What We’re Reading: September 2022
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Lida’s Reading List
I took a hard left away from the cozy types of mysteries I’ve been indulging in lately to a darker thriller. Quite a contrast. Reading beyond my usual picks starts different gears turning in my mind. Also helps me to keep the rust out.
Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
Staging Wars: A Laura Bishop Mystery #3 by Grace Topping
One Book in the Grave: A Bibliophile Mystery #5 by Kate Carlisle
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery #3 by Charlaine Harris
Carol’s Reading List
As predicted, I spent a couple of weeks “with” John Grisham. Now, I’m enjoying working my way through Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks series. I miss being in England so this helps me feel a little bit like I’m there until I can go back.
The Sign of the Twisted Candles by Carolyn Keene
The Litigators by John Grisham
The Rainmaker by John Grisham
The Partner by John Grisham
The Whistler by John Grisham
Camino Island by John Grisham
Camino Winds by John Grisham
The Chamber by John Grisham
The Unexpected Spy by Tracy Walder with Jessica Anya Blau (non-fiction)
A Divided Spy by Charles Cummings
The Midcoast by Adam White
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen
A Necessary End by Peter Robinson
Jen’s Reading List
II’m getting ready to moderate the “Mystery Away from Home” panel at the 2022 Midwest Mystery Conference and am having fun getting caught up on the authors’ books.
Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble by Marilyn Johnson (finished)
Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott (finished)
Psycho by the Sea by Lynne Truss (finished)
The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet by Katherine Cowley (in progress)
Death at Greenway: A Novel by Lori Rader-Day (in progress)
Ra the Mighty: The Great Tomb Robbery by A. B. Greenfield (in progress)
The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan, An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer (in progress)
Henry Reed’s Journey by Keith Robertson (in progress)
Tina’s Reading List
I am prepping to moderate a “Young Sleuths” panel at Murderous March 2023, so you will start seeing more of that type of reading for me in the coming months. My trip to Japan has been finalized. I leave at the end of the month! As you can see, there is more Japanese reading on my list.
The Secret of the Old Clock: Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene
Buzz Kill by Madeline Tersigni (pre-published manuscript)
Inventing Japan 1853-1964 by Ian Buruma
The Passenger: Japan by Iperborea and Europa Editions
Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan’s Food Culture by Matt Goulding
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
Kyoto Stories by Steve Alpert
Sharing a House with the Never-ending Man by Steve Alpert
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