English Mysteries Club discussion

Miriam wrote: "@ Alan:

No, you're not the only one! Earl Grey is my favourite tea too, when I drink tea (not often though!)."

Miriam wrote: "@ Alan:

I do start my day, however, with a dark roast coffee.

I love ginseng coffee, is my favourite!

I am allergic to coffee. Irish breakfast, English breakfast and Red Rose are my preferred teas

Have to admit it but I do enjoy a peppermint tea on occasion.

Galowa wrote: "Alan wrote: "Welcome to the group MissLemon. I'm new here too. It seems I am the only one here who likes Earl Grey Tea."

Not so. I like it; it's just not my favorite.
And, of course, there's alway..."

Oh to have a replicator.

Alan wrote: "Welcome to the group MissLemon. I'm new here too. It seems I am the only one here who likes Earl Grey Tea."

Welcome to the group, MissLemon! Earl Grey is my favorite tea with the Earl Grey Creme the top of the list!

Hi, MissLemon. Welcome to the group!

Alan wrote: "Welcome to the group MissLemon. I'm new here too. It seems I am the only one here who likes Earl Grey Tea."

Thank you , Earl Gray is my favourite tea too🙂

You made me feel like drinking a cup of Earl Grey! Today I went to buy some bags of it.

I am now drinking Rooibos. It is the tea that Precious Ramotswe drinks in the the series set in Botswana by Alexander McCall Smith.

Hi, Piuh! Welcome to the group.

I just joined this group and am looking forward to getting to know the group and join in the discussions.

Hi Piùh and Deborah, and welcome to the English Mysteries Club! I hope you like it here, and find plenty to join in with :)

Just scrolled up to learn that Thomas is my tea twin 🫖 Irish breakfast, English breakfast, Red Rose… I also recommend Red Rose Canadian Breakfast ☕️

Lisa wrote: "Just scrolled up to learn that Thomas is my tea twin 🫖 Irish breakfast, English breakfast, Red Rose… I also recommend Red Rose Canadian Breakfast ☕️"
Although I live close to the Canada border(12 miles), I have never seen Red Rose Canadian Breakfast in grocery stores here.. I will look for it next time we go to Canada. I am a tea twin!!

Thomas wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Just scrolled up to learn that Thomas is my tea twin 🫖 Irish breakfast, English breakfast, Red Rose… I also recommend Red Rose Canadian Breakfast ☕️"
Although I live close to the Canad..."

We like Yorkshire Tea ,orange pekoe . I have never seen Red Rose English Breakfast. I must look in the store next time I go shopping.

Hi, I have lately resurrected my teenage love of the Golden Age of Crime and came upon a reference to this group while reading a review of The Case of the Gilded Fly. I am always on the look-out for a new mystery so I am hoping that I will find lots to enjoy here.

I live in the South East of England and as the daughter of a librarian I have been inhaling books since birth!

Hi Craftyhj and welcome to the group.

Hi Craftyhj and welcome to the English Mysteries Club!

Oh yes, Edmund Crispin is a firm favourite with some of us, and we recently had his classic The Moving Toyshop as a group read. I see you are also reading a book by Cyril Hare, so do check out our current group read of An English Murder LINK HERE. It's proving very popular! 😊

Have a browse and join in wherever you like.

Welcome, Craftyhj!

Hello and welcome to the group.

Hello, everyone. My name's Maurice, I live in Canada (I do know Red Rose tea), and I'm happy to join you in the group. I've always loved English mysteries, ever since I first thrilled to Wilkie Collins's "The Moonstone" as an undergrad. Then Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine, Conan Doyle... I look forward to getting to know the members, and to joining in the discussions of the monthly reads. I'm happily into February's "A Nice Class of Corpse."

Hi, Maurice! Welcome to the group!

Hi, Maurice, and welcome to the "English Mysteries Club". All your choices are popular here, so I hope you enjoy exploring the threads and adding your thoughts. Happy mystery reading! 😊

Hi, Maurice, welcome to the group, and happy reading!

Hi, my name is Tiziana, I'm 51, born in Vienna and living in Italy.

English is not my mother tongue but I usually read English written book because I have a wider choice and many, too many books are not translated into my language.
... I beg your pardon for any errors in my text :-)

My favorite reads are mysteries, I started reading Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle when I was 11 years old and I never stopped to read mysteries.
I love classic detection, but also modern cozy mysteries with a historical setting (1st and 2nd World War, Victorian, Regency, medieval, 18th century ...), lately I've become passionate about mystery-romances.

