(Sir)Thomas goes where the books lead him in 2023 (Part 3)

Welcome to my third thread!
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Places where I like to read.

Hi everybody, my Name is Thomas, I am 61 years young and happily married for more than 37 years.
I live in a small town in northern Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany.
Whenever I have time, I love to read.

My reading performance in this group:
2013: _84 books
2014: 109 books
2015: _78 books
2016: 107 books
2017: 130 books
2018: 127 books
2019: 151 books
2021: 177 books
2022: 182 books

Reading List for the first eight months:
January:
1. Kaiserstuhl by Brigitte Glaser
2. 2001 - Odyssee im Weltraum / 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
3. Odyssee 2010 - das Jahr, in dem wir Kontakt aufnehmen / 2010: Odyssey two by Arthur C. Clarce
4. 2061 Odyssee III / 2061 Odyssee three by Arthur C. Clarke
5. 3001 - die letzte Odyssee / 3001 – The final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
6. Der Rabbi und der Kommissar: Du sollst nicht morden by Michael Bergmann
7. Tinnitus: Das Selbsthilfeprogramm bei quälenden Ohrgeräuschen by Dr. Marco Weller
8. Kindheitsroman by Gerhard Henschel
9. Dinner for One - Killer for Five by Michael Koglin
10. Winterrezepte aus dem Kollektiv / Winter recipes from the collective by Louise Glück
11. Gipfelgenuss: Meine Allgäuer Küche by Simon Schlachter
12. Wolfszeit: Deutschland und die Deutschen 1945 – 1955 by Harald Jähner
13. Totenfrau by Bernhard Aichner
14. Unter den Wolken: Meine Deutschlandreise auf die höchsten Berge aller 16 Bundesländer by Achim Bogdahn
15. Kleine Grausamkeiten / Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent
16. Das verlorene Paradies / Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah
17. Eine Frage der Chemie / Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
18. Die Klaviatur des Todes by Michael Tsokos
February
19. Mit High Heels und Handschellen / The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
20. Der Buchladen von Primrose Hill / The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
21. Kleine Dinge wie diese / Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
22. Fräulein Gold: Schatten und Licht by Anne Stern
23. Bücherliebe / Shelf Respect by Annie Austen
24. Der Renner / The Great Pursuit by Tom Sharpe
25. Gevatter Tod / Mort by Terry Pratchett
26. Verdächtige Geliebte / Yôgisha X no Kenshin by Keigo Higashino
27. Steampunk 1851 by Marco Ansing and Denise Mildes and Sabine Frambach and Andrea Bienek and Hendrik Lambertus and Markus Cremer and Luzia Pfyl and Fabian Dombrowski
28. Die geflohene Geschichte by Kate Kowalski
29. Die Affäre Agatha Christie / The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
30. Echte Katzen Tragen Niemals Schleifen / The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett
31. Mord ist kein Kinderspiel / The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
32. Guter Draht nach oben by Willibert Pauels
March
33. Der Leuchtturm an der Schwelle der Zeit The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
34. Kummer aller Art by Mariana Leky
35. Lieblingsplätze in Hohenlohe: Orte für Herz, Leib und Seele by Ute Böttinger
36. Die tausend Verbrechen des Ming Tsu / The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
37. Orphan X / Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz
38. Aufzeichnungen eines Serienmörders / Salinja-ui gieok-beob by Young-Ha Kim
39. Ein Engel über deinem Grab / When death comes stealing by Valerie Wilson Wesley
40. Der goldene Schwarm / Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
41. Was Demenz uns über die Liebe sagt / What Dementia Teaches Us About Love by Nicci Gerrard
42. Achtsam morden am Rande der Welt by Karsten Dusse
43. Mittelalte Männer / Straight Men by Richard Russo
44. Die letzte Jagd / La Dernière Chasse by Jean-Christophe Grangé
45. Am liebsten sitzen alle in der Küche by Julia Karnick
46. Halunken, Tod und Teufel / A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
47. Die schwarze Frau / The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
48. Ozelot und Friesennerz by Susanne Matthiessen
49. Witz und Weisheit der Scheibenwelt / The Wit And Wisdom of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
50. Morgen, morgen und wieder morgen / Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
April
51. Alles Sense! / Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
52. Haie in Zeiten von Erlösern / Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
53. Diner des Grauens / Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez
54. Sörensen sieht Land by Sven Stricker
55. Tod in Sils Maria by Ulrich Knellwolf
56. Diese eine Liebe wird nie zu Ende gehn by Susanne Matthiessen
57. Ausgewählte Werke - Nobelpreis für Literatur 1923 by William Butler Yeats
58. Die Erfindung der Violet Adams / All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen
59. Die sieben Schwestern / The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
60. Fup / Fup by Jim Dodge
61. Der Messias kommt nicht by Alfred Bodenheimer
62. Wonderlands. Die fantastischen Welten von Lewis Carroll, J.K. Rowling / Literaly Wonderlands. A Journey through the greatest fictional worlds ever created by Laura Miller
63. Ein Kreuz für den Rabbi / One fine day the Rabbi bought a cross by Harry Kemelmann
64. Die Sturmschwester / The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley
65. Himmelsfluss / Heaven's River by Dennis E. Taylor
66. Angerichtet / Het Diner by Hermann Koch
67. Eine tapfere Leber hat aufgehört zu arbeiten by Dr. Christian Sprang and Dr. Matthias Nöllke
May
68. Zimmer 103 / The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
69. Die Schattenschwester / The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley
70. Das Geheimnis der Geister von Craggyford / The Great Ghost Rescue by Eva Ibbotson
71. Suzukis Rache / Gurasuhoppa by Kōtarō Isaka
72. Der Blinde Samurai by Lukas Erler
73. Jetzt ist Sense by Hans Rath
74. Verfalldatum by Roger Strub
75. Der heutige Tag: Ein Stundenbuch der Liebe by Helga Schubert
76. G.A.S. (GAS): Die Trilogie der Stadtwerke / Sewer, Gas and Electric : The Public Works Trilogy by Matt Ruff
77. Russische Botschaften by Yassin Musharbash
78. Long Bright River / Long Bright River by Liz Moore
79. Die Perlenschwester / The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley
June
80. The Big Bang Theory - Der definitive Insiderbericht zur kultigen TV-Serie / The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series by Jessica Radloff
81. Rollende Steine / Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
82. Gebrauchsanweisung für Freiburg und den Schwarzwald by Jens Schäfer
83. How to kill your family / How to kill your family by Bella Mackie
84. Zeitzuflucht / Vremeubežište by Georgi Gospodinov
85. Die Guten und die Toten by Kim Koplin
86. Die Mondschwester / The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley
87. STONE BLIND – Der Blick der Medusa / Stone Blind by Natalie Hayes
88. Die Sonnenschwester / The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley
89. A.R.T. - Coup zwischen den Sternen by Chris Brynn
90. Die Schöne und der Tod by Bernhard Aichner
91. Elternabend by Sebastian Fitzek
92. Good Girl Bad Blood / Good Girl Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
93. Die verschwundene Schwester / The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley
July
94. Atlas - Die Geschichte von Pa Salt / Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley
95. Achtsam morden im Hier und Jetzt by Karsten Dusse
96. Auf Wiedersehen, Bis morgen : Gedichte by Wisława Szymborska
97. Das tiefschwarze Herz / The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith
98. "Verkaufen Sie auch Bücher?": Kuriose Kundenfragen in Buchhandlungen / Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores by Jen Campbell
99. Das Elch-Paradoxon / Hirvikaava by Antti Tuomainen
100. Der rote Swimmingpool by Natalie Buchholz
101. As Good as Dead / As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson
102. Weißbier im Blut by Jörg Graser
103. Für Menschen ungeeignet / Untouched by Human Hands by Robert Sheckley
104. Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by Joanne K. Rowling
105. Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by Joanne K. Rowling
106. Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Joanne K. Rowling
107. Space Ships & Other Trips by Raven Oak
108. Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch / Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Joanne K. Rowling
109. Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix / Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by Joanne K. Rowling
110. Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Joanne K. Rowling
August
111. Außerirdisch / Roadkill by Dennis E. Taylor
112. Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes / Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows by Joanne K. Rowling
113. Peanuts 10: Nervensägen by Charles M. Schulz
114. Der stumme Schrei / Man'en gan'nen no futtoboruby Kenzaburo Oe
115. Zwei Fremde im Zug / Strangers on a Train Patricia Highsmith
116. Schweinsgalopp / Hogfather Terry Pratchett
117. Das Glück hat acht Arme / Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt
118. Schwesterlein, komm stirb mit mir Karen Sander
119. Metro 2033 / Метро 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky
120. Waschen. Föhnen. Morden by André Gebel
121. Welches Recht gilt bei Mord im Weltraum? by Christian Solmecke
122. Ready Player Two / Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
123. Der Mordclub von Shaftesbury – Eine Tote bleibt selten allein by Emily Winston
124. Machine of Death / Machine of Death by Ryan North
125. Five Survive / Five Survive by Holly Jackson
126. Die junge Frau und die Nacht / La Jeune Fille et la Nuit by Guillaume Musso
127. Drei fast geniale Freunde auf dem Weg zum Ende der Welt / Profeten och idioten by Jonas Jonasson
128. Der Magier der Erdsee / A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
129. Ein Dämon zuviel / Another Fine Myth by Robert Asprin

