English Mysteries Club discussion

Which mystery work would you like to read with us during July?

Please place your suggestion here, or second someone else's.

Because we alternate between Golden Age and more recent works, please suggest a more recent or contemporary mystery for the month of July. For convenience, a cut-off date is around 1960, so any English mystery since then is fine.

What about A Perfect Spy by John le Carré? It might be more spy than mystery and I am not sure if it only takes place in england.

I found a new series I'm interested in, but I waited to nominate the first one A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie.

We go by the book page Debra, and it's on there as a mystery as well as other genres. I read it once and it does have a great mystery at its heart.

I'd love to read Deborah Crombie! She sounds the sort of author who writes the mysteries I love, and I think she's bang in the middle of this group's focused style ... except that she is American, and travels to the UK to research her novels.

So I'm really sorry France-Andrée, but I feel we can't have anything by her as our group read. Please do share about her in our thread for American mystery authors, however.

ONGOING NOMINATIONS:

A Perfect Spy by John le Carré
The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey
Ordeal by Fire by Sarah Hawkswood

That’s too bad then. I only read the synopsis and didn’t think about looking her up! Then I’ll nominate The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey, I still want to read it.

Perfect! Thanks.

I nominate Ordeal by Fire by Sarah Hawkswood. It´s a historical mystery.

Is Paula Hawkins' Into the Water ok?

Also Anne Cleeves' The Glass Room is something I was keen to read.

Is it okay to nominate more than one book?

Hi Emilia, either of these would be fine, but only one please. Which would you like to nominate? (Maybe someone else will nominate the other ;) )

Bionic Jean wrote: "Hi Emilia, either of these would be fine, but only one please. Which would you like to nominate? (Maybe someone else will nominate the other ;) )"

Oh ok no problem - I think I'll have Into the Water. Thank you! :)

I'd like to nominate The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell. It's her latest book, published November of last year, so I'm not sure if it's too new... It is available in multiple formats from multiple booksellers, though! If it doesn't qualify, no worries--I'm already loving some of the other nominations in this thread :)

They're both fine, thanks! As you say Susan yours is already available is various formats. It's only usually when a books is brand new, that there's a problem with accessibility.

I'll repost the list.

ONGOING NOMINATIONS:

Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin seconded

A Perfect Spy by John le Carré
The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey
Ordeal by Fire by Sarah Hawkswood
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin

Could we start to have some secondings too, now please?

Can I nominate Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin?
This author has received good reviews for this series & I’d be chuffed to read it as a group 😊

Of course Anne! I'll add it :)

Icewineanne wrote: "Can I nominate Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin?
This author has received good reviews for this series & I’d..."

I'll second Murder on the Oxford Canal

Added thanks Ade.

Another seconding, anyone?

I would like to nominate Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne

I will second Absolution by Murder. I read these books years ago and l'd love to revisit them.

Tracey the Bookworm wrote: "I would like to nominate Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne"

Great! I have that on my list too!

ONGOING NOMINATIONS:

Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne seconded
Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin seconded
Ordeal by Fire by Sarah Hawkswood seconded

A Perfect Spy by John le Carré
The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey
Ordeal by Fire by Sarah Hawkswood
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin

Good addition! Could have more secondings please?

I’d like to second Ordeal by Fire please 😊

Updated, thanks Emilia.

Oh ... but you nominated one - sorry - it's either or. Which would you like?

Bionic Jean wrote: "Updated, thanks Emilia.

Oh ... but you nominated one - sorry - it's either or. Which would you like?"

Eek sorry, I'm not up on the rules! I'm okay to keep Ordeal by Fire, if that makes things easier?

Done, thanks.

ONGOING NOMINATIONS:

Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne seconded
Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin seconded
Ordeal by Fire by Sarah Hawkswood seconded

A Perfect Spy by John le Carré
The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths

I'd like to nominate the first book in my current favorite series, The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. I find the series delightful.

Added, thanks Susan.

Would someone like to second one of the others?

Since we don't have enough seconds, I'll make up the five in nomination order. Please feel free to nominate anything that doesn't get in, in a future modern mystery poll.

This thread is now closed.