What are you reading now?

Elegran, Ann Cleeves, the author of the Shetland series isn't a 'he'.

Actually, I was mistaken, it's Thin Air that I'm struggling with, which is book 6. I agree, elgran, that she seems to have run out of steam. I think I mentioned somewhere that I was reading one of Ariana Franklin's books which she started before she died and her daughter finished it. It is said that "you couldn't see the joins", but you patently could. It was good, but seemed to lose its way in a manner that she would never have allowed to happen, and certain phrases brought you up short, so that you thought "she would never have let her character say that in that way". A good try, but very big shoes to fill, sadly.

anno I was confusing them with the Lewis trilogy.

Has anyone else read Sue Grafton's books? I enjoyed them, an easy read and I liked her charactersr. She writes as a Private Investigator in Texas

I have just finished Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves very good, this is the 2nd one I have read from the Shetland series, I have dipped in to them rather randomly, they probably should be read in the right order to appreciate the unfolding private life of the main character Jimmy Perez.

Just started "The Swimming Pool" picked up at Sainsburys the other day, I think this would be termed as psychological thriller, am enjoying it so far.

I like Sue Grafton too auntie flo but thought she was in California, she has some very positive images of older people.

I read them all in order, TerriBull and couldn't put them down, but for this one. It plods, the plot is thin and the main characters are very shallow.

I`ve read Sue Grafton up to Y, but haven`t seen them in the shops lately, must look on Amazon. What letter is she up to now? Wonder how they`ll end when she reaches Z?

Up to X which is out now.

Thank you Mildred

Finished Number 11 by Jonathan Coe, surreal ending!!
Halfway through A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson

Looking forward to reading 2 books I bought last week:
Miss Bronte's Dilemma by Coreen Turner (very well researched, about Charlotte Bronte' marriage)
Why Aren't They Shouting? by Kevin Rodgers ('A Banker's Tale of Change, Computers and Perpetual Crisis' written for both experts and the person in the street)

I read somewhere that Susan Hill is not writing any more Serailler novels. If you have read the last one you will know just how upset I am feeling. Surely she cannot leave his story there??

I too love Ann Cleves- especially Vera Stanhope.

Just reading A Short Life by Hanya Yanagihara (very long book) on the recommendation of a friend. Took me a while to get into it but it has now become compulsive reading. Too heavy to read on a sunlounger or in bed so I downloaded it. Very different form my usual choices but totally compelling- I suspect it may make me cry at some stage though.

Small Island by Andrea Levy, bought in a charity shop and enjoying it hugely. Will look for more by the same writer when I've finished it. Anyone else read it?
I never heard of her before.

I am reading 'Not quite nice' by Celia Imrie the lady from Victoria Woods Acorn Antiques. It is such a lovely book all about a lady made redundant in her later years who sells up to go and live in Nice. Pure escapism!!!!

I've read Small Island I really enjoyed it.
There was also a BBC drama of it shown 2009 with quite a big name cast including Benedict Cumberbatch and David Oyelowo that was also very good.

Craftycat, I do so hope you`re wrong!

Carerof123 I also really enjoyed Celia Imrie's novel- great capers! She has a follow up novel out now also set in Nice.
Normally I like thrillers and really enjoy Nicci French and Linwood Barclay.

Oh, pity I missed the BBC version, I would have enjoyed watching that Maggymay.

I`ve finished Through the Storm, really enjoyed it, but always enjoy Maureen Lee`s books. I`m now reading Speaking in Bones, by Kathy Reichs, I like the Temperance Brennan books.

If you like crime novels with a touch of the supernatural, then I can recommend James Oswald. It is best to read his books in sequence starting with 'Natural Causes'.
I am on to his fourth book now and am thoroughly enjoying it.

Must admit, I`ve never read James Oswald, might give him a go.

I have just finished reading The Girl Who came Back by Susan Lewis. I was unsure at first, a bit harrowing but I couldn't put it down and did really enjoy it. I have picked up another Susan Lewis at the Library along with books 1 and 2 of the Poldark series. I read them many years ago and watched the series first time round, now that it is coming back on tv I thought I would read the series again.

I like Susan Lewis, haven`t read that one though. I`m a big thriller fan, but I`ve developed a liking just over the last few months for books set in WW1 and WW2, so can highly recommend anything by Annie Murray, Ruth Hamilton, Maureen Lee, Rosie Goodwin, and several others in a similar vein.

Just in the middle of a nice light summer read by Veronica Henry. I am enjoying it, as it's easy to pick up and put down, but all of a sudden, in the middle of a page, a typo!
The girl's name is Kate, now she is *Karen*, for one line only, then she's back to being Kate. They need proof readers. Must drive the author mad, if she knows about it.

I have just read The Truth Commissioner by David Park, which was a very good read, a case for or against getting to the truth behind the past wars in Northern Ireland........I've just seen that a filmed version of the book is on BBC2 tonight at 9.30.