tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post6580647313022039042..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: Martin Beck novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per WahlööBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-62092368257822539772016-03-13T12:02:23.257-04:002016-03-13T12:02:23.257-04:00Hi, Joan. I have heard great things about Jo Nesbo...Hi, Joan. I have heard great things about Jo Nesbo. Perhaps reading the Martin Beck mysteries will toughen me up and I will move on to the more modern Nordic Noir.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-22084212157456626522016-03-13T12:01:09.421-04:002016-03-13T12:01:09.421-04:00Hi, Kathy. You can count me in on the humorous and...Hi, Kathy. You can count me in on the humorous and cozy but these are so intriguing I can't resist. One thing about the Martin Beck novels is that they each contain 30 chapters and I keep trying to guess which author - Maj or Per - wrote the chapter I am reading. Not that it matters...Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-40094325971431412182016-03-13T09:50:05.119-04:002016-03-13T09:50:05.119-04:00I do enjoy the Nordic mysteries. Add Jo Nesbo to ...I do enjoy the Nordic mysteries. Add Jo Nesbo to the list. I've read several of the Martin Beck mysteries and like them, too. All of them are an escape into other lives and into foreign places as well. joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-38923389641552467702016-03-12T09:47:40.382-05:002016-03-12T09:47:40.382-05:00Not yet, but that doesn't mean I won't! I ...Not yet, but that doesn't mean I won't! I have a title on my TBR shelf right now (the name escapes me for the moment). One of my goals is to read more books in translation and/or set in countries I'm not as familiar with. I usually prefer the more humorous or cozy mystery, but I might put up with more intensity if the characters and setting are that compelling.Kathyhttp://catchinghappiness.comnoreply@blogger.com