Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (Agatha Raisin Series #6)
I love this series!!! I have lots of other books to read, but I think I will have to gradually buy and read these for a periodic fix of Agatha! This one is taking place in Cyprus (where Agatha is, as usual, pursuing James), so I do miss the villagers back in Carsely.
eadieburke wrote:
Ryan: We seem to enjoy alot of the same type of books. I'll have to read your blog and get some more suggestions.
Ryan_G wrote:
I'm glad you enjoyed The Seance
eadieburke wrote:
Finished and enjoyed this Gothic novel very much:
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Eadie, Ryan has a fabulous blog.
dhaupt wrote:
eadieburke wrote:Ryan: We seem to enjoy alot of the same type of books. I'll have to read your blog and get some more suggestions.
Ryan_G wrote:I'm glad you enjoyed The Seance
eadieburke wrote:Finished and enjoyed this Gothic novel very much:
Reading now:
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Eadie, Ryan has a fabulous blog.
He sure does - I just checked it out. Your blog is great too! I don't know how you guys read so many books and have the time to write such great reviews!
eadieburke wrote:
dhaupt wrote:
eadieburke wrote:
Ryan: We seem to enjoy alot of the same type of books. I'll have to read your blog and get some more suggestions.
Ryan_G wrote:
I'm glad you enjoyed The Seance
eadieburke wrote:
Finished and enjoyed this Gothic novel very much:
Reading now:
Up next:
Eadie, Ryan has a fabulous blog.
He sure does - I just checked it out. Your blog is great too! I don't know how you guys read so many books and have the time to write such great reviews!
Aw, thanks Eadie, we're just maniacs 
I just finished
Afraid to Die and have reviewed it plus am very excited to have a Q&A with Lisa Jackson at General Fiction check it out, there is also a contest that Kensington and Lisa are having - to celebrate the release of Lisa's August HB You Don't Want to Know they are looking for a hometown to celebrate it in, maybe your's I know I voted for mine.
The Eighth Veil by Frederick Ramsay
Library Journal
Late one night in the year 28 C.E., a young servant woman is murdered in the baths at Herod Antipas's palace. The killer escapes in a hurry, forced to leave precious items behind, including a necklace. Irritated by yet another Jerusalem incident, the ranking Roman prefect, Pontius Pilate, brings in the chief rabbi, Rabbin Gamaliel, to solve the case. Scholar Gamaliel methodically sets up his investigation, enlisting the help of the coroner, the jeweler, and the servants. He must peel away layers of deceit if he is to discover the identity of the killer...
I'm almost finished with this book. It's very engrossing, and the historical and Biblical references add to the flavoring of the book. Ramsay has come up with a clever device by making the Rabbi Gamaliel into a murder mystery sleuth. There's a lot of information about the Herodian family as well as other biblical figures like Pontius Pilate, the High Priest Caiaphus, and an upstart Rabbi who is mostly un-named in the book, but whom any Christian reader will recognize as Jesus. I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys historical mysteries.
Ryan, did you enjoy your read of the Bess Crawford book? I just attended a Skype event from a mystery bookstore which featured both Charles and Caroline, and they talked quite a bit about the Spanish Flu epidemic, which is a prominent part of the plot line in the book, apparently.
dulcinea3, I also really enjoy reading the Agatha Raisin books. I agree, that I like the books where she's located in Carsely the best. Sorry to admit I haven't yet read the latest Agatha book, which seems to feature, um, "Long Pig" in the form of a policeman. Looking forward to getting through my TBR pile to get to it, though.
dhaupt wrote:
I just finished
Afraid to Die and have reviewed it plus am very excited to have a Q&A with Lisa Jackson at General Fiction check it out, there is also a contest that Kensington and Lisa are having - to celebrate the release of Lisa's August HB You Don't Want to Know they are looking for a hometown to celebrate it in, maybe your's I know I voted for mine.
How exciting, Debbie! I think I've mentioned this to Lisa - my sister and my niece are two of her biggest fans. I won a huge basket of books and other goodies that Lisa and her sister Nancy Bush donated to the Central Ohio Fiction Writers Contest. I gave it to my niece (whose birthday was coming up) and she was THRILLED!!
becke_davis wrote:
dhaupt wrote:
I just finished
Afraid to Die and have reviewed it plus am very excited to have a Q&A with Lisa Jackson at General Fiction check it out, there is also a contest that Kensington and Lisa are having - to celebrate the release of Lisa's August HB You Don't Want to Know they are looking for a hometown to celebrate it in, maybe your's I know I voted for mine.
How exciting, Debbie! I think I've mentioned this to Lisa - my sister and my niece are two of her biggest fans. I won a huge basket of books and other goodies that Lisa and her sister Nancy Bush donated to the Central Ohio Fiction Writers Contest. I gave it to my niece (whose birthday was coming up) and she was THRILLED!!
Wow Becke, that's exciting, but if you enter her contest which hometown would you put
You guys are going to make me blush :-)
dhaupt wrote:
eadieburke wrote:
dhaupt wrote:
eadieburke wrote:Ryan: We seem to enjoy alot of the same type of books. I'll have to read your blog and get some more suggestions.
Ryan_G wrote:I'm glad you enjoyed The Seance
eadieburke wrote:Finished and enjoyed this Gothic novel very much:
Reading now:
Up next:
Eadie, Ryan has a fabulous blog.
He sure does - I just checked it out. Your blog is great too! I don't know how you guys read so many books and have the time to write such great reviews!
Aw, thanks Eadie, we're just maniacs
I'm reading
Drift right now and it's very interesting. Nothing new to report on the mystery front. I'm feeling a bit bereft without an Agatha Christie waiting for me.