Reading List for September
130. Dr. Who 11 Doktoren, 11 Geschichten / Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories by Neil Gaiman, Malorie Blackman, Eoin Colfer, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Richelle Mead, Patrick Ness, Philip Reeve, Alex Scarrow, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick
131. Sind sie ein Freund von Dick Tossek? by Volker Bitzer
132. Melody by Martin Suter
133. Wer nicht hören will, muss sterben by Karen Sander
134. Das Schlangenhaupt / Darwin's Blade by Dan Simmons
135. Der Heiler / Parantaja by Antti Tuomainen
136. Sternentanz / Stardance by Jeanne Robinson and Spider Robinson
137. Das schwarze Messer by Andreas Eschbach
138. Holly / Holly by Stephen King
139. Der Geist von Maddy Clare / The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
140. Loki - Wie man als schlechter Gott ein guter Mensch wird (oder auch nicht) / Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell
141. Der nette Herr Heinlein und die Leichen im Keller by Stephan Ludwig
142. Zwei Schwalben in Paris: Und andere fabelhafte Geschichten / Contes by Stephan Ludwig
143. Treacle Walker: Der Wanderheiler / Treacle Walker by Alan Garner
144. Macht kein' Scheiss, Jungs! by Uli Stein
145. Ruhestand! by Wolfgang Kleinert
146. Gallant / Gallant by V. E. Schwab
147. Im Kopf des Mörders - Tiefe Narbe by Arno Strobel
148. Alte Freunde by Regine Frei
149. Die Seelen von London / Jonathan Dark or the Evidence of Ghosts by A. K. Benedict
150. Vier Stern Stunden by Daniel Glattauer
151. Kalt ist der Abendhauch by Ingrid Noll

