2014 September Series & Sequels

It’s time for September Series and Sequels again. Warbling is the word that 75ers are using to describe singing the praises of certain books There have been a few series that have been actively warbled about this year - Iron Druid Chronicles and the St. Mary’s Chronicles are a couple that immediately come to mind, so whether you are planning on reading one of these or another series - from any genre - this is the place to list them and if they hit that sweet spot, please feel free to warble away.



If you are like me and are feeling a little buried under your stacks of books, then you know as I do that moving those series and sequels along is important. I have gotten rather backed up in my series reading and I am hoping that this theme will allow me to advance some of my long neglected series.

I have a number of series that I am hoping to get to this month, including:

The Complaints by Ian Rankin
The Cipher Garden by Martin Edwards
Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold
A Division of Spoils by Paul Scott

I'll be reading
A Division of Spoils fourth of the Raj Quartet
The Old Fox Deceiv'd second in the Richard Jury series (a re-read of a favorite series)
Burglars Can't Be Choosers first of a new to me series (as if I need any more series on my plate)
and
The Marco Effect latest of Department Q

I am reading Tales of the City series; and, while not a "series" the Alan Furst books focused on Europe before World War II will also capture me.

Today I am waiting for Significant Others to hit my doorstep and am in the middle of the latest Furst book - Midnight in Europe.

And, in case I must start another series, I do have Just One Damned Thing After Another waiting for my attention, on my Kindle.

Although I have about 6 series that I've stalled on, I've only chose two books for this special event.
1. Dark Fire by C. J. Sansom
2. A Clash of Kings George R. R. Martin - @ 1,009 pages I'll be concentrating on this one the most. Much to warble about with the Game of Thrones series.

Thanks for setting up this thread up Judy!!

I am going to set as my goal the reading of Dreamquake and its sequel. Its a modest goal but school is just starting and that will keep me busy enough. If I get around to doing it I will read the second of the Patrick Rothfuss books as well. I also forgot that I am currently listening to Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children and hope to listen to the sequel Hollow City next month.

Ha! Not like I'm lacking for series to pursue or that I want to begin, so I'll definitely be joining in Judy. But I don't think I'll make a list just yet. As you may have noticed sometime in the past, I have a tendency to make completely ludicrous lists, which I can't hope to complete in six months, much less four weeks! Still, I might just have a go at it, just for fun and see if I can narrow it down to what I've currently got going. I'll be back!

My shortlist includes:

Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii by Lee Goldberg (or another book from this series)
Farewell, Miss Zukas by Jo Dereske
Murder on Lexington Avenue by Victoria Thompson
Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters
A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns

I'm reading #20 in the Stephanie Plum series, and #21 is out there, too. I've got Andrea Camilleri's most recent Montalbano mystery to come out in the U.S., Angelica's Smile, on my tbr shelf, and I've got the third in Laini Taylor's trilogy, Dreams of Gods and Monsters, on my Kindle.

I'll be reading The Marko Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen, Spenser #17, and Mercy Thompson book 2, Bone Crossed.

Well, like Ilana, I'm not exactly lacking in series to pursue but I'm hoping to use September Series and Sequels to focus on making progress or even finishing (gasp!) some of the series I'm currently embroiled in.

On the shortlist will be:

A Dance with Dragons by G. R. R. Martin (so long that in the UK they split this into two paperback editions)
An Infamous Army by Georgette Heyer
The Kif Strike Back by C. J. Cherryh (and sequels)
The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay
Just Patty by Jean Webster
The Midnight Mayor by Kate Griffin
Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
Taltos by Steven Brust
Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville
The Three Hostages by John Buchan
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver

I'm also not lacking in series and sequels to get through and will definitely try to get to a few this coming month.
At present I'll just note the third book in Charlie Fletcher's Stoneheart trilogy, Silvertongue, and possibly Daniel Pennac's Benjamin Malaussène series book #3, Write to Kill.

So many possibilities! I'm planning some Dr. Siri books.

I hate looking at my series list at FictFact.com. However, here are likely series books I'll tackle in September:

Written in My Own Heart's Blood, Diana Gabaldon (Outlander series)
Shattered, Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid Chronicles)
Wings of Fire, Charles Todd (Inspector Ian Rutledge series)
(maybe — I am #164 on the library holds list so probably will be later than September before I get it) Silkworm, Robert Galbraith (Cormoran Strike series)

Thanks for putting this together, Judy. I'll have to put together a list of series I need to "work" on but no doubt there are plenty.

