January MysteryKit: Series

Our first MysteryKit of the year is aimed at helping us reduce our TBRs as we will be reading mysteries from a series. Whether you read vintage, procedurals, cozies or any other type of mystery, as long as it is part of a series, it will fit here. You could even use this as an opportunity to begin the new year with a new series.

Have fun with your reads and let us know what you are going to be reading and, of course, don’t forget to add your books to the wiki which can be found here: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/MysteryKIT_2022

I am planning to read Collecting Cooper by Paul Cleave from his Christchurch Murder Series. And I can’t resist starting a new series with Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir which has been sitting on my shelf for some time.

I plan to read my next (9th) in the Bruno Chief of Police series, Fatal Pursuit by Martin Walker. Hopefully I'll have time for something else too but I don't have anything else specific in mind...but plenty on the shelf to choose from!

I'll be reading The Pucelle Connection (#6) by Estelle Ryan and also Flesh and Blood (#1) by John Harvey. (which was a BB from you, Judi)

>3 clue: I suspect many of us have more series than we know what to do with!

>4 dudes22: I remember devouring Flesh and Blood, Betty. I hope it grabs you as well.

I’ll be reading the 9th book in the Darling Dahlias series by Susan Wittig Albert, The Darling Dahlias and the Voodoo Lily. One of my favorite cozy mystery series, these Depression-era stories take place in a small town in Alabama.

I am going to read at least some of Dolores Redondo's Baztán trilogy.

I've got so many #1 in a series on my shelf that I am spoiled for choice! Whatever takes my fancy after the first of the year!

Some of this depends on my Libby holds. I expect I'll be reading my next up in Louise Penny's Gamache series...that will be number 13. If not, or in addition I'll continue with The Kopp sisters.

I'm planning on Racing the Devil by Charles Todd, Where the Dead Lie by C.S. Harris and The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman. I'd like to read The Thursday Murder Club too, but am pretty far down the hold queue.

I am readingThe Cat Who Went Bananas, the next book in the Cat Who series by Lillian Jackson Braun.

I'm planning on listening to The Cuckoo's Calling (by "Robert Galbraith"; narrated by Robert Glenister). It's been in my Audible library for ages!

Considering that I am a serial series reader, I have a suspicion that something I read in January will fit this challenge. Depends a bit on what the library gets me early in the year. :)

Lots of options for this one! Right now, thinking of these:
Big Boned / Meg Cabot
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place / Alan Bradley
Click Here for Murder / Donna Andrews

I have just started The invisible guardian by Spanish author Dolores Redondo.

I will find plenty of things here. I'm going to reserve my speculations on what I read until I figure out how many I read between now and the end of the year. I do, however, think I'll probably read between 7 and 12 books in series, depending on my reading mojo. It's usually good in January, so we'll see. I will also read non-fiction, but I'll see where it all falls.

I might read a Nancy Drew book, since that is one of my challenges for this year, but series is also a personal challenge. I will probably read more than one that fits here.

I'm going to start a new series with The Witching Flour - it looks cute!

>10 majkia: oh, I have some Hillermans I can use.

I think I will focus on reading the next in Stuart Kaminsky's Rostikov series, People Who Walk in Darkness. The last two are sitting on my shelves, and I've been putting off reading them since the author has long since passed and there are no more to be written.

That's a great challenge for January! I was planning to read several books from some of my favourite series anyway to get back into reading, so this fits perfectly.

I will be reading the next book in the A Quilting Mystery by Mary Marks, because I have 4 left in the series. I've finished #5, but I may get through one or two more this year.

Well, I accidentally started early! The plan was for me to to start an audiobook now and finish it up over the New Year's weekend; but I started and finished my planned listen in four days! A couple of nights where I couldn't sleep and a day where I had to wait in line for get my COVID booster shot is all it took...

