Any suggestions for mystery series that fit the bill?
Has Donna Leon come up, yet? I love her Commissario Guido Brunetti series that is set in Venice . . . probably because of the descriptions of the food.
Zoe: Next time we smuggle stock, let's make it something smaller. Wash: Yeah, we should start dealing in those black-market beagles.
'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Sparky1 - Nov 28, 2007 7:17:02 am PST #4377 of 28260
Librarian Warlord
beekaytee - Nov 28, 2007 11:53:11 am PST #4378 of 28260
Compassionately intolerant
Unrelated to mystery or blogs, I'm listening to Hat Full of Stars after having finished Wee Free Men yesterday. How could I have gone all my life without exploring Disc World? I listened to Thud a couple of months ago and am now thirsty for the Pratchett audiobooks that never seem to make it back to the library, they are so well-loved.
The reader, Stephen Briggs, rivals Jim Dale, Davina Porter and Scott Brick as my favorite. Just wonderful with the pixie accents and such.
I'm finding that I'd almost rather search by reader than by story these days.
A good one (Joe Montegna for Spencer novels, Edward Herrmann for historical stuff, Ed Asner for Carl Hiassen, etc.) can make all the difference and a bad one (very disappointingly, especially given his fantastic voice...Keith Szarabajka of Angel fame) can absolutely kill a good story.
Does anyone have recommendations for others I might try. I've nearly run through the above options (including Barbara Rosenblatt and George Guidell) and am looking for new series to dive into.
I've discovered that I have an extreme preference for British accents, regardless of genre. Could say why.
hippocampus - Nov 28, 2007 11:59:32 am PST #4379 of 28260
not your mom's socks.
I have an extreme preference for British accents, regardless of genre.
bonny - I don't know if she is available on Disc World, or even within your taste range, but I remember being awed the sheer sound of one particular author/reader on a long commute ages ago: Nadime Gordimer. It was some of her short stories - but I don't think it mattered.
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2007 12:03:08 pm PST #4380 of 28260
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't recall who read the Dexter that I'm currently listening to, but he's annoying. If I had any hope of getting the book itself out of the library itseld I'd go that way instead.
beekaytee - Nov 28, 2007 12:29:31 pm PST #4381 of 28260
Compassionately intolerant
Dexter that I'm currently listening to
Nick Landrum? Sounds familiar...good to avoid.
Nadine Gordimer
Sounds lovely, AND a Nobel winner. Great recommendation.
Strega - Nov 28, 2007 1:26:26 pm PST #4382 of 28260
The NEA's new report on reading patterns in the U.S.: [link] (pdf)
Short version: fewer people are reading; fewer people can read; this is bad.
Polter-Cow - Nov 28, 2007 1:31:52 pm PST #4383 of 28260
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Well, crap. J.K. Rowling isn't trying hard enough.
hippocampus - Nov 29, 2007 5:14:08 am PST #4384 of 28260
not your mom's socks.
Is anyone here a McSweeney's subscriber?
lisah - Nov 29, 2007 5:41:03 am PST #4385 of 28260
Punishingly Intricate
but I remember being awed the sheer sound of one particular author/reader on a long commute ages ago: Nadime Gordimer.
isn't she South African?
hippocampus - Nov 29, 2007 5:42:03 am PST #4386 of 28260
not your mom's socks.
isn't she South African?
yes she is.