Our Zoom meeting, December 1 2020

Notes from our final meeting of year, December 1, 2020

Kerrie
4.5, FAIR WARNING, Michael Connelly
4.6, THOSE PEOPLE, Louise Candlish
4.4, THE SECOND SLEEP,  Robert Harris
4.8, A ROOM MADE OF LEAVES, Kate Grenville
4.3, THE HOUSE ON FRIPP ISLAND, Rebecca Kauffman
4.8, THE SILENCE, Susan Allott
4.6, SILENT KILL, Jane Casey  
4.4, THE MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF, Martha Grimes
4.8, A SONG FOR DARK TIMES, Ian Rankin

Paddy- has discovered Libby (Library e-books)
Agatha Raisin: THE POTTED GERANIUM, M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin audio book: THE WALKERS OF DEMBLEY, M.C. Beaton
THE DARKEST EVENING, Ann Cleeves
THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR, Rose Carlyle

Meredith
THE CLUTTER CORPSE, Simon Brett
RETURN TO TASMANIA, Alan C. Williams
A WELCOME GRAVE, Michael Koryta
THE SILENT PATIENT, Alex Michaelides
THE CHAMPAGNE WAR, Fiona McIntosh

David
Ann Cleeves - The Shetland series
#2 WHITE NIGHT
#3 RED BONES
CONSOLATION, Garry Disher
DEATH IN THE CLOUDS, Agatha Christie
SAD CYPRESS, Agatha Christie

In 2021 we will be reading Agatha Christies - the first 5 Poirots and the first Marples.

Zoom meeting, Tuesday 1 September

A good selection of books

David
THE DARKNESS, Ragnar Jonasson
THE LIKENESS, Tana French
Agatha Christie
THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS
CAT AMONG THE PIGEONS
DUMB WITNESS
ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE

Meredith
A BEAUTIFUL CRIME, Christopher Bollen
THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR, Rebecca James
GOLDEN IN DEATH, J.D. Robb

Kerrie

1. 4.5, THE PUPPET SHOW, M. W. Craven
2. 4.5, BLACK SUMMER, M. W. Craven
3. 4.7, THE GUEST LIST, Lucy Foley  
4. 4.8, WHEN SHE WAS GOOD, Michael Robotham - Australian author 
5. 4.3, GATHERING DARK, Candice Fox - Australian author
6. 4.4, MEDDLING AND MURDER, Ovidia Yu
7. 4.5, THIRST, L. A. Larkin - Australian author

We meet next in November, probably face to face

Our Zoom meeting, 4 August

A good catch up today. Happy reading.

David
MONTALBANO'S FIRST CASE & OTHER STORIES, Andrea Camilleri 9/10
SPARKLING CYANIDE, Agatha Christie 7.5/10
PROBLEM AT POLLENSA BAY & OTHER STORIES, Agatha Christie  9/10
THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY, Agatha Christie 8.5/10
UNDER THE COLD BRIGHT LIGHTS, Garry Disher 9/10
WHILE THE LIGHT LASTS & OTHER STORIES, Agatha Christie 9/10
TOWARDS ZERO, Agatha Christie  9/10
THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY, Agatha Christie 7/10

Paddy
THE CLIMATE CHANGE MURDERS, David Kilner
A ROYAL MURDER, Sandra Winter-Dewhurst
OSCAR WILDE AND THE CANDLELIGHT MURDERS, Giles Brandreth
PAST IMPERFECT, Julain Fellowes
NO MAN'S LAND, David Baldacci

Meredith
ELSA GOODY, BUSHRANGER, Darry Fisher - set in Robe
TORCHED, Kimberley Starr - Australian
MURDER AT THE LOCH, Eric Brown
MURDER SERVED COLD, Eric Brown
THE DOCKLANDS MYSTERY, John R. Aarons - Australian
THE SCORCHED EARTH, Michael Blok - Australian

Kerrie

1. 4.6, SINS OF THE DEAD, Lin Anderson
2. 4.7, TIME FOR THE DEAD, Lin Anderson 
3. 4.4, THE CAKEMAKER'S WISH, Josephine Moon NOT crime fiction 
4. 4.5, DEAR CHILD, Romy Hausmann - translated 
5. 4.4, THE MEMORY WATCHER, Minka Kent
6. 4.4, HUNTING GAME, Helene Tursten - translated 
7. 4.5, WHO WE WERE, B. M. Carroll - Australian author 
8. 4.7, INHERITANCE OF SECRETS, Sonya Bates - Australian author 
9. 5.0, THE OTHER PASSENGER, Louise Candlish

