tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post7511473579742584022..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: 20 Books of Summer 2019TracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-3965305682968858332019-06-06T12:38:03.323-07:002019-06-06T12:38:03.323-07:00I am reading the John Lawton book now, Col, and I ...I am reading the John Lawton book now, Col, and I have two others in a different series to read. I really don't know why I have been so slow to read the Peter Diamond series by Lovesey. Adler-Olsen is new to me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79037337743920763552019-06-05T21:40:55.180-07:002019-06-05T21:40:55.180-07:00Good luck, Tracy. The Herron is the standout for m...Good luck, Tracy. The Herron is the standout for me, I have a couple of books by others on the list..John Lawton, Peter Lovesey and Jussi Adler-Olsen but I haven't read any of them. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-82634760242888076052019-06-04T12:34:08.004-07:002019-06-04T12:34:08.004-07:00I am glad to hear that, Susan. I was afraid her bo...I am glad to hear that, Susan. I was afraid her books would be too violent / gritty for me. I have already purchased the 2nd book, Mission Canyon, because I lived in the Mission Canyon area near Santa Barbara when we first moved here.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-87262620212453456212019-06-04T12:28:13.282-07:002019-06-04T12:28:13.282-07:00Patti, I like Tana French's writing so well th...Patti, I like Tana French's writing so well that I don't mind that the books are very long. Usually I prefer shorter books. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-37982074747808988792019-06-04T06:18:21.504-07:002019-06-04T06:18:21.504-07:00I highly recommend China Lake and the four books t...I highly recommend China Lake and the four books that follow in that series.Susan Dhttp://www.susandaly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-34342061706703939692019-06-03T05:07:03.027-07:002019-06-03T05:07:03.027-07:00I have read nine of them and liked them all. BROKE...I have read nine of them and liked them all. BROKEN HARBOR is my favorite French book. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-11199817820692558042019-06-02T21:46:48.925-07:002019-06-02T21:46:48.925-07:00I am interested in seeing what the Ariana Franklin...I am interested in seeing what the Ariana Franklin book is like, Moira. I haven't read but one of the other series. <br /><br />I thought I remembered that you liked Station Eleven, and am eager to see what that one is like too.<br /><br />I am reading Friends and Traitors right now, and I know that you read it but will return to your review after I finish it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-64087792893580559652019-06-02T11:54:37.235-07:002019-06-02T11:54:37.235-07:00Great list - I've read a few of them and am te...Great list - I've read a few of them and am tempted by others. Particularly the Ariana Franklin - I loved her series with the 12th century (was it?) detective, and don't think I knew she'd written others, so will look for this one. <br />And, although - as I said on your recent post- I don't usually like post-apocalyptic novels, I absolutely loved Station Eleven, hope you will too.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-73209799202810456702019-06-01T17:07:49.104-07:002019-06-01T17:07:49.104-07:00I think I will like Death Knocks Three Times a lot...I think I will like Death Knocks Three Times a lot, Kate, and I had been wanting to get that cover with the skulls on it for a long time. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-58682697458058845942019-06-01T17:06:07.804-07:002019-06-01T17:06:07.804-07:00I am sure I am going to enjoy both Cold Comfort Fa...I am sure I am going to enjoy both Cold Comfort Farm and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Katrina. The Gibbons book will be something new for me, not my usual reading at all.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-86888731486338356712019-06-01T17:00:58.473-07:002019-06-01T17:00:58.473-07:00I have the same problem remembering plots of books...I have the same problem remembering plots of books I read when I was younger, John. Except that is a plus when I reread them. I am looking forward to them all.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-22649176101191106582019-06-01T16:57:04.216-07:002019-06-01T16:57:04.216-07:00Thanks for the comment, Christophe. I don't kn...Thanks for the comment, Christophe. I don't know why I haven't read the Van der Valk series before now, especially because I do have several more books in the series. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-68933762771391336212019-06-01T16:51:57.424-07:002019-06-01T16:51:57.424-07:00There is a lot of variety in the list, Margot. It ...There is a lot of variety in the list, Margot. It will be hard to choose what to read first.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-3491314434150691042019-06-01T16:44:08.006-07:002019-06-01T16:44:08.006-07:00I am looking forward to reading these books, Rick....I am looking forward to reading these books, Rick. It was fortuitous that you posted about the second book by Julia Spencer-Fleming recently, which reminded me to get back to that series.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44947447468315675232019-06-01T13:49:21.189-07:002019-06-01T13:49:21.189-07:00Looking forward to your review of the Anthony Gilb...Looking forward to your review of the Anthony Gilbert novel. It was one I loved a lot. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-32123620255429256342019-06-01T12:43:07.507-07:002019-06-01T12:43:07.507-07:00I loved Cold Comfort Farm when I read it years ago...I loved Cold Comfort Farm when I read it years ago and more recently A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. It's an interesting list and features quite a few books I've not heard of before.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-26579674955730668262019-06-01T11:44:37.698-07:002019-06-01T11:44:37.698-07:00An interesting lineup, Tracy! I've read I thin...An interesting lineup, Tracy! I've read I think seven of them, although some of them so long ago that really all I remember is the title.noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4379771408489272972019-06-01T11:22:10.441-07:002019-06-01T11:22:10.441-07:00Several titles for which I am keen to learning you...Several titles for which I am keen to learning your thoughts about, incl. that murder mystery set in Prague.<br /><br />I liked Death in Amsterdam (aka Love in Amsterdam) very much, and thought the next Van der Valk title, Guns before Butter, was masterful.Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978885973806549838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-86782995446732358732019-06-01T09:35:02.217-07:002019-06-01T09:35:02.217-07:00You have a really interesting list, Tracy. Of thos...You have a really interesting list, Tracy. Of those that I've read, I've enjoyed them. They're all different, but each has a lot to offer. I'll be interested in what you think of them. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71962974164598961322019-06-01T08:35:12.143-07:002019-06-01T08:35:12.143-07:00What an interesting list! That lines up as a very ...What an interesting list! That lines up as a very nice Summer of reading. I have read just three of them, all quite good. I'm looking forward to your reviews and opinions.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com