The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike #1; by Robert Galbraith; narrated by Robert Glenister) - Cormoran Strike, ex military police has set up shop in the London, England area as a private detective. Robin, a young temp, is thrilled to be assigned a secretarial position despite the rundown conditions and low pay. When John Bristow, an upper class attorney approaches Strike in regard to a suspicious suicide, Comoran & Robin work out their professional relationship as they resolve whether or not the suicide was actually murdered or not; and if murdered, by whom. The narrative arc, scenes and, characters are all solid; but as a mystery that fully or actively engages the reader, it falls a little short in the last 10% of the novel. Cormoran Strike knows what has happened before the reader does, extrapolating from evidence that is not shared with the reader. It feels like a bit of a cheat to bring the reader along for the ride, but then deny the epiphany. The audiobook narrator, Robert Glenister does well with character delineation even if I don't personally agree with the choices made for various characters (e.g. a character described as "Byronic" in the text was rendered with a rather nasal, grating voice). The audio itself seems to run a bit fast-- so much so that I slowed it done a touch. Overall, I was pleasantry surprised with this mystery, being richer in atmosphere and character than I was expecting from the author of the Harry Potter series; but I am not hooked enough to proactively seek out other titles in this (Cormoran Strike) series.

I've start re-listening to The Strangler Vine (by M.J. Carter; narrated by Alex Wyndham) - The British East India Company was set up as a trade organization between Great Britain in India; but quickly evolved in an extremely powerful multi-national company with strong colonial might & force. Avery, a young "Lobster Coat" officer has been sent to extend an invitation to a man-gone-native, Blake. Blake's presence is requested at the Company's political department over a matter that should interest the recalcitrant Blake... Alex Wyndam is the British narrator performing the story from Avery's point-of-view. There's a certain unpolished aspect to Wyndham's narration that I like; so if you're looking for a "BBC read", he is not that. I'm not counting this towards the 2022 challenge. It's a set up for the second and third titles in the Avery & Blake series which seems to be the extent of the series run.

>22 Tanya-dogearedcopy: I really enjoyed the entire Cormoran Strike series on audio, although the first one The Cuckoo's Calling was my least favourite. I thought Robert Glenister was a good choice for Londoner Strike. I hope you keep up with the series, the characters develop with each episode.

>23 VivienneR: What she said. I think the first book is the weakest one.

Me too!

>22 Tanya-dogearedcopy: I also confess to starting early. I wanted to read Mistletoe and Murder before the holidays got away from me.

Think I'll try to demolish the Billy Boyle series by James Benn. Or I might save it for the historical month. Choices, choices!

There's a great variety of books being planned for this challenge. Good to see that some have already started - the sooner you start, the more you can read!

I'm not sure what I'll actually read but I'm thinking Snowblind by Jonasson.

My reading year runs from Dec. 25 to Dec. 25. Yesterday while I was waiting for the kids to arrive and also before I went to sleep I finished The Curtain Call Caper (The Gabby St. Claire Diaries Book 1 by Christy Barritt. This was definitely at YA read with the high school drama club serving as the backdrop. Evidently, this is a take off of the "Squeaky Clean Mystery Series." It was good for what it was.

In adding my Christmas books to my bookshelf, I realized I have only read one Amelia Peabody mystery. And I really liked it. So I requested Book #2 from the library and will read The Curse of the Pharoahs for this month's challenge.

I just got the latest Lady Sherlock mystery from my audio library, Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas, and it is just the book I want to start 2022 with. Can't wait to start it.

I've just started reading The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation #1; by Lauren Willig), a melodramatic spy thriller and historical fiction romance set in the early 19th century as Napoleon starts to expand the French Empire. Amy/Aimeé, born of French nobility but having lived most of her life in Shropshire, England, is returning to France with the intention of avenging her parents deaths. Her plans center around embedding herself into the society of the the Purple Gentian, a contemporary of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The whole is the story is framed as a modern day scholar from Harvard seeks to uncover the identity of the Pink Carnation, another spy from the era... I'm not so sure about the historical accuracy of the novel (I've seen comments online protesting the categorization of "Historical Fiction" for this novel/series) and I'm questioning the "Mystery" tag as well; but as to the latter, LT has automatically tagged it as such and the book/series is listed over at StopYoureKilingMe.com-- so I'm taking it on faith! Regardless, this looks like fun!

Well, I didn't realize it was part of a series when I picked it up, but I'm counting The invisible guardian by Dolores Redondo. Set in Spain, the detective goes back to her hometown when it appears that a serial killer is stalking young women. This is not a "refrigerator" book, as the detective is forced to confront some of her childhood history, and I think we will find the roots of the killings are chillingly close to home. First book in the Baztan trilogy.

