What are you reading right now?

I bought an Ann Cleeves collection from the Book People and have been enjoying them. I'm now looking for her earlier ones. They are set in the N.E and she gets the atmosphere somehow that connects with what I think of the NE.

Lewis not Lewes. I always get my Lewis's muddled up. I lived near the Sussex Lewes once and have yet to visit the Island and I have a friend called Lewis who I invariably call Lewes

The Shetland quartet by Ann Cleeves, which seems to have five books so far. I downloaded four to my Kindle, read three and was about to start the "last" (Dead Water") when I noticed that it said that it contained a spoiler to events at the end of the previous one (Blue Lightning). Glad I saw that before I read any further.

These are very good, and have a lot in common with Peter May's Lewis Trilogy.

I`ve just finished a light hearted murder mystery with a slight comedy touch to it, Manna from Hades, by Carola something, can`t remember. Not exactly the sort of thriller I go for, but it made a nice change. Am now reading Alex Cross Run, by James Patterson. I love his books, especially the Alex Cross stories, I feel as if I`ve watched his family grow up over the years I`ve been reading them.

I enjoyed the Expats. Bit over the top ending.

The Expats, a gripping spy thriller. Really good. It's upstairs and i can't be bothered to fetch it. Shall Google.

Chris Pavone.

Galley, I just got his new book Entry Island. This time the action stretches from the Hebrides to Canada. But I think it is still Fin.

Reading Peter May's The Lewes Trilogy again. Whizzed through it a couple of months ago. I enjoyed it so much that I am now taking it at a slower pace!

One of my sons bought me Elizabeth Jane Howard's "All Change" for Christmas the 5th, and sadly now the last of the Cazalet Chronicles. I'm about 80 pages in, and as always excellent if you happen to be a fan of her writing. Time has moved on this is set in the mid 50s, most of the children of the war years are now grown up and have their own partners and children.

Finished Gone Girl a while back, I did find it quite gripping, I know a lot of people didn't like it although it did have an annoying ending. I believe it has now been filmed so will be interested to see that and if it is true to the book and whether the "Gone Girl" in question will be portrayed as the manipulative psycho she was.

The Winter Folly was very good, can recommend it. Now reading Caedmon`s Song, by Peter Robinson.

Little Old Lady, not a bad yarn, but finished it still searching for the humour. Am now reading, and enjoying, The Winter Folly, by Lulu Taylor. It was book of the week at Smiths, so half price.

Perhaps Gransnet could get Persephone people on to talk?

Just finished another Persephone ,Bricks&Mortar by Helen Ashton. Learnt loads about building and the charm of turn of the century novels is lovely after some of the brutal stuff we get as run of the mill. Even the typeset is easy on the eye.

Me as well, merlo. Dire.

At the moment vol 2 of a game of thrones, the little old lady, gransnet,Facebook.
What should I be reading? My files for next week

I've already given up on The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules.

Plain daft!

The Lost Child of Philomena Lee - the original book, not the book of the film. So sad.

Have just started The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules. Only read a few pages so far, so too early to make a judgement.

Just coming towards the end of Killing the Shadows, by Val McDermid. Didn`t think I was going to like it at first, but it`s been OK.

@PPB I've just read the Runaway which is a children's book and illustrated by Gwen Raverat and I've started Bricks and Mortar. In between I am reading A Coffee Shop in Kabul which is a chick lit .
Thank you Gransnet I've just received The Little old Lady Who Broke All the Rules. I intend to leave it lying around to worry people.

Stansgran for Christmas I've sent a Persephone book to one friend in America and two Persephone books to friends in Australia. Lucky friends.

Have received my copy of The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, look forward to reading it, thank you GN.

The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs. A fairly light read for me, but interesting and the food described is lovely - and there are recipes. A bit of a mystery with some romance. It's our next book club choice and as the first choice was Gone Girl (hardly a literary gem, but a clever plot) and this is the second choice, I am getting a bit worried as to what I should choose when it's my turn. I'm thinking of The Cleaner of Chartres, which was sent to me by gransnet in the summer and was beautifully written.

@PPB it's a good resolution I have promised myself I will read everything I have but I keep buying fearing I will be marooned in the snow/on a desert island with nothing to read so I have to save some thing. I would love my DH to have a Persephone book sent to me for every month( preferably weekly )from all those ringed in the catalogue left prominently on his bedside table. And why is it that when I don't look on the kindle daily deal there is something that is on my book list ?

Good to meet a fellow fan of Persephone Books Stansgran.
I'm reading 'Howards End is on the landing.' Susan Hill's account of a year of only reading books already on her bookshelves.
'Susan Hill encountered dozens of books she had never read, or forgotten she owned, or wanted to read for a second time.'
One of my New Year Resolutions is going to be to read all the to-be-read books on my shelves before sending for anymore books from Amazon.