Yes, very much so. His role seems to have expanded from book to book.jcat I love the Alex Delaware series! Haven't read one of those in years. Is Milo still a character in the books?
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All Thing Books And Reading Thread 2019
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Kinda-sorta. I have an office/guest room/library. There's a day bed, my main computer desk, and my library desk (where I do repairs and such), but the only long, blank wall has 5 large bookcases on it. Then there are three bookcases in my bedroom, and another 5 in my living room, and I need more! Or I will need more...Not every bookcase is totally full yet, but I can see that day coming!
Currently, I'm reading "Rest in Pieces," the second of the Mrs. Murphy books by Rita Mae Brown.
I'd like to read some of those. Wonder where I left off........
Finally finished Hide and Seek. It was so thrilling. Again, my guess as to the identity of the killer was soo wrong. Now on to Love me Not. It was supposed to be the last in the DI Helen Grace series but he wrote another and I managed to reserve it from the SearchOhio library loan system. It will be here probably by Tuesday or Wednesday.
How are your books?
My "How Not To Die" book expired, so I've renewed it and am back on the wait list. So while I wait for it to become available again, I'm back to fiction.
Currently reading:
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Currently reading:
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
How are your book organized? By author? Subject?
A bit of both, as much as available space allows. I have 2.5 cases for paranormal/horror/fantasy fiction, half of one bookcase for general cozy mysteries, one bookcase for culinary cozies, one for paranormal cozies, 2 full cases for cat-themed cozies, one case for women's fiction (Dianna Gabaldon, Phillipa Gregory, Anne Rivers Siddons, etc), one case for general fiction, one for non-fiction, one for true ghost stories and magic/witchcraft, and one that really holds my DVDs, but also gets any overflow. Within those cases, all the authors are arranged more or less alphabetically, although when one author doesn't take up a full shelf, I'm not above "filling in," to get the most use out of the space. I really need to win a PCH lottery and buy a house with one large room that could be converted into a real library. Maybe the living room, if there is a small den. I figure I should have housing for 3000-5000 volumes...Right now, I'm at about 1500. The shelves aren't full yet, I only have 850, but the time is coming!
I'm reading "Murder at Monticello," book #3 of the Mrs. Murphy series, then I'll take a short break for my Georgette Heyer reading group's monthly read, "The Unknown Ajax," then back to Mrs. Murphy!
I'm reading "Murder at Monticello," book #3 of the Mrs. Murphy series, then I'll take a short break for my Georgette Heyer reading group's monthly read, "The Unknown Ajax," then back to Mrs. Murphy!
oh, yeah, these are good!
Sounds cool. My dream was to have a "library", but not gonna happen now that I've gone to e-books.
Yeah, now I'm going to have to dig my copies out. I only have them in glorious-smelling, rough-feeling paper and ink.
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What are culinary cozies? Cookbooks?
Let me see if I can explain. They are fairly short homey mysteries that feature a bakery as the main setting. Pretty poor description, I know.
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I never heard of that type of book. Sounds pretty interesting.
I just started Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapini. It's a murder mystery that takes place at a luxury B&B in the Catskill Mountains during a blizzard. The hotel has lost power and a dead body has been found. I'm suspecting everyone at this point in time.
Cozy is short for "cozy mystery." There is a murder, but there is not a lot of lingering on gore, very little, if any, cursing, and no overt sex. A love scene in a cozy mystery would consist of something like, "And then they quit talking." They are, in general, very witty books as well. SO...a culinary cozy would be a mystery that centers around food. Bakeries, caterers, food growers, foreign foods...about anything you can imagine. MANY of them include recipes, and there are several actual cookbooks based on the available.
Currently, I'm taking a short break from my Mrs. Murphy (a cat themed cozy series, with the very occasional "F-bomb") to read "The Unknown Ajax" for my Georgette Heyer reading group on Goodreads. I adore Georgette Heyer. She wrote mostly Regency romances, as well as a few set just before the Regency period and the occasional mystery.
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That sounds like fun.
OH, it is! There is actually a "The Cat Who" cookbook. I made "Chicken in a Dark and Mysterious Sauce" recently. It was wonderful!
The books the "Murder She Baked" movies are based on would be considered "cozy mysteries", right?
Murder, She Baked Movies | Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
Well put. I knew someone would correct or expand my description. Thank you.
Yours was good, just the short version
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