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Reading List


Currently Reading as of February 6, 2012
  • Death of a Bore  - M. C. Beaton (Hamish MacBeth)
  • Death of a Dreamer  - M. C. Beaton (Hamish MacBeth)
  • Death by Killer Mop Doll - Lois Winston
  • Mark of the Lion - Suzanne Arruda

Books Read in 2012:
  1. Death of a Village  - M. C. Beaton (Hamish MacBeth) (2/18/12)
  2. Death of a Prankster - M.C. Beaton (Hamish MacBeth) (2/12/12)
  3. Death of a Scriptwriter - M.C. Beaton (Hamish MacBeth) (2/8/12)
  4. Death of a Perfect Wife - M.C. Beaton (Hamish MacBeth) (2/6/12)
  5. Death of an Outsider - M.C. Beaton (Hamish MacBeth) (2/5/12)
  6. As the Pig Turns (Agatha Raisen) - M.C. Beaton (2/2/12) - this was the most current (10/2011) of the 22-books-and-counting Agatha Raisen series
  7. Assault with a Deadly Glue Gun - Lois Winston (1/30/12)
  8. Busy Body: an Agatha Raisin Mystery - M.C. Beaton (1/26/12)
  9. There Goes the Bride (Agatha Raisin) - M.C. Beaton (1/24/12)
  10. A Spoonful of Poison (Agatha Raisin) - M.C. Beaton (1/22/12)
  11. Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Agatha Raisin) - M.C. Beaton (1/18/12)
  12. Love, Lies and Liquor (Agatha Raisin) - M.C. Beaton (1/15/12)
  13. The Perfect Paragon (Agatha Raisin) - M.C. Beaton (1/7/12)
  14. The Deadly Dance (Agatha Raisin) - M.C. Beaton (1/6/12)
  15. A Highland Christmas - M.C. Beaton (Hamish MacBeth) (1/1/12)

