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02-03-2019, 05:50 AM | #31 |
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I am interested in the book, but it will probably remain on my Kobo wish list until it comes down in price. Strange how the 4th of the series (Crimson City) is so inexpensive in comparison (at the moment at least, I suppose it may not stay that way).
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02-03-2019, 06:03 AM | #32 |
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It's probably Hachette India. Madhu's no longer with them, but over the years she and I have been in touch, she's had a lot to say about Hachette,none of it good. They seem to have been actively obstructionist when it came to making her books available. For one of the books in the series the only way I was able to read it was when she personally sent me a PDF of the publisher's draft she'd received.
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02-03-2019, 06:07 AM | #33 |
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I'll second Come, Tell Me How You Live.
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02-03-2019, 11:36 PM | #34 | |
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I nominate Except the Dying by Maureen Jennings set in Toronto in the winter of 1895. It is the first book in the Murdoch Mysteries series. The books are supposed to be grittier than the Canadian TV series which is based upon the novels (one my favorite TV shows - highly recommend!). This book was a Barry Award Nominee for Best First Novel (1998) and Anthony Award Nominee for Best First Novel (1998) when it was published. Available as an ebook internationally and also at Overdrive to borrow.
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02-04-2019, 12:37 AM | #35 |
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I'll second Except the Dying. I'm not a fan of the series, but I hope the book is better.
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02-04-2019, 01:16 AM | #36 |
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Well, it's Canada's highest-rated scripted TV series and broadcast in over 100 countries so I'm not the only one in the world who likes it. Whereas the TV series has its quirky characters and humorous moments, the book series is supposed to be darker and grittier. It's like a Victorian-era CSI.
Detective Murdoch is inspired by a real historical person, John Wilson Murray. He was appointed Ontario's first full-time “government Detective Officer” in 1875. He used (at the time uncommon) scientific techniques to solve his cases such as fingerprinting and blood trace analysis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilson_Murray |
02-04-2019, 01:24 AM | #37 |
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I'm debating on my third nomination but I will third Come, Tell Me How You Lived for now.
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I'm making one more nomination: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane, the source of another Martin Scorsese film.
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02-04-2019, 11:32 AM | #39 |
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I'll third Except the Dying.
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I've decided to throw something different into the mix and it's in the public domain, hence free.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870) by Charles Dickens was famously unfinished at his death; it's even thought that his public readings from the book contributed to his demise. Well worth reading in its own right, it's a shorter road to Dicken than some of his doorstoppers and part of the fun is speculating on various solutions to the mystery. Quote:
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02-04-2019, 11:54 AM | #41 |
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I'll use my last ticket to second Edwin Drood. And to note that there are 5 Audible versions of the book, though I haven't spent the time yet to decide which one I'll opt for.
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02-04-2019, 12:57 PM | #44 |
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I'll also second Edwin Drood - I've avoided Dickens my whole life, this one will be a good place to start.
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