Two new (to me) installments are on my September list: High Country Fall by Margaret Maron, and Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson. Then, I may branch out with a Dr. Siri, or a Montalbano, if I can get my hands on the next one I need in either of those series.

Thanks for setting this up again this year, Judy! It's one of my favorite themed months.

So far, this is my list:

The second and maybe third Sir Robert Carey historical mysteries, A Season of Knives and A Surfeit of Guns by P.F. Chisholm;
Seven for a Secret by Elizabeth Bear;
Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia Wrede;
A Symphony of Echoes and Roman Holiday by Jodi Taylor;
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King.

There'll probably be more.

September is a busy month of back-to-school and football Saturdays, but I'm hoping to get back to a few series:

Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by LA Meyer (I think I've read the first three)
Murder at Longbourn by Tracy Kiely
Borderlands by Brian McGilloway

>17 Storeetllr:
I enjoyed the Sorcery and Cecelia series. I hope you do too!

>16 laytonwoman3rd: I really liked both of those, Linda! Enjoy.

It look like we are all in the same boat - lots of series to catch up on. I'm afraid even a month of concentrating on series will not make much of a dent in my TBR. Originally I had a few new series that I was looking at starting in September, but decided to try and work on some already established ones instead.

>20 DeltaQueen50: Most of my authors write only one, maybe two books per year, unless they're J.D. Robb or Jessica Beck, but there are more of them than there are of me.

I have a lot of time off in September so I'm optimistic about reading quite a few series books. My tentative list includes:

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny (the brand new one, due out on Aug 26)--finished
A Dublin Student Doctor by Patrick Taylor
Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger
Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay
Book Clubbed by Lorna Barrett
Lemon Larceny by Jessica Beck--finished
Death Runs Adrift by Karen MacInerney
Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross--finished

Ohh, I saw the posts about this series thread for September and have to join in. Not knowing this was going to come up I didn't know what to include until inge87 posted about a Lord Peter Wimsey book. I decided to read some Sayer.

I am going to a talk by Louise Penny at the beginning of September so I will have to read some of her books as well. I have only read one.

Ah! Louise Penny will be near me on Sunday, and I can buy her book and get a ticket to stand in line and get a signature. Otherwise, I can just go hear her for free. I think I'll do that. I've read 3 of her books and I loved them. I should get back to reading her books.

I started Dreams of Gods and Monsters last night. I know it isn't September but I just didn't want to wait to get started on this book.

I just picked up A Season of Knives from the library hold shelf and don't think I can wait till September for it either!

>24 benitastrnad: I just finished it!

>24 benitastrnad: and >25 Storeetllr: nothing wrong with getting a head-start, Benita and Mary. :)

Takedown Twenty was another fun outing, and I've now got Dreams of Gods and Monsters teed up on my Kindle.

I have a couple of John Scalzi lined up for September:
Old Man's War & The Ghost Brigade

I know it is not yet September, not even close really but I did finish reading Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst

Fascinating exploration of what it might take to get heavy armaments to the Spaniards fighting against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War just before the next world war breaks into being. Furst uses a Spanish lawyer living in Paris as his protagonist and he balances his regular, and fascinating, legal work with helping smuggle arms to the Spanish Civil War. The atmosphere is again spot on following ordinary people as they navigate the dangerous boundaries between countries and encounter criminals, frightened refugees, and overbearing petty officials full of self importance. And Furst adds some believable and heart breaking romances which lighten the oppressive times experienced by his main characters. I love his writing and if I don't read his books one right after the other I am happy to revisit his atmospheric books. I believe they might become oppressive if read to close together.

Some of his early books are described as short series, but I think mostly there are just characters who show up in more than one book. His books are all set in Europe, and all set just on the cusp of WWII. They can be read in any order, IMHO.

Well, I couldn't resist making one of my ridiculous lists. I went through my "ongoing series" list and pulled all those books on my tbr (plus a couple from the library) that I have an interest in pursuing sooner than later. It's not as unrealistic as it seems, seeing as most of these are audiobooks, so we'll see. Of course, I'll want to read a few books during the month that aren't part of series as well, so we'll see what happens.

