Good reads please.

Misled you on Edward finding love - that happens in the sequel, "Edward Adrift"

How about looking at the Persephone catalogue. I hope someone hasn't mentioned this up thread as although I've read it I'm having a goldfish memory problem today.
Perhaps we could have a kindle cheapo thread. I've bought some good things on the freebie 99p£1.99 cheap Kindle reads. I'm also on Bookbub and have some weird things but some good ones as well.

Just to say I checked out the Tarquin Hall books suggested by Mildred and loved them. Have now downloaded several of his about the highly amusing detective Vish Puri. Very entertaining if you need cheered up.

I like Persephone books too but they are very expensive as Kindle downloads.

I've been reading Reginald Hill, the Dalziel and Pascoe series. I've never watched the TV series but the books are really good if you like police procedural novels. They are progressive, in terms of the characters lives, so it's good to read them in order but there's a new investigation each time.

Forgot to say there's 24 of them! I'm up to no.18......

Characters'

I'm not derailing I hope because some books people suggest may suit Anya but can anyone recommend wholesome murders. I've just been reading some Scandi stuff and there are people paced into cellars or had their eyes and tongues removed and I think they are too sick for me. I started the susanhill serrailler series but again a little boy trapped in a cellar. I really would like clever detective stories. I'm a fan of Ann Cleeves but she doesn't write fast enough for me. I've run out of her books. I like Donna Leon and I've been ordering old stuff by MMKaye. Any suggestions gratefully received.

I like your description "wholesome murders" Stansgran!

I'm really enjoying the Joseph Stark books. Sadly I think there's only the two so far.

stansgran You might like the Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. Female archeologist in East Anglia gets caught up in murders with arcgheological links and contributes to solving them. But start with "The Crossing Places" to get the characters clear in your mind. Otherwise there are later developments that you won't have in context.

Or Conyngham's Murray of Letho series starting with Death in a Scarlet Gown (set in St Andrews in 1802)

That should be Lexie Conyngham. The link works OK though.

Stansgran I agree with you. I think some books are unnecessarily sadistic and gruesome. I don't find any enjoyment in reading stuff like that and it makes me wonder about the author too.

I have only read four of the Murray of Letho series - finding the link to post here has revealed that there are now nine! and there are now eight Ruth Galloway books! They are queueing up for me to read.

There was one book that I deleted completely from my Kindle after one chapter, but I couldn't delete the images from my mind for a long time. I wrote a negative review on its Amazon page, and received a reply from some macho t**t lambasting me for "not being able to hack it"

I am not a total shrinking violet, but some things are just not entertainment. I reckon these books should have some kind of X certificate, so that we know what we are getting before we stumble on the gruesome bits.

I also enjoy the Murray of Letho books for their characters, sense of place and time as well as their plots. The Ruth Galloway books remind me of the years I spent in Norfolk. The main characters have very real personalities.

Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher series. Naughty but nice! And never vulgar.

Anno I got some of hers on cheap kindle offers. Thanks Elegran for the other ones. I've never heard of either so they are on my list.

What about listening to talking books? I subscribe to audible.com Love listening to people like Timothy West reading to me! Get well soon. Quite a lot of the authors mentioned above are available on Audible. Or your local library may also have a lending section on CD.

Stansgran, that's where I first discovered them too.

Amazon's cheap Kindle list has new items daily. You do need to look frequently to see what is a bargain today, but I have found some really good new (to me) authors for 99p or a couple of pounds.

John Grisham. Investigating lawyer books, with soul. No one comes close.

A Place called Winter by Patrick Gale is only 99p on kindle today Elegran I read it ages ago in book form (paid full price too grrr) and really enjoyed it although might not suit everyone.

I have kindle daily offers and also Bookbub and I spend too much as it is.

I am reading that at the moment, Gilly and enjoying it.