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The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey | 14 | 37.84% | |
The Dinner by Herman Koch | 8 | 21.62% | |
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler | 16 | 43.24% | |
A Suspension of Mercy by Patricia Highsmith | 6 | 16.22% | |
The Flower Net by Lisa See | 8 | 21.62% | |
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley | 10 | 27.03% | |
A Dark-Adapted Eye by Barbara Vine | 5 | 13.51% | |
The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø | 13 | 35.14% | |
In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddard | 11 | 29.73% | |
Great North Road by Peter F. Hamilton | 3 | 8.11% | |
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04-23-2013, 10:23 AM | #16 | |
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A quick search didn't turn up the Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine book in Canada, so I gave that one a pass too. I hope The Big Sleep doesn't win, I found it very dated and a struggle to read. |
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Interested to know which one? He mostly doesn't write in series, but there are a couple of sequels which would benefit in being read...err...sequentially.
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04-23-2013, 11:26 AM | #18 |
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I voted for the ones I haven't read*, all of which sound excellent. I'd choose Chandler if it's going to be a reread; it's one of two classics on the list and I didn't think the Tey was as good as I remembered when I reread it a couple of years ago. Still, I'd vastly prefer one of the new to me options.
*Except for Great North Road, which I doubt I'd like. |
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Many of her Ruth Rendell books are available digitally in Canada, but I only found a couple of the Barbara Vine ones in ebook form. Different publishing companies probably. |
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Let's do May over.
Okay, let's do May over, starting with the nominations. I was so busy I forgot to nominate Black Jack Justice by Gregg Taylor. 24 reviews at Amazon give this book an overall 5-star rating. Just finished it a couple of weeks ago and the stars are well-deserved.
I love "Old Squarejaw" and his partner Trixie Dixon, "Girl Detective". For the uninitiated, their exploits can be heard via podcast at Decoder Ring Theater. The book is a prequel to the web series and tells how they met and why they decided to go into business together, even though they profess to hate each other's guts. I could not recommend this book highly enough; it's one of my most enjoyable reading experiences of this or any other year. |
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I'm surprised that The Dinner isn't getting more votes. The blurb sounded excellent and I put it on hold at the library as soon as it was nominated. Seems popular there, I'm 38th in line and the library has 11 copies (which is a lot).
I can recommend The Redbreast. I'd never read anything before about Norwegians fighting for Germany on the Eastern Front, which was the fascinating back story for this mystery. |
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It got an excellent review in the NY Times, which is how I first heard of it. I'll read it in any case; it's come up on Overdrive for me.
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What was very interesting about the selections is that I've never even heard of many of these authors. I just had to pick one. I'm sure I'll enjoy whatever wins.
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Well - I'm not surprised about the Great North Road showing in this vote. I've only read one Peter F. Hamilton book and I enjoyed it. I'm sure this book is good too and Jon has been giving it a good report - but I just couldn't see a wave of people voting for it this month.
I have a feeling that I'm going to commit myself to A Dark-Adapted Eye regardless of who wins as it's on my reading list for this year. I don't know if I'll be able to squeeze another option in. I might give it a try if Chandler or Tey win - we'll see. |
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C'mon Goddard or Nesbo!
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Cor Blimey - coincidentally, A Dark-Adapted Eye is currently $1.99 at Amazon (US). Even if you've already voted or if you don't particularly want to vote for Barbara Vine's entry, here is an opportunity to pick up a copy of the book at a good price.
LINK This novel was given the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1987. I haven't read it myself, but I've loved the handful of Barbara Vine books I've read. |
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