Reading List for October
152. Heute hier, morgen Mord by Emily Winston
153. Der Zeitdieb / Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
154. Heute hier, morgen Mord by Cordelia Borchardt Sabine Thomas
155. We Used to Be Different by Elle Mitchell
156. Der Mord des Jahrhunderts: Der Fall Guldensuppe / The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins
157. Liebe Fanatiker: Drei Plädoyers / Tשלום לקנאים by Amos Oz
158. Die Vorhersage / The Measure by Nikki Erlick

Reading List for November

Reading List for December

A great idea from Paul Cranswick was A BOOK A YEAR FOR THE FIRST 61 YEARS OF MY LIFE
This is my updated list:
1961 Ein Mann in einer fremden Welt / Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
1962 Die Physiker / The Physicists: A Play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
1963 Platon im Stripteaselokal / Misreadings by Umberto Eco
1964 Am Freitag schlief der Rabbi lang / Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman
1965 Der Wüstenplanet / Dune by Frank Herbert
1966 Die phantastische Reise / Fantastic Voyage by Isaac Asimov
1967 Die Vergangenheit der Zukunft (Future History) / The Past Through Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein
1968 2001 - Odyssee im Weltraum / 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
1969 Papillon / Papillon by Henri Charrière
1970 Und die Großen läßt man laufen / Murder at the Savoy by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
1971 Der Exorzist / The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
1972 Sieh doch die Harlekins / Look at the Harlequins! by Vladimir Nabokov
1973 Momo oder die seltsame Geschichte von den Zeit-Dieben und von dem Kind, das den Menschen die gestohlene Zeit zurückbrachte / Momo by Michael Ende
1974 Carrie / Carrie by Stephen King
1975 Dhalgren / Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
1976 Interwiew mit einem Vampir / Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
1977 Sternentanz / Stardance by Jeanne Robinson & Spider Robinson
1978 Stadtgeschichten / Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
1979 Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis / The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
1980 Der Name der Rose / The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
1981 Cujo / Cujo by Stephen King
1982 Freitag / Friday by Robert A. Heinlein
1983 Christine / Christine by Stephen King
1984 Der Talisman / The Talisman by Stephen King & Peter Straub
1985 Contact / Contact by Carl Sagan
1986 Es / It by Stephen King
1987 Der Elektrische Mönch: Dirk Gently's Holistische Detektei / Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
1988 Fool on the hill / Fool on the hill by Matt Ruff
1989 Hyperion / Hyperion by Dan Simmons
1990 The Stand / The Stand (unabridged) by Stephen King
1991 Sofies Welt / Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
1992 Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee / Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
1993 Alpträume / Nightmares & Dreamscapes by Stephen King
1994 Asche zu Asche / Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George
1995 Dunkle Kammern / The Dark Room by Minette Walters
1996 The Green Mile / The Green Mile by Stephen King
1997 G.A.S. / Sewer, Gas and Electric: The Public Works Trilogy by Matt Ruff
1998 Wächter der Nacht / The Night Watch by Sergej Lukianenko
1999 Die 13 1/2 Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär / 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
2000 Das Haus = House of leaves / House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
2001 Jack Taylor fliegt raus / The Guards: A Novel by Ken Bruen
2002 Die Bibel nach Biff : die wilden Jugendjahre von Jesus, erzählt von seinem besten Freund / Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
2003 Ich und die anderen / Set This House in Order by Matt Ruff
2004 Der Turm / The Dark Tower by Stephen King
2005 Olympos / Olympos by Dan Simmons
2006 Am Ende war die Tat / What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George
2007 Der Tod und der Dicke / Death Comes for the Fat Man by Reginald Hill
2008 Das Spiel des Engels / The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
2009 1Q84 / 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
2010 Raum / Room by Emma Donoghue
2011 5 Dinge, die Sterbende am meisten bereuen / The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing by Bronnie Ware
2012 Ein plötzlicher Todesfall / The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling
2013 Das Dickicht / The Thicket by Joe R. Lansdale
2014 Fiona: Als ich tot war 7 The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths by Harry Bingham
2015 Opferweg / Saint Odd by Dean Koontz
2016 Lovecraft Country / Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
2017 Und dann steht einer auf und öffnet das Fenster by Susann Pasztor
2018 Von der Kunst, schlechte Nachrichten gut zu überbringen by Jalid Sehouli
2019 Kurt by Sarah Kuttner
2020 Trauer: Der Reiseführer durch ein fremdes Land by Katrin Brunner
2021 Sörensen am Ende der Welt by Sven Stricker
2022 Was im Verborgenen ruht / Something to Hide by Elizabeth George
2023 Sörensen sieht Land by Sven Stricker

