Ddanielson
Ddanielson

I surprised myself by reading 61 books in 2021. My usual had been 40-45. Granted, my part-time work ended, Covid continues, and S had a couple of surgeries. Also granted, there were a number of murder mysteries that are quicker to put away.

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jean
jean

@Pilchuck Got some murder mystery recommendations?

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Ddanielson
Ddanielson

@jean Hi, Jean! I gave this some thought. I’ve tended in recent years to read mostly Nordic and U.K./Irish mysteries. I’d recommend Tana French, whose two most recent are The Searcher and The Witch Elm, which are both stand-alone. She did some Dublin Murder Squad books before those. All great and, obviously, Irish. Then, Jussi Adler-Olsen in Denmark. A series about Department Q. Very unique characters in those books. Most recently, I’ve been reading Adrian McKinty, an author who moved from Northern Ireland to the U.S. to Australia. There is a Sean Duffy police series set in the mid-80s during “The Troubles” in Belfast, and several stand-alones. This doesn’t even touch on the Norwegian and Swedish books!

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jean
jean

@Pilchuck I read most of the earlier Tana French and liked it alot. Thanks for the recommendations!

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artkavanagh
artkavanagh

@jean @Pilchuck Have you read any Catherine Ryan Howard? I enjoyed the first two, Distress Signals and The Liar’s Girl (particularly the first of these) and I’m going to read some more.

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Ddanielson
Ddanielson

@artkavanagh @jean I have not read this author, Art. Will put her on the list!

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artkavanagh
artkavanagh

@Pilchuck @jean I’d also recommend Dervla McTiernan, who is Irish but now lives in Australia. I write about the first two books in her series here (be careful: mild spoilers). And then there’s Alan Glynn.

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