    Books Read in late 2010 and 2011 (total 65):
    1. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death - M.C. Beaton; I read the book this time, hard to reconcile the book with the BBC radio production below.  (12/23/11)
    2. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House - M.C. Beaton (12/16/11)
    3. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate - M.C. Beaton  (12/8/11)
    4. Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell - M.C. Beaton (12/2/11)
    5. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came - M.C. Beaton (11/30/11)
    6. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryham M.C. Beaton (11/23/11)
    7. Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden - M.C. Beaton  (11/22/11)
    8. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death - M.C. Beaton (11/21/11)
    9. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist - M.C. Beaton (11/15/11)
    10. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage - M.C. Beaton (11/8/11)
    11. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley - M.C. Beaton (11/4/11)
    12. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham - M.C. Beaton (10/31/11)
    13. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardner - M.C. Beaton; After an iffy start, I've decided I like Agatha so will read the entire series. (10/25/11)
    14. When Zeffie Got A Clue - Peggy Darty (10/6/11)
    15. When Bobbie Sang the Blues  - Peggy Darty (10/3/11)
    16. Aunt Dimity & the Family Tree - Nancy Atherton - currently the last in this 16-book but ongoing series (9/30/11)
    17. Aunt Dimity Down Under - Nancy Atherton (9/27/11)
    18. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death and Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet - M.C. Beaton -  I downloaded this BBC radio production starring longtime British Comedy star, Penelope Keith. For a 90-minute introduction to the Agatha Raisin series, they were okay and Keith's interpretation of the main character seemed to be spot on with a short description I'd already read. Now I need to read one of this series to decide whether I like it or not. Hard to tell at this point. (9/22/11)
    19. When the Sandpiper Calls - Peggy Darty (9/22/11)
    20. Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter - Nancy Atherton (9/19/11)
    21. Aunt Dimity Goes West - Nancy Atherton (9/18/11)
    22. Aunt Dimity Slays a Dragon  - Nancy Atherton (9/16/11)
    23. Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea - Nancy Atherton (9/13/11)
    24. Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin - Nancy Atherton (9/9/11)
    25. Aunt Dimity: Snowbound - Nancy Atherton (9/7/11)
    26. Aunt Dimity: Takes a Holiday - Nancy Atherton (9/6/11)
    27. Aunt Dimity: Detective - Nancy Atherton (9/4/11)
    28. Aunt Dimity's Christmas - Nancy Atherton (9/1/11)
    29. Maisie Dobbs - J. Windspear (8/30/11)
    30. Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil - Nancy Atherton (8/25/11)
    31. Aunt Dimity Digs in Deep - Nancy Atherton (8/22/11)
    32. Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton (8/19/11)
    33. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed - Nancy Atherton (8/16/11)
    34. Shadow of an Angel - Mignon Ballard (8/14/11)
    35. Requiem at the Refuge (A Sister Mary Helen Mystery) - Sister Carol Anne O'Marie - something really nice about an almost 80-year-old nun who helps the police solve murder mysteries (whether they want her help or not) (8/10/11)
    36. Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton - Named one of the best 100 mysteries of the 20th century. Very gentle tale of a young woman who had fallen on hard times after her mother's death only to learn her mother's stories about aunt Dimity were about a real person, her mother's great friend, and that fairy tales can and do come true. A quick and gentle read. (8/8/11)
    37. The Angel and the Jabberwocky Murders - Mignon F. Ballard (8/6/11). 
    38. Hark the Herald Angel Screamed - Mignon F. Ballard  (July, 2011) 
    39. Angel at Troublesome Creek - Mignon F. Ballard - the first Augusta Goodnight mystery in the series (July, 2011) I took this with me to the hospital to read to Mother in late June - I never had that opportunity. Mom passed away June 27th.
    40. An Angle to Die For - Mignon F. Ballard - an Augusta Goodnight mystery. Augusta is a guardian angel on temporary assignment from her duties in the strawberry fields of Heaven. While she's in earthly residence she cooks, she sews, she cleans, she makes sage observations and occasional steps in to assist - in an unobtrusive manner, of course - all with amazing speed and perfection. Wish she'd visit ME!  (June, 2011)
    41. Miss Dimples Disappears -  Mignon F. Ballard (June, 2011)
    42. Lost Symbol - Dan Brown - Turned it back in after reading 30 or so pages. Come to think of it, I've never been able to get into a Dan Brown book, but after 3 or 4 tries managed to skim most of The Da Vinci Code anyway. What was the hype all about??
    43. The Landower Legacy - Victoria Holt 
    44. Mistress of Mellyn - Victoria Holt
    45. Beneath the Sands of Egypt - Donald P. Ryan, Ph.D. - a fascinating autobiography by archaeologist Ryan who spent years in the Valley of the Kings as well as with his childhood idol, Thor Heyerdahl. Many short biographies of historic Egyptologists and insider stories as well.  An easy, good read, excellent for anyone even nominally interested in archeology or Egyptology
    46. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman - a woman of a certain older age who volunteers to work as a spy for the CIA - made first into a 1971 movie by and starring Rosalind Russell called "Mrs. Pollifax - Spy" and later remade as a 1999 movie-of-the-week starring Angela Lansbury
    47. Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish - Dorothy Gilman
    48. Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief - Dorothy Gilman
    49. A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman
    50. Mrs. Pollifax Pursued - Dorothy Gilman
    51. The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman
    52. The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman
    53. Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled - Dorothy Gilman
    54. Kaleidoscope: a Countess Karistska Novel - Dorothy Gilman
    55. The Shortest Journey  - Hazel Holt
    56. Mrs. Malory and the Only Good Lawyer - Hazel Holt
    57. Mrs. Malory Wonders Why - Hazel Holt
    58. Mrs. Malory: Detective In Residence - Hazel Holt
    59. Mrs. Malory and the Fatal Legacy - Hazel Holt
    60. Mrs. Malory and a Death in the Family - Hazel Holt
    61. Mrs. Malory and a Time to Die - Hazel Holt - Mrs. Malory is also of a certain adult age and very good at solving mysteries in and around her small village in England
    62. A Glass of Blessings - Barbara Pym (Hazel Holt was a friend and the executor of her estate)
    63. Emerald Aisle - Ralph McInerary
    64. The Book of Kills - Ralph McInerary
    65. The Lack of the Irish - Ralph McInerary


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