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I've read all of Tana French's books. I especially liked The Witch Elm and Faithful Place. I've never been to Ireland but it would be fun to visit if I ever strike it rich.
I also like Nora Roberts, especially her Irish books. I like Josephine Tey's books with the detective Alan Grant. I remember I liked The Singing Sands a lot.
Easter Hair Hunt, #16 in the Bad Hair Day Mysteries, is now available in ebook and print editions from your favorite online bookstore. An Easter egg hunt at historic Tremayne Manor leads hairstylist Marla Vail to discover more than just dyed eggs. The dead body in the bunny costume is definitely not having a good hare day. Marla's husband, homicide detective Dalton Vail, knows she finds solving mysteries and hare-raising adventures to be irresistible, but she may have found a basketful of trouble this time. Can Marla use her egg-cellent sleuthing skills to crack the case of the body in the bunny suit? Recipes Included!
I have a collection of pretty bookmarks. I'm using one that has a daisy at the top and the whole bookmark is sprinkled with glitter. This is printed on it: There are always flowers for those who want to see them. - Henri Matisse
Besides mystery and thrillers, I'm also a comic book fan.
I picked up the first issue of a new comic series called The Resistance. It's written by J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of the TV show Babylon 5. What I didn't realize is that it opens with the telling of a global pandemic breaking out and eventually killing 400 million people.
OOPS! Really not the story I wanted to read right now, even though it is a well told opening chapter.
My comfort reading otherwise was some new Star Wars comics before I dig into a new mystery novel tomorrow.
I love Simone St. James' books - she's my favorite (current) author of gothic mysteries.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45885644-the-sun-down-motel
I'm only about 100 pages into this book but it is spooky and as mysterious as I'd hoped. I thought I'd read all her books, but after checking out her book list I think there's one I missed.
Her first book, THE HAUNTING OF MADDY CLARE, made me a fan for life!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11832043-the-haunting-of-maddy-clare
I really enjoyed TO DIE FOR (1995) a thriller starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Gus Van Sant. Kidman plays a none too bright but relentlessly ambitious aspiring TV personality with a penchant for taking shortcuts. It's a great cast: Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Ileana Douglas. The ending is perfectly excecuted.
How about everyone else? What should we be renting/streaming while we're all self-isolating?
I'm going for comfort reads. I just finished re-reading The Rose in Darkness by Christianna Brand. Brand is one of my favourites--I don't think anyone could beat her for plot reversals.
Now I'm reading Christie's Five Little Pigs, for the third time, just to see how she did it. And then I'm going on to Peril at End House.
I also have an early copy of The Red Locked Room, a collection of locked-room stories by Tetsuya Ayukawa, and I'm reading those in between chapters of Christie...
I just love my home library. It has comfortable wing chairs, cozy rugs, a northern exposure (not too much sunlight on books), and yards and yards of built-in white shelves just packed with books -- and some magazinesTHere's usually a pot of tea or a glass of wine on a side table. There's a radio and stereo system but no TV. The only thing it lacks is a fireplace but realistically that's a lot of work to keep clean.
Over the past week, I've been organizing my books more coherently. I may try alphabetizing although that's a huge job.
How about you guys? What's your home library or reading area like and how is it organized? Has anyone used a software program to take inventory? If so, what one and what did you think?
Here's my favorite Sherlock Holmes joke. What have you got? Post 'em here!
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. As they lay down for the night, Holmes said: "Watson, look up into the sky and tell me what you see."
Watson said, "I see millions and millions of stars."
“And what does that tell you?" Holmes asked.
"Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Theologically, it tells me that God is great and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it tells me that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow... What does it tell you?"
"Somebody stole our tent, " said Holmes.
I haven't had many instances where I started reading a book and realized that I've already read it before.
I keep a list of what I've read by authors so if it is on the list, I know I've already read it.
These days I have very little chance to re-read stuff so that helps cut down on any mistakes on my part.