Here are the possibilities so far:

ⓔ The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey (1/6 - read out of order)
♫ Tommo and Hawk by Bryce Courtenay (2/3)
♫ Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud (3/4)
♫ Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L. A. Meyer (2/12)
✔ The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy (2/3)
♫ Rounding the Mark by Andrea Camilleri (7/18)
♫ The Patience of the Spider by Andrea Camilleri (8/18)
♫ Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor (2/3)
♫ Grave Peril by Jim Butcher (3/15)
❉ Curse of the Pogo Stick by Colin Cotterill (5/9)
✔ The Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell (2/3)
♫ The Preacher by Camilla Läckberg (2/8)
♫ A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley (3/7)
♫ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling (3/7) - COMPLETED
♫ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (4/7)
♫ Sons Pearl S. Buck (2/3)
♫ The Unseen Guest by Maryrose Wood (3/4)
♫ The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith (3/9)
♫ The Enemy by Lee Child (8/19)
♫ Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane (2/5 - read out of order)
✔ When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson (3/4)
♫ Lehrter Station by David Downing (5/6)
✔ The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers (5/15)
❉ Maigret at the Crossroads by Georges Simenon (7/76)
❉ Maigret in Holland by Georges Simenon (8/76)
♫ The Full Cupboard Of Life by Alexander McCall Smith (5/14)
♫ Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller (2/3)
♫ The Icebound Land by John Flanagan (3/12)
♫ The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (2/4)
♫ Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch (3/5)
❉ La joie de vivre / The Joy of Life by Émile Zola (12/20)
♫ Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier (2/3)
✔ The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman (2/4)
♫ The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (3/9)
❉ The Ironwood Tree by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi (4/8)
♫ Firesong by William Nicholson (3/3)
♫ Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (2/4)
♫ Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (1/14)
♫ Night Soldiers Alan Furst (1/13)
♫ The Looking Glass War by John Le Carre (4/8)
♫ Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (1/8)
♫ A Test of Wills by Charles Todd (1/16)

ⓔ = eBook
♫ = audiobook
✔ = off the shelf
❉ = library book

eta: updated

Wow, that's quite the list!

Great list, Ilana, I'll be looking forward to seeing which ones you decide to read in September.

I'll definitely be focusing on series in September, and will be crossing them off as I go. But as I always say, the are possibilities, and my goal is not to necessarily complete the list, which is probably impossible to do in just four weeks.

I didn't realize that I was in the process of reading so many series. But here they are:

Andrea Camillieri's Commissario Montalbano series, currently reading #2 of 16
Alan Furst Night Soldiers series, have completed none of 13
Ian Rankin Rebus series, have read 2, currently reading the third of series of 19
Colin Cotterill Dr. Siri Paiboun series, have read 1 of 9

Want to read them all "right now" but also want to savor them.

>31 Smiler69: - I'm listening to Grave Peril right now, Ilana. Without a doubt it will bleed over into September.

>36 Fourpawz2: Then I'll definitely have to make a point of listening to that one for a shared read Charlotte! :-)

Just added Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, to the list as the audiobook became available to download today from OverDrive. I might tackle some book on that list in the coming days to get a head start.

I wish I could make a list, but I am very list-averse. Somehow the very act of writing a title down on a list almost guarantees that I will read anything else but. Will definitely be reading series books next month, though. Just don't know which ones they will be...

I finished my first book for the Series and Sequels in September and it isn't even September. I started reading Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor the third in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy. It is a monster - 600 pages, so I figured it would take me some time to read it. I started it last Wednesday and I couldn't put the book down. I was reading until the early hours of the morning all weekend. It was not as good as book two in that series because the ending was mushy and compromised the whole premise of the book, but it was a very satisfying read. I would recommend this series to anyone who likes YA fantasy or dystopian fiction. Great stuff in there.

Coincidentally, I also finished listening to Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. This is the first in a series of books that use a unique format. It is not an illustrated children's picture book, but it is an illustrated Young Adult novel. I listened to the book, but I had a hard copy of the book as well because I needed to look at the pictures while listening. This was not the best YA book of the year, but it was entertaining and I really liked the concept of what the author was trying to do. I will try to squeeze in the second book of the series before the end of the month.

>39 Fourpawz2: I am very list-averse. Somehow the very act of writing a title down on a list almost guarantees that I will read anything else but.

I can relate to that. I'm not making a list, either, but I do have some great ideas of what I might read this month!

#14 in the Peter Diamond series by Peter Lovesey comes out September 16 2014. I plan to read it shortly thereafter. The Stone Wife.

# something or other in the further adventures of Star Trek Voyager, Star Trek: Voyager: Acts of Contrition appears September 30th. I might get it and read it that day. heh. (book ten in the further adventures of Star Trek Voyager: the stuff after the show went off the air. #6 since Kirsten Beyer took over writing these further adventures).

