My To Be Read List is a monthly meme hosted by Michelle at Because Reading. Each month I will make a post with three books from my TBR list. Readers will then vote on which book I should read next. The following Saturday the winning book will be announced. Then on the last Saturday of the month I’ll post a review.
The Candidates
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear
Narrator: Rita Barrington
Published by Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication Date October 22nd 2008
Goodreads
Hailed by NPR's "Fresh Air" as part "Testament of Youth," part Dorothy Sayers, and part "Upstairs, Downstairs," this astonishing debut has already won fans from coast to coast and is poised to add Maisie Dobbs to the ranks of literature's favorite sleuths.
Maisie Dobbs isn't just any young housemaid. Through her own natural intelligence and the patronage of her benevolent employers, she works her way into college at Cambridge. When World War I breaks out, Maisie goes to the front as a nurse. It is there that she learns that coincidences are meaningful and the truth elusive. After the War, Maisie sets up on her own as a private investigator. But her very first assignment, seemingly an ordinary infidelity case, soon reveals a much deeper, darker web of secrets, which will force Maisie to revisit the horrors of the Great War and the love she left behind.
The Girl in the Spider's Web (Millenium, #4) by David Lagercrantz
Narrator: Simon Vance
Published by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication Date September 1st 2015
Goodreads
Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist return
She is the girl with the dragon tattoo—a genius hacker and uncompromising misfit. He is a crusading journalist whose championing of the truth often brings him to the brink of prosecution.Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female superhacker—a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Salander for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. The secret they are both chasing is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world, and someone is prepared to kill to protect it . . .The duo who captivated millions of readers in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest join forces again in this adrenaline-charged, uniquely of-the-moment thriller.
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place (Flavia de Luce, #9) by Alan Bradley
Narrator: Jayne Entwistle
Published by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Publication Date January 30th 2018
Goodreads
Flavia is enjoying the summer, spending her days punting along the river with her reluctant family. Languishing in boredom, she drags a slack hand in the water, and catches her fingers in the open mouth of a drowned corpse.
Brought to shore, the dead man is found to be dressed in blue silk with ribbons at the knee, and wearing a single red ballet slipper.
Flavia needs to put her super-sleuthing skills to the test to investigate the murder of three gossips in the local church, and to keep her sisters out of danger. But what could possibly connect the son of an executed killer, a far too canny police constable, a travelling circus, and the publican's mysteriously talented wife?
The Girl in the Spider’s Web sounds like the perfect book for this time of year! 🙂
It does seem perfect for this time of year and I loved the first three books. I read The Girl Who Played with Fire in a day.
Whitney recently posted…Weekly Wrap-Up #114
These all look good but I voted Maisie Dobbs. 🙂
Maisie Dobbs does sound really cute and an interesting starter to a series.
Whitney recently posted…Weekly Wrap-Up #114
I voted for Maisie Dobbs. It sounded the most interesting to me. I almost chose The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place though. I hope your favorite wins.
I’ve been wanting to read all three of these so I’ll be happy with whoever wins. Thanks for voting!
Whitney recently posted…Weekly Wrap-Up #114
I voted for The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place as I figured you probably enjoy that series if you got to #9. I hope you’ll enjoy whichever book wins.
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I have been enjoying the Flavia de Luce series. They are a really fun set of mysteries. Thanks for voting.
Whitney recently posted…Weekly Wrap-Up #114
I had to vote for Maisie Dobbs. My husband has been trying to get me to read that for years now. He says it’s right up my alley. 🙂 I hope you enjoy whichever wins! Have a great week!