Many of the books I read are parts of a series - usually, but not always, mystery series.
I'd like to try to complete some of the series - some I have no intention of revisiting.
And then there are those series I haven't started, but would like to.
This blog is a way for me to keep a record of the books I've read and the ones I might like to try.
And anyway, I've always loved making lists.
Showing posts with label art related. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art related. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Louise Penny: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache

• Main character: Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police force for Quebec
• Setting: Canada, mostly in and around the small Québécois town of Three Pines
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.
  1. Still Life (2005)
  2. A Fatal Grace (2006) 
  3. The Cruelest Month (2007) 
  4. A Rule Against Murder (2008) 
  5. The Brutal Telling (2009)
  6. Bury Your Dead (2010) 
  7. A Trick of the Light (2011)
  8. The Beautiful Mystery (2012) 
  9. How the Light Gets In (2013) 
  10. The Long Way Home (2014) 
  11. The Nature of the Beast (2015) 
  12. A Great Reckoning (2016)
  13. Glass Houses (2017) 
  14. Kingdom of the Blind (2018) 
  15. A Better Man (2019)
  16. All the Devils Are Here (2020) 
  17. The Madness of Crowds (2021) 
  18. A World of Curiosities (2022)
  19. The Grey Wolf (2024) 
  20. The Black Wolf (2025) 
In addition to the full-length novels, there has also been one novella (or long short story) issued:
  1. The Hangman (2010)
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Monday, May 11, 2020

Miss Seeton Mysteries

• Main character: Miss Emily D. Seeton, eccentric retired art teacher, who helps Scotland Yard solve mysteries and right wrongs, armed only with her sketch pad and trusty umbrella.
• Setting: England
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The Miss Seeton mystery novels have had three different authors over the years.

By Heron Carvic:
1. Picture Miss Seeton (1968)
2. Miss Seeton Draws the Line (1969)
3. Witch Miss Seeton (1971) (UK title: Miss Seeton, Bewitched)
4. Miss Seeton Sings (1973)
5. Odds on Miss Seeton (1975)
By Roy Peter Martin writing as Hampton Charles:
6. Miss Seeton, by Appointment (1990)
7. Advantage Miss Seeton (1990)
8. Miss Seeton at the Helm (1990)
By Sarah J. Mason writing as Hamilton Crane:
9.  Miss Seeton Cracks the Case (1991)
10. Miss Seeton Paints the Town (1991)
11. Miss Seeton Rocks the Cradle (1992)
12. Hands Up, Miss Seeton (1992)
13. Miss Seeton by Moonlight (1992)
14. Miss Seeton Plants Suspicion (1993)
15. Miss Seeton Goes to Bat (1993)
16. Starring Miss Seeton (1994)
17. Miss Seeton Undercover (1994)
18. Miss Seeton Rules (1994)
19. Sold to Miss Seeton (1995)
20. Sweet Miss Seeton (1996)
21. Bonjour, Miss Seeton (1997)
22. Miss Seeton's Finest Hour (1999)
23. Miss Seeton Quilts the Village (2017)
24. Miss Seeton Flies High (2018)
25. Watch the Wall, Miss Seeton (2019)
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Sunday, March 4, 2018

Iain Pears: Jonathan Argyll Art History Mysteries

● Main characters: British art historian Jonathan Argyll who works with two members of the fictitious Italian Art Squad: General Bottando, head of the squad; and Bottando's deputy, Flavia di Stefano
● Setting: Italy
● Bold type indicates a book I've read
  1. The Raphael Affair  (1991)  [See Review]
  2. The Titian Committee  (1992)
  3. The Bernini Bust  (1993)
  4. The Last Judgement  (1994)
  5. Giotto's Hand  (1995)
  6. Death and Restoration  (1996)
  7. The Immaculate Deception  (2000)