If it helps, you can possibly track down an old copy of the two part Creole/Cajun language dictionary. It was written back in the.. 50? I bought the main one from Kaboom Books, and I need to go back and see if the other half is still there. (for a friend whose family is from 'Nawlins') Reading - I just started and finished (started it about 8 PM) Casino Infernale from Simon Green, part of the Secret Histories series. I'm about to start Tanya Huff's 'The Wild Ways', which is the second book of 'The Enchantment Emporium' "series"
After seeing Alfred Hitchcock's, "Stranger on a Train" I picked up the book that inspired the movie. The author is Patricia Highsmith. Will be starting it tomorrow.
Finished the Wild Ways and the book after that, plus the Grave Sight series of four books from Charlaine Harris. (Good paranormal mysteries)
Well, some bad reading luck lately. The Imperial Cruise by James Bradley was quite a drag for me. Put it down about 100 pages in. Now I'm reading Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero by Chris Matthews. Breezy writing style. Enjoyable so far.
Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero by Chris Matthews was good. Easy to read with a good narrative style. I never realized that Jack was 12 years older than Jackie. In any case, it was an enjoyable book. I'm switching gears to the Civil War now, which is my favorite subject to read about. On to Grant Takes Command by Bruce Catton, taking over right after Grant's conquest of Vicksburg and then through the conclusion of the war. Bruce Catton is one of my all-time favorite writers.
RETRIBUTION, The Battle for Japan, 1944-1945 by Max Hastings Can't put it down! Damn this guy can write.
My wife and I just finished reading the entire series of Horatio Hornblower novels by C. S. Forester. We took turns reading aloud to each other. After finishing the novels, I wanted more, so I starting listening to the novels on audio book. I justed finished listening to Midshipman Horatio Hornblower. Great audio performance. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
On Storiesonline.net, there's a universe by the author Argon, called "Anthony Carter". It's set in the same time (roughly) as Hornblower, and covers the same sort of genre. You might want to check them out. The first 'book' is called "In The Navy"
The Collected Short Stories of Loius L'Amour: The Frontier Stories, Volume One My first time reading Louis L'Amour. So far I'm liking his style.
What are some of your favorite mystery writers? I enjoy listening to audiobooks on my commute and have listened to nonfiction so far. But some fun mystery books might be a nice change of pace. There are tons and tons of mysteries available and I don't know which authors might be good.
Light mystery? Modern mystery? SF mystery? Fantasy? Supernatural? Jewish? (Rabbi Kemelmann mysteries), does era matter?
Off the top of my head, for light mystery that was set in 'modern' times (to the author), there's the books written by Charlotte MacLeod. She wrote under her name as well as under Alisa Craig. The books are readily available at used bookstores and often libraries. It's interesting to read stories set at a period of time where even pay phones weren't very ubiquitous. Isaac Asimov wrote some mystery stories about a dinner club called "The Black Widowers". Not science fiction. (If you wanted SF stories, I was going to recommend his "Caves of Steel". The main character is a police officer in a future arkology city. Interestingly enough, it's not heavy science fiction, other than the settings. the SF is tools, rather than the story. ) I really don't know too much historical mystery, other than as just an adjunct to a different story. I may have to go through my library and see what I have. I personally love SF/F mystery, like Simon Green writes. (Not a huge fan of the Deathstalker books, but most everything else)
Oooh - you reminded me. There's actually a compilation of the "competitors" of sherlock holmes. I think I have it, I just have to get the right name, it's not coming to me.
I enjoyed the Tony Hillerman mysteries, set on the Navaho reservation. Great mystery story telling in a foreign cultural setting. I haven't listened to the audio versions of the books, but I see good reviews on Audible. If you ever change your mind about SciFi mysteries, I heartily recommend Jack McDevitt's Alex Benedict stories. I would start with "The Seeker". Not a space opera! The central character is a controversial antiquities dealer who solves a historical mystery even as people try to stop him. I like the story telling. The story is told as a first person opinionated memoir by a strong female character, Chase Colpath, who is the central character's assistant. The Audible reader is Jennifer Van Dyke, who makes the character come alive.