This was also a suggestion from the group: My Nobel Prize list:
1901 Sully Prudhomme - Intimes Tagebuch
1902 Theodor Mommsen - Römische Geschichte
1903 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson - Meisternovellen
1904 Frédéric Mistral - Mireille
1904 José Echegaray y Eizaquirre - Meisterdramen
1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz - Quo Vadis?
1906 Giosuè Carducci - Gedichte
1907 Rudyard Kipling - Dschungelbücher
1908 Rudolf Christoph Eucken - Sinn und Wert
1909 Selma Lagerlöf - Wunderbare Reise des kleinen Nils Holgerson mit den Wildgänsen
1910 Paul Heyse - Italienische Novellen
1911 Count Maurice Maeterlinck - Das Leben der Termiten
1912 Gerhart Hauptmann - Große Erzählungen
1913 Rabindranath Tagore - Gitanjali
1915 Romain Rolland - Meister Breugnon
1916 Verner von Heidenstam - Karl der Zwölfte und seine Krieger
1917 Karl Adolph Gjellerup - Seit ich zuerst sie sah
1917 Henrik Pontoppidan - Der Teufel am Herd
1919 Carl Spitteler - Prometheus der Dulder
1920 Knut Hamsun - Segen der Erde
1921 Anatole France - Die Schuld des Professors Bonnard
1922 Jacinto Benavente - Der tugendhafte Glücksritter
1923 William Butler Yeats
1924 Wladyslaw Reymont
1925 George Bernard Shaw - Pygmalion
1926 Grazia Deledda
1927 Henri Bergson
1928 Sigrid Undset
1929 Thomas Mann - Buddenbrooks
1930 Sinclair Lewis
1931 Erik Axel Karlfeldt
1932 John Galsworthy
1933 Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin
1934 Luigi Pirandello
1936 Eugene O'Neill
1937 Roger Martin du Gard
1938 Pearl S. Buck - Die gute Erde
1939 Frans Eemil Sillanpää
1944 Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
1945 Gabriela Mistral
1946 Hermann Hesse - Knulp
1947 André Gide
1948 T.S. Elliot
1949 William Faulkner
1950 Bertrand Russell
1951 Pär Lagerkvist
1952 François Mauriac
1953 Sir Winston Churchill
1954 Ernest Hemingway
1955 Halldór Laxness
1956 Juan Ramón Jiménez
1957 Albert Camus
1958 Boris Pasternak - Doktor Schiwago
1959 Salvatore Quasimodo
1960 Saint-John Perse
1961 Ivo Andric
1962 John Steinbeck
1963 Giorgos Seferis
1964 Jean-Paul Sartre
1965 Michail Sholokhov
1966 Shmuel Yosef Agnon - Nur wie ein Gast zur Nacht
1966 Nelly Sachs
1967 Miguel Ángel Asturias
1968 Yasunari Kawabata
1969 Samuel Beckett - Warten auf Godot
1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1971 Pablo Neruda
1972 Heinrich Böll - Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
1973 Patrick White
1974 Eyvind Johnson
1974 Harry Martinson
1975 Eugenio Montale
1976 Saul Bellow
1977 Vincente Aleixandre
1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer - Ein Bräutigam und zwei Bräute
1979 Odysseas Elytis
1980 Czeslaw Milosz
1981 Elias Canetti
1982 Gabriel Garciá Márquez
1983 William Golding
1984 Jaroslav Seifert
1985 Claude Simon
1986 Akinwande Ouwoe Soyinka - Aké, Jahre der Kindheit
1987 Joseph Brodsky
1988 Naguib Mahfouz
1989 Camilo José Cela
1990 Octavio Paz
1991 Nadine Gordimer
1992 Derek Walcott
1993 Toni Morrison - Jazz
1994 Kenzaburo Oe Der stumme Schrei
1995 Seamus Heaney
1996 Wislawa Szymborska Auf Wiedersehen, Bis morgen : Gedichte
1997 Dario Fo
1998 José Saramago - Die Reise des Elefanten
1999 Günter Grass - Die Blechtrommel
2000 Gao Xingjian
2001 Vidiadhar Surjprasad Naipaul
2002 Imre Kertész
2003 John Maxwell Coetzee
2004 Elfriede Jelinek
2005 Harold Pinter
2006 Orhan Pamuk Rot ist mein Name
2007 Doris Lessing - Das fünfte Kind
2008 J.M.G. Le Clézio
2009 Herta Müller
2010 Mario Vargas Llosa
2011 Tomas Tranströmer
2012 Mo Yan
2013 Alice Munro - Die Jupitermonde
2014 Patrick Modiano
2015 Svetlana Alexievich - Tschernobyl: Eine Chronik der Zukunft
2016 Bob Dylan - It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall
2017 Kazuo Ishiguro - Der begrabene Riese
2018 Olga Tokarczuk - Ur und andere Zeiten
2019 Peter Handke - Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter
2020 Louise Gluck Winterrezepte aus dem Kollektiv
2021 Abdulrazak Gurnah Das verlorene Paradies
2022 Annie Ernaux - Der Platz
2023 Jon Fosse

read: 49
remaining: 71

And some Series I want to mention - Thank you for the suggestion, Anita (FAMeulstee)
Thomas Andreasson
Tödlicher Mittsommer - Tod im Schärengarten - Die Toten von Sandhamn - Mörderische Schärennächte - Beim ersten Schärenlicht - Tod in stiller Nacht - Tödliche Nachbarschaft - Mörderisches Ufer - Flucht in die Schären - Das Grab in den Schären

Rönning & Stilton
Die Springflut - Die dritte Stimme - Die Strömung - Schlaflied - Wundbrand - Kaltes Gold

Isabelle Bonnet
Madame le Commissaire und der verschwundene Engländer - Madame le Commissaire und die späte Rache - Madame le Commissaire und der Tod des Polizeichefs - Madame le Commissaire und das geheimnisvolle Bild - Madame le Commissaire und die tote Nonne - Madame le Commissaire und der tote Liebhaber

Borne
Borne - Tote Astronauten

Dalziel & Pascoe
A Clubbable Woman - An Advancement of Learning - Der Lüge schöner Schein - Ein nasses Grab - Der Calliope-Club - Der Würger von Yorkshire - Welke Rosen muss man schneiden - Exit Lines - Kein Kinderspiel - Unter Tage - Mord auf Widerruf - Ins Leben zurückgerufen - Der Schrei des Eisvogels - Der Wald des Vergessens - Das Dorf der verschwundenen Kinder - Asking for the Moon - Das Haus an der Klippe - Die rätselhaften Worte - Die Launen des Todes - Welch langen Weg die Toten gehen - Der Tod und der Dicke - Der Tod heilt alle Wunden - Die letzte Stunde naht