Might read #2 in the Detective Inspector Huss series. Night Rounds. Not sure why I didn't continue back when I originally read the first in the series. I did, apparently, like it. I'll probably continue pushing the start date on reading the next book, though.

Also might read #2 in the Hanne Wilhelmsen series, Blessed Are Those Who Thirst. Though there I've read the first and 8th book. 8th being the first published in English. I liked 1222 (8th book) well enough, but was less enamoured with Blind Goddess (1st).

More than likely going to continue Winston Churchill's history of the English Speaking peoples. I'm also on the second one for that series. The New World.

Since I read Ultraviolet last month, I suppose there's a chance I'll read Quicksilver this month (book two in the series).

>29 AuntieClio: reminds me that I have Lock In set up to be read by me, written by Scalzi. Since a prequel story was released in May, this would count as a series.

The Long Way Home arrived, so that'll be next for me.

I don't even know where to begin with what series I'll try to read in September!

Here goes my best guess:
I'm currently listening to Shattered, so I'd better get that one done in Sept! I'd love to finish the Leviathan series, but I don't own the 3rd book yet, but as I just had a Thingaversary, I can potentially fix that! :)

I might read a few Cat Who books... I have tons of those on the shelf.

That's all I've got for now.

I started reading Significant Others, my next book in Maupin's Tales of the City series. But I also have a huge book to read for my book group. Sigh. I must find less to do and more time to read.

>45 maggie1944: I must find less to do and more time to read. Yes! That's what I say to myself all the time. When I did my student teaching back in the dark reaches of time, my co-operating teacher (a gnarly old bat who could smoke and drink coffee simultaneously) was always grumbling that she didn't have time for her crossword puzzles--something would have to give!

Yes, I believe I am going to stop making my bed in the morning, and stop picking up clothes from the floor. Soon my bedroom will be wall to wall soft, several inches thick, soft materials and I can just lay myself down anywhere when it is time to stop reading, and start a little bit of time wasted sleeping.

I'm currently planning on reading the following series books in September:

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Fuse by Julianna Baggott
Echoes of Betrayal by Elizabeth Moon
Switched by Amanda Hocking

We'll see what I really manage, though... best laid plans and all ;)

>47 maggie1944: Ooh, sounds like heaven - especially giving up doing stuff, that makes more time for reading.

Okay - I'm in. I read so many series that it's rare for me to get through a month without touching on a few.

These are a few of what is on my next in series list. Obviously I won't re reading all of these in September.
(thank goodness for FictFact!

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny - I'm nearly done listening to the audio of How the Light Gets In so moving right along to the newest one works for me.

Herbie's Game by Timothy Hallinan - I recently finished The Fame Thief so remaining current with at least a few of my series seems like a worthwhile goal

The Competition by Marcia Clark - I have an egalley of this that I need to get read and reviewed

The Broken Places by Ace Atkins

Helsinki White by James Thompson his tragic death recently has this series on my mind.

The Gods of Gotham by Lindsay Faye because what I need to do is start another series, right?

Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal another first in a series that comes highly recommended by a trusted friend.

Plus there are several Graphic Novel and Comic series I'm reading and will probably add to the mix.

The Hubster and I have a road trip this weekend so our audiobook plans for that are the next two in the How To Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell. I've already listened to the second but The Hubster has not. On the way home on the 1st we'll be listening to the 3rd which will be new to me. These are just fun children's books that appeal to the inner 8 year old in both of us and David Tennant's narration makes them a ton of fun for road trips.

Just finished Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban today. Guess I'll add The Goblet of Fire to my September reads then. Currently have The Full Cupboard of Life (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 5) going.

It's so quiet on the threads!

Started early, with Started Early, Took My Dog, by Kate Atkinson, the 4th Jackson Brodie novel. I'm also listening to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on audio. Will be reading the first Inspector Wexford next, From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell.

There's a few hours til September actually starts but I'm starting Lemon Larceny by Jessica Beck tonight. This is the 15th book in the donut shop cozy mystery series.

Okay, I have some plans for September.

I'm going to read these library books that I have out now that are parts of series:

The Book of Life (All Souls 3) by Deborah Harkness
The Far West (Frontier Magic 3) by Patricia Wrede
The Seat of Magic (The Golden City 2) by J. Kathleen Cheney

Mid-month, I will be reading

A Second Chance (St. Mary's 3) by Jodi Taylor
The Winter Long (October Daye 8) by Seanan McGuire

plus I have a bunch of series books on my Kindle that I will likely access.

