What I read in July 2012

Pick of the Month July 2012

An excellent reading month, with a mixture of formats including 4 hard backs from my local library.
I caught up with some favourite authors too - Agatha Christie, Peter Lovesey, Michael Stanley, Ian Rankin, Donna Leon, Aline Templeton, and Elly Griffiths. Regretfully no Australian authors, again, But I'm rectifying that now by reading Michael Robotham's latest.

• 5.0, COP TO CORPSE, Peter Lovesey - library book
• 4.4, MRS McGINTY'S DEAD, Agatha Christie 
• 5.0, DEATH OF THE MANTIS, Michael Stanley  - Kindle
• 4.5, THE THIEF, Fuminori Nakamura - audio book- translated
• 4.5, A BALI CONSPIRACY MOST FOUL, Shamini Flint - audio book
• 4.1 THE KILLINGS ON JUBILEE TERRACE, Robert Barnard  - audio book
• 4.3, ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN, Simon Wood  - kindle
• 4.6, THE MIND'S EYE, Hakan Nesser  - library book- translated
• 4.7, THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD, Ian Rankin  - Library book
• 4.4, QUIETLY IN THEIR SLEEP, Donna Leon  - Kindle
• 4.0, BODY ON THE STAGE, Bev Robitai  - Kindle- New Zealand author
• 4.5, A ROOM FULL OF BONES, Elly Griffiths - audio book
• 4.2, THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD, Agatha Christie - Kindle
• 4.6, LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER, Aline Templeton  - library book

Two outstanding books contended for my Pick of the Month.
Both are police procedurals but widely separated by setting but the main detectives have a lot in common including their size.

COP TO CORPSE is Peter Lovesey's latest, and I truly think with this one that it doesn't matter if you haven't read the earlier ones, but you'll want to afterwards.

DEATH OF THE MANTIS is #2 in the Kubu series and you really would be advised to read #1 first.

Both are terrific reads.