What Fiction are you reading this week, April 16, 2023?

[hermetic]

Brazil

I'm reading Those People by Louise Candlish. I was so impressed with Our House I decided to get the next book. It's about not liking your new neighbors, which I can certainly relate to. It's not as intense as the previous book but still intriguing. And even has several amusing lines, so far.

Listening to an irresistible novel by the remarkable Fannie Flagg, The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion, an homage to the American *WASP's of WWII. I had forgotten about Ms. Flagg and am so glad our friend Japple reminded us what a terrific teller of tales she is.

What irresistible tales have you found to read this week?

*That unfortunate acronym also stands for Women's Army Service Pilots, a civilian women pilots' organization, whose members were U S federal civil service employees. Members of WASP became trained pilots who tested aircraft, ferried aircraft, and trained other pilots. Their purpose was to free male pilots for combat roles during World War II. Despite various members of the armed forces being involved in the creation of the program, the WASP and its members had no military standing.

[MontanaMama]

1. Not reading fiction at the moment...

But always want to say hello when I see your OP’s.

I am reading The Price You Pay For College by Ron Lieber right now. I wish I’d read it when my son was in middle school instead of at the end of his senior year in high school. Jeez Louise I’m learning so much. I just hope I can use some of this knowledge to save some money on his college education. If anybody reading this has kiddos at home…read this book asap. It will matter. I promise.

Hope you are seeing some spring in your neighborhood, hermetic. It’s just starting in my neck of the woods. Glorious.

[hermetic]

3. Hi!!

Thanks for that good information. Things sure have changed since I went to college.

We've had one nice day here so far. ONE! The wind will just not quit. Still running the heater. Not a flower in sight. Lots of buds, though, thanks to all that rain. Should be quite glorious here, too, some day. Thanks for checking in. Always glad to hear from you.

[bif]

2. "The Stager" by Susan Coll

It's okay so far. I'm only 27 pages in. But I'll give it my usual 50 pages. If it grabs me I'll continue. If not, I'll move on!

[hermetic]

5. Sounds promising...

A dark comedy of real estate and rabbits, "The Stager" questions matters of friendship, family, and loyalty to hilarious effect.

[Magoo48]

4. Empire of he Summer Moon. by. S.C. Gwynne

Brutal and fascinating chronicle of the rise and fall of Comanche Nation.

[Jilly_in_VA]

16. That's really good

Not fiction, sadly. I read it some years ago on the recommendation of a friend who is part Comanche but not enough to be enrolled, apparently. She doesn't look like one, being blonde, but she sure does ride like one!

[Magoo48]

18. It's a bit of a tangent for me.

I read a lot of mysteries centered on reservation and near by locations.

[japple]

6. Haven't finished the one I was reading last week:

Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History by Bill Janovitz.

I read The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion several years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Is Fannie Flagg doing the reading on the audiobook? I'll bet she would be great.

I still plan to read Eleanor Catton's, The Luminariesnext--soon as I finish the Leon Russell book.

[hermetic]

8. Yes, she is

So you know the characters just come to life for you. So funny and so endaring.

Long live Rock & Roll!

[bahboo]

7. Racing the Light by Robert Crais....

latest Elvis Cole - Joe Pike novel. Such a great writer....old school LA Noir with fantastic dialogue....

[hermetic]

9. Cool

I just picked up two more of his to read next. Older ones as I'm trying to read them as much in order as I can manage.

[The King of Prussia]

10. "The Keeper of Stories" by Sally Page

Our book group selection for this month. I have to read it by tomorrow evening. It's just about OK.

Next up will be several of Julia Chapman's Dales Detective Agency series. We went to the launch of #8 in the series last night in Grassington (aka Darrowby). She's a very entertaining speaker. The series is (hopefully) being adapted for TV - and one of the hopes is that Americans will become as besotted with it as they are All Creatures Great & Small.

I trust all is well in your world Hermetic.

[hermetic]

11. Hello

Great to see you!

