I just finished The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell.
Oh my....
Rose is a reserved, quiet, old fashioned young woman raised with nun's. The year is 1924 and she is supporting her self by working as a typist in a police precinct and living in a boarding house with other single women. Very respectable and proper.
A new typist is hired for the pool; Odalie Lazarre. Rose is fascinated by her sophistication, clothes and friends. Odalie opens up a whole new exciting world to her of fancy clothes, speakeasies, living in an upscale hotel with Odalie and hobnobbing with the rich at the beach.
The author teases us constantly with glimpses into the mystery surrounding these two women. Who are they really and what has happened in the past? Odalie seems to be mixed up in bootlegging and have quite a past. Or does she? She is manipulative and as the story goes on, seems she could be dangerous. One wonders why Rose would want to be friends with her.
Once you think you have it figured out, turn the page...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Monday, December 22, 2014
Merry Christmas to my fellow mystery lovers!
Just finishing The Other Typist and will post it soon.
Meanwhile, I wanted to share this story with you.
I bet you all are familiar with A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I saw this interesting article about the man Scrooge may be based on. The difference being, while this man, John Elwes, was a miser like Scrooge, he was also very generous to those less fortunate than he.
http://blog.findmypast.ie/2014/12/21/the-real-ebenezer-scrooge/
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.
Just finishing The Other Typist and will post it soon.
Meanwhile, I wanted to share this story with you.
I bet you all are familiar with A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I saw this interesting article about the man Scrooge may be based on. The difference being, while this man, John Elwes, was a miser like Scrooge, he was also very generous to those less fortunate than he.
http://blog.findmypast.ie/2014/12/21/the-real-ebenezer-scrooge/
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Good news Longmire fans! Longmire picked up by Netflix!
The series was cancelled by A&E because, although it was their most watched show, the audience is over 50. Really? Shame on A&E.
The tentative premier of Season 4 is March 4, 2015. Looks like the original cast is interested in continuing with the series. Great cast!
For those of you not familiar with this series, it is a series based on books by Craig Johnson.
The books and t.v. series are mysteries that take place in Wyoming.
From ABT:
"The show, based on Craig Johnson’s best-selling mystery novels, is a modern-day crime drama set in Big Sky country. Robert Taylor plays the sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, along with fellow cast members Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bailey Chase, Cassidy Freeman and Adam Bartley.
http://www.ibtimes.com/longmire-renewed-netflix-season-4-deadly-season-3-cliffhanger-be-resolved-1726903
To read more about the book series:
http://www.craigallenjohnson.com/
The series was cancelled by A&E because, although it was their most watched show, the audience is over 50. Really? Shame on A&E.
The tentative premier of Season 4 is March 4, 2015. Looks like the original cast is interested in continuing with the series. Great cast!
For those of you not familiar with this series, it is a series based on books by Craig Johnson.
The books and t.v. series are mysteries that take place in Wyoming.
From ABT:
"The show, based on Craig Johnson’s best-selling mystery novels, is a modern-day crime drama set in Big Sky country. Robert Taylor plays the sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, along with fellow cast members Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bailey Chase, Cassidy Freeman and Adam Bartley.
http://www.ibtimes.com/longmire-renewed-netflix-season-4-deadly-season-3-cliffhanger-be-resolved-1726903
To read more about the book series:
http://www.craigallenjohnson.com/
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Just finished book two in the Sanctus trilogy.
"The Key by Simon Toyne"
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13092142-the-key
KEYwords: danger, conspiracy, travel, archaeology, ancient relics, religion, prophecies, earthquakes, blight, plague, end of the world as we know it.
Liv Admundson holds the key to saving "all" and Gabriel is making sure the prophecy is fulfilled. They are on the run from people who have only their interests in mind; greed, cover up, money. He must deliver her to the place described in the ancient tablets before the end of the full cycle of the moon. But have others beat them to the place and for what purpose? Others are chasing them to bring her back to the Citadel.
This continuation of this story is very exciting and hard to put down. Get the three books at the same time because you will want to move on to the next book right away!
"The Key by Simon Toyne"
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13092142-the-key
KEYwords: danger, conspiracy, travel, archaeology, ancient relics, religion, prophecies, earthquakes, blight, plague, end of the world as we know it.
