I have been reading:
"Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K Jerome - I have reached page 145
"The Coronation" by Boris Akunin - I have reached page 236
"Special Assignments" by Boris Akunin - I have reached page 205
"Imperium" by Robert Harris - I have reached page 207
"The Lighthouse" by P. D. James - I have reached page 72
I have finished reading:
"Conclave" by Robert Harris
"The State Counsellor" by Boris Akunin
"The Death of Achilles" by Boris Akunin
"Turkish Gambit" by Boris Akunin
"Murder on the Leviathan" by Boris Akunin
"The Winter Queen" by Boris Akunin
"Cat Haiku" by Deborah Coates
"The Full Alex - Collected Strips 1987-1998" by Charles Peattie and Russell Taylor
"Pompeii" by Robert Harris
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown
"Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown
"The Murder Room" by P. D. James
"The Cat Who Came to Breakfast" by Lilian Jackson Braun
"Death in Holy Orders" by P. D. James
"The Cat Who Blew the Whistle" by Lilian Jackson Braun
"Night Flight" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery - set in Argentina
I have also enjoyed the Tintin and Asterix comic books.
Below are some of my favourite fiction authors.
Detective Novels
I like British detective novels by authors such as:
Agatha Christie (1890-1976) (Hercule Poirot - canon)
Dorothy Sayers (1893-1957) (Lord Peter Wimsey)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) (Sherlock Holmes - canon)
Michael Bond has written an amusing series of novels set in France. Monsieur Pamplemousse is a former detective turned food inspector for a restaurant ratings guide and is accompanied by his bloodhound Pommes Frites. I have read:
"Monsieur Pamplemousse" (1983)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Secret Mission" (1984)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot" (1986)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Cure" (1987)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse Aloft" (1989)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates" (1990)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse Rests his Case" (1991)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse Stands Firm" (1992)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse on Location" (1992)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Train" (1993)
"Monsieur Pamplemousse on Probation" (2000)
All except the most recent were published in three Omnibus volumes by Allison & Busby.
P.G. Wodehouse
I enjoy the novels and short story collections (C) of P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) and have all those featuring Bertie Wooster and his butler, Jeeves:
"The Inimitable Jeeves" (1923) (C)
"Carry On, Jeeves" (1925) (C)
"Very Good, Jeeves" (1930) (C)
"Thank You, Jeeves" (1934)
"Right Ho, Jeeves" (1934)
"The Code of the Woosters" (1938)
"Joy in the Morning" (1946)
"The Mating Season" (1949)
"Ring for Jeeves" (1953)
"Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit" (1954)
"Jeeves in the Offing" (1960)
"Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves" (1963)
"Much Obliged, Jeeves" (1971)
"Aunts Aren't Gentlemen" (1974)
George MacDonald Fraser
I also have and enjoy the Flashman series of twelve historical novels by George MacDonald Fraser set in the nineteenth century:
"Flashman" (1969)
"Royal Flash" (1970)
"Flash for Freedom!" (1971)
"Flashman at the Charge" (1973)
"Flashman in the Great Game" (1975)
"Flashman's Lady" (1977)
"Flashman and the Redskins" (1982)
"Flashman and the Dragon" (1985)
"Flashman and the Mountain of Light" (1990)
"Flashman and the Angel of the Lord" (1994)
"Flashman and the Tiger" (1999)
"Flashman on the March" (2005)
J.K. Rowling
I have read the Harry Potter series:
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (1997)
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (1998)
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (1999)
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2000)
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2003)
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2005)
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (2007)
The author has an official site while The Leaky Cauldron is worth a look. The books are published by Bloomsbury in the UK and Scholastic Press in the USA.
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