I read 4 mystery novels in one week (and they were incredible)

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  @HananBuhadana · 2 weeks ago

  Love your channel and glad I found it. You have great taste and interesting insights. I&apos;m a big mystery fan and especially a fan of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr. <br>Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts on JDC books 😊

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  @michaelmccarty · 13 days ago

  I&apos;m so glad P.D. James was a hit! 🙂

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  @amberemory611 · 2 weeks ago

  The Franchise Affair was so good! And &nbsp;based on a true story so that’s kinda cool.

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  @JeffsCaveofCoolBooks · 13 days ago (edited)

  Hey Nicole! Happy to see that you enjoyed all your reads this past week. P.D. James&apos; Dalgliesh novels continue to get better and better as your read through the series. You&apos;re right, they are very deliberately-paced and complex, and spend a lot of time digging into the psychology of the characters; almost more like straight novels with mystery in them. You might also try her two Cordelia Gray mysteries, about a female private eye: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and The Skull Beneath the Skin. Oh, and Death Comes to Pemberly is good, but like you, I&apos;m not overly keen on what, even in James&apos; highly-capable hands, comes off a bit like elevated fan fiction. <br><br>So glad you got to Jospehine Tey, too. I really like the Inspector Grant novels, but her two standalone mystery/thrillers (Brat Farrar and Miss Pym Disposes) are also really good. I especially recommend you check out Miss Pym Disposes, which is a very enjoyable murder mystery set at a girls&apos; school.

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  @YoungsandTheRestless · 2 weeks ago

  Looks like a good week !

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  @EllenOliver-p8u · 1 day ago

  Ken &amp; Evelyn are giving off Tommy &amp; Tuppence vibes.

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  @SquirrelsForAustralia · 13 days ago

  Mr Darcy!

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  @sethball2475 · 2 weeks ago (edited)

  My favourite P. D. James novel so far is A Taste for Death. I have also read An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, The Black Tower, and The Murder Room, all of which I enjoyed - but not as much as A Taste for Death. I guess The Murder Room would be my second favourite.<br><br>All your enthusiasm for John Dickson Carr is getting me back in the mood for him too...even though I did a bit of a JDC marathon last summer. By chance, I put The Magic-Lantern Murders on order just this morning. And yes, I already have The Unicorn Murders. I&apos;ve also dug out one I read years ago - know I enjoyed it, but have forgotten it - The Curse of the Bronze Lamp. Your reviews of his books mean I&apos;ll get to all of them soon.<br><br>The first two Josephine Tey books I read were The Franchise Affair, and The Daughter of Time. I liked both; I prefer The Franchise Affair, even though it&apos;s not really a whodunit. Both were recommended to me by one reading guide, and for a long time, I never went back to Josephine Tey. However, other guides got me to read what have become my two favourites - Miss Pym Disposes, and Brat Farrar. So Franchise Affair dropped to third place, but I still think it&apos;s a great book. Oh, A Shilling for Candles was terrific too. I seem to have given all the Josephine Tey books I&apos;ve read 4 out of 5 stars.

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  @LifeFA · 2 weeks ago

  I love how enthusiastic you get about your reads! From your selection, I&apos;ve read &quot;Sparkling Cyanide&quot; (long time ago, don&apos;t remember the story), and &quot;Cover her Face&quot;. I love P D James and intend to read more by her. Haven&apos;t read &quot;Death comes to Pemberley&quot;, which I think is the book you&apos;re referring to. I haven&apos;t been reading this week - too busy with other stuff :) but plan to get back into it.