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Michaela wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "Michaela wrote: "I see A Late Phoenix is coming up. Has anyone an idea how to get it for less than the ��9,23 it´s here on Kindle? There isn´t even an audiobook a..."

You bet!

Updated Buddy Read List. Please let me know if I have missed out a series or if anything is in the wrong order. Thank you.

Dec/Jan
The Christmas Egg (Inspector Brett Nightingale #3) by Mary Kelly
The Dark Garden (Bobby Owen #16) by E R Punshon
The Rose Rent by Ellis Peters (Cadfael #13) by Ellis Peters
A Late Phoenix (Sloan and Crosby #4) by Catherine Aird

Jan/Feb
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (Martin Beck #2) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis (Falco #3)
Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin (Gervase Fen #5)
The Sailor's Rendezvous by Georges Simenon (Maigret #9)
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom (Shardlake #1)

Feb/March
Diabolic Candelabra (Bobby Owen #17) by E R Punshon
A Case of Duplicity in Dorset (Freddy Pilkington-Soames #4) by Clara Benson
No Wind of Blame by Georgette Heyer
The Anonymous Venetian by Donna Leon (Brunetti #3)
The Weight of the Evidence (The Inspector Appleby Mysteries Book 9) by Michael Innes

March/April
The Raphael Affair by Iain Pears
Maigret At the Gai-Moulin by Georges Simenon (Maigret #10)
The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters (Cadfael #14) by Ellis Peters
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce #9) by Alan Bradley
That Yew Tree's Shade aka Death Walks the Woods (Francis Pettigrew #4) By Cyril Hare

April/May
Conqueror Inn (Bobby Owen #18) by E R Punshon
Murder on the Caronia (Ocean Liner Mystery series #4) by Edward Marston
His Burial Too (Sloan and Crosby #5) by Catherine Aird
The Man on the Balcony (Martin Beck #3) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

In the UK, The Anonymous Venetian, by Donna Leon, is NOT available on kindle. Also, That Yew Tree's Shade by Cyril Hare is on kindle, but under the alternative title, Death Walks the Woods.

Looks great, Susan, thank you for pulling this list together!

Some editions of The Anonymous Venetian are published as Dressed for Death - it may be worth checking both titles to find the cheapest copies.

I had deleted the previous month and almost forgot Cyril Hare, so it isn't impossible I have forgotten something. In terms of current buddy series, we have:

Maigret
Bobby Owen
Cadfael
Sloan and Crosby
Flavia de Luce
Martin Beck
Falco
Shardlake
Gervase Fen
Freddy Pilkington-Soames
Georgette Heyer
Brunetti
Inspector Appleby
Francis Pettigrew
Iain Pears

Thank you, Susan, don’t know how you keep it all straight! We have a lot going on.

Thanks, also, for the list of characters, helps me keep track of which I’m following, and which I have not been able to find.

Lots of good stuff coming up for 2023. Going to be a good reading year, I hope :)

Susan wrote: "Lots of good stuff coming up for 2023. Going to be a good reading year, I hope :)"

Definitely!

Just saw Venus in Copper on Audible UK for 2.99 (till 2 January 2023):

Susan wrote: "In the UK, The Anonymous Venetian, by Donna Leon, is NOT available on kindle. Also, That Yew Tree's Shade by Cyril Hare is on kindle, but under the alternative title, Death Walks the Woods."

What about Dressed for Death? That was #3 in the US.

