tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post1198554378635492683..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: All this week: I am mystified by historical mysteriesAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-64067763754026812782009-08-25T16:20:39.158-05:002009-08-25T16:20:39.158-05:00Yes, I would agree that my use of the phrase "...Yes, I would agree that my use of the phrase "worth reading" suggests problems worth discussing. I defer to you since you suggested the discussion, and I'll jump in later after you've set things in motion.R/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-27179926878374295622009-08-25T11:38:30.836-05:002009-08-25T11:38:30.836-05:00Definitely not my forte, but one that sticks out w...Definitely not my forte, but one that sticks out which I really enjoyed was The Truth About the Savolta Case by Eduardo Mendoza. I don't believe an English translation has recently been published, but used copies should be easy to find.<br /><br />Not so much a historical mystery as a story set in Barcelona toward the end of World War I. Definitely gives a flavor for the turbulence then.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-14023717260002406522009-08-25T09:48:39.554-05:002009-08-25T09:48:39.554-05:00Fred, Lizok, thanks for the recs. Keep 'em com...Fred, Lizok, thanks for the recs. Keep 'em coming.<br /><br />R.T., I think I'm going to write about this later in the week - I think the "worth reading" question is a little complicated. Of the six mysteries in my pool, the Hockensmith was the closest to pure fun.<br /><br />By the way, have you read any of the "Owen Parry" Civil War mysteries? Right up your alley, I'd think.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-24574129521913536032009-08-25T09:06:44.214-05:002009-08-25T09:06:44.214-05:00BTW, each of the highly entertaining Hockensmith b...BTW, each of the highly entertaining Hockensmith books featuring Big Red and Old Red are worth reading.R/Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07791522136032565027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-63896295821984501152009-08-24T15:21:42.956-05:002009-08-24T15:21:42.956-05:00Looking forward to reading about your "compla...Looking forward to reading about your "complaints, grievances, and petulant whines."<br /><br />One author I forgot to mention was Anne Perry, who has several historical series out now. One, the one I prefer, features William Monk, a London police officer, then a PI, then an officer with the River Police. The time frame is mid 19th century. He and his wife visited the US and got caught in the middle of a Civil War battle.<br /><br />Another author, and the last I will mention, is Charles Todd. His series concerns a Scotland Yard inspector and is set just after WWI. He was injured, physically and psychically (PTSD we would call it today) and is haunted by the voice of his sgt whom he had to execute for refusing to obey an order. Gives a new twist to the saying that he was of two minds about the right course to follow.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-41612901176153380502009-08-24T13:15:15.162-05:002009-08-24T13:15:15.162-05:00I got a good chuckle from the footnote, AR!
If y...I got a good chuckle from the footnote, AR! <br /><br />If you're looking to get back into some Russian reading, Boris Akunin's Erast Fandorin detective novels are a lot of fun, and they draw heavily on Russian literature.Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-69377382567773172162009-08-24T12:05:11.291-05:002009-08-24T12:05:11.291-05:00I'm looking forward to this week's posts. ...I'm looking forward to this week's posts. Mysteries are my main junk food, but I don't read any historical ones. Though I have had the first Stephen Saylor one on my shelf for a while.nicolehttp://www.bibliographing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-11362955123579618422009-08-24T11:45:03.782-05:002009-08-24T11:45:03.782-05:00Oh thanks, you read my mind somehow. I meant to as...Oh thanks, you read my mind somehow. I meant to ask for recommendations but forgot.<br /><br />I have not read any of the authors you listed. Interesting that they're all much earlier - classical, medieval, and early modern. <i>Ma femme</i> has read a couple of Saylor novels.<br /><br />Maybe as the week goes by, and I air my complaints, grievances, and petulant whines, you, and others, can address how the recommended books solve the various problems I identify.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-28358714567648811862009-08-24T10:55:02.151-05:002009-08-24T10:55:02.151-05:00I haven't read any of the historical mysteries...I haven't read any of the historical mysteries you listed. These are some of my favorite authors who write historical mysteries:<br /><br />Stephen Saylor--Rome, his series begins around 80 or 90 BC and his most recent one took place around 40 BC. a series with Gordianus the Finder, a PI mystery. His cases are always intertwined with the historical events and people of that time.<br /><br />Bernard Knight-- 13th century England, King Richard I on the throne (probably better known as Richard the Lion-Hearted) series featuring the first appearance of the coroner in England <br /><br />Ellis Peters--12 century England, around time King Stephen and Empress Maud were fighting for the throne. a series featuring an ex-Crusader now turned Benedictine monk.<br /><br />Uumberto Eco--The Name of the Rose--Italy, 14th century, a Benedictine monk, who was William of Baskerville before becoming a monk, solves an intricate series of crimes at a monastery, using logic and scientific knowledge.<br /><br />C. J. Sansom--England during the reign of Henry VIII. series features a lawyer who is a hunchback.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com