Cozy British Mystery, Orchestrated Death

I have started the Bill Slider mysteries by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. What makes up the cozy British mystery? Police procedural was mentioned. This fits that well. Bill Slider is a middle age detective with homicide department. He faces some ugly crime scenes, but he meets his future lover as he starts to make inquiries. As a married man who has never cheated, he is not totally comfortable, but this new woman in his life has created something that has been lacking in his difficult marriage. Future books keep up with his romance. From the Kirkus review in 1991, I like the description of Slider: "a reserved, mild-mannered hero", they also mention "understatement." I have seen the wry humor also noted in other reviews when referring to cozy mysteries. This one is a little grisly, with also some suspense. More than one person has recommended this to me and I am glad I tried it out.

Book Discussion for March 23, 2009

Mildred Armstrong Kalish lived through the Great Depression in Iowa. She has written a warm, humorous book about her experiences. After a successful career as an English professor, we have been blessed by her decision to share her childhood memories with us. Since we passed out the books to our discussion group on February 26th, the buzz has been picked up around the Tipp City area that this is a book worth recommending. I am glad that I learned about this book, and happily I was able to get enough books in for our group. Not only are people reading this in the book group, but the book is disappearing off the reserve shelf so I know many others unknown to me are reading this book. Try to make it to the discussion on Monday night, March 23 at 7 pm, we always encourage new people to join us. Check our catalog
to reserve a copy or ask at the front desk for a copy.