Cuckoos Calling

Yes, the Brunetti family is one of the real strong points of Donna Leon I think. It is the only actual detective series I can think of with a family - oh, except for the Falco books.

I'll try not to prejudice you against Casual Vacancy! I will be interested to know what anyone else thought of it. I thought that in Cuckoos Calling she built her characters convincingly. Why is is that detectives in fiction seem to have dysfunctional relationships, the main exception being the Venetian cop, Commissario Brunetti in Donna Leon's books.

Actually I'm enjoying this more and more. Perhaps her books are slow starters if Casual Vacancy is the same.

It's not bad, I suppose. Definitely an apple or an orange not a strawberry or blueberry or melon

Had Cuckoo Calling as an audio book. Very entertaining but I did not find it memorable.

I am ploughing through Casual Vacancy. It's very slow going but there is a plot developing. Not sure that I care about any of the characters though - maybe one or two of the teenagers.

Yet to read Casual Vacancy- it is on Kindle but not had time yet. So many books - so little time. I remember when the saying was so many men- so little time!
Those were the days!

I think you're comparing apples and oranges, broomsticks!

Just reading it now. Enjoying it but maybe doesn't have the originality and humour of Harry Potter.

I have it on Kindle, am going to read it next, it's had a lot of good reviews. I love good crime novels.

I really want to read this book GradmaH, I've heard it's very good and I like crime. I enjoyed The Casual Vacancy a lot, in spite of mixed reviews. I didn't have any preconceptions about her writing because I wasn't one of those adults who could be bothered to read Harry Potter, reading about wizards isn't my thing, I was just glad my children enjoyed the series.