Whisky Business Mysteries
Whisky mit Mord - Whisky für den Mörder - Whisky mit Schuss - Ein Whisky auf den Tod

David Hunter
Die Chemie des Todes - Kalte Asche - Leichenblässe - Verwesung - Totenfang - Die ewigen Toten

Carl Mørck/Sonderdezernat Q
Erbarmen - Schändung - Erlösung - Verachtung - Erwartung - Verheißung - Selfies - Opfer 2117 - Natrium Chlorid

Bobiverse
Ich bin viele - Wir sind Götter - Alle diese Welten - Himmelsfluss

Sörensen ermittelt
Sörensen hat Angst - Sörensen fängt Feuer - Sörensen am Ende der Welt - Sörensen sieht Land

Lynley & Havers
Gott schütze dieses Haus - Keiner werfe den ersten Stein - Auf Ehre und Gewissen - Mein ist die Rache - Denn keiner ist ohne Schuld - Denn bitter ist der Tod - Asche zu Asche - Im Angesicht des Feindes - Denn sie betrügt man nicht - Undank ist der Väter Lohn - Nie sollst du vergessen - Wer die Wahrheit sucht - Wo kein Zeuge ist - Am Ende war die Tat - Doch die Sünde ist scharlachrot - Wer dem Tode geweiht - Glaube der Lüge - Nur eine böse Tat - Bedenke, was du tust - Wer Strafe verdient - Was im Verborgenen ruht

Dexter
Des Todes dunkler Bruder - Dunkler Dämon - Komm zurück, mein dunkler Bruder - Die schöne Kunst des Mordens - Dexter - Double Dexter - Dexter’s final cut - Dexter is dead

von Bodenstein und Kirchhoff
Eine unbeliebte Frau - Mordsfreunde - Tiefe Wunden - Schneewittchen muss sterben - Wer Wind sät - Böser Wolf - Die Lebenden und die Toten - Im Wald - Muttertag - In ewiger Freundschaft

Come in, we're open...

Happy new thread, Thomas!

>10 SirThomas: Glad you found the way I keep track of my series helpful.

Thank you, Anita.
I owe a lot to you and the group!

And there were books:


130. Dr. Who 11 Doktoren, 11 Geschichten / Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories by Neil Gaiman, Malorie Blackman, Eoin Colfer, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy, Richelle Mead, Patrick Ness, Philip Reeve, Alex Scarrow, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick

German title translated: Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2014

11 good and very good stories from the Dr Who universe - a reading pleasure.

131. Sind sie ein Freund von Dick Tossek? by Volker Bitzer

German title translated: Are you a friend of Dick Tossek?
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2014

A contract killer does his job, but then there are complications, apparently he was framed.
106 pages, 6 corpses, a torture, a sex scene, lots of black humour - it doesn't get boring.

132. Melody by Martin Suter

German title translated: Melody
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: Review in newspaper
Medium: ebook
First published: 2023

A young lawyer is asked to settle the estate of a rich politician and lawyer while he is still alive.
But business matters become secondary as he delves deeper into the client's past.
Martin Suter has a wonderfully clear writing style.

133. Wer nicht hören will, muss sterben by Karen Sander

German title translated: Those who will not listen must die
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: A Friend
Medium: ebook
First published: 2014

Liz Montario's expert opinion leads to the release of a suspect in London. Since everyone is convinced of his guilt, she receives death threats. So it is fitting that the help of her institute is requested in Germany.
Georg Stadler has to deal with a brutal series of murders in which proverbs play a role.
Again exciting and variedly written.

134. Das Schlangenhaupt / Darwin's Blade by Dan Simmons

German title translated: The serpent's head
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Call from the bookshelf
Medium: ebook
First published: 2000

Darwin Minor is an insurance adjuster. When an attempt is made on his life, the reason is initially unclear.
But then it turns out that he has got in the way of a group of insurance fraudsters who will stop at nothing. His experience as a sniper in Vietnam comes in handy.
The exciting story is one side, but at the same time some bizarre accidents are described that are based on facts.
I love Simmon's writing style, though I love the Hyperion Cantos and Ilium-Olympos series even more.

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Happy new thread!

Thank you, Anita!

Happy new thread, dear Thomas.

I need to go and update my Nobel Reading and the Books of my lifetime too.

Thank you, Paul.

I see, you have already started the update...

The weekend started very well.
Yesterday the deli had fresh tuna, so we had a very tasty lunch:

Tuna tartare, tuna steak wrapped in sesame seeds, rice, tuna sashimi flamed.

Today we have 2 events, first we are going to an open reading circle - the whole city is called to read the same book - Der rote Swimmingpool - I am curious about the opinions of the others.
Tonight we are having a street party and barbecue.
It's a small street, there will be just over 30 of us - the weather is supposed to stay nice.

Hi Thomas! I like the idea of the whole city reading the same book. Also, a streeet party and barbecue sounds fun. I hope you had a lovely time.

Happy new thread, Thomas!

happy new thread, Thomas

>25 Whisper1: Thank you very much, Linda.
The weekend was very nice, at the reading circle there was only one other guest apart from us and the bookseller, that was a bit disappointing. But there were some new aspects of the book and it was good.
The street party was great, we were 31 people with wonderful weather and wonderful conversations.
Then yesterday we had a quiet tidy up and otherwise a quiet reading Sunday.

