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More Reading
Mar. 30th, 2021 08:24 pmThey say there is a season to everything, and this month seems to be my reading season. There are in addition to the 4 books for my bingo and the 2 books for my Agatha Christie quest.
The Oxford History of Islam edited by John L. Esposito. This is a behemoth: 690 pages! I read it to better understand how to write Joe from The Old Guard. I don't think it achieved that aim. A lot of this group conquering that group and on and on. But I do have a much better understanding of the term 'Islamic art' and the basic tents of the religion. I read about 20 pages a day every day. It was tough going in some parts, but I stuck with it.
The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo. A Detective Kindaichi mystery. A classic honkaku (orthodox/fair play) Japanese mystery. An old rich man with a bizarre will sets off a string of murders after his death.
Hand in Glove by Ngaio March (1962). A Roderick Alleyn mystery. A nice country house murder during a scavenger hunt with a family and neighborhood of zany characters.
Death is No Sportsman by Cyril Hare (1938). An Inspector Mallett mystery. A fishing mystery with fly fishermen.
Watson's Choice by Gladys Mitchell (1955). A Mrs. Bradley mystery. She and her secretary Laura have a nice rapport. The thing starts out with a Sherlock Holmes mystery scavenger hunt/fancy dress party and there are a lot of Sherlockian references in the first few chapters.
Fell Murder by ECR Lorac (1944). A Chief Inspector MacDonald mystery. A murder of a mean old family patriarch in a farming community. Lots of nice descriptions of Lancashire.
Serpents in Eden A British Library Crime Classics anthology of short story mysteries set in rural settings. [Not to be confused with the one of mysteries set in manor houses!]. It had many great authors: ACD, Anthony Berkley, G. K. Chesterton, E.C. Bentley, Gladys Mitchell, and even P.G. Wodehouse's step-daughter. But the one I liked best was a 'code in the catalogue' mystery called "The Long Barrow" by H.C. Bailey.
And then there was a Did Not Finish (DNF). I managed about 100 pages of Toucan Keep a Secret by Donna Andrews, but there wasn't enough of the toucan in it and I had one of those 'life's too short to read books you don't like' moments and sent it back to the library.
The Oxford History of Islam edited by John L. Esposito. This is a behemoth: 690 pages! I read it to better understand how to write Joe from The Old Guard. I don't think it achieved that aim. A lot of this group conquering that group and on and on. But I do have a much better understanding of the term 'Islamic art' and the basic tents of the religion. I read about 20 pages a day every day. It was tough going in some parts, but I stuck with it.
The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo. A Detective Kindaichi mystery. A classic honkaku (orthodox/fair play) Japanese mystery. An old rich man with a bizarre will sets off a string of murders after his death.
Hand in Glove by Ngaio March (1962). A Roderick Alleyn mystery. A nice country house murder during a scavenger hunt with a family and neighborhood of zany characters.
Death is No Sportsman by Cyril Hare (1938). An Inspector Mallett mystery. A fishing mystery with fly fishermen.
Watson's Choice by Gladys Mitchell (1955). A Mrs. Bradley mystery. She and her secretary Laura have a nice rapport. The thing starts out with a Sherlock Holmes mystery scavenger hunt/fancy dress party and there are a lot of Sherlockian references in the first few chapters.
Fell Murder by ECR Lorac (1944). A Chief Inspector MacDonald mystery. A murder of a mean old family patriarch in a farming community. Lots of nice descriptions of Lancashire.
Serpents in Eden A British Library Crime Classics anthology of short story mysteries set in rural settings. [Not to be confused with the one of mysteries set in manor houses!]. It had many great authors: ACD, Anthony Berkley, G. K. Chesterton, E.C. Bentley, Gladys Mitchell, and even P.G. Wodehouse's step-daughter. But the one I liked best was a 'code in the catalogue' mystery called "The Long Barrow" by H.C. Bailey.
And then there was a Did Not Finish (DNF). I managed about 100 pages of Toucan Keep a Secret by Donna Andrews, but there wasn't enough of the toucan in it and I had one of those 'life's too short to read books you don't like' moments and sent it back to the library.