Sandy’s Comments (group member since Dec 14, 2015)

Sandy’s comments from the Reading the Detectives group.

I think this book has a great opening scene, with Dolly half asleep and then having to convince her husband.

I read the 'Never Too Late' book as 'a midlife crime thriller'.

Susan wrote: "I will nominate Juggernaut: A Golden Age Mystery by Alice Campbell

Up and up crept the weight. Its touch was..."

US: on kindle for $4

Thinking back to our discussion of Murder at the Vicarage I was amused when Miss Marple knocked on the window of the vicarage. That was followed by a lovely scene of Griselda playing with her son and being caught at it by a non-children-loving parishioner.

Finished and another vote for Dolly.

Susan in NC wrote: "Lovely Large Print edition of We Solve Murders came through the hold system at my library finally!"

Enjoy! it is a lot of fun.

I am listening to this for my third (or more) read though I still find I don't remember everything.

The book is waiting at the library.

Jackie wrote: "Sandy, that sounds very good; did you ever read The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth ? Gave me an incredible res..."

Sounds good. Thanks for the recommendation.

I'm reading When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance about how plants shaped the earth and the animals. Excellent.

I was also satisfied with this wrap-up to the series. Cadfael re-visits life outside the monastery and chooses to return. He is united with his son, and I imagine an on-going relationship with his new family. All his finest traits are on display, including using his medical skills.

The murder is definitely a minor concern once Yves is released. I had nearly forgotten it when the murderer confessed. A fitting ending for a vile man.

The 'young lovers' troupe is hinted at in the future.

Judy wrote: "Good to hear you liked The Sunken Sailor: Inspector Tibbett #2, Sandy. I want to read this series in order, but Patricia Moyes seems to be one of those authors where ..."

Between my library system and Amazon, most seem are available to me, some on Hoopla (non-kindle eBooks through the library). Not sure I will ever make it through all 19-20!

Speaking of underwhelmed, I started and dropped Holmes, Marple & Poe at the 25% mark.

Onto Cadfael, a known quantity.

Judy wrote: "I've just read The Sunken Sailor: Inspector Tibbett #2 by Patricia Moyes and really enjoyed it, especially as it was set on the coast of Suffolk, near where I live. I..."

I have started The Sunken Sailor: Inspector Tibbett #2. I learned about skiing in the first book and now have mastered sailing. Excellent so far and wondering what I will learn in the next book.

Much to like in this Maigret: bit of fog, Mrs Maigret's frustrations, many pipes smoked, and Maigret being kind to a down-and-out young man. A couple of wonderful twists at the end. The American following him around to learn his technique added humor.

My library request arrived and I read the book last night. One of my favorite Maigrets.

I enjoyed the book though I have reservations. I didn't find the murderer's motive convincing, nor did I understand how Annie found out the secret relationship. Why kill Mark? And why was Betty found alive?

However, the setting and the characters are enjoyable. Even Diabolo was a pleasure in this book, after being rather annoying in the first book. I also liked Max better is this time, although he had very little to do with solving the mystery.

I will be reading the next in the series.

Finished it and liked it. The setting and the characters carry this series (for me).

I listened to this, read by "Hastings", and, as it was a re-read, I paid less attention than normal. My original rating was three stars, and I am going to reduce it to two. I find Christie's spy stories much less satisfying than her standard murders. I thought this plot was too convoluted with spies popping up everywhere. I do like Tommy and Tuppence as characters.

The final blow was the good German, that everyone liked, turned out to be English. I suppose it was the temper of the times, but that was a step too far for me.

In the US: is $2. This book was mentioned in the Poirot vs Marple thread.