I'm planning to read:
Mr Mercedes by Stephen King and Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation #1; by Lauren Willig) - Part romance, part historical fiction, part spy thriller, the question that makes this melodrama part mystery is the question, "Who is the Pink Carnation?" Eloise, a 21st century scholar hopes to find out who this contemporary of The Scarlet Pimpernel is and heads to London to find out. Granted access to the Selwick family papers, she and the reader are immersed in a fun tale of adventure and intrigue, as well as some classically cliché lines like '"Unhand her," Richard snapped' which can be met with both a roll-of-the-eyes and a giggle without irony. Napolean's court, moonlight gardens, the grimy alleys of Paris and, a super-secret interrogation room are some of the many dramatic settings serving as the backdrop against which men in black capes & masks and women in ripped bodices cavort... The is the first-in-series and I'm looking forward to seeing what other stories are in the Selwicks' possession :-)

>36 Tanya-dogearedcopy: Sounds wonderful! On my WL it goes.

>37 Tess_W: My favorite so far in this series is The Mischief of the Mistletoe.

I've started Revenge in Rubies, the second in the Harriet Gordon mystery series.

I have finished Fatal Pursuit by Martin Walker, 9th in the Bruno series. It's like most of the others in the series for me, the mysteries are not particularly memorable but I enjoy every minute I spend reading them!

>38 LadyoftheLodge: Is that the one where our brave heroine meets up with Jane Austen? I remember the Christmas/Mistletoe theme.

Just finished Revenge in Rubies by A. M. Stuart. This is the second in the Harriet Gordon series which takes place in Singapore in 1910.

>41 threadnsong: Yes, that is it!

I read Mistletoe and Murder by Robin Stevens, part of the Wells and Wong series.

I finished Dying to Sin by Stephen Booth. Great series set in a truly compelling area of the world.

Here I go with another new series! I just completed Evil Things by Katja Ivar, set in Finland during the 1950's, the main character is the first woman to be appointed as a detective, the stubborn and prickly Hella Mauzer and I can't wait to read more about her.

For Around the World in 80 Books (either LT of GR) I chose Finland as one of the countries. Thanks for the idea.

Today I read Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson which is the first book in its series.

>47 hailelib: I read that not long after I got back from a week vacation to Iceland. I certainly could picture the land as he describes it.

>47 hailelib:, >48 majkia:
Iceland is one place I would like to visit and it is one of the book choices I have for Around The World in Eighty Books on LT or GR. I will check on this book. Thanks.

>49 mnleona: Of all the places I've been Iceland was the most interesting, I think. The geology is so fascinating and complex making the country unique.

>50 majkia: We almost were going to make a stop in Iceland on our way to Egypt this year but have a different route now. I may still see it one day.

>51 mnleona: Ah, another great place. I've been to Egypt, uhm, 3 times I think. Great trips all.

I've read another mystery from a series, The Dry. This is a reread, I read it originally a couple of years ago. My bookclub is reading it for this month and I wanted to refresh my mind. Still a **** read in my opinon.

I finished Anarchy and Old Dogs by Colin Cotterill. It is the fourth book in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series.

I really enjoyed this book. I liked that there was a bit more about the revolution and politics of Laos. It gave me a great sense of the time and place (1977 Laos). The mysteries were interesting and kept my interest and it set up some interesting story lines for future books in the series.

My sister and I listened to a few audiobooks which are all the latest instalments in their respective series: Rehragout-Rendezvous, Der letzte Tod and Totentanz im Pulverschnee. They wouldn't be half so enjoyable if you had to read them yourself.

I'm reading What Now, King Lear?, which is the second in a series and also makes my ShakespeareCat for the month.

I finished Death of a Dancer by Jill McGown, the third book of the Lloyd and Hill series. Unfortunately I did not like it all that much. I might read one or two more books for this KIT, but I will see.

I've finished Flesh and Blood by John Harvey, the 1st book in the Frank Elder series.

I read the last novel in the Inspector Appleby series, Appleby and the Ospreys by Michael Innes.