Our Zoom Meeting June 2

David
PEACE by Garry Disher - very absorbing
A POCKETFUL OF RYE, Agatha Christie
THREE ACT TRAGEDY, Agatha Christie
MONTALBANO'S FIRST CASE, Andrea Camillieri

Meredith
THE PORTRAIT OF MOLLY DEAN, Katherine Kovacic
PAINTING IN THE SHADOW, Katherine Kovacic
THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE, Katherine Kovacic
THE PARIS SECRET, Natasha Lester

Kerrie
The good reads continued, with my pick going to MEMORY MAN by David Baldacci
 ( audio book was THE REMORSEFUL DAY by Colin Dexter, the last book in the Morse series)

1. 4.1, GREY MASK, Patricia Wentworth
2. 4.3, ELLY, Maike Wetzel
3. 4.4, THE CASE IS CLOSED, Patricia Wentworth  
4. 4.6, PAINTING IN THE SHADOWS, Katherine Kovacic
5. 4.5, LONESOME ROAD, Patricia Wentworth 
6. 4.4, THE GREAT DIVIDE, L. J. M. Owen - Australian author & setting
7. 5.0, THE REMORSEFUL DAY, Colin Dexter - audio book 
8. 4.4, THE APARTMENT, K.L. Slater
9. 4.8, MEMORY MAN, David Baldacci  
10. 4.4, DEATH IN OSLO, Anne Holt  - translated from Norwegian
11. 4.4, LYCKE, Mikaela Bley - translated from Norwegian
12. 4.4, HERCULE POIROT AND THE GREENSHORE FOLLY, Agatha Christie

Our Zoom discussion May 5

Hello everyone

It was good to have a catch up.
I think our June meeting may be online too.
We are having a Board meeting on Friday afternoon to consider our strategy. I will let you know any decisions.
Face to face meetings for large groups like U3A may be among the last to get the green light.

Anyway here are the books we talked about

David
KILLING THE BEASTS, Chris Sims
Agatha Christie: THE CARIBBEAN MYSTERY, THE LISTERDALE MYSTERY, POIROT AND THE GREENSHORE FOLLY (DEAD MAN'S FOLLY was based on this)
SBS on Demand TV
•    Medici
•    Wisting
•    The Name of the Rose
•    The Dublin Murders
•    Blood
•    Hierro
•    Inspector Rohas in Cold Blood

Paddy
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, Alice Feeney
SHARP OBJECTS, Gillian Flynn
DARK PLACES, Gillian Flynn
CRUCIFIXION CREEK, Barry Maitland
about to read
THE CLIMATE CHANGE MURDERS, David Kilner
NO MAN'S LAND, David Baldacci

Meredith
GALLERY OF THE DEAD, Chris Carter
HUNTING EVIL, Chris Carter
THE MOROCCAN GIRL, Chris Cumming
THE CLOCK MAKER'S DAUGHTER, Kate Morton
DEAD WATER, Ann Cleeves
PRIVATE PARIS, James Patterson

Kerrie
April 2020
1.    5.0, PEACE, Garry Disher  - Australian author & setting
2.    4.7, RIGHT BEHIND YOU, Rachel Abbott 
3.    4.5, THE PORTRAIT OF MOLLY DEAN, Katherine Kovacic - Australian author & setting
4.    4.8, THE GOOD TURN, Dervla McTiernan - Australian author
5.    4.5, BOXED, Richard Anderson - Australian author & setting
6.    4.6, IN THE CLEARING, J. P. Pomare - Australian author & setting
7.    4.3, THE BEEKEEPER, Stewart Giles
8.    4.3, RETRIBUTION, Richard Anderson - Australian author & setting
9.    5.0, SOUTHERN CROSS CRIME, Craig Sisterson - Australian and New Zealand crime fiction
10.    4.5, THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE, Katherine Kovacic - Australian author & setting
11.    4.4, TRUE WEST, David Whish-Wilson -  Australian author & setting,

Zoom meeting Tuesday May 5

We will be having a Zoom meeting on Tuesday May 5 at 2 pm in lieu of our usual face to face meeting.

I will contact members of the group by email with details.