Julia Chapman's books look like a great read. 8 cozies. Will definitely give them a look. Thanks for the tip.

Things are well enough in my wee environment. Certainly hope the same for you.

[The King of Prussia]

12. Things are good

I got a new job - working in a school for children with special needs.

Julia describes her books as character driven mysteries. They're set in the town of Settle, so they are hoping for a boom like Grassington is having off the back of the TV.

[hermetic]

13. Congrats!

I remember you were talking about going to work at a school so I'm glad this has worked out for you. Doing a good thing.

[Number9Dream]

14. Finished "There's a Murder Afoot" by Vicki Delany

Thanks for the thread, hermetic.

This is book #5 in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries.

Hermetic, if you haven't read this one, I think you'll like it. This one takes place in London, England. Gemma Doyle, Ryan, Jayne, Grant, and Donald are in London for a Sherlock 'convention', and to visit Gemma's parents and sister. Her father gets accused of a murder.

[hermetic]

15. Hi!

Great to see old friends popping in today. Hope you have been well.

I really like the Gemma Doyle stories and have read the first 4, so that one is next on my list. Thanks!

[Jilly_in_VA]

17. I just finished

Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian Aldiss, part of my campaign to reread old favorite sci-fi and other booka. What I found about that one was that I didn't like it nearly as much as I did the first time around, for one thing, and for another, that I think I had it confused with another of his works, The Long Afternoon of Earth, which is apparently long out of print and currently available only in German, of all things. There were times where the one I was reading reminded me of Olaf Stapledon's Last and First Men except for being infinitely shorter and more readable, which what isn't?

I didn't start anything new after I started that because my trusty iPad ran out of juice, so I just went to sleep.

[joshdawg]

19. "Rivers of Glory"

by F. van Wyck Mason.

An oldy but a goody. Folks my age might remember this author. BTW, I'm 78.

The novel is set during the American Revolution.

[yellowdogintexas]

20. Last week I read

Knee Deep: Florida Keys Crime Thriller Series (Cam Derringer Book 1)

Cam Derringer, Key Wests wildest P.I., searches for the men who murdered his wife four years ago. The trail is getting colder until a beautiful, powerful woman shows up and works her way into Cam's life. She lies to him about everything from her name to her game but seems to be guiding him toward his goal. Follow Cam through his worst nightmare to his eventual understanding of how sometimes things aren’t as they seem. An action-packed adventure of love and murder.

I think I m going to enjoy this series.

Currently reading: Heavy Lies the Crown by Ernest Dempsey
A London crime boss thought stealing a priceless artifact from a rival wouldn't have consequences.
He hadn't heard of Dak Harper.

For a job that came out of the blue, this latest gig could keep former Delta Forcer operator Dak Harper in the black for quite a while.

On his way to London to track a crazed former colonel who wants the ex-Special Forces commando dead, Dak is diverted by an urgent request from his employer, a thirteen-year-old multimillionaire with a passion for antiquities.

Dak’s new assignment? Find the fabled Welsh Crown, a mysterious thirteenth-century artifact that’s been missing for centuries. Whether originally stolen by scoundrel or sovereign, the crown now rests in the grimy little hands of one of London’s seediest would-be gang lords.
The gig sounds easy enough at first—until Dak’s target starts a bloody turf war with a larger, more powerful syndicate.
Suddenly caught in the crossfire of open gang warfare, what Dak hoped would be a simple smash-and-grab now pits him against two bloodthirsty crews who value money far more than human life or priceless antiquities. As the Welsh Crown goes missing yet again amid deadly street battles, Dak worries he might never escape England with his life, much less with his quarry
This fast-paced crime thriller series with thousands of 5-star reviews by USA Today bestselling author Ernest Dempsey will have you ripping through the pages as Dak Harper races to solve the mystery, recover the artifacts, and save a town from its oppressor.

Ernest Dempsey is one of my favorite authors; I have thoroughly enjoyed every one I have read.