Mystery and Suspense Reading Challenge

I did it! I finished a book. Now, c'mon! I'm a librarian; finishing a book isn't exactly earth shattering news. But. Finishing a book, which I said I'd read, when I said I'd finish it, IS earth shattering news. Suppose I can do 11 more? We'll see. I kind of like having some structure and a deadline.

Truth told, I picked my book almost at random. You see, I'm not really getting how Kindle lending works. I can't see much rhyme or reason to the manner in which books are presented for me to choose. So, after scanning the list for a long time, I finally was irritated and just picked one. It looked like a suspense/mystery tale - and it was. For a random pick, it wasn't bad at all.

I read Vintage Murder by William Shepard. The story is set in France, and there's loads of political intrigue, and a healthy dose of historical and geographic information laced into suspenseful fiction. I found that I liked Robbie, the diplomat, amateur sleuth. I wanted the character to be fuller but still, he was likable and I was able to identify. Perhaps the series will better develop the character. I also really enjoyed being taken on a fantasy trip to France, I could "see" it, I could "feel" it, sometimes I could even "hear" it.

I didn't like that I had the mystery solved long before the last page turned. I kept reading because I had grown to enjoy being in France for those few short hours - not because I was eagerly awaiting the AHA revelation.

If you like historical fiction, if you enjoy realizing how much you don't know and having your appetite whetted to learn more, this will be a fun read for you. I'm off to learn more about the Basques and French wine country; maybe even some diplomatic protocol.

I'm open to your suggestions for my next mystery/suspense novel. Got some?

Happy Reading

~Lee

Knock Knock

Hello everyone! Can I come in? I know, I know, has it been perhaps a year , or even more since my last blog post? I miss it! I miss you! I'm afraid that I'll bomb again by not posting regularly, but! I want to do this book challenge so much that I'm going to risk it. I'm going to participate in Book Chick City's mystery/suspense book challenge. So, maybe no crafts (okay, truth told, I have tons of photos to share of tons of FOs!) and maybe not much else but for sure, once a month, I'll have comments about the book I've chosen. I promise! And perhaps that will kick me in the pants to get back to regularly posts. I hope you are having a splendid start to your new year!

~Lee