At the end of the month, I will continue these series with library books:

Love Songs from a Shallow Grave (Dr. Siri 7) by Colin Cotterill
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce 3) by Alan Bradley

I've started reading Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett. It's a breath of fresh air between Roth and Giovanni's Room. :-)

I'll also be listening to One of Our Thursday's is Missing and >54 ronincats: Roni, I hope to join you in Love Songs From a Shallow Grave.

It's finally September 1st! I am going to kick off my September Series and Sequels with Cress by Marissa Meyer. I am also partway through A Division of the Spoils by Paul Scott.

Happy September reading everyone.

So far I've read Death of a Glutton by M.C. Beaton and am almost half way through Dressed for Death by Donna Leon. Not sure where I'll be going from there.

Leon, Ramsay, Martin Walker, Deborah Crombie, Elizabeth George....all of the above are on my list for this month. How fun!

The MysteryCAT is book-themed mysteries so I've selected the following series books for September.

The Lies That Bind: A Bibliophile Mystery
Bookmarked For Death (Booktown Mystery Series)
Bookplate Special (A Booktown Mystery)

Started The Ladies of Grace Adieu, which is a sequel/prequel of sorts to Strange and Norrell, or at least set in the same world, and which was sent to me by Roni of Ronincats. (Thanks Roni!) Also reading The Book of Life, the third and last in the Discovery of Witches trilogy.

Ladies of Grace Adieu did much to expand the world inhabited by Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell. It was a good prequel and sequel. i wonder when she will write more about that world?

Open Season, the first in the Joe Gunther mystery series set in Vermont, was good, and won't be the last I read.

>61 benitastrnad: I heard she was writing a sequel, with a couple of the secondary characters from S&N (Childermass & Vinculas) as the main characters, but that she seems to be a really slow writer so who knows when it will finally come out.

I already finished off two:

On the way down we listened to How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell - this was a re-listen for me but the first time for The Hubster. Yesterday on our trip home we listened to How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowell. This is a fun series and great for road trips. David Tennant does a wonderful job with the narration.

I also finished Fables Vol. 11: War and Pieces by Bill Willingham last night.

At lunchtime today I plan to start The Competition by Marcia Clark. I have enjoyed this series so far and I'm looking forward to this one.

I found out today that I'll be getting The Marco Effect from Netgalley so I can add that to my possibilities for this month.

hands over eyes

I will not look at any other touchstones....I will not look at any other touchstones...I will not look at any other touchstones!

Do I really believe that this is going to work and stop me from see more series to start? Nah!

I ended up finishing a library book as my first September Series. The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig is the sixth book in her Pink Carnation Series. These books are light historical romps with plenty of romance, mystery and adventure.

I will now head back to Cress and A Division of the Spoils.

I started out the September series by reading the first book of Sheila Connolly's County Cork mysteries, Buried in a Bog and reading the last of the Lord Peter Wimsey series by Dorothy Sayers, Striding Folly. Connolly's book was an interesting start to a new mystery series set in Ireland and book two is on my shelf. Maybe I will get to that this month. It was just by chance that I picked up the last Wimsey book first. I have more to read in the series, which I hope to do this month.

I've got two series books going: Conspiracy in Death on audio and World of Trouble in print.

This is my first "In Death" book on audio; it's not bad, though some of the voices the narrator uses are a little annoying.

WoT is the third book in "The Last Policeman" trilogy which follows a police detective in the last months/weeks/days before an asteroid is set to hit the earth. Sounds lame, I know, but they are actually pretty good!

Started another one last night. Finished off an audiobook so my new audio is The Long Way Home by Louise Penny, narrated by Ralph Cosham. This is the newest one and will get me caught up with this series again.

Finished Maigret at the Crossroads by Georges Simenon. Highly recommended series. My review is here: http://www.librarything.com/topic/179698#4834915

Finished Dressed for Death and am moving on to something that does not involve dead bodies - I think.

Starting on the audio of Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud in a sec, book 3 of 4 in this series. I've really enjoyed the first two, so this should be fun!

>55 streamsong: Janet, Terry Pratchett is one of my favorites for just plain goofy fun. :-)

I am finally stumbling my way over here. Thanks again, Judy for setting this up. It looks like we are not alone, in being flooded with series and sequel books. It seems to be an uphill battle for most of us.

Since, I will be on vacation for 2 weeks, I won't be able to tackle as many S & S books as I had planned. Sad face. I did just finish The Devil