David, I haven't read Edward Marston, but you're not thinking of Andrew Martin, are you? His books are all about railways. Someone gave us a load of them in print, and we were relieved to find a source of texts of them without having to scan. Now it only remains to get round to reading them. The chap who gave them to us said he hadn't enjoyed any book so much since he was a boy, and he's quite an old fellow now. Clare ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 4:09 PM Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: CURRENT READING
I have read Edward Marston and I think the books had a railway theme. DavidFrom: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Elaine Harris (Rivendell) Sent: 17 June 2013 12:34 To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: CURRENT READING Thank you, Steve; I don't know the Edward Marston so shall look into them. Thank you, ElaineFrom: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steven Bingham Sent: Monday, 17 June 2013 6:36 PM To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] CURRENT READING Hi I have just finished the first of Edward Marston's Elizabethan Theatre detective novels. A short but very enjoyable book. Marston is a curious author he has written several series of crime and detection books each setin a different historic period against a different professional background.I was put off reading him for some time as I feared that they might beformula books - one crime set against different backgrounds. However, I have found this not to be the case. Each series is well researched and the crimesare appropriate to their time and place. Well worth reading if you want something quick and fairly light. For my reading group I have just started Hardy's Wessex tales. Looking atthe contents I think I have read or heard dramatized versions of each of thestories. Seeing what the accumulative effect of them all will be interesting. Not sure how the discussion will go on this one. Apart from the Hardy all my other sources seem to be coming up withdetectives. I've got the third Ann Perry, William Pitt book and one of DonnaLeon venetian mysteries. I might have to hunt for something different as handling two detectives at a time can get a bit confusing. Steve