I like the Spensers; my father is a huge fan of Parker's, and introduced me to them when I was a teenager. I think I have one review of one that more or less reads "Spenser and Hawk trade witticisms, while Susan continues to daintily nibble."
I used to binge on series mysteries when I was in grad school, just to turn my brain off and relax.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who turns to a certain type of mystery to shut my brain off. Historical mysteries are generally more complex and demanding. I prefer them, but not when I have three assignments to do simultaneously.
Shomeret
OK, I found where Parker left off writing in his last book, Silent Night. The witticisms stopped and there was way too much Christmas spirit for characters like Spenser, Susan and Hawk.
Shomeret
I just finished Cottonwood by R. Lee Smith, which I loved, and now starting World After by Susan Ee.
Currently reading Elizabeth of York, non-fiction history by Alison Weir. Quite good, so far.
I finally finished Beltane by Christine Malec. I actually loved it, but it's not for everyone. Review upcoming. It will be easier to review this here than on my blog because I don't know how to write code to hide spoilers for my blog, and this book really can't be discussed properly (or even improperly) without some spoilers that I'll need to hide.
Yes, I know I can do that on Booklikes. I'm talking about my blog on Blogger. There's no way to hide spoilers on Blogger. Sorry for the confusion.
I'm currently reading Kindness Goes Unpunished, a Walt Longmire mystery, by Craig Johnson for my F2F group. I wouldn't have read it otherwise. It's reading like an episode from the TV series Law and Order. I'm also reading a historical circus novel called The Julius Romeros Extravaganza Book 2 which is a Read For Review that I received from the author. I loved Book 1
Just finished Sacred Games, a historical mystery set at the Olympics of 460 B.C.
The second-best athlete in the pankration (a mixed martial art where everything's legal barring biting and eye-gouging) has been murdered, and everyone suspects the best athlete in it, because who else would be strong enough to murder a young man with the physique of a mountain?
I enjoyed it.
The Revenant of Thraxton Hall, which is a historical mystery with spooky, paranormal over tones, set in the 1890s. Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle and his friend, Oscar Wilde, try to prevent a murder; a prominent medium has predicted her own death. During a seance. (Would probably make a dandy read for October.)
I´m finishing "Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings" by L. Rodriguez McRobbie. The book itself has some chapters and characters worth reading, but at the same time it adds details that maybe one can take as "they do not belong on this book", or at least with the other tone as the first stories.
Mary Boleyn: Mistress of Kings, by Alison Weir. I am astounded by how much we don't know about her (starting, but certainly not ending, with where and when she was born, and who was the older sister, Mary or Anne), including what we think we know about her (which may or may not be very accurate).
For Weir, writing her bio of Elizabeth of York must have been quite a relief, as we don't know a lot about E of Y, either, but we at least know when and where she was born!
Dying in the Wool, by Frances Brody. A historical mystery set in one of England's "dark, satanic mills" in 1922.
The Twilight of the Belle Epoque, which is about Paris from 1900 into the teens. Enjoying it.
Currently reading Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim. It's kind of devastating.
Geek Love is one of my all time favorite books...loved it!
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