Welcome to Litsy!

Emmy is busy trying to push my book away(into the coffee cup!) Her very clear message: I want your attention! Absolutely No Books! We Do Not Care that reading is your passion! #WDNCW #catsoflitsy #coffeeandbooks #DCIBanksNovel

Another in this series I am so hooked on. I need to slow down…this is # 22/28.
Enjoying nature from my porch - a Campari & soda before dinner, and some reading.
Hearing a Robin, a Cedar Waxwing, & a House Sparrow at the moment (Merlin Bird ID).

Two parallel investigations, one Ins. Cabot is managing,the other is DCI Banks case.Eventually the two overlap & collide,stirring up the events from two previous, horrific cases. #DCIBanksMystery #literarypiceprocedural

#DCIBanksMystery #InsAnnieCabbotMystery #literarypoliceprocedural
The case of a murder & a linked suicide is closed.But Banks is not satisfied.He is convinced he is dealing with a murder & a suicide that is a result of Shakespeare‘s Othello-like manipulations by Wyman,an English HS teacher.Currently the teacher voluntarily directs plays at a local amateur theatre.But a local theatre works man is seeking funding to transform the theatre into a ⬇️

Late morning coffee & a book. #porchlife #birdsong

#DCIBanks #literarypoliceprocedural #serieslove2025
This series has constant allusions, mentioning of novels, poetry, eclectic music which has led me to new discoveries. It‘s an added bonus to the understanding/enjoyment of DCI Banks, his moods, his emotional/spiritual life, his connections to his sense of” home”. Helen Keller is an enduring gift to us all. Hoping to start this tonight.

#coffeeandbooks
Have a wonderful Thursday!

A close up of Poe.😀😸 He is snuggling me while dinner cooks. Enjoying my first Moscow Mule of the season-so cooling on this hot muggy day. Just started this book. #serieslove2025 #DCIBanksMystery

#serieslove2025 #DCIBanksMystery #11 #LiteraryPoliceProcedural
Another stunner in this series. Morally complex, expertly plotted, riveting – a tale of elusive evil.

#9: a dead body in an alleyway,a white power organization, & greed run rampant.A multilayered plot for DCI banks to unwind.
#10: a drought has caused the waters of a reservoir to recede. Yorkshire village from times past, is revealed. A female skeleton is uncovered.DCI Banks‘ challenge is to discover who viciously murdered this woman over half a century ago.Dead witnesses witnesses still alive, but hesitant to become involved make for a ⬇️