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I am a big Bosch and Robicheaux fan and would hate to have to choose between them.
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I've read a few more Agatha's since my last post, they all have surprising endings but I would have liked them to be a bit longer.
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Just finished "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. Very good book.
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I'm going through this terrific series by Andrea Camilleri, set in Sicily, as audiobooks; the awesome English translation has really knocked my socks off!
Start with the first one The Shape of Water and read in order. As an added bonus, there's a lot of foodie porn! |
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If you like Christie, you should try J. S. Fletcher. I've only recently discovered these, although he was a leading light of the 'Golden Age'. Superb reads - really fast-paced, and very difficult to put down, because almost every chapter ends with a cliff-hanger, rather like a radio serial. Last edited by LuvReadin; 01-30-2012 at 11:29 AM. |
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I hadn't, and in fact, I was looking for that sort of thread, which is how I found this one, so thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
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Where can you find the Ngaio Marsh mysteries? Are any in public domain?
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Not for another 40 years (I think - pretty sure they have the full copyright period). Most libraries stock them, though - they're still very popular. WH Smith (big bookseller in the UK) has also reprinted them as the Ngaio Marsh collection>
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I found the entire 33 book collection at [mod: PIRATE SITE DELETED] for $16.50 or $0.50 each. They are pretty good editions with covers and only minor typos (ePub files converted with Calibre from HTML). I am beating them into submission with my own CSS as I read them.
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An excellent crime noir book is Night Train by Martin Amis. As far as I know, this is the only mystery he's written and it is excellent. Wish he'd write more.
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