MobileRead September 09 Book Club Nominations

[lilac_jive]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Actually, each person gets 3 nominations. The idea was to try to limit the number of books nominated. But, that certainly hasn't been a problem this month. So, I am counting all nominations.

BOb

Oh, interesting. I think in general most people don't do that number. I always nominate once or twice, tops.

I'll confess, I've already started reading "Mysterious Affair at Styles." I've been watching too much Masterpiece Mystery lately So I'll either participate in the discussion if it wins, or read whatever does win.

The question is, what will I vote for? Muahahaha!

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

The question is, what will I vote for? Muahahaha!

Mysterious Affair at Styles and I'll make the ePub version soon.

[pilotbob]

The vote thread is up:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55305

Here are the books that didn't get 3 nods:


"One Grave Too Many" by Beverly Connor 1
Leaving a troubled past behind her, Diane is starting over as director of the RiverTrail Museum of Natural History in Georgia—until former love Detective Frank Duncan tracks her down. He needs her unique experience as a forensic anthropologist to examine a bone found in the woods. Diane can’t resist Frank’s request—on both a professional and personal level. Because the secrets of bones are in her blood—and their whispers offer a dead family’s only chance at justice…

"The Winter Queen" by Boris Akunin 1
"Moscow, May 1876: What would cause a talented young student from a wealthy family to shoot himself in front of a promenading public in the Alexander Gardens? Decadence and boredom, most likely, is what the commander of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Moscow Police thinks, but still he finds it curious enough to send the newest member of the division, Erast Fandorin, a young man of irresistible charm, to the Alexander Gardens precinct for more information.
Fandorin is not satisfied with the conclusion that this is an open-and-shut case, nor with the preliminary detective work the precinct has done -- and for good reason: The bizarre and tragic suicide is soon connected to a clear case of murder, witnessed firsthand by Fandorin. There are many unresolved questions. Why, for instance, have both victims left their fortunes to an orphanage run by the English Lady Astair? And who is the beautiful "A.B.," whose signed photograph is found in the apparent suicide's apartment? Relying on his keen intuition, the eager sleuth plunges into an investigation that leads him across Europe, landing him at the deadly center of a terrorist conspiracy of worldwide proportions."


The Bicycle Shop Murders by Robert Burton Robinson. 1
Downloaded this free from Feedbooks earlier in the year (it's not there now but it's 99 cents at Smashwords) and have not read it yet, but it looks interesting. The author synopsis says: Greg Tenorly lives a quiet and lonely life in a small East Texas town, until he is selected as a juror for a murder trial. A beautiful, mysterious redhead befriends him, and seems to have a romantic interest. But is she merely using him to influence the outcome of the trial? By the end of the first week, three people connected with the case are dead, and Greg is beginning to fear for his own life. He is now convinced that a powerful Dallas attorney is directing the murder spree in his little town. But why? He is determined to find out. But his investigation just might earn him a spot at the top of the hit list.

Thanks all... thread closed:

BOb