Sunday, March 31, 2019

March 2019 Additions to My eBook Stockpile




It's amazing how a lack of a balance on my gift cards slows down my stockpiling, but that's one of the things that happened in March. I don't purposely go out searching for new books for my Kindle; I take a look at the daily emails I get, and if anything I can't resist is listed on one of them, I'll buy and download it. (I won't even go into how I feel about people who feel it's perfectly okay to download pirated eBooks for free. What? Authors don't have families to support and can subsist on nothing but air?)

Anyway, to get back on track, here are the books I couldn't resist last month. I have them grouped by genre/subgenre, and if there's one (or more) that tickles your fancy, click on the title for a link to Amazon. Beware! If you live outside the US, the links take you to the US branch of Amazon, not your country's. And in case you're wondering, I'm not being reimbursed for linking to Amazon. I include links to them simply because I own a Kindle.

Let's take a look at what I couldn't resist...


=== Non-Fiction ===

by William Lewis Manly. Set in California.


=== Short Stories ===

Maprao Syndrome by Colin Cotterill. Set in Thailand.
Just an Ordinary Day by Shirley Jackson. Various locations.


=== Historical Fiction ===

The Edge of Eden by Helen Benedict. Set in Seychelles.


=== Private Investigator ===

Lethal White by Robert Galbraith. Set in England.


=== Historical Mystery ===

The Wickenham Murders by Amy Myers. Set in England.


=== Amateur Sleuth ===

Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets. Set in Colorado.


=== Police Procedural ===

Still Waters by Viveca Sten. Set in Sweden.
The Third Squad by V. Sanjay Kumar. Set in India.
Shattered Dreams by Frank Hayes. Set in New Mexico.





Did any of these books tickle your fancy? Inquiring minds would love to know!




17 comments:

  1. Stockpile is such an appropriate term! I have the hardcover of Lethal White waiting for me--my daughter read it first. It is a big One!

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    1. After having had some trouble with a wrist, I find reading the bigger tomes easier on my Kindle.

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  2. Oh, it sounds as though you have some good 'uns here, Cathy. I like the variety, too. I hope you'll enjoy them.

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  3. All of them! Love your newsletters and stockpiles...so many great books!

    Thank you,
    Sandee

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    1. Thank you, Sandee. I'm glad you stopped by!

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  4. I've liked all of Viveca Sten's Sandhamn series! I have Shattered Dreams; haven't started it yet, but I have high hopes for it. I really liked Les Becquets' The Last Woman in the Forest and will be reading
    Breaking Wild--eventually.

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    1. Thanks for your input-- makes me want to read these even more. Must. Read. Faster. ;-)

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  5. Omigod. There goes the TBR lists again. I may wait and see the reviews. I have hesitated to read the new Rowling/Galbraith book because it's a doorstop! And I hate holding heavy books, and the books I've read by that author were too wordy, didn't have enough editing and got too bloody violent. So, I'll think about that.

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    1. It's been a while since I've read Galbraith's Cormoran Strike books. I've got to get caught up. But I certainly do agree with you-- books that needed to be edited a lot more before they're introduced to the public can drive me nuts.

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  6. Yes, and I edit and so when I read those books, I'm thinking "edit out,"get rid of detail," "shorten", and "tweak," as I turn pages, wondering if I should be spending my time more productively.

    And I think this Cormoran Strike book is over 600 pages!

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    1. Definite doorstop territory. In other news, I'm reading-- and loving-- Chris Hammer's Scrublands. I find myself mulling the story over time and again when I'm away from the book. And I love how he describes the heat and drought and bush fires-- all things I'm very familiar with.

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  7. Yes, Scrublands is very good. I felt hot and thirsty during the entire time I was reading it. And I liked it a lot and the protagonist.
    However, do not quiz me on the resolution(s). Very complicated.
    I'll see what you think when you are finished.
    Between Scrublands and The Lost Man, I was searching for cold rainy weather in my next reads.

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    1. I wasn't but then the weather of The Lost Man and Scrublands is just another day in the office for me.

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  8. Right! And soon it'll be time for the pool, books, iced tea and feeding bird families.

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    1. Feeding the birds happens 365 days a year, but I'm certainly looking forward to the rest!

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  9. Oh, I thought you particularly fed them in the spring so they could bring food to the babies in the nests. I've seen your photos of fruit tacked up on tree trunks and elsewhere, and also of birds taking bites.
    I didn't realize you do this all year.
    But it's fun to see the birds hopping around the bird baths and mini-waterfall in the hot weather.

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