pickA competent novel from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It‘s set in a flying club in the 1930s, and as a pilot myself, it‘s interesting to see how much has changed over in the world of flying, and at the same time how little has changed.
pickNo Macdonald in this one, but still a very clever and enjoyable mystery from Lorac.
pickAlways exciting when the new British Library Crime Classic is by E.C.R. Lorac (AKA Carol Carnac). This one wasn't a favourite, but I did enjoy it; Lorac is so good at writing decent, “salt of the earth“ people, and I enjoyed the ins and outs of this mystery.
panOops, I disappeared again. Life stuff came up and ate my energy again! But I'm back and in a min I'll start belatedly thinking about my #BookSpin list (I haven't peeked at this month's numbers, so it's not cheating!).
Anyway, I read this book already this month, and hated it. It's all efforts at super clever dialogue, which is not that amusing after 250 pages of it, and a main character who doesn't have the sense God gave a jam sandwich.
pickFirst read of 2024! Surprising twist ending and lots of quirky characters! The author was very fond of the word “slither” using it 7 times. 🐍 ☃️ 🍫
Thanks for the gift! @JamieArc
#LitsyLove
Clearly word has gotten around that I don‘t like the almonds in the Chex mix and will hand them out to passers-by.
pickThis is a well written novel. It‘s not a mystery-we know who committed the murder and why. This is more of a study of the aftermath of murder on the family members and the psychology of the killer. There aren‘t any particularly likeable characters and I don‘t know that I‘d have been sorry to see any of them hang for the murder, guilty or not. While only a soft pick for me, I can certainly respect the craft displayed.
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!
#ABookADay2023