Reading

What we read in March 2020

With our lives blighted by the Corona Virus, and Easter coming up, I have found myself very reliant on e-books, both Kindle and Libby.
However I have also been amazed at the service still offered at the Campbelltown Library as holds have come in.
Check out their Click and Collect service.

Anyway here are the books we've read

From Meredith

Jenny sent this message
Despite being home-bound, except for some walks with my sister and also some others with a close friend along linear park( observing appropriate distancing) and infrequent trips to the shops for essentials and fresh produce, I have done little crime reading.
Read the daily paper and do all the crosswords, continue gardening and watch tv.
I am also in the process of reorganising photos from my 2019 holiday into piccolages to create some books- slow process. Have also sorted out the cupboards in 2 bedrooms- decluttering and dispatching unnecessary, but good condition items to charity.
Borrowed 2 books from Campbelltown Library (before closure) and downloaded the Library SA app.
I started reading one of the books- “THE BOY AT THE DOOR” by Alex  Dahl, an American/ Norwegian author.
However gave up after the first few chapters- I did not enjoy her style of writing, despite the book being ( reportedly) a best seller.
I also borrowed Anne Holt’s  book “IN DUST AND ASHES” because you recommended one of her books in the U3aC session I attended with you before your trip. I have not yet started to read it.
I am currently reading “THE CAVEMAN” by Jorn Lier Horst, but am only up to page 65!!!
So slow going and have decided I really must set aside more time for reading

David
My brother and sister-in-law who live in the UK were caught in Sydney. Original flight via Hong Kong was cancelled. Second flight via KL was cancelled. They were lucky to get a third flight via Singapore and are now back home in isolation like you.
March has been such a weird month.
I was given some good non-fiction to read and have concentrated mostly on that.

Fiction-wise, I’ve read:

Agatha Christie - A CARIBBEAN MYSTERY
Agatha Christie - MURDER IS EASY.

As of a few days ago, libraries had a ‘click and collect’ service but I'm not sure if that is still going. Otherwise, as you say, it’s e-books or whatever is on your own shelves unread.

At the moment, libraries are saying they would prefer it if you didn’t return books to them!

Kerrie - I've had plenty of time to read so it's a big list!

1. 4.5, DAY OF THE DEAD, Nicci French
2. 4.5, EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD, Ian Rankin
3. 4.7, DEATH IS NOW MY NEIGHBOUR, Colin Dexter - audio book  
4. 4.5, THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ, Heather Morris - not crime fiction 
5. 4.5, NINE PERFECT STRANGERS, Liane Moriarty - Australian author 
6. 4.5, MR NOBODY, Catherine Steadman
7. 4.3, CHICKEN FEED, Minette Walters
8. 4.5, THE WIFE AND THE WIDOW, Christian White - Australian  
9. 4.5, THEIR LITTLE SECRET, Mark Billingham
10. 4.6. THE LONG CALL, Ann Cleeves
11. 4.5, GONE BY MIDNIGHT, Candice Fox - Australian 
12. 4.4, THE AU PAIR, Emma Rous  
13. 4.4, A MATTER OF MOTIVE, Margot Kinberg
14. 4.2, DARKNESS FOR LIGHT, Emma Viskic - Australian 
15. 4.8, BLOOD RIVER, Tony Cavanaugh - Australian

Keeping in Touch

The purpose of this blog is to act as a record of our reading and to provide recommendations for your reading.  Maintained by Kerrie Smith.

What we read in February 2020

Kerrie
    4.5, DAY OF THE DEAD, Nicci French
    4.5, THE RECKONING, Jane Casey
    4.4, THE LIES WE TOLD, Camilla Way 
    4.8, THE VAN APFEL GIRLS ARE GONE, Felicity McLean - Australian
    4.5, DEAD MAN SWITCH, Tara Moss - Australian
    4.7, THE DAUGHTERS OF CAIN, Colin Dexter - audio book #11
    4.5, A GRAVE FOR TWO, Anne Holt - translated
    4.5, THE ACCUSATION, Wendy James - Australian
    4.5, THE LOST GIRLS, Jennifer Spence - Australia

Meredith

PAINTING IN THE SHADOWS, Katherine Kovacic

THE PROMISED LAND, Barry Maitland

Jenny recommends the Martin Beck series written by Sjowall & Wahloo

David - bingeing on Agatha Christie

9/10     CARDS ON THE TABLE

9/10     THE MIRROR CRACK'D FROM SIDE TO SIDE

9.5/10, 4.50 FROM PADDINGTON