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.
This meme is hosted by Marcia @ The Printed Page. It is the gathering
place for readers to share the books
that came into their house last week (checked out library books don’t
count, eBooks & audio books do).After a busy week for my mailbox, I think it was relieved that it didn't have to stuff itself this week. How sad, because I don't think I would have minded!
Jenniemae & James: A Memoir in Black and White by Brooke Newman arrived from the Read it Forward program. (About a friendship between a brilliant mathematician and an uneducated, illiterate African American maid)
Library Loot is a weekly event
co-hosted by Eva @ A Striped Armchair
and Marg
@ Reading Adventures that encourages bloggers to share the books
they’ve checked out from the library.Usually I would go into the library with a list of books I want to check out, and grab them off the shelves before exiting. That's mainly because I wait till the last minute to go to the library, and then I just have to get home soon. This week though, I spent some time looking through the shelves, even though I didn't take any books other than what I went in there for. I have a feeling I'll be doing that this week as well!
- Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman: I already finished this book two days back and still can't stop gushing about it! It's one of the best YA books I've read in a long time.
- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford: I had initially planned to read this book this weekend, but a bunch of weekend chores kept me from it.
Did you sign-up for the Glorious giveaway?
Comments
All three of the books you have listed this week have me intrigued!
Susan
sweb4us@aol.com
http://crazycatladyslibrary.blogspot.com/
I've been wanting to read the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Enjoy!
My MM:
http://laurelrainsnowcreations.blogspot.com/2010/05/mailbox-monday_09.html
http://bookventuresbookclub.blogspot.com/2010/05/mailbox-monday_10.html