The Various Haunts of Men: A Simon Serrailler Mystery | 
pickI enjoyed that the attention was way more on all the various people in this town. I did not like that there had to be romantic feelings between Freya and her intendent. The murderer is suddenly revealed at about 400/550 pages in. And that's that. The ending was a bit disappointing, it kind of sizzled out.
549 pages; TBR since 7/7/2019.
pickI really, really enjoyed this book; now I have a whole new series to get wrapped up in. I‘ve only read Hill‘s literary memoir, HOWARD‘S END IS ON THE LANDING. She is a gifted writer!
This translates into a very literary police procedural that is more about each of the characters, including the victims, than it is about the actual murders. More please! Thank you @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader for recommending! #hoopla
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pickChosen by my mystery book club, this book was a great discovery. I felt it was a far more realistic depiction of police work than most of the books out there. Very well written. Susan Hill sets perfectly the decor for the series, at the end of this book, we really get a clear image of the community of Lafferton.
Day 15 - #Top20Series #20Days20Series
#SimonSerraillerSeries #SusanHill
If you haven‘t started this series, you need to! Soooo good!
pickThe story is told from a few different viewpoints, which takes a little getting used to. This book is billed as a Simon Serrailler mystery, but he's not the main character in this first book in the series and doesn't play a major role until the end. The plot is a little dragging in spots but quickens up towards the end. There's a major twist near the end, which is unforeseen. Overall, I liked it and will read at least the next one in the series.
I'm about 25% of the way through this one. So far it's okay to pretty good. The plot does jump from one character's point of view to another, but it's easy to follow so far.
pickEnjoyed this- totally guessed the killer early - looking forward to more in this series.
When are these A to Z‘s due? I‘m trying to play along here.
1. (The) Outsiders
2. Flannery O‘Conner
3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo‘s Nest
4. Olives and Fried Onions
panI was looking for a new mystery series that is character driven and not too gory/graphic, and the Simon Serrailler series was recommended to fit the bill. It had so much promise, but just didn't deliver. Without giving any spoilers, I was so disappointed and frustrated after devoting 400+ pages to the story. Many story lines are just left hanging, and Simon Serrailler is quite minimally featured throughout. Definitely skip this one.
The lovely view from our Airbnb in Mystic!
panI literally threw this book across the room when I finished it. Such a waste of precious reading time (and yet I still didn‘t bail) it was about 250 pages too long and was not a satisfying ending. Still that‘s one off the TBR mountain!
I wish I had the patience for this book that Sky has whilst she waits for Teddy to drop some apple but it‘s just dragging on soooo much!
panFinally finished this one on audio. I‘m torn in my review of it. I enjoyed the narrator, really liked a lot of the writing, and in the beginning, I wanted to keep listening. But, I didn‘t feel connected to the characters, there wasn‘t enough tension (you know who the killer is too early on) and the ending was dissatisfying. I wonder if this would have been better in hard copy... eh.
You know sometimes a book just seems to take forever to get through- this is one of them!
My favorite part of the day is when I get home and get to go for a long #audiowalk with my dog.
pickI liked this! It was slowly paced, but I like a story that takes its time to develop. She describes the world of the book satisfyingly well.
On another note, I have this feeling I'll be reading less in 2017 than usual. I'm busy with work, with my kid, with other life things, and I am also preoccupied with political stuff. It's hard to focus on reading these days. Ah, well.
Up next for my mystery book group.