>26 drneutron: Thank you, Jim.
>27 paulstalder: Thank you, Paul.

I am always pleased about your visits.

135. Der Heiler / Parantaja by Antti Tuomainen

English Title: The Healer
German title translated: The Healer
Genre: Dystopia
Reading Reason: Author
Medium: ebook
First published: 2010

I loved the Henri Koskinen books. This one is not funny.
A thriller in the middle of the climate catastrophe, a killer who brutally kills those supposedly responsible.
A journalist hot on his heels who disappears. As the police are totally overloaded, her husband sets out to find her. In the process, he finds out more about his wife than he would like.
Dark and suspenseful.

136. Sternentanz / Stardance by Jeanne Robinson and Spider Robinson

German title translated: Stardance
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Call from the bookshelf
Medium: Paper book
First published: 1977

I love this book, it is a re-re-read.
Charlie is a gifted dancer with a bullet in his hip who now accompanies performances as a cameraman. Shara is a gifted dancer with a beautiful body that is not suited to ballet.
They find a way to dance anyway - in space. And when aliens appear, their skills as a translator are needed. Shara manages to repel the dancing creatures, but she has too little oxygen to return.
Charlie sets up a dance company in space and becomes very successful, also as a dancer.
Then the strangers come back.
A beautiful book about love and hope, I am not a sentimental person, but here I had some water in my eyes.

137. Das schwarze Messer by Andreas Eschbach

German title translated: The black knife
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: Birthday book - I started it on the author's birthday
Medium: ebook
First published: 2011

Alain Whitstock II can feel the age of objects when he holds them in his hand. The older, the longer the good feeling lasts. When he comes across an ancient black knife in Japan, he absolutely has to have it.
Short and good.

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138. Holly / Holly by Stephen King

German title translated: Holly (finally a german title that fits!)
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Author
Medium: Paper book
First published: 2023

Holly Gibney is looking for a young woman who has disappeared, and in the process she gets on the trail of a terrible series of murders.
She has to work alone for the most part, as her colleagues are busy with private matters or ill. But they help her as much as they can. The enemy is frightening, a frail old couple - a contradiction? NO
There is hardly any supernatural this time, but King manages to create a horror atmosphere, he is a great storyteller who swallows up the reader.
There have been some not so good books from him lately, this is one of the good ones.

>28 SirThomas: Hi Thomas! It sounds like a great idea, the whole town reading one book together. You would be able to talk about it with everybody. But it seems that it didn’t quite work out? You did have a nice time and that’s what counts.

Thank you very much, we had that, Ella.
It's not the only event, others were better attended. On 6 October there is the big closing event with the author herself.
In 2019, we had the Baden-Württemberg Literature Days in the city with many different events and authors. This gave rise to the idea of choosing a book every year and reading it together. We love it.

On Saturday we also had a great time, we went to a Boogie Woogie concert with Jörg Hegemann (piano), Paul G. Ulrich (bass) and Jan Freund (drums).
I participated so much that I far exceeded the step target of my SmartWatch ;-)

>36 SirThomas: Having fun while getting to your step target, that is the best way, Thomas :-)

>34 SirThomas: He isn't one of my favourite authors, Thomas, but I have heard good things about this one.

Have a great weekend, my friend.

Sorry for the late reply, we had some distractions.
First my cousin came to the hospital with a stroke and other problems, we helped the family where we could.
Thank goodness he is doing a little better now.
At work I also had a lot of chaos, but we were able to go on vacation.
Unfortunately, we didn't have internet until today. But now everything is OK.
And the view from the balcony compensates for a lot:

>37 FAMeulstee: You are right, Anita!

>38 PaulCranswick: He is one of my favourite authors, Paul. He can tell a story that you are really in it.
I love The Stand, IT, The dark Tower and others.
But in between there ara a lot of books I didn't like a lot.

Life works without the Internet, but never without books!


139. Der Geist von Maddy Clare / The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

German title translated: The ghost of Maddy Clare
Genre: Horror
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2012

London, 1922: A young woman is hired to hunt a ghost.
In the process, she gets to know life and her comrades-in-arms better.
The book is very authentic and could also have been written in 1922, only some scenes are a bit too drastic.

140. Loki - Wie man als schlechter Gott ein guter Mensch wird (oder auch nicht) / Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell

German title translated: Loki - How to become a good man (or not) as a bad god.
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2022

What if Loki was banished to earth as an eleven-year-old boy ?
Certainly varied and funny with good drawings.
A pleasure.

141. Der nette Herr Heinlein und die Leichen im Keller by Stephan Ludwig

German title translated: Friendly Mr. Heinlein and the Corpses in the Cellar
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2022

Mr. Heinlein is kind and gentle and delicatessen.
He takes touching care of his only employee, who is not coping with life so richly.
Why more and more corpses are piling up in his cold storage is beyond his own understanding.
A nice Cosy Crime.

142. Zwei Schwalben in Paris: Und andere fabelhafte Geschichten / Contes by François Lelord

German title translated: Two Swallows in Paris: And Other Fabulous Stories
Genre: Fables
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2022

10 Modern Fables in a beautiful little book.
A pleasure to read.

143. Treacle Walker: Der Wanderheiler / Treacle Walker by Alan Garner

German title translated: Treacle Walker: The traveling healer
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2021

Joseph Coppock lives alone in a big house. When a rag picker comes along, the story gets weird.
Short and convoluted. I couldn't really get into the book.

