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Originally Posted by CRussel
You might want to try the Audible version, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. Personally, I found it one of those readings that defines the book(s). I enjoy them more having listened to them than I would have just reading.
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Thanks for the tip! If I wind up liking the series enough to re-read, I might give it a go. Unfortunately, I just don't seem to have the attention span to listen to an audiobook reading of unfamiliar text the first time around, but I enjoy other-media versions and adaptations once I've gotten to know the story.
Anyway, finished some more
Barbara Hambly, since I finally got a package which turned out to be merely severely delayed in the mail. Apparently, her Benjamin January historical mystery series is up to novel #15, as of the latest installment,
Murder in July. This was one of the less common types of cases, where there's a clue which seems to tie into an event in January's specific personal past which shows up to haunt him, with a nice dual investigation switching between his old Paris days (this time, during one of France's semi-periodic attempts at revolution) and his New Orleans present until he manages to piece things together.
I quite liked this one, which gave an extended glimpse of characters whom we normally only see in brief mentions or memory flashbacks, and the solution to the mystery was unexpected, as was the outcome of one of the case threads, which I was hoping would end in a more positive place, but eh,
c'est la vie, I guess. And the obligatory attempted peril and impetus to keep Our Hero on the case when common sense tells him not to poke at dangerous things, but also place obstacles in his way, is at least done a little differently, this time around.
Also redeemed some more Kobo points for another one of her “Further Adventures” self-published novelettes,
Hazard, continuing her Sun Wolf & Starhawk fantasy series starring former mercenaries who get involved with learning magic. IIRC, this one is shorter than the two previous novelettes, but was a self-contained domestic case adventure presenting a problem with an unorthodox but fitting solution using just the space it needed to be told, with a nice callback to certain thematic elements of the original novel trilogy, and some guest star appearances for supporting characters.
Overall, solid continuations of both series, which I hope to see more of eventually.