...and just because I enjoy reading.
The Cactus by Sarah Haywood was one of Reese Witherspoon's monthly selections and I found it very enjoyable. Susan, 45 years old and a bit of a loner with a prickly personality, has to suddenly deal with an unplanned pregnancy, the death of her mother, and a feud with her brother. The story is how she navigates all this and comes out happier at the end of it.
Mysteries are my genre of choice but my favorite authors aren't writing fast enough to keep me supplied so over the past year I've tried some newer authors in the hopes of finding some good material. I have three to recommend!
Dervla McTiernan, author of The Ruin and The Scholar , books set in Galway, Ireland. Irish police detective Cormac Reilly had just moved from Dublin to Galway, where of course he encounters murder and mayhem (and maybe police corruption?). These are new favorites for me and I'm eagerly awaiting The Good Turn, to be published in March, 2020.
Cara Hunter writes the DI Adam Fawley series (three books so far); they take place in Oxford, England. I like the way the author incorporates social media posts and comments into the traditional narrative. I'm really enjoying this series. Number 4 is due out in December.
Sarah Ward's series is set in a small town in Derbyshire, England, with police detectives Francis Sadler and Connie Childs. Again, only a few books so far. The plots often involve an event from the past that has influenced the present with deadly consequences.
I've been able to get most of these books from my public library, augmented with a few Kindle purchases.
Another new-to-me author is Donna Leon. Clearly, I've been under a rock or something because she's been writing for ages and has a backlist of 28 books! This like hitting the reading jackpot! The stories are set in Venice, Italy, which we are planning to visit next spring, making the find even better.
Back soon with more quilting.
Summer is such a great time for reading. Nothing like finding a new author with a big backlist. I remember reading through the mysteries of Anne George and enjoying the humor, setting and whimsical mysteries only to discover she had passed on. Made me wish I had read her work more slowly.
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