144. Macht kein' Scheiss, Jungs! by Uli Stein

German title translated: Don't do shit, guys!
Genre: Cartoons
Reading Reason: Bookcase in the vacation apartment
Medium: Paper book
First published: 1993

A collection of ingenious cartoons.
I love the work of Uli Stein

145. Ruhestand! by Wolfgang Kleinert

German title translated: Retirement!
Genre: Cartoons
Reading Reason: Bookcase in the vacation apartment
Medium: Paper book
First published: 2016

Another collection of ingenious cartoons.

146. Gallant / Gallant by V. E. Schwab

German title translated: Gallant
Genre: Horror
Reading Reason: This gorgeous group - September scaredy kit
Medium: ebook
First published: 2012

An orphan finds her family, but there is a curse on her and the estate.
She takes up the hopeless fight.
First the tension builds slowly, but then the story literally pulls the reader into the book.

>39 SirThomas: Well wishes for your cousin, Thomas.
That is a great view, where were you staying?

I am glad your cousin is doing better! Hopefully your cousin has a good view from the window as well. It would be a shame not to see it.

Have a great weekend.

>49 FAMeulstee: Thank you, Anita.
He is back home and will enter rehab in October.
We hope the best.

We are in Brissago, Switzerland at the Lago Maggiore.
It is wonderful and we slowly come to rest.

>Thank you, Anita,.
Unfortunately, his view is not so beautiful, but he is back from the hospital.

Speaking of view - this was yesterday morning:

147. Im Kopf des Mörders - Tiefe Narbe by Arno Strobel

German title translated: In the head of the killer - Deep scar
Genre: Thriller
Reading Reason: Bookcase in the vacation apartment
Medium: paper book
First published: 2017

An old and a young policeman and a serial killer.
Dark and brutal. But a book does not get better the more blood flows...

148. Alte Freunde by Regine Frei

German title translated: Old friends
Genre: Crime fiction
Reading Reason: Bookcase in the vacation apartment
Medium: paper book
First published: 2013

Two elderly gentlemen become friends at the gym in Bern.
When they find a dead body, they become involved in the investigation.
The story is told from the point of view of the two and from the point of view of the police.
Cozy crime full of atmosphere, little blood, but great quality.

149. Die Seelen von London / Jonathan Dark or the Evidence of Ghosts by A. K. Benedict

German title translated: The souls of London
Genre: Crime fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2016

A stalker threatens a woman. Previously, the body of a previously threatened woman was found.
The investigating police officer is going through a divorce and has to deal with the fact that ghosts exist and influence his life. In addition, the investigators are on the trail of a large conspiracy.
This is an exciting and varied story. If it were a series, I would keep reading....

>52 SirThomas: Well, that’s just beautiful!

Thank you very much, Jim.
It was even more beautiful in the original!

Now we're back home, it's very nice here too, but tomorrow I have to go back to work. That's fun too, but holidays are more pleasant...

150. Vier Stern Stunden by Daniel Glattauer

German title translated: Four great moments
Genre: Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2020

A short play about a writer who is interviewed in a hotel.
Very beautifully written.

151. Kalt ist der Abendhauch by Ingrid Noll

German title translated: Cold is the evening breeze
Genre: Crime fiction
Reading Reason: Birthday book - I started it on the author's birthday
Medium: ebook
First published: 1996

A nice story about a nice old woman who is expecting a visit from a childhood friend.
Slowly and gradually, abysses open up - the two have skeletons in the closet - literally.
A very good story with a quiet humour.

And the stats of September:

Books read: 22
Pages read: 6,279 (longest 614 / shortest 25 / average 285)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Australia 1 / 1 / 1
Canada: 2 / 2 / 2
England: 7 / 7 / 7
Finland: 1 / 1 / 1
France: 1 / 1 / 1
Germany: 8 / 8 / 8
Ireland: 3 / 3 / 3
Switzerland: 2 / 2 / 2
USA: 7 / 7 / 7

Sum: 32 / 32 / 32

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 10 / 10 / 10
male authors: 22 / 22 / 22
n/a: - / - / -

alive authors: 29 / 29 / 29
dead authors: 3 / 3 / 3

date first published:

1970-1979: 1
1990-1999: 2
2000-2009: 1
2010-2019: 10
2020-2029: 8

Media:
Ebooks: 15
Paperbooks: 7

Genre:
Comic: 2
Crime fiction: 4
Dystopia: 1
Fantasy: 3
Fiction: 3
Horror: 1
Science Fiction: 2
Short Stories: 1
Thriller: 5

Reading Reason:
Author: 2
Birthday book: 2
Review in newspaper / internet: 1
Hotel / Holiday Apartment: 4
Random / rummage: 10
Friend: 1
Stock: 2

The first nine months:

Books read: 151
Pages read: 57,389 (longest 1,360 / shortest 25 / average 380)

Personal rating:
average rating
highest rating
lowest rating

Author nationalities:

Australia 4 / 4 / 3
Bulgaria: 1 / 1 / 1
Canada: 9 / 9 / 5
England: 35 / 35 / 19
Finland: 2 / 2 / 1
France: 3 / 3 / 3
Germany: 51 / 51 / 48
Ireland: 14 / 14 / 7
Japan: 3 / 3 / 3
Netherlands: 1 / 1 / 1
Poland: 1 / 1 / 1
Russia: 1 / 1 / 1
Sweden: 1 / 1 / 1
South Korea: 2 / 2 / 2
Switzerland: 6 / 6 / 6
Tanzania: 1 / 1 / 1
USA: 34 / 34 / 34

Sum: 168 / 168 / 136

Counting mode: All authors of the books / Main Author(s) or Editor(s) per book / Only different authors

