tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post3646346560799849610..comments2024-03-28T22:42:54.810-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Frantic: Katherine HowellTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-26580346734466672582013-10-21T16:38:54.093-07:002013-10-21T16:38:54.093-07:00Keishon, I will be looking for that review. Keishon, I will be looking for that review. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-62524778571424312742013-10-21T14:27:19.049-07:002013-10-21T14:27:19.049-07:00Hah, I'm about to break mine with a Ken Bruen ...Hah, I'm about to break mine with a Ken Bruen title. I'm writing out the review tonight and will post tomorrow. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-18766098974399224752013-10-20T10:30:04.497-07:002013-10-20T10:30:04.497-07:00True, Kathy, much more emphasis on the police inve...True, Kathy, much more emphasis on the police investigations. I can't remember if I have read any real medical thrillers. Watched some good movies in that area though.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-86647264426559299912013-10-20T10:28:19.422-07:002013-10-20T10:28:19.422-07:00Keishon, I was trying to read only books by women ...Keishon, I was trying to read only books by women this month and was doing pretty well but broke my pattern with a book by Alan Furst. A lot of my current favorite authors are men, but I do have some women on that list too.<br /><br />I think you will like Katherine Howell's books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-13841989942469298392013-10-19T18:21:11.472-07:002013-10-19T18:21:11.472-07:00I wouldn't call Howell's books medical thr...I wouldn't call Howell's books medical thrillers. They're page-turning investigations. The police detective is Ella Marconi and she has teammates with her some of the time. Another view point is that of the EMT team, so there are some emergencies they have to deal with.<br /><br />But illnesses and medical treatment are not the main points of the stories. It's still a police investigation of murders with interviews, following clues, zeroing in on suspects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88598233195553905202013-10-18T18:51:35.552-07:002013-10-18T18:51:35.552-07:00I'm always on the look out for page-turning no...I'm always on the look out for page-turning novels so thanks you guys (Rebecca and Tracy). I actually have a couple of Howells books in my stacks. I am making it my business to read more crime fiction written by women. I realize and not in any purposeful way that most of the books I read heavily are written by men. Not that there's anything wrong with that but I need/want to have more of a balance there and Ruth Rendell kicked it off things nicely with a bang. Will add Howell to my list to read this year. Thanks!! whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24426997126854050622013-10-18T08:08:09.277-07:002013-10-18T08:08:09.277-07:00Rebecca, I know what you mean. About reading so qu...Rebecca, I know what you mean. About reading so quickly. I was really glad I was able to read it in almost one sitting, which is a rare opportunity for me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70461014694096499722013-10-18T08:07:07.145-07:002013-10-18T08:07:07.145-07:00Moira, I think you would like the book. A very qui...Moira, I think you would like the book. A very quick read and the fast pace seemed realistic for this book.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-65847965784027113242013-10-17T21:11:25.984-07:002013-10-17T21:11:25.984-07:00Preston is from Melbourne I believe, and I think h...Preston is from Melbourne I believe, and I think his two books are set there, though it doesn't say that anywhere I can find. Just a reference a reviewer (and resident of the city) made on Goodreads,col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-62383190230528198992013-10-17T18:55:54.824-07:002013-10-17T18:55:54.824-07:00Thanks for the link, Tracy, and thanks for the inf...Thanks for the link, Tracy, and thanks for the information about the rest of the series. I found myself reading so quickly I didn't have time for any quibbles :)RebeccaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720581274534125405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-52930566599886962482013-10-17T14:44:09.639-07:002013-10-17T14:44:09.639-07:00I have read a couple of reviews of this one, and a...I have read a couple of reviews of this one, and am very tempted by it...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-43545579019634544472013-10-17T12:40:43.395-07:002013-10-17T12:40:43.395-07:00Margot, I did like it, a lot. I did not want to pu...Margot, I did like it, a lot. I did not want to put it down. Hope I can get to another one in the series soon, but you know the problem with too many books to read and too little time.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7154002478515573932013-10-17T12:38:45.398-07:002013-10-17T12:38:45.398-07:00Prashant, I did not think of this as a medical thr...Prashant, I did not think of this as a medical thriller, but you are right in a sense. Since so much of the action and plot focuses on paramedics, it does have to feature medical procedures, etc. Interesting.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27802624886106630332013-10-17T12:37:07.473-07:002013-10-17T12:37:07.473-07:00Col, thanks. I actually think this is a series you...Col, thanks. I actually think this is a series you might like if you ever have space for it. I have not heard of Luke Preston. Where in Australia are his books set?TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-76799771125569626842013-10-17T12:28:32.283-07:002013-10-17T12:28:32.283-07:00Sergio, Sydney is huge. I thought my home town (pl...Sergio, Sydney is huge. I thought my home town (plus surrounding areas) was huge, but it is about one quarter the size of Sydney. Regardless, I think you will like this series.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-29555367660516966432013-10-17T12:19:37.114-07:002013-10-17T12:19:37.114-07:00Kathy, I know what you mean. I have to read a few ...Kathy, I know what you mean. I have to read a few of my books before I can go purchase any more of this series.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-91984426228281743172013-10-17T08:22:42.730-07:002013-10-17T08:22:42.730-07:00Tracy - I'm so glad you enjoyed this novel eve...Tracy - I'm so glad you enjoyed this novel even if you do have a few little quibbles about it. I'm a big fan of this series, so it's very good to hear you liked this entry. I recommend the rest of 'em too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44485634869182415192013-10-17T08:22:30.041-07:002013-10-17T08:22:30.041-07:00Tracy, I usually don't read medical thrillers ...Tracy, I usually don't read medical thrillers though I don't think this is strictly one, on the lines of, say, a Robin Cook thriller. I'll check it out, though. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-40010102621255129272013-10-17T07:44:42.063-07:002013-10-17T07:44:42.063-07:00Great review and another series I like the sound o...Great review and another series I like the sound of but will have to pass on. What resolve and will-power I have! <br />It does remind me that I haven't read anything from this neck of the woods for a while. I have a Luke Preston book to check out soon, but I can't recall where in Aus it is set.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-77126636236420883112013-10-17T06:11:21.834-07:002013-10-17T06:11:21.834-07:00Another title from Sydney - fab, I've got fami...Another title from Sydney - fab, I've got family out there so really want to read these now - thanks TracyK, as ever. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-20496042844420339082013-10-16T19:10:09.227-07:002013-10-16T19:10:09.227-07:00I love Katherine Howell's books. I've rea...I love Katherine Howell's books. I've read 3 or 4 by now and find them incredibly smooth reading and unputdownable. <br /><br />I haven't read this one but I have it and will do so when I can get through these endlessly growing book stacks here, which multiply like rabbits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com