Reading Update
Since I haven't had any review books to read for about two weeks now I've been getting caught up with some other reading. Worked my way through all my library books and was able to return them all today and pick up a new load. I also put several on hold that I want to read.
If you're a fan of british cozies you'd likely enjoy MC Beaton's mysteries. They're light fluff but the regular characters are always amusing. Beaton writes under several names, in several different genres, and I enjoy all three of her current mystery series. As MC Beaton she writes the Agatha Raisin mysteries but my favorite of her's are the Hamish McBeth ones set in a little Scottish village. The one I just finished was an Agatha Raisin, "The Perfect Paragon" and it was a real riot. The other mystery series she currently writes is set in the Edwardian era but for those she's credited as Marion Chesney.
In a complete contrast to a traditional cozy, this past weekend I dived into Stuart MacBride's debut novel "Cold Granite". I finished the 450+ pages easily in two days, it was hard to put down and every spare moment I had I'd read as furiously as I could. Set in the Scottish city of Aberdeen it was an excellent police procedural style mystery. Very hard edged but with wonderful characters. I'll definately have to keep my eye out for more novels by MacBride and I'd highly recommend "Cold Granite".
If you're a fan of british cozies you'd likely enjoy MC Beaton's mysteries. They're light fluff but the regular characters are always amusing. Beaton writes under several names, in several different genres, and I enjoy all three of her current mystery series. As MC Beaton she writes the Agatha Raisin mysteries but my favorite of her's are the Hamish McBeth ones set in a little Scottish village. The one I just finished was an Agatha Raisin, "The Perfect Paragon" and it was a real riot. The other mystery series she currently writes is set in the Edwardian era but for those she's credited as Marion Chesney.
In a complete contrast to a traditional cozy, this past weekend I dived into Stuart MacBride's debut novel "Cold Granite". I finished the 450+ pages easily in two days, it was hard to put down and every spare moment I had I'd read as furiously as I could. Set in the Scottish city of Aberdeen it was an excellent police procedural style mystery. Very hard edged but with wonderful characters. I'll definately have to keep my eye out for more novels by MacBride and I'd highly recommend "Cold Granite".
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