Liv Admundson holds the key to saving "all" and Gabriel is making sure the prophecy is fulfilled. They are on the run from people who have only their interests in mind; greed, cover up, money. He must deliver her to the place described in the ancient tablets before the end of the full cycle of the moon. But have others beat them to the place and for what purpose? Others are chasing them to bring her back to the Citadel.
This continuation of this story is very exciting and hard to put down. Get the three books at the same time because you will want to move on to the next book right away!
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Need a mystery series to watch this fall and winter as the current shows go on hiatus?
Midsomer Murders is a British detective series that started in 1997 that I only found out about in the past year through my mystery book club. It is available on Netflix. It is apparently still in production and airs on ITV.
I have watched the first 2 seasons on Netflix. This is my go to show when I want something to watch.
The main character is DCI Tom Barnaby in the village of Causton. His partner in these earlier shows is Gavin Troy. DCI Barnaby is middle aged, very practical, very calm, very experienced and very likeable. He is married to Joyce and they have one daughter, Cully, an aspiring actress. Joyce is active in the community and a very supportive wife and mother.
Sgt. Troy is younger and also very likeable. He seems interested in Cully at this point in the series.
I say likeable because at this point in the series, there is nothing that I see to not like the main characters. You would love to be friends and neighbors with them.
The scenery is great - showing villages in England with the old buildings and wonderful greenery. The stories are great, gradually working through the murder like an Agatha Christie story.
While I watch several of the current day mysteries and detective series, I find this earlier series refreshing. Yes there is usually "a body". But it is not as graphic, gory, violent and fast paced as todays t.v. shows. Each episode is at least 90 minutes, sometimes a bit more. The story unravels gradually and systematically. It isn't slammed in your face like the 45 minute t.v. shows of today.
Each episode usually includes Barnaby's family to some extent, so you see the relationships and his day to day life, which is usually pretty good.
And maybe that is what I like about it; everything gets tied up neatly at the end and everyone goes about their normal life.
In this earlier series, DCI Barnaby is played by John Nettles. Gavin Troy is played by Daniel Casey. Jane Widmark is Joyce and Laura Howard is Cully.
I can understand why this has been running since 1997.
Midsomer Murders is a British detective series that started in 1997 that I only found out about in the past year through my mystery book club. It is available on Netflix. It is apparently still in production and airs on ITV.
I have watched the first 2 seasons on Netflix. This is my go to show when I want something to watch.
The main character is DCI Tom Barnaby in the village of Causton. His partner in these earlier shows is Gavin Troy. DCI Barnaby is middle aged, very practical, very calm, very experienced and very likeable. He is married to Joyce and they have one daughter, Cully, an aspiring actress. Joyce is active in the community and a very supportive wife and mother.
Sgt. Troy is younger and also very likeable. He seems interested in Cully at this point in the series.
I say likeable because at this point in the series, there is nothing that I see to not like the main characters. You would love to be friends and neighbors with them.
The scenery is great - showing villages in England with the old buildings and wonderful greenery. The stories are great, gradually working through the murder like an Agatha Christie story.
While I watch several of the current day mysteries and detective series, I find this earlier series refreshing. Yes there is usually "a body". But it is not as graphic, gory, violent and fast paced as todays t.v. shows. Each episode is at least 90 minutes, sometimes a bit more. The story unravels gradually and systematically. It isn't slammed in your face like the 45 minute t.v. shows of today.
Each episode usually includes Barnaby's family to some extent, so you see the relationships and his day to day life, which is usually pretty good.
And maybe that is what I like about it; everything gets tied up neatly at the end and everyone goes about their normal life.
In this earlier series, DCI Barnaby is played by John Nettles. Gavin Troy is played by Daniel Casey. Jane Widmark is Joyce and Laura Howard is Cully.
I can understand why this has been running since 1997.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Sanctus trilogy by Simon Toyne
I got the first book in this trilogy last summer off of the Barnes and Noble Nook offer of the day.
Described as a conspiracy thriller and the reviews said it is similar to a Dan Brown novel. It looked like it had a bit of a mystical component to it and I decided to purchase it for my Nook. Well, I purchased the other two novels before I finished the first one.
