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Really enjoyed this - nice easy read that got me hooked even though I know nothing about jazz! #vinyldetective

Between a pick and a so-so. I don‘t generally read mysteries, but I enjoyed the British humor in this one. Actually, that was the best part... otherwise the female characters are a little stereotypical and the mystery part was average. There are more in the series, not sure if I‘ll read them at some point. But if you like humor and non-grisly murders, give this a go.

I really enjoyed this audiobook, I know it‘s a good one when I choose to listen over swapping to podcasts as they appear in my feed. It was long, I thought we were coming towards a conclusion and then realised there were 4 hours left! But I enjoyed it all except one thing. The author seems to play out a fantasy of quite an ordinary, nerdy, broke bloke who lives with two cats getting seduced by not one but two stunning women... it didn‘t ring true!

I‘ve just started this one on audio and so far really enjoying it. It‘s a different kind of mystery and based in a works I know a little bit about from a previous life. The main character is likable BUT the narrator leaves incredibly long pauses between almost every sentence. It‘s so off putting! I‘m getting used to it now but has anyone else had this in an audio book?

I‘m posting one book per day from my ever-increasing TBR. No description. No explanation. Just books to read. Join the fun if you want.

Day 4.

#fromthetbrstacks

Oh this is so good. The Detective is looking for a punk record, but actually that‘s just cover for trying to find out who is trying to kill a former punk star who is dating one of their friends. It‘s clever and twisty and lots of fun. Also there is a festival in a (giant) garden. Loved it.

Out today and in my hand. It‘s the new Vinyl Detective and this time the genre is: punk! So excited.

A record collector is hired to find a rare album for a mysterious businessman and falls into an unexpected mystery surrounding an obscure label that only released a handful of jazz records in the 1950's.
I'm excited to continue this series!

I'm excited to start this book- it's a total #blameitonlitsy pick!

I really enjoyed this, no matter how implausible some of the twists and turns were. It was definitely a slow burn mystery, the author took his good slow time unraveling the plot. That usually causes me to bail, but I liked the characters so I hung on. One thing bugged me though, the Vinyl Detective is never named, by himself or anyone else in the book. It was weird. 4 💥💥💥💥 out of 5.

After the Elric saga, it's time for a 180 degree turn to something new, a new series called The Vinyl Detective.

I sent this out today #whodunitbymail

1 The Vinyl Detective series are my current favourite music-related books - I preordered book 3 last week.
2 I struggle with a favourite band - it‘s a toss up between Queen, savage garden, backstreet boys and Muse
3 Rufus Wainwright at the RSC or Alan Cumming at the Palladium
4 Tiergarten by Rufus Wainwright or Last Time For Everything by Lucy Wainwright Roche
#manicmonday

Picked this one up from the library today! Sounds fun!

This is next up for me. It's over 400 pages so I'm getting started early. Thanks @ReadingEnvy for sending it early. Your box is going out today @Kangaj1 ! #whodunitbymail

I decided to read this #whodunitbymail early since it is the longer one of the collection. I thought if I sent it on early it would help! This was a fun read with music, cats, and tomatoes. From @dariazeoli to @BookishBelle to me, and onward to @Mdargusch ... Fun times! @Tiffy_Reads

Really enjoying this; too bad I need to sleep soon.

Today's #bookmail is the second round of #whodunitbymail. This one has traveled from @dariazeoli to @BookishBelle to me! I love music as a theme so this looks right up my alley. Plus cutest notebook tie-in ever. @Tiffy_Reads

I just wrote my review of this book in this super cute journal! This'll be heading to @ReadingEnvy tomorrow! #whodunitbymail

I loved this - made it my book of my week on the blog a few weeks ago - and now it's on offer on Kindle in the UK (and who knows, maybe the US too). Well worth a read of you have 99p to spare and like Rivers of London, quirky detectives and off best adventure stories.

Lots of fun and more information about records than you would have thought possible. Though I'm not sure the lead character is actually as irresistible as his author thinks he is!

After the Mondayest Wednesday ever, it was such a delight to come home and find these in my mailbox! Thanks @dariazeoli ! I can't wait to start reading! #whodunitbymail @Tiffy_Reads

My #whodunitbymail package is on its way! Hope you get it by Friday as estimated, @BookishBelle !

In June I read two books and started a third. Plus received two books from Book Depository.

Read: The Vinyl Detective : Written in Dead Wax by Andrew Cartmel and Touch by Claire North.

Currently reading: The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness.

Received: The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes and A Little Knowledge by Emma Newman.

The good news: my #whodunitbymail package is here!

Less good news: when I looked this book up I saw that it was 320 pages on Litsy. Turns out that's an ebook stat. The paperback is 476 pages! 😳

Is anyone in our participating group strongly against a longer read? I'm so sorry! It never occurred to me to check against the Litsy details!

My #whodunitbymail book & notebook are only a day away! I'm tickled that they match 😍

I'll do my best to get them to you ASAP @BookishBelle

Today's beach reading and it was so good. I tried to ration myself and read it slowly, but like all mysteries there came a point where I couldn't put it down. Cartmel writes the Rivers of London comics and although the topic isn't the same as those, there's a sort of sense of humour in common if you know what I mean. The only disadvantage if being on holiday is that I'll have to wait to get hold of book 2!

This is as wild as I can go today for #booksinthewild for #riotgrams - the sofas at the hostel I'm staying in tonight - but they are freshly purchased books from lovely indie Big Green Bookshop!

This looks like a great way to spend my beach reading time. SWEET!

This was a good fun read. I laughed out loud. There were a few moments when part of the plot was a bit off but I still loved it

just got to read this looks fun

Great mystery! As a record collector I really enjoyed it, even though I don't know anything about jazz. I'm looking forward to the next one.

Here's Steinbeck with your weekly reminder that sign-ups are now open for the @24in48 Readathon! Come spend the weekend with fellow book lovers online, trying to read as much as we can in 24 hours. (In other words, a regular weekend. 😉) Sign up here: http://bit.ly/1OpqveI