Seems to be the same book, Jan, just another of those alternative titles that seem to happen in the US. See full list below:

Guido Brunetti
1. Death At La Fenice (1992)
2. Death in a Strange Country (1993)
3. The Anonymous Venetian (1994)
aka Dressed for Death
4. A Venetian Reckoning (1995)
aka Death And Judgment
5. Acqua Alta (1996)
aka Death in High Water
6. The Death of Faith (1997)
aka Quietly in Their Sleep
7. A Noble Radiance (1998)
8. Fatal Remedies (1999)
9. Friends in High Places (2000)
10. A Sea of Troubles (2001)
11. Willful Behaviour (2002)
12. Uniform Justice (2003)
13. Doctored Evidence (2004)
14. Blood from a Stone (2005)
15. Through a Glass Darkly (2006)
16. Suffer the Little Children (2007)
17. The Girl of His Dreams (2008)
18. About Face (2009)
19. A Question of Belief (2010)
20. Drawing Conclusions (2011)
21. Beastly Things (2012)
22. The Golden Egg (2012)
23. By Its Cover (2014)
24. Falling in Love (2015)
25. The Waters of Eternal Youth (2016)
26. Earthly Remains (2017)
27. The Temptation of Forgiveness (2018)
28. Unto Us a Son Is Given (2019)
29. Trace Elements (2020)
30. Transient Desires (2021)
31. Give Unto Others (2021)
32. So Shall You Reap (2023)

Similar problem with Maigret: The Sailor's Rendezvous is AKA The Grand Banks Café in US.

Susan wrote: "Seems to be the same book, Jan, just another of those alternative titles that seem to happen in the US. See full list below:

Guido Brunetti
1. Death At La Fenice (1992)
2. Death in a Strange Cou..."

Thank you, Susan, this will make tracking down Brunetti mysteries easier- seems several of the earliest have alternate titles.

Sandy wrote: "Similar problem with Maigret: The Sailor's Rendezvous is AKA The Grand Banks Café in US."

There are also editions published under this title in the UK. Every Maigret book seems to have about 4 different titles!

I suppose that is what happens with translations

Updated buddy reads:

Buddy Reads:

Jan/Feb
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (Martin Beck #2) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis (Falco #3)
Love Lies Bleeding by Edmund Crispin (Gervase Fen #5)
The Sailor's Rendezvous by Georges Simenon (Maigret #9)
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom (Shardlake #1)

Feb/March
Diabolic Candelabra (Bobby Owen #17) by E R Punshon
A Case of Duplicity in Dorset (Freddy Pilkington-Soames #4) by Clara Benson
No Wind of Blame by Georgette Heyer
The Anonymous Venetian by Donna Leon (Brunetti #3)
The Weight of the Evidence (The Inspector Appleby Mysteries Book 9) by Michael Innes

March/April
The Raphael Affair by Iain Pears
Maigret At the Gai-Moulin by Georges Simenon (Maigret #10)
The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters (Cadfael #14) by Ellis Peters
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce #9) by Alan Bradley
That Yew Tree's Shade aka Death Walks the Woods (Francis Pettigrew #4) By Cyril Hare

April/May
Conqueror Inn (Bobby Owen #18) by E R Punshon
Murder on the Caronia (Ocean Liner Mystery series #4) by Edward Marston
His Burial Too (Sloan and Crosby #5) by Catherine Aird
The Man on the Balcony (Martin Beck #3) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

May/June
Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine by Georges Simenon (Maigret #11)
The Iron Hand of Mars by Lindsey Davis (Falco #4)
Buried for Pleasure by Edmund Crispin (Gervase Fen #6)
Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom (Shardlake #2)

We are coming to the end of a couple of series soon. I have updated the buddy read list and was wondering whether anyone has any ideas of a good Christmas buddy read?

I enjoy rereading Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas, but that’s not in our period. My other Christmas favorite is Charlotte Macleod’s “Rest Ye Merry��, and we’ve got that one in our challenge! Another one is Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer, but we’ve done that as well.

Susan wrote: "We are coming to the end of a couple of series soon. I have updated the buddy read list and was wondering whether anyone has any ideas of a good Christmas buddy read?"

The list above only goes through the past May/June, or am I missing something? Sorry, probably me, I haven’t finished coffee yet��.

Susan in NC wrote: "Susan wrote: "We are coming to the end of a couple of series soon. I have updated the buddy read list and was wondering whether anyone has any ideas of a good Christmas buddy read?"