Book one: Sanctus
The story begins in the ficticious city of Ruin in Turkey (I looked it up to see if it were a real place). An ancient citadel is here inhabited by an order of monks. Within the group, is a secret order called the Sancti that guard a timeless secret. The Sancti are guarded by the other monks but do not interact with each other. No one but the Sancti know what the secret is. If the secret were to be found out or something happen to it, would mean the end to the Church and more.
Samuel, a member of the Sancti, throws himself off the top of the cliffs surrounding the Citadel. It is so shocking it is televised and reported in newspapers around the world. The monks of the Citadel need to get this swept under the carpet before the public gets too curious. They go to retrieve Samuel's body but he is gone.
Liv Admudsen is a reporter in New York. She reads the story and realizes this is her brother who left at some time. She immediately sets off to Ruin to find out what has happened.
Kathryn Mann, her father, Oscar de la Cruz and Kathryn's son, Gabriel live in South America. Oscar has been monitoring (and hiding from the Citadel).
Once word spreads of Samuel's death, Kathryn, Oscar and Gabriel fly to Ruin.
All four of the outsiders are in danger. All four are hunted down to be stopped.
What is the secret of the Citadel that is being so closely guarded?
It is a very fast paced, exciting story. And the ending has quite a cliff hanger.
I am half way through the second book " The Key". It is equally intriguing and hard to put down.
The Tower is the third book.
I recommend this trilogy if you liked The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.
http://www.simontoyne.net/
I got the first book in this trilogy last summer off of the Barnes and Noble Nook offer of the day.
Described as a conspiracy thriller and the reviews said it is similar to a Dan Brown novel. It looked like it had a bit of a mystical component to it and I decided to purchase it for my Nook. Well, I purchased the other two novels before I finished the first one.
Book one: Sanctus
The story begins in the ficticious city of Ruin in Turkey (I looked it up to see if it were a real place). An ancient citadel is here inhabited by an order of monks. Within the group, is a secret order called the Sancti that guard a timeless secret. The Sancti are guarded by the other monks but do not interact with each other. No one but the Sancti know what the secret is. If the secret were to be found out or something happen to it, would mean the end to the Church and more.
Samuel, a member of the Sancti, throws himself off the top of the cliffs surrounding the Citadel. It is so shocking it is televised and reported in newspapers around the world. The monks of the Citadel need to get this swept under the carpet before the public gets too curious. They go to retrieve Samuel's body but he is gone.
Liv Admudsen is a reporter in New York. She reads the story and realizes this is her brother who left at some time. She immediately sets off to Ruin to find out what has happened.
Kathryn Mann, her father, Oscar de la Cruz and Kathryn's son, Gabriel live in South America. Oscar has been monitoring (and hiding from the Citadel).
Once word spreads of Samuel's death, Kathryn, Oscar and Gabriel fly to Ruin.
All four of the outsiders are in danger. All four are hunted down to be stopped.
What is the secret of the Citadel that is being so closely guarded?
It is a very fast paced, exciting story. And the ending has quite a cliff hanger.
I am half way through the second book " The Key". It is equally intriguing and hard to put down.
The Tower is the third book.
I recommend this trilogy if you liked The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.
http://www.simontoyne.net/
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Death Comes to Pemberley Part II
This was the last Masterpiece MYSTERY series for 2014. I didn't get to watch it "live" and just finished the recording of Part II.
This is a sequel to Pride and Prejudice written by P.D. James...I shared the first episode earlier.
Wickham is standing trial for the murder of his best friend. He swears he didn't do it.
Elizabeth stumbles across some information that seems to suggest that perhaps Wickham didn't do this. The story continues as Elizabeth unravels the facts.
This story also shows the social mores of the time and the struggles people go through due to those "rules".
I found it very captivating and the scenery is incredible.
I highly recommend it. It is available to watch on PBS online.
This was the last Masterpiece MYSTERY series for 2014. I didn't get to watch it "live" and just finished the recording of Part II.
This is a sequel to Pride and Prejudice written by P.D. James...I shared the first episode earlier.
Wickham is standing trial for the murder of his best friend. He swears he didn't do it.
Elizabeth stumbles across some information that seems to suggest that perhaps Wickham didn't do this. The story continues as Elizabeth unravels the facts.
This story also shows the social mores of the time and the struggles people go through due to those "rules".
I found it very captivating and the scenery is incredible.
I highly recommend it. It is available to watch on PBS online.
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