Gender:
female authors: 69 / 69 / 50
male authors: 97 / 97 / 84
n/a: 2 / 2 / 2

alive authors: 136 / 139 / 119
dead authors: 32 / 32 / 17

date first published:

1900-1909: 1
1950-1959: 2
1960-1969: 3
1970-1979: 4
1980-1989: 6
1990-1999: 14
2000-2009: 15
2010-2019: 44
2020-2029: 62

Media:
Ebooks: 31
Paperbooks: 120

Genre:
Autobiography: 3
Comic: 3
Cookbook: 1
Crime fiction: 30
Dystopia: 1
Fantasy: 22
Fiction: 25
Historical Fiction: 5
Horror: 5
Non Fiction: 15
Poetry: 3
Science Fiction: 15
Short Stories: 2
Steampunk: 1
Thriller: 19
Western: 1

Reading Reason:
Author: 19
Birthday Book: 5
Early Reviewers: 1
Hotel / Holiday Apartment: 5
Movie: 5
My wife: 8
Nobel Prize: 4
This gorgeous group: 31
The town reads a book: 1
Review in newspaper / internet: 12
Random / rummage: 41
Friend: 3
Stock: 13
Mentioned in another book: 2
Court decision: 1

>52 SirThomas: Beautiful view!

>58 SirThomas: Congratulations on reaching 2 x 75, Thomas!

Thank you, Anita - we had a wonderful time.

Thank you, Anita. I can't quite keep up with your performance, but I'm quite happy.

Of course, there was not only beautiful weather, great excursions, but also delicious food ;-)

And of course there are books:


152. Der Mordclub von Shaftesbury – Ein Herz und eine tote Seele by Emily Winston

German title translated: The Shaftesbury Murder Club - A Heart and a Dead Soul
Genre: Crime fiction
Reading Reason: Author
Medium: ebook
First published: 2023

The matchmaker and amateur detective Penelope St. James has to solve some crimes again.
A pleasantly readable cosy crime.

153. Der Zeitdieb / Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett

German title translated: The Thief of Time
Genre: Fantasy
Reading Reason: 75 books challenge - Group read
Medium: ebook
First published: 2001

Another wonderful story from the Discworld.
Exciting and humorous.
The Auditors of Reality launch a new attack, but Death and Susan are on their guard and get support again, also from the 5(!) apocalyptic horsemen - and chocolate.

154. Heute hier, morgen Mord by Cordelia Borchardt Sabine Thomas

German title translated: Today here, tomorrow murder
Genre: crime fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2014

A collection of short stories for the Agatha Christie Crime Prize 2014.
Some good, some not so good.
The title is variation of an old folksong - Heute hier Morgen dort (Today here, tomorrow there) Mord and dort sounds identical...

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155. We Used to Be Different by Elle Mitchell

Genre: Horror
Reading Reason: Early Reviewers
Medium: ebook
First published: 2022

A collection of 62 short stories, very well written and often with a surprising ending.
Although some are very short, they are very profound and thought-provoking.
At the end of each story there is a photo of a small miniature with a connection to it, sometimes a whole diorama.
Looking at the pictures often gives the reader clues to better understand the twist, and here too the author's great imagination comes to the fore.
Again the Early Reviewers program helped me get a good book.

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156. Der Mord des Jahrhunderts: Der Fall Guldensuppe / The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars by Paul Collins

German title translated: The Murder of the Century: The Guldensuppe Case
Genre: Crime Fiction
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, Jennifer (mstrust))
Medium: ebook
First published: 2011

NYC 1897: Children find body parts, the search for the rest of the dead and the murderer begins.
The investigation is supported and hindered by the sensational press.
The book describes more a newspaper war than the murder story, but this is also very interesting.
Among other things, the reader learns the origin of the term Yellow Press.
The book is based on facts, the effects of this story are still relevant today - what is truth, what is manipulation?

157. Liebe Fanatiker: Drei Plädoyers / Tשלום לקנאים by Amos Oz

English Title: Dear Zealots: Letters from a Divided Land
German title translated: Dear Fanatics: Three Pleas
Genre: Essay
Reading Reason: BB 75 books challenge (Thank you again, PaulCranswick)
Medium: ebook
First published: 2017

An appeal to people to respect other opinions and people.
Fanaticism already starts in supposed trivialities, no one is immune to it.
A quote from Yehuda Amichai that touched me very much:

In the place where we are right, flowers will never grow in the spring.
The place where we are right is trampled and hard as a yard.

The little book is very intense and encourages one to think about one's own attitude.
It touched me very much, especially in the current situation.

Congratulations on your 2x75, Thomas!

Lovely views of the Lago Maggiore, earlier in your thread. I’ve never been there, so the name has an almost mythical appeal.

>72 SirThomas: Sounds really good. Now in these divided times.

Thank you, Ella.

It is a wonderful area, but the name sounds more mythical than it is: Lake Major.

Yes we need more voices like his.

Back from the 2023 Halloween Treasure Hunt.
It was again a great fun - and with a little help from my friends here I found them all.

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158. Die Vorhersage / The Measure by Nikki Erlick

German title translated: The Prediction
Genre: Science Fiction
Reading Reason: Rummage at the Library
Medium: ebook
First published: 2022

When every adult human being on earth receives a box with a thread in it that defines the length of their life, the world is thrown into chaos.
Humanity splits into long threads and short threads, relationships are ended, attacks are committed, there is discrimination. But also friendship and love despite everything.
Machine of Death has a similar theme, but in the short stories there it is predicted how one dies, not when.
Interesting and exciting and thought-provoking - how would I react to such a situation?
One thing is important: Life is so much more than just the number of years!