This was an unusual month for me. I got caught up in a the series about Frieda Klein, read all 8 books from the series and as an added bonus, completed House of Correction by the same authors. Nicci Gerrard and Sean French write together under the name Nicci French.
I feel it’s mostly pointless order these books from best to worst, especially when read like that one after the other, they all felt very similar.
Blue Monday, Tuesday’s Gone, and Waiting for Wednesday felt long for my taste but were otherwise great books. House of Corrections (the only one that was not from a series) was a slow start and the settings were static by design, which likely makes it the worst of the 9. Apart from that, all 9 books were solid 4/5 or 5/5, and if there was a 9th book about Frieda Klein, I’d buy it without thinking.
I own one more book by Nicci French but decided to switch back to Fantasy and Sci-Fi for August. I am currently reading a very long and famous book.
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When I was in my twenties, I read a lot of mystery and thrillers, but somehow got out of the habit. I’d not heard of Nicci French/Freida Klein, but this description you wrote in your other post sold me:
> persistence of Harry Bosch and uses intuition and advanced questioning to untangle the ball of lies in each book.
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Harry Bosch is more rational and less human than Frieda Klein. Also, the crime described by Nicci French is more emotionally taxing. I think the Bosch universe is easier to read and a bit more entertaining but comparable.
I’m developing an allergy to superhuman traits in literature and would rather read less logical books with no superhumans than a perfect book with one.
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Saw some ducks while I was paddling on the lake yesterday. When I turned at them from the side they broke their line and scattered, probably defense against predation. But when I went after them from behind they went into a straight line like a peloton, easier movement for them and they knew they could outrun me. Ducks are cool.🙂
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oh yeah-what’s the book, by the way?
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9 books, all murder mysteries where the killer is one of the characters but you can’t guess who.
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