Over the past couple of months, I've read a few books that I didn't get a chance to review yet. These were all enjoyable in different ways and are recommended reads. A Will to Kill by R. V. Raman I've been looking for an Indian mystery for a while now. So when I came across A Will to Kill in Netgalley set in one of my favorite places in India (also close to my home town), I just had to request it. In so many ways, this is a typical Agatha Christie type mystery - there's a death (in an isolated mansion, no less) and the investigator/detective tries to solve the mystery. Harith Athreya is visiting the owner of the mansion, Bhaskar Fernandez, where a small gathering has been planned for the owner's relatives and friends. Bhaskar has written two wills - and how he dies will determine which will goes into effect. That night, there is a murder and Athreya spends the next few days trying to find the culprit. I generally enjoy the Agatha Christie class of murder mysteries.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.
Jack knew this much about the letters because he paid a detective to follow his wife. The detective had reported no meetings, phone calls or email; no suspicious activity at all, except the letters. The detective did not report that Edie had taken to staring at him as she burned the letters, then grinding the ashes into the pavement with her shoe. Once she'd given him the Nazi salute. He had begun to dread following her.
~ Pg. 5, Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger.
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Here is my teaser: http://web.me.com/quirion/Bookaddict/Blog/Entries/2010/1/19_Teaser_Tuesday.html
Hope you enjoy the rest of it!
Here's mine
Here's mine.
Here's mine.
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/01/teaser-tuesday-happiness-sold.html
My teaser this week is creepy but funny! Here's a link.
here's mine;
http://darlynandbooks.blogspot.com/2010/01/teaser-tuesdays-painted-house.html
Fan one! I need to read this.-Juju
Beth F, jlshall, Jennifer, dArLyN, Juju, I hope you all get to read it soon!
Michelle, Amy, Ash, Diane, thanks! :)
Lisa, I agree!
Andrea, I agree with the poor man bit! :)
MarceJ, sorry you wouldn't read another by her, I did like TTTW, but I'll reserve my judgment for this one.
Kaye, I agree, this book starts off well.
Susan, I hope to enjoy it too, though so far I am yet to see any of the TTTW's magic
My "headline" teaser is here.
longbrakeliving, I am so far! :)