I like to switch genres from time to time by reading children's classics, biographies of historical figures and fiction novels with the background of real historical events.
I also really like the stories of art thieves, espionage and adventure.
I hate dramatic love stories and I like happy and humorous ones instead.

Even before books, I have always loved animals, nature and sport.
In my life I have done dance, artistic gymnastics, more than 20 years of martial arts (kung-fu, kick-boxe, wing-chung), swimming, running and fitness.
Now the aches and pains of age limit me a little, but I always try to get moving.
I have had several cats and dogs that I have loved deeply and will always carry in my heart. I now have 3 cats that I adopted last year from a shelter and a little dog who needs a home is coming soon.

I love to draw and do creative works to decorate or use for the home.
I'm single, not by choice but in my life I've never met the kind of man I love in movies and books...probably my standards are too high.
Wishing you all a great day and thank you for letting me participate to the group. :-)

Hi Tiziana and welcome to the "English Mysteries Club". I'm so glad you found us, as we read all the sort of books you like! My first two mystery authors as a young teenager were also Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! The stood me in good stead. Your English is very good!

I too have a rescue dog - a sort of shepherd dog come husky from Romania - and have had many cats in the past. I love them all very much 😊 I hope your new little one settles soon.

Hi Tiziana, and welcome. Your English is excellent. Your aches and pains. .. I can relate.

I'm a fan of historical mysteries; you might like to look into the "Historical Mysteries Lovers" discussion group here on NG. Lots of book choices there.

Hi, Tiziana! Welcome to the group!
I love visiting both Italy and Vienna!

Welcome Tiziana! I was born in Vienna too, but I still live here. ;) Been to Italy quite often though. Enjoy exploring the group! :)

Tiziana wrote: "Hi, my name is Tiziana, I'm 51, born in Vienna and living in Italy.

English is not my mother tongue but I usually read English written book because I have a wider choice and many, too many books a..."

Welcome, Tiziana!

Hello, Tiziana! I'm Italian too! Benvenuta!

I've just started to read "Poirot and Me" by David Suchet. Very interesting account of how the actor approached the role for the TV series. Now I want to go back to watch it again.

Thank you all for the warm welcome ! :-)

Hello all; I'm Stephanie, but you can call me Sam for the purposes of Goodreads. Despite the moniker, I'm much more of a fan of English mysteries than hard-boiled detective fiction.

I disdained mysteries as a child and teen, but caught the bug at university. I read Arthur Conan Doyle, of course, and I was told that the writings of John Dickson Carr were similar to P.G. Wodehouse, so I picked those up, but once I read Dorothy Sayers I was a goner.

I am retired and live in the U.S.

Hi Stephanie, aka Sam, and welcome to the "English Mysteries Club". It sounds as if you are in just the right place! So make yourself comfortable and have a cup of tea 😉 Happy mystery reading!

Welcome to the group, Sam!

Hello fellow British mystery lovers. I am an avid fan of the British mysteries of the Golden Age, and certainly, some of the more recent ones as well. I see that I have several good GR friends who are also members.

I am not a group read kind of person but will become active in the other topics and hope that I can learn about authors I haven't read yet and also contribute my own favorites. I will now go have a hot cup of PG Tips tea and prepare to enjoy myself. The game's afoot!!

Welcome, Jill. Also a fan of British mysteries, especially historicals. Lots of them set in the "Golden Age" time frame, so they follow the trope.

Hi, Jill. Welcome to the group!

Hi, Jill! Reading with a group is a great experience, I learnt a lot of things doing buddy reads, and I'm sure you will have a great time!

Hi, Jill, and welcome to the "English Mysteries Club". I loved your intro post, and hope you find lots to join in with, notwithstanding your preference not to join our group reads (but never say never!) And please let me know if there's a thread you would like to see added 😊

Thanks so much, folks.

Welcome Jill, Sam and Tizania.

Kimberly, welcome to the group 8-).

Hi, Kimberly! Welcome to the group!

Welcome aboard Kimberly and Jill !! :-D

Hi Kimberley, and welcome to the "English Mysteries Club". I'm so glad you found us, as from your shelves you're a real Anglophile! Just join in wherever you like, and I hope you enjoy the group. I look forward to your comments 😊

Hi! My name is Tiffany and I enjoy reading and watching English mysteries. I also enjoy cross stitch, camping, cooking, and my cats. I've had a run of disappointing reads lately, and thought coming back in to Goodreads and joining a group might help me get back on track with better choices. :D

Hi and welcome to the "English Mysteries Club" Tiffany. I hope you enjoy it here, and that you'll soon get your mojo back 😊