Sunday, May 31, 2020

May 2020 Additions to my eBook Stockpile





May was a good stockpiling month for me. Lots of good books either on sale or free. I even turned down a few freebies, believe it or not. I'm not going to clutter up my Kindle with books I know I'm not going to read just because they're free.

In fact, I've got a book that's calling my name right now, so instead of a long, boring intro, I'm going to get straight to the list of titles that I just couldn't resist adding to my digital security blanket. I've grouped them all by genres/subgenres, so let's take a look! (And remember, if you'd like more information about any of the books, just click on the title, and you'll be taken to Amazon US for the synopsis, etc.)


~~~ Historical Mystery ~~~

Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen. Set in France.


~~~ Historical Fiction ~~~

The Lost Carousel of Provence by Juliet Blackwell. Set in France.

Docherty by William McIlvanney. Set in Scotland.


~~~ Speculative Fiction ~~~
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson. Set in Tennessee.


~~~ Police Procedural ~~~

Evil Things by Katja Ivar. Set in Finland.

Goosey Goosey Gander by Frank Edwards. Set in the north of England.


~~~ Private Investigator ~~~

Big Sky by Kate Atkinson. Set in Scotland.

Street Music by Timothy Hallinan. Set in Thailand.


~~~ Cozy/Amateur Sleuth ~~~

A Corpse Called Bob by Benedict Brown. Set in England.

Death in the English Countryside by Sara Rosett. Set in England.


~~~ Thriller ~~~

The Price of Time by Tim Tigner. Set in various locations.

Don't Let Go by Michel Bussi. Set on RĂ©union Island. My review.

What's the Worst That Could Happen? by Donald E. Westlake. Set in New York.

The Girl in Green by Derek B. Miller. Set in Iraq and various locations.


~~~ Non-Fiction ~~~




Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons: A Journey to the Flora and Fauna of a Unique Island by Gerald Durrell. Set on Mauritius and surrounding islands. My review.

Women in the Great War by Stephen Wynn & Tanya Wynn. Set in England.

A Century of Sea Travel: Personal Accounts from the Steamship Era by Christopher Deakes & Tom Stanley. Set in various locations.


Have you read any of these already? Which ones? Did you add any of them to your own wishlists? You know that inquiring minds would love to know!



14 comments:

  1. I loved Nothing to See Here. The Westlake book is very funny. And Big Sky continues Kate Atkinson's series with Jackson Brodie, very well-done and an important issue.
    For sone reason, I'm not reading and am glued to TV news. And (sigh) I discovered Hearts online, so I've been flued to the game for three days.

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    1. That's okay. I started watching "Midsomer Murders" from the beginning-- again-- for about the fifth time. If I keep going, I'll have all the dialogue memorized.

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  2. You have a nice selection of books here, Cathy. One thing I really like is that your history books are about lesser-known events and people. I think that's often a really effective way to learn about history - focus on those smaller events. You get a broader picture that way, if that makes sense.

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    1. I find these lesser-known "byways" much more interesting than the "big picture" histories.

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  3. An eclectic group of books! Several interest me and some of the covers are really cool.

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    1. I need to make a bigger effort to read more of the non-fiction I'm stockpiling!

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  4. I'm interested in Provence, of course, and sea stories. The Tigner thriller looks interesting, and The Esperanza Fire is intriguing also. And count me in on reading about a small aspect or a singular event as a way of learning more history - the details are usually fascinating.

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    1. Yes, and you can learn a lot about names that never made the history books.

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  5. I've read all the Tim Hallinan books in this series, except for this new one, Street Music. On my list...

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    1. Since it's the last book in the series, Street Music is a book that I want to read... and I don't want to read, if you know what I mean.

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  6. I'll be very interested to read your reviews of these books. Always full of good information and insights. And I figure if I can't read all of these books, I can read reviews.
    And I feel like I can hear my mother telling me to stop playing hearts and watching TV (although I am watching news) and to read, although she didn't like me reading murder mysteries, even though my father got me started down that path with Perry Mason, Nero Wolfe and Sherlock and Watson.

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    1. I just can't watch much news. I just can't. I do keep myself informed, but books have always been my go-to. Well, books with knitting and TV mysteries thrown in.

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  7. I've got Evil Things and Nothing To See Here - unread as yet. I've added several (or maybe more than several) books to my Kindle as well. It's kind of addictive - ha!

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    1. "Kind of"??? I just downloaded two more books before I decided to respond to comments! LOL

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