Susan Wolfe?" as I tried to identify her. In early 2016 I learned, after many years, she has written a second legal mystery, Escape Velocity. It was released late last year. You have inspired me to write an update post on finding Susan Wolfe, mystery author, as she now has her own website.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-61310968423032150222017-06-05T12:29:48.941-07:002017-06-05T12:29:48.941-07:00Yvette, I love that idea of saving books to read s...Yvette, I love that idea of saving books to read some day on Pinterest. I have only been on there a short while and haven't gotten the knack of it yet. My husband loves it. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4097447500146377402017-06-05T12:27:42.230-07:002017-06-05T12:27:42.230-07:00That is a great idea for you, Col, to do an all-fe...That is a great idea for you, Col, to do an all-female month. The first Paretsky book was good but not wonderful, but I have read so much good about her writing, I have to persevere with more books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-67446729337067856402017-06-05T08:36:17.872-07:002017-06-05T08:36:17.872-07:00A good list, Tracy. Three of them sound especially...A good list, Tracy. Three of them sound especially interesting so I added their covers to my books page on Pinterest. It's the only way lately I can keep track of books I want to read. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-66242387568255715642017-06-04T22:24:18.926-07:002017-06-04T22:24:18.926-07:00Looks like a decent month's reading. I ought t...Looks like a decent month's reading. I ought to try and do an all-female month sometime, otherwise women are woefully under-represented in my reading stats. I have the Neely for a read sometime, plus a different McGown. I always felt I should have persevered with Paretsky, I gave up after one book.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-54025964429233889592017-06-04T21:41:07.094-07:002017-06-04T21:41:07.094-07:00I enjoyed both of those books, Katrina, although t...I enjoyed both of those books, Katrina, although they are very different. The Greenwood book was not what I expected it to be, and it is well worth a try.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-69919676024626652182017-06-04T15:37:33.951-07:002017-06-04T15:37:33.951-07:00You remind me that I should get on an read the res...You remind me that I should get on an read the rest of the Elly Griffiths books, I enjoyed that one. I like the look and sound of the Kerry Greenwood book too.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57905525382217329302017-06-04T09:51:42.478-07:002017-06-04T09:51:42.478-07:00Thanks, Margot. There were definitely more amateur...Thanks, Margot. There were definitely more amateur sleuths in that group of books than I would usually read. I was glad I read all of them.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-51667173886190875962017-06-04T09:30:48.760-07:002017-06-04T09:30:48.760-07:00Thanks, Moira, this was really an interesting mont...Thanks, Moira, this was really an interesting month of reading and I got to a lot of books that had been on the TBR pile for years. Yes, I will be doing reviews for all of these books. I have finally accepted the fact that I cannot review everything I read (unless I retire, and that is still a few years in the future). But these books are worth the effort. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-72734252492223342552017-06-04T09:26:48.562-07:002017-06-04T09:26:48.562-07:00I do remember how much you like Sara Paretsky, Kat...I do remember how much you like Sara Paretsky, Kathy, and I will be reading more of them. Do you recommend reading them in order (because I have #2 and #3 in the series) or are the later books better?<br /><br />I have had Cocaine Blues by Greenwood for 11 years and finally read it. One motivation is that I would like to try the TV series, but I hear it is very different from the books. I liked this book a lot. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-83758906218474122702017-06-04T08:33:56.054-07:002017-06-04T08:33:56.054-07:00In my opinion, you had some excellent choices this...In my opinion, you had some excellent choices this month, Tracy. They all present different sorts of crimes and different styles of stories, but they're all quality. Glad you enjoyed them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-67182580747369906342017-06-04T07:27:43.688-07:002017-06-04T07:27:43.688-07:00You always have such great selections, varied and ...You always have such great selections, varied and intriguing. I usually have read about half, so that means I'm inclined to think I'd like the other half. Will you be writing reviews of the ones you haven't covered yet? I read Last Billable Hour a long time ago and loved it - like you, I hoped she would do more.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-47149974108246317442017-06-04T02:20:30.854-07:002017-06-04T02:20:30.854-07:00You read books by some of my favorite authors: Sar...You read books by some of my favorite authors: Sara Paretsky, Elly Griffiths, Kerry Greenwood and Barbara Neely. <br />I have not read the Phrynne Fisher books, only the Corinna Chapman series, but have seen the fabulous Essie Davis play Phrynne on TV. You must see that series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com