tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post4931193614544122641..comments2024-03-28T08:14:48.882-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: Auto-Buy Authors, Chapter 3Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-15122443042864651422015-02-07T22:49:08.027-07:002015-02-07T22:49:08.027-07:00I understand that. Good luck on your search!I understand that. Good luck on your search!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-18214706982426957972015-02-07T15:01:59.491-07:002015-02-07T15:01:59.491-07:00I want to start A.D. Scott's series at the beg...I want to start A.D. Scott's series at the beginning, but my library has a limited selection of her books, so I'll start with what I can find. I'm trying not to buy books at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-77536041864314508362015-02-07T00:21:36.691-07:002015-02-07T00:21:36.691-07:00Yes, I've read one of her mysteries and have t...Yes, I've read one of her mysteries and have three more sitting on my TBR shelves. Excellent choice, Kathy!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80537363451171807482015-02-07T00:02:40.539-07:002015-02-07T00:02:40.539-07:00I should have put Malla Nunn on my list above; she...I should have put Malla Nunn on my list above; she writes about 1952 South AFrica under apartheid, and really writes good, interesting plots and characters. And one gets a sense of the horrors of the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-51033979779013046252015-02-06T01:31:00.658-07:002015-02-06T01:31:00.658-07:00I've got Savage on my wish list now and will k...I've got Savage on my wish list now and will keep a lookout for her. Thanks, Kathy!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-47864328806699901362015-02-05T18:44:51.789-07:002015-02-05T18:44:51.789-07:00Angela Savage writes a heck of a series set in Tha...Angela Savage writes a heck of a series set in Thailand with her Australian ex-pat detective, Jayne Keeney. She has kindly sent me her first two books and I borrowed the third.<br />However, her books will be available in the U.S. sometime this year.<br />Jayne Keeney is a bit like V.I. Warshawski, brave, independent, feisty, smart. She speaks Thai and gets involved in a lot of illegal goings-on to expose them. Angela<br />raises social issues, but the plots and characters are good, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-32061302645740186512015-02-05T13:41:52.065-07:002015-02-05T13:41:52.065-07:00I haven't heard of Angela Savage, so thanks fo...I haven't heard of Angela Savage, so thanks for the heads up!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-5972926366003158412015-02-05T03:51:54.491-07:002015-02-05T03:51:54.491-07:00And here's yet another Ruth Galloway fan -- fo...And here's yet another Ruth Galloway fan -- for a lot of reasons. She is like a real person, not glamorous or physically fit, a single mother, a working woman, juggling childcare and her job. And I like her coterie of friends.<br />I have put A.D. Scott on my TBR-soon list based on Peggy Ann's recommendation.<br />I'm trying to use the library and not buy books, but I have purchased books quickly by Elly Griffiths, Sara Paretsky, Fred Vargas, Tana French, Arnaldur Indridason, Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis, Anne Holt, Liza Marklund and will buy Australian writer Angela Savage's next book when it comes out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-84409690274002931052015-02-02T11:30:01.938-07:002015-02-02T11:30:01.938-07:00Another Galloway fan-- I love it! And thanks for t...Another Galloway fan-- I love it! And thanks for the M.K. Graff recommendation, Lynn. I've added her to my wish list!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-52589674881150300612015-02-02T11:26:59.942-07:002015-02-02T11:26:59.942-07:00Yes, we do share a lot of the same tastes, Kay. Th...Yes, we do share a lot of the same tastes, Kay. There are many books on my TBR shelves that I mean to get around to reading-- but haven't yet. I think they're meant to come bobbing to the surface when I need them most, so I tend not to stress over it.<br /><br />I've been hearing things about Big Little Lies, so I'll have to check that one out. And Greg Iles' first is sitting on my TBR shelves.<br /><br />One thing I love about these comments is seeing Elly Griffiths' name repeatedly. I love Dr. Ruth Galloway!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-50641548406051141202015-02-02T11:22:30.833-07:002015-02-02T11:22:30.833-07:00Adding Paddy Richardson to my wish list. Thanks, M...Adding Paddy Richardson to my wish list. Thanks, Margot!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-65284927226769288382015-02-02T11:20:10.845-07:002015-02-02T11:20:10.845-07:00I think I have one of Katherine Howell's books...I think I have one of Katherine Howell's books waiting for me on my TBR shelves, and Sulari Gentill has just been added to my wish list.<br /><br />I'm in total agreement with you about Grabenstein (Ceepak) and Griffiths. Love their books!<br /><br />Thanks for adding to my wish list-- I'm always on the lookout for new authors!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-15437872564596675922015-02-02T09:04:25.534-07:002015-02-02T09:04:25.534-07:00Elly Griffiths is also an auto buy for me. It is p...Elly Griffiths is also an auto buy for me. It is probably my favorite series right now<br />.<br />Another favorite author that I wait for the next book to come out and then buy is M.K.Graff or Marni Graff. There are three books in the series so far. The protagonist is Nora Tierney who is an American living in England. The first book The Blue Virgin is set in Oxford. The second (The Green Remains) and the third (The Scarlet Wench) are set in the Lake District. The books have interesting characters, good plots and are atmospheric which is why I like the Ruth Galloway (Elly Griffiths) series too.Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08920789124947857728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-20773437952944869682015-02-02T06:15:28.776-07:002015-02-02T06:15:28.776-07:00Ah, Cathy, you and I share a lot of the same taste...Ah, Cathy, you and I share a lot of the same tastes. Indian food for one. Love it. OK, I've only read one of the Vish Puri books - the first - and why haven't I continued with the series. I meant to. The other two authors have both been on my list (the never ending need to read list) for a while. I'll get to them. Maybe this year.<br /><br />As to my must buys - think I answered on your first one of these a few years ago. But things change and authors are added. OK, now Elly Griffiths (love Ruth Galloway), Michael Robotham (love Joe O'Loughlin), Sharon Bolton, Linda Castillo, Greg Iles, Tana French, Peter May, Lisa Genova (not a mystery author), Elizabeth Haynes (new to me) and to round out 10 - Liane Moriarty (loved BIG LITTLE LIES). Think those might all be different from what I shared the last time. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-74974625474816635192015-02-02T06:06:59.166-07:002015-02-02T06:06:59.166-07:00Cathy - Oh, I couldn't agree more about Tarqui...Cathy - Oh, I couldn't agree more about Tarquin Hall! I really love his Vish Puri series! Don't know if I mentioned this before, but my top auto-buy author is Paddy Richardson. If you haven't read her work, I really do hope you will...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-67798844570632720902015-02-02T00:45:28.883-07:002015-02-02T00:45:28.883-07:00I don't have a huge number of these kinds of a...I don't have a huge number of these kinds of authors as my tastes have changed somewhat over the years, especially as it has become possible for us down here at the bottom of the world to access a wider selection of books. If I look at what I'm reading now versus what I was reading a decade ago there aren't many cross over authors.<br /><br />I suppose I'd have to say Sue Grafton is one who I've stuck by - and if she finished the alphabet then so will I. <br /><br />Others are relatively new to me - two Australian authors - Sulari Gentill (historical crime fiction set in the 30's) and Katherine Howell (police/paramedic procedural). I highly recommend both but you'd probably struggle to get them in your neck of the woods.<br /><br />I do also love Chris Grabenstein's John Ceepack series (I don't read his kids/YA books) and buy them immediately they are available in audio format - I don't know what they're like to read in the traditional way as I've never done it :)<br /><br />The only other one I can think of is Elly Griffiths - though perhaps she doesn't qualify as I haven't actually bought her latest yet (I will do - but it's jolly expensive just now).Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.com