I finished Twisted Tea Christmas, #23 in Laura Childs' long-running tea shop series! This one brought back some of the spark of the earlier books in the series and probably ranks in the top five installments.

I read DreadfulWater, by Thomas King, the first in his series featuring Cherokee ex-cop Thumps DreadfulWater. I've already requested the second book!

I can't believe that I started 2 new series already!

They Threw Us Away: The Teddies Saga
Because of Miss Bridgerton - Rokesbys

>60 thornton37814: That is on my TBR list, although I do not have a copy yet. I am glad to see the initial spark of the novels is returning.

I've read Taken Too Soon, the next to last in the Quaker Midwife Mystery series by Edith Maxwell. I'm sorry the series is ending; unfortunately, I think the market is too small for Quaker mysteries

I've finished What Now, King Lear?, second in the Gil Yates series. A part-time detective is hired by the widow of a mega-wealthy businessman who was murdered in his mansion. He had suspected that he'd be murdered and put a clause in his will stipulating that none of his three terrible daughters, all married to even worse men, would receive their inheritances unless his killer was caught.

>43 LadyoftheLodge: Thank you for confirming my recollection of that book! It was definitely a tea-and-silk mystery.

>50 majkia: And then there's the *yarn* of Iceland . . . thick, heavy, and able to withstand an Icelandic winter. Or any other inclement weather. I've heard that the sheep breeders are bringing back the more "natural" colors in the wool, so that they are not just all fluffy white.

>52 majkia: The book I'm reading for this month's challenge, The Curse of the Pharoahs, is set in Egypt. I'm learning a lot about the Valley of the Kings from it, from the Victorian era.

I just completed the 5th book in the Christchurch Murder Series and it was a doozy! I will never think of "collections" in quite the same way. Lots of violence and action as another serial killer is hunted down.

>66 threadnsong: Yes. Our guide said something about that. They are very protective of all their wildlife. They carefully protect the bloodlines of the sheep and the horses. They want them like they were in the long ago, no intermixing with other breeds.

>67 threadnsong: I've read quite a few of Amelia's adventures. They are quite accurate as to sites in Egypt as I remember them.

Today I finished The Darling Dahlias and the Voodoo Lily by Susan Wittig Albert. A stroke - or was it? Is there a criminal in the newspaper office? Will Violet’s dream come true? Oh, and a little voodoo magic.

The invisible guardian by Dolores Redondo translated from Spanish by Isabelle Kaufeler

This is an atmospheric tale of what happens when a detective is sent back to her hometown to investigate some serial killings. Set in a village in northern Spain, two, no three young women are found dead and family secrets are dug up. Happy endings there are not, even though most people are satisfied that the killer has been found. I did not realize this was part of a trilogy when I started reading it, and my library owns only the first volume. Sigh. How badly do I want to read all of the Barztan trilogy? I haven't decided yet as I'm feeling overwhelmed by Mt. TBR.

Also made into a movie trilogy.

I started a new series with The Quick and the Thread by Amanda Lee because it is set in Oregon and I needed a book in a location starting with O. Pretty good, so I will continue the series.

Last night, I read, Ivy & Intrigue (Pink Carnation #2.5; by Lauren Willig) - This novella is set at Uppington Hall, the English country estate of the Selwicks in the early 19th century (1804). Richard & Amy are hosting Christmas with family, friends & neighbors-- which include Richard's first amour, Dierdre. Jealousy, intrigue and of course, the pre-requisite dash of melodrama are packed into this interstitial tale. I mistakenly thought this was a direct follow-up to the first-in-series (it's actually meant to be read after the second book in the run) so I had a couple things spoiled for me; but it didn't ruin the fun :-) There's a framing story set in the 21st century when an American researcher doing work on the Selwick family visits Uppington Hall. This part is less resolved and satisfactory... I can't wait to get back into the series to see how all this works out!

>71 markon: I am really wanting to read that one!

I am reading The Murder Kiss by Mehmet Somer. Really liking it so far. This also fits the Asian Reading Challenge.

I've finished The Pucelle Connection by Estelle Ryan. One of my most favorite series.

