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[sufue]

Kate Shugak books don't go on sale very often, but I'll try to remember to post when I see sales.

This is one of my favorite series, until it's seriously not, for a book or two. And then back to being a favorite again. I've also liked Stabenow's somewhat linked Liam Campbell series, and also her Eye of Isis series. Although take that with a grain of salt, since I am a sucker for mysteries set in ancient Egypt. Or colonial/protectorate Egypt. Or even almost modern day Egypt. And I also recently had a review copy of the first in Stabenow's new Pinkerton/Harvey Girl series, and liked that too. Although again I'm biased since most of my dad's family is from the southwest US, which is where the first book, at least, was set.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've read some of the series and it is quite good. I should figure out where I left off and read more of it.

[Morgenmuffel]

Originally Posted by sufue

Kate Shugak books don't go on sale very often, but I'll try to remember to post when I see sales.

This is one of my favorite series, until it's seriously not, for a book or two. And then back to being a favorite again. I've also liked Stabenow's somewhat linked Liam Campbell series, and also her Eye of Isis series. Although take that with a grain of salt, since I am a sucker for mysteries set in ancient Egypt. Or colonial/protectorate Egypt. Or even almost modern day Egypt. And I also recently had a review copy of the first in Stabenow's new Pinkerton/Harvey Girl series, and liked that too. Although again I'm biased since most of my dad's family is from the southwest US, which is where the first book, at least, was set.

Thanks for that, i have added the Eye of Isis series to my watchlist, (as apart from Christian Jacqs and Paul Dohertys series i haven't found any good one set in back them)

[Tarana]

Latest Inspector Lynley just discounted. A Slowly Dying Cause by Elizabeth George $6.99 at both Amazon and Kobo.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by sufue

Kate Shugak books don't go on sale very often, but I'll try to remember to post when I see sales.

This is one of my favorite series, until it's seriously not, for a book or two. And then back to being a favorite again. I've also liked Stabenow's somewhat linked Liam Campbell series, and also her Eye of Isis series. Although take that with a grain of salt, since I am a sucker for mysteries set in ancient Egypt. Or colonial/protectorate Egypt. Or even almost modern day Egypt. And I also recently had a review copy of the first in Stabenow's new Pinkerton/Harvey Girl series, and liked that too. Although again I'm biased since most of my dad's family is from the southwest US, which is where the first book, at least, was set.

In the location vain, I rather like the Robert B. Parker Spencer series. That takes place in Boston, MA and it rather nice knowing the places in the books.

[sufue]

I also have quite liked Lynda S Robinson's Lord Meren series and Lauren Haney's Lieutenant Bak series. And also, although much more whimsical and cozy, I really really like T Lee Harris' short and inexpensive Huti/Neffi (Sitehuti and Nefer-Djenou-Bastet) series. Especially, for the Huti/Neffi series, if you like cats. And there are some one-offs: Agatha Christie's Death Comes as the End, of course, and Carol Thurston's The Eye of Horus, which bops back and forth between ancient Egypt and modern times, and made me cry - in a good way - a bit. And, if you are willing to go for more recent ("British Protectorate" Egypt), I adore and laugh myself silly over Michael Pearce's Mamur Zapt series.

Oh, and if you want to branch out from ancient Egypt, but stay ancient, NL Holmes' Empire at Twilight series is set in the Hittite empire of around 1250 BCe, and I've never run into any other books set then/there. I've read two or three of those and liked them.

Originally Posted by Morgenmuffel

Thanks for that, i have added the Eye of Isis series to my watchlist, (as apart from Christian Jacqs and Paul Dohertys series i haven't found any good one set in back them)

[sufue]

Yeah, I know - it doesn't help my TBR pile that lots of authors like to set their mysteries in the American Southwest (dad's family), Florida (mom's family), Washington DC (lived there briefly a couple of times), Los Angeles (live now), and France (never lived there, but wish I did, and try to visit as often as I can). Sigh!

Originally Posted by JSWolf

In the location vain, I rather like the Robert B. Parker Spencer series. That takes place in Boston, MA and it rather nice knowing the places in the books.

[Morgenmuffel]

Originally Posted by sufue

I also have quite liked Lynda S Robinson's Lord Meren series and Lauren Haney's Lieutenant Bak series. And also, although much more whimsical and cozy, I really really like T Lee Harris' short and inexpensive Huti/Neffi (Sitehuti and Nefer-Djenou-Bastet) series. Especially, for the Huti/Neffi series, if you like cats. And there are some one-offs: Agatha Christie's Death Comes as the End, of course, and Carol Thurston's The Eye of Horus, which bops back and forth between ancient Egypt and modern times, and made me cry - in a good way - a bit. And, if you are willing to go for more recent ("British Protectorate" Egypt), I adore and laugh myself silly over Michael Pearce's Mamur Zapt series.

Oh, and if you want to branch out from ancient Egypt, but stay ancient, NL Holmes' Empire at Twilight series is set in the Hittite empire of around 1250 BCe, and I've never run into any other books set then/there. I've read two or three of those and liked them.

Cheers for that, I have added them to my watchlist /reading list

[sufue]

Passions in Death is the fifty-ninth Eve Dallas book by JD Robb. It's on sale right now in the US for $2.99, which isn't great for a fairly recent, but not most-recent book. But, it's a lot better than the $9.99 it is normally.

Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQHMW7TD
Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/passions-in-death

Spoiler:

Homicide Detective Eve Dallas hunts a killer who turns a wedding party into a murder scene in the next novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author, J.D. Robb, Passions in Death.

On a hot August night, Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, speed through the streets of Manhattan to the Down and Dirty club, where a joyful, boisterous pre-wedding girls’ night out has turned into a murder scene. One of the brides lies in a pool of blood, garroted in a private room where she was preparing a surprise for her fiancée—two scrimped and saved-for tickets to Hawaii.

Despite the dozens of people present, useful witnesses are hard to come by. It all brings back some bad memories for Eve who once suffered an assault in the very same room—but she’d been able to fight back and survive. She’d gotten justice. And now she needs to provide some for poor young Erin.

Eve knows that the level of violence and the apparent premeditation involved suggest a volatile mix of hidden, heated passion and ice-cold calculation. This is a crime that can be countered only by hard detective work and relentless dedication—and Eve will not stop until she finds the killer who destroyed this couple’s dreams before the honeymoon even began…