The Skeleton Road | 
#HyggehourReadathon
This afternoon I listened to the tagged book while I made beef stew (Julia Child), then during “hyggehourreadathon” my family watched the movie Suncoast, which left me crying. An interview with the film‘s writer & director:
https://time.com/6693400/suncoast-laura-chinn-true-story-interview/
A perfect hygge evening!
I have been in bed all day- just exhaustion as far as I can tell. Slept in very late for me.Too tired to read print but I have been memorized by this audio book.Karen Pirie has always been a fabulous read/listen. With this audiobook I am going back in time with her. A wonderful companion when in bed. #serieslove2024
pick#serieslove23 3/7
Another great story in this series- good police procedure, against interesting Balkan background. But that ending 😢
Hairdresser reading. Last time in this salon, my SIL is selling up after nearly 30 years 😞
pickFound this book on my TBR shelf. It had a note on it that said “ plane read”: as I‘m not likely to be flying away anywhere soon if ever( I‘m paranoid) , I decided to read it. Took me back to places I know well in Scotland and taught me about the Balkans and the war and aftermath. Well researched and written . I do enjoy her books.
#joysbooks2021
@MrsMalaprop
so-soHere's to hoping that this means the end of my reading slum!
I'm a loyal McDermid fan, ever since I read The Mermaids Singing and auto buy her on resales.
But I've fallen way behind on with reading all my auto buys.
This one was way different than the usual DCI Pirie reads I've done, and I can't say I'm the biggest fan.
👇🏻Cont.👇🏻
pickI‘ll call this a Pick because I always enjoy Karen Pirie‘s company and the storyline resonated with me thanks to reading Professor Dame Sue Black‘s memoir, All That Remains (tagged in comments because it‘s excellent). That said, I will not likely be rereading it.
#ShutdownReadathon book 10
pickPeppermint tea and a good book. Another little library find. Enjoyable read with a twist.
pan#backpackeurope travelogue*fictional*
Country 29: Croatia has some very pretty sites! I spent most of my time in Dubrovnik *LANDMARK ALERT*, touring the walled city and the coastline. I also went on another GoT filming tour (King's Landing)!
This book was meh. It made me sad to read about the atrocities of the Balkan Wars, and it also made me sad to read a boring book about a cold case in the style of many CBS shows I don't care to watch. 2/5 🤷
Landmark approval request (Dubrovnik, Croatia) for #backpackeurope @jenp @BookwormM
This is the first book that came to mind when I thought of #Croatia. It is book 3 in the Karen Pirie series, and events in Edinburgh in the mystery relate back to events in the Balkan War in the 1990s.
#AugustIsATrip
pickNumber 3 in the Karen Pirie series of cold cases. This one starts off with a skeleton found at the top of a high building in Edinburgh with a bullet hole in its temple and the trail leads Karen back to the post-Tito conflict and the siege of Dubrovnik. Enjoyed this one a lot.
pickNo idea why I hadn‘t picked up a Val McDermid before but if they‘re all like this, I‘m definitely up for more. Well-written strong female characters, an interesting story and I liked the “book in book” and the change of tone that brought. Yay!
pickNext to read: love the the tony hill books so hoping I'll love this too!
pickThis book started a little slow for me but really picked up at the end. I didn't see the resolution of the crime coming. Several strong female characters with complex characteristics. I haven't read the others in the series, but the book gives enough of a back story that I didn't find I was missing anything. I'm sure I'll read more of McDermid. (This was a find on Bookbub for $1.99. Love it!)
One audio, The Woman in Cabin 10, and one kindle book to choose from for the final hours of #24in48. I seem to be going back and forth between the two. I like a good mystery.