The list above..."

try the master list at the top of the threads: Curent and upcoming reads.

Yes, the updated list is at the top of the list of threads.

Buddy Reads:

July/August
The Shadow Puppet by Georges Simenon (Maigret #12)
The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (Jonathan Argyll #2)
Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley (Roger Sheringham #7)
The Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis Peters (Cadfael #15) by Ellis Peters
Untimely Death (Francis Pettigrew #5) By Cyril Hare

August/Sept
Secrets Can't be Kept (Bobby Owen #20) by E R Punshon
The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce #10) by Alan Bradley
Murder on the Marmora (Ocean Liner Mystery series #5) by Edward Marston
Slight Mourning (Sloan and Crosby #6) by Catherine Aird
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck #4) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Sept/Oct
The Saint-Fiacre Affair by Georges Simenon (Maigret #13)
Poseidon's Gold by Lindsey Davis (Falco #5)
Frequent Hearses by Edmund Crispin (Gervase Fen #7)
Sovereign by C.J. Sansom (Shardlake #3)
The Bernini Bust by Iain Pears (Jonathan Argyll #3)

Oct/Nov
There's a Reason for Everything (Bobby Owen #21) by E R Punshon
A Case of Robbery on the Riviera (Freddy Pilkington-Soames #6) by Clara Benson
Penhallow by Georgette Heyer
Acqua Alta by Donna Leon (Brunetti #5)
A Night of Errors (The Inspector Appleby Mysteries Book 11) by Michael Innes

Nov/Dec
The Flemish House by Georges Simenon (Maigret #14)
The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters (Cadfael #16) by Ellis Peters
Parting Breath (Sloan and Crosby #7) by Catherine Aird
The Fire Engine That Disappeared (Martin Beck #5) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Thanks, Sandy!

Susan wrote: "We are coming to the end of a couple of series soon. I have updated the buddy read list and was wondering whether anyone has any ideas of a good Christmas buddy read?"

I know it’s been nominated, but the holidays are often busy, how about a short story collection you can dip in and out of, time permitting? Like Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries ? I know it’s been out a while and several members might have read it, but I was thinking an older book m8ght be more readily available.

Stories are a good possibility, Susan. Other collections which are Christmas based are:

The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories

or

Christmas is Murder: A Chilling Short Story Collection

Might be nice to have something a bit different?

Susan in NC wrote: "I enjoy rereading Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas, but that’s not in our period. My other Christmas favorite is Charlotte Macleod’s “Rest Ye Merry��, and we’ve got that one in ..."

I'd love to do Envious Casca as I missed it as part of the Heyer read.

Or The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights

Frances, we'd have to see when we did Envious Casca - the discussion thread is still open, so depends how long ago we read it I think.

I see my library has Silent Nights so I'd be interested in reading that one.

There are some good authors in that collection: Edmund Crispin, Sayers and Allingham.

Any other suggestions? There is no rush, so we can see what others think and we can, of course, do more than one book.

and I love Envious Casca and would read/comment on it anytime. I think I know it by heart now!

Christmas is Murder doesn't seem to be available on kindle in the US. The others are, but full price. Silent Nights is available on Kindle Unlimited if one has that service.

Susan in NC wrote: "Susan wrote: "We are coming to the end of a couple of series soon. I have updated the buddy read list and was wondering whether anyone has any ideas of a good Christmas buddy read?"

I know it’s be..."

I'd be interested in this one.

OK, so Silent Nights as a story collection.

Any other suggestions in the running?

Remember, it's a buddy, so we can go outside of our normal remits.

Susan wrote: "Stories are a good possibility, Susan. Other collections which are Christmas based are:

The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories [bookcover:The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories|301..."

My library has the PD James, not the other, but both sound good!

Sandy wrote: "Christmas is Murder doesn't seem to be available on kindle in the US. The others are, but full price. Silent Nights is available on Kindle Unlimited if one has that service."

Availability is always an issue, unless a book has been out for years, it seems!

Susan wrote: "Remember, it's a buddy, so we can go outside of our normal remits."

Well then, if we can go outside our usual times,I say let’s include the PD James and McDermid books also, they sound good - as always, if we can get them, great, if not, there’s older Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries to fall back on. I’d also include Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas .

Stories don't tend to get a lot of people joining in, historically, so I would only suggest one collection.

Jane and the 12 days of Christmas is number 12 in a series - they are on kindle in the UK but are expensive. However, if anybody wants to read a buddy ever, then only two people are needed and we are happy to set up threads.

Actually, only books 5-15 are on kindle in the UK, not sure why. It's infuriating when you can only get part of a series on kindle, isn't it?

Silent Nights is on my tbr list. :)

Maybe we should stick with that then? It is popular, we can all get it and is perfect for a Dec/Jan buddy read. Thank you, Susan, for your suggestion.

An updated list. I have realised there are some more of the Ocean mysteries, but not all are back in print yet. I think we have finished the Flavia books after our next read though.

Buddy Reads:

July/August
The Shadow Puppet by Georges Simenon (Maigret #12)
The Titian Committee by Iain Pears (Jonathan Argyll #2)
Murder in the Basement by Anthony Berkeley (Roger Sheringham #7)
The Confession of Brother Haluin by Ellis Peters (Cadfael #15) by Ellis Peters
Untimely Death (Francis Pettigrew #5) By Cyril Hare

August/Sept
Secrets Can't be Kept (Bobby Owen #20) by E R Punshon
The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce #10) by Alan Bradley
Murder on the Marmora (Ocean Liner Mystery series #5) by Edward Marston
Slight Mourning (Sloan and Crosby #6) by Catherine Aird
The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck #4) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Sept/Oct
The Saint-Fiacre Affair by Georges Simenon (Maigret #13)
Poseidon's Gold by Lindsey Davis (Falco #5)
Frequent Hearses by Edmund Crispin (Gervase Fen #7)
Sovereign by C.J. Sansom (Shardlake #3)
The Bernini Bust by Iain Pears (Jonathan Argyll #3)

Oct/Nov
There's a Reason for Everything (Bobby Owen #21) by E R Punshon
A Case of Robbery on the Riviera (Freddy Pilkington-Soames #6) by Clara Benson
Penhallow by Georgette Heyer
Acqua Alta by Donna Leon (Brunetti #5)
A Night of Errors (The Inspector Appleby Mysteries Book 11) by Michael Innes

Nov/Dec
The Flemish House by Georges Simenon (Maigret #14)
The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters (Cadfael #16) by Ellis Peters
Murder on the Salsette (Ocean Liner Mystery series #6) by Edward Marston
Parting Breath (Sloan and Crosby #7) by Catherine Aird
The Fire Engine That Disappeared (Martin Beck #5) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Dec/Jan
It Might Lead Anywhere (Bobby Owen #22) by E R Punshon
Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards

Susan wrote: "Actually, only books 5-15 are on kindle in the UK, not sure why. It's infuriating when you can only get part of a series on kindle, isn't it?"

It is!

Susan wrote: "Maybe we should stick with that then? It is popular, we can all get it and is perfect for a Dec/Jan buddy read. Thank you, Susan, for your suggestion."

You are very welcome- and thanks for letting me know of those two story collections, I hadn’t heard of them!

Susan wrote: "Actually, only books 5-15 are on kindle in the UK, not sure why. It's infuriating when you can only get part of a series on kindle, isn't it?"

it certainly is!

thank you for printing out the list here for us, Susan,

Thanks Susan for the list and Susan in NC for the suggestion!

Michaela wrote: "Thanks Susan for the list and Susan in NC for the suggestion!"

You’re welcome.

This sounds great, thank you Susan and Susan! :)

English Susan does all the work, American Susan just puts her two cents in!😉

Susan in NC wrote: "English Susan does all the work, American Susan just puts her two cents in!😉"

You both done well

It’s the “special relationship��! 😂