>74 Crazymamie: I'll be interested to hear what you think. I read The Prophet Murders (written after The Kiss Murder but published first) last year.

This month's theme will hopefully be a good impetus for making progress on some of my series. I've started off with Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie. An enjoyable installment in the Hercule Poirot series. I am currenlty working on Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, which I believe is book 14 in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. It's been way too long since I've visited Three Pines.

>71 markon: Oooh! I think I put that one on my wishlist!
(LOL, I just now realized I have another Dolores Redondo novel on my e-reader! I really should make a point of getting to that one first... but still, I'm taking the BB ;-)

Click Here for Murder / Donna Andrews
4 stars

Turing is an Artificial Intelligence Personality (AIP) and has been working hard to figure out how humans work. One of the guys at her company, Ray, has been murdered. Ray has only been with the company for 6 months. Turning helps her (and Ray’s) human friends, Tim and Maude, try to figure out what happened after the police assume Ray was involved in drugs and his murder had something to do with that. Turing and friends don’t think this is the case, but they quickly learn that Ray isn’t really who he says he is. What else might Ray have been hiding? And why did Ray want Tim to play this online role-playing game – unfortunately, it kept Tim from meeting Ray the night Ray died.

I really liked this. I think the role playing game upped my interest a bit. I do see I’ve rated it higher than the first in the series (this is the 2nd). Although the game wasn’t everything I was interested in. Finding out who Ray really is, and why he was hiding his identity was also of interest. I just really enjoyed this one, and am glad I continued the series. (I’m sad to see many other ratings are not as high as mine.)

I've started Even the Dead, and trying to fill in some of the detail blanks that escape me when there are long periods of time between series. It's been 6 years since I read Holy Orders.

I've started The Infidel Stain (Blake & Avery #2; by M.J. Carter; narrated by Alex Wyndham) - Three years after the events in The Strangler Vine, Avery & Blake, two soldiers once in the service of the British East India Company in India, are now in London during the earliest years of Queen Victoria's reign. Industrialization has cleaved society into two: the rich and the poor— and amongst the poor— crime, corruption and police indifference are rife. The gruesome deaths of two printers has caught the attention of a wealthy philanthropist who has contacted Avery & Blake to look into the matter. I'm thoroughly mesmerized by the descriptions of the time and place and, the odd dynamics of the friendship between the two "inquiry agents"— in no small part due to the audiobook narrator's performance. I've just started; so we'll see how the actual mystery plays out; but I'm optimistic! If nothing else, the historical elements are fascinating.

Starting The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves, the first in a new to me series of books, though I have seen some of the TV programmes.

Starting The Thursday Murder Club.

I read Death of a Nurse by M.C. Beaton

Hamish has a date with a beautiful nurse, a no-show whose body is later found at the bottom of a cliff. As usual Hamish runs his own investigation parallel to the official one and succeeds - in avoiding promotion. Not surprisingly Priscilla's latest beau is another disastrous choice. This is another variation of the usual plot line loved by Beaton's fans. Sonsie, Macbeth's beloved wildcat, makes a contribution to the story.

February is here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/338799#n7725165

I just finished listening to The Infidel Stain (Avery & Blake #2; by M.J. Carter; narrated by Alex Wyndham) - Avery & Blake "inquire" after the death of two printers in 1841. The Chartist Movement, classicism and poverty are the backdrop against which the gruesome, ritualistic murders take place and which the two former soldiers in the East India Trading Company race against false accusations and red herrings. M.J. Carter has indulged in her love of research and Alex Wyndham, the audiobook narrator, has breathed life into it. My only quibble is that his Irish character didn't sound so much Irish as a much as something just terribly strained; but character distinctions were never lost (and there were many!)

I've finished Murder at Melrose Court, which I believe is the second of the Heathcliff Lennox series.

Major Heathcliff Lennox's valet calls him to the front door to have a look at the dead man lying there. The local detective doesn't believe that Lennox has never seen the man and wasn't responsible for his death, but there's no proof otherwise so Lennox is allowed to travel to his family estate for Christmas.
What would normally be a dull collection of cousins and their elderly uncle is thrown into chaos this year with the introduction of the uncle's new fiancee, a Russian Countess, and her beautiful young niece. It turns out that the Countess has been working on the old man for awhile and now, with the whole wealthy family gathered, she announces that their uncle has a new will that replaces them with her. It doesn't take long for the first murder.
Published in 2018 and part of a series, this has a real Golden Age feel with snappy dialogue and humor.

