Mystery Madness discussion

The fourth challenge is to read a mystery from an author that is new to you. Feel free to discuss the books you've read for this challenge in this thread, but please be considerate and hide anything that might be considered a spoiler. If you decide to review a book that you've read for this challenge, please link your review. Should you be in need of a recommendation for this one, please feel free to ask!

Author that is new to you~”The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper” by Phaedra Patrick.

For this challenge I am reading the woman in cabin 10 by Ruth ware

Leonard wrote: "For this challenge I am reading "Snow White must die" by Nele Neuhaus, translated from German by Steven T. Murray. This is the first of her Bodenstein & Kirchhoff series that has been translated in..."

Snow White Must Die sounds very interesting. Looking forward to hearing more about it when you're done reading!

For this challenge I read "Hooking for Trouble" by Betty Hechtman. I didn't really like this one. It seemed flat and sometimes rather silly and unbelievable. For instance there is an Academy Award Nominee for her supporting lead in a movie called, "Caught by a Kiss" whos main character is a vampire who crocheted to keep his mind off of blood. This is just to unbelievable for me and then I had a hard time believing any part of the book. So I only gave it 2 stars.

Debbie wrote: "For this challenge I read "Hooking for Trouble" by Betty Hechtman. I didn't really like this one. It seemed flat and sometimes rather silly and unbelievable. For instance there is an Academy Award ..."

LOL and Oh No! I have this one in my library. Sounds like I'm going to have to suppress some eye rolls when I do decide to pick it up. Do you crochet, Debbie? It is one of my hobbies ^-^

For this challenge I read ”The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper” by Phaedra Patrick. It's not a "whodunit" mystery but a touching, and sometimes funny, story about a widower who finds out that his wife had a past life that she never told him about. It is a great story that I would highly recommend.

Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He gets out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m., just as he did when his wife, Miriam, was alive. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweater vest, waters his fern, Frederica, and heads out to his garden.

But on the one-year anniversary of Miriam’s death, something changes. Sorting through Miriam’s possessions, Arthur finds an exquisite gold charm bracelet he’s never seen before. What follows is a surprising and unforgettable odyssey that takes Arthur from London to Paris and as far as India in an epic quest to find out the truth about his wife’s secret life before they met—a journey that leads him to find hope, healing and self-discovery in the most unexpected places.

Debbi wrote: "For this challenge I read ”The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper” by Phaedra Patrick. It's not a "whodunit" mystery but a touching, and sometimes funny, story about a widower who finds out that his w..."

Sounds very interesting! Thanks for telling us about it Debbi ^-^

Kristi wrote: "For my new to me author, I read Books Can Be Deceiving by Jenn McKinlay. I rated it three stars.

Library Director, Lindsey Norris is just settling into her new job ..."

I think I have this one on my To Read list. That's too bad about the end, but glad you still considered this book enjoyable!

For this challenge I read The Jamie Quinn Mystery Collection by Barbara Venkataraman. The collection includes the first three in that series. The first two are very short, and the third one is more the typical length of a cozy mystery. I really enjoyed them.
Since I was given the opportunity to read these from the author herself, I will probably do a separate video about the collection. I will try to remember to link it here when I get it done.