Best reads - Club Together Book Club?

Having watched various Agathist Christie programmes over Christmas I decided to read some of the Miss Marple books that I haven't read so far (well I don't think so!). I had forgotten what a very good writer Agatha is. I am now trying to work out who the villain is by the clues that she gives us. 

I paid a visit to the library recently and noticed the new M.W.Craven book called Fearless. 

Haven't read much of it yet but appears to be a clone of Jack Reacher. Hope it's better than those latest ones' of Childs but expected a bit better of Craven. Hope he proves me wrong.

Have continued to read favourite authors lists and am currently on library list for David Baldacci and Michael Connelly books. Having been given 2 detective books at Xmas I have now added David Louth (Craig Gillard character) and Rachel Lynch (Kelly Porter character) to my reading list which grows ever longer. Also added Candace Robb (Medieval York-Owen Archer chsracter) due to a random pickup in library.  Happy reading to all for 2024.

One bonus of CT being down was that I could catch up on some reading! 

So I've got through the latest offerings from Michael Connelly, Anne Cleeve  (her 2 rivers series) and Val McDermid.

Also discovered a new, to me, Australian author. I think I've mentioned Jane Harper's "Aaron Falk" detective series before. Now I've been reading Chris Hammer's "Martin Scarsden" investigative journalist series - Scrublands, Silver and Trust.t

There's something different about these two authors that I can't quite put my finger on but they both have a very descriptive writing style and frequent references to the surrounding environments leave you in no doubt that they're set "Down Under".

Both highly recommended! 

I've done a lot of reading recently as well. I made the mistake of downloading three Tim Sullivan DS Cross books. What a mistake that was! Cross is supposed to have Asperger’s or something similar and has no social skills. It makes the books very hard going in my opinion although a pedant's delight. I managed two or three chapters before giving up and deleting them all. Good job they were free but I think I see why!

I've read a couple of books recently by Nick Alexander and found them riveting. They tend to be family or people related stories with a mystery attached. I’ve just finished 'Perfectly Ordinary People' which goes back to wartime in France. I will be reading more👍🏻

Always good to hear of new to me authors that might be worth investigating and ones to avoid as well.

Finished reading M.W.Craven's new character first in series book called Fearless. Really enjoy his Washington Poe and Tilly series but I'm. I'm not sure whether I'll read another Fearless one. Too much like Reacher and not enough of authors sense of humour to make it different.

For followers of JD Kirk, the 17th in the DCI Logan crime thriller series, In Service of Death, is at 99p at the moment!!

If anyone is interested in getting a series of crime novels at a greatly reduced price the 4 book series of DCI Alex Fleming by Robert McNeil ( not to confused with Robert McNeill) is also at 99p for full set!! I have not tried them yet, as too many other books to read, but their reviews are good.

I bought Service of Death just a few minutes ago!

Have memories of being stuck in a jam beside the Spean Bridge Commando Monument for 2-3 hours! The hold up was caused by a MH leaving the road - fortunately, no one was injured - and those of us with LVs supplied tea and toilets for those in need, including the police. 

I bought it at £1.99 Nellie. Mind you it was at Christmas and I was being nagged to join in the "spirit" and buy a present I wanted. Just think, I could have told them I'd wait until the sales.

Another heads up on cheap books on Kindle. The third in the Summer Suspense series by L J Ross, The Bay, is at 99p at the moment, and the second in M A Comley's Lake District series with DI Sam Cobbs, To Silence Them, is free today!!