I thought I'd posted to this thread but discovered I'd posted to the February thread by accident. I finished Louise Penny's The Madness of Crowds a couple of days ago.

I have completed Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir. This is another first in a series, but I have had it on my shelf for years so I am glad that I have finally gotten to it. I have more of this series on my shelves so I will be reading on although I wasn't totally pulled into this book.

I took the opportunity to read Nicholas Blake's Thou Shell of Death, book #2 in the Nigel Strangeways series, which has been on my shelves for a while. I enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it to fans of vintage mysteries! I'm planning to read more in the series at some point.

I read Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith for this.

>90 christina_reads: I remember enjoying Thou Shell of Death when I read it, Christina. I know I did go and purchase a number of other books by Nicholas Blake and now I need to pick one up soon.

I read the Murder Kiss by Mehmet Murat Somer, and it was quirky and fun - the first in this series by a Turkish author. I have requested the second one from the library. The mystery was probably the weakest part, but I liked the unusual setting and the main character was a fun combination of snarky and humorous.

I have been reading in two series:

I started a new-to-me series Vera Stanhope by Ann Cleeves, reading the first three:
The Crow Trap
Telling Tales
Hidden Depths

I also continued with the Wesley Peterson series by Kate Ellis, reading episodes 16, 17, 18, and 19:
The Cadaver Game
The Shadow Collector
The Shroud Maker
The Death Season

I finished The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters. Quite a good read, in the mystery side of it. And her description of the Valley of the Kings is fantastic.

>95 threadnsong: She is one of my faves! I think I now own her entire repertoire of Amelia Peabody mysteries.

I've started listening to The Devil's Feast (Blake & Avery #3; by M.J. Carter; narrated by Alex Wyndham) - The setting is London, England during the Victorian Era and involving the poisoning of a guest at a club. I had hoped to get this started earlier in the week and have it wrapped by this weekend, but I ended up spending more time with another (non-mystery series) audiobook than planned-- so this will bleed over into February. If only it involved a cold case! ;-)
Sadly, it's also the last in the series...

I finished One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson - it's the second book in her Jackson Brodie series. This was a reread for me, but my first time listening to it. The narrator did an excellent job.

Big Boned / Meg Cabot
4 stars

In the 3rd book in the Heather Wells mystery series, the dorm Heather works at is once again the scene of a murder – this time it’s her new boss. Of course, Heather is the one who finds him. It seems not too many people liked him. Heather has been dating Tad, the perfect guy, but he likes running, herbal tea, and is a vegetarian – and is her remedial math instructor.

I really liked this. This was a lot of fun, but they are as much (or maybe more so) chick lit as mystery, with humour thrown in. And there were parts that made me laugh.

Finished two more for this month:
O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton, 4* Kinsey Millhone book 15
St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Perters, 3.5* Brother Cadfael Chronicles book 4

Finished Murder on Cold Street in the Lady Sherlock series.
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>52 majkia: We got back from Egypt last week and what a trip. My granddaughter and I each had a copy of Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie but time was so limited, we only read a couple of pages so we could say we read some of the book when we were on the Nile. We want to go back to see the new museum.

Thanks to everyone for participating in our first MysteryKit of the year. I hope you all feel like you made some good progress on your series. (I know, I know - it's a constant ongoing process!)

I'm off to update the wiki--something I failed to do as I read the series books.

>103 DeltaQueen50: Thanks for hosting! It made me pick some that had been on my shelf for too long.

I finished another one that I am counting for January because I read the majority of it in that month, although I finished today: Black and Blue by Ian Rankin, book 8 of the Inspector Rebus series.

>103 DeltaQueen50: Thank you for hosting!

>106 MissBrangwen: Yes! Seconding Miss Brangwen's sentiments - thank you for hosting this month, Judy!

You are all most welcome, I am a huge fan of mysteries in any shape or size and now I am looking forward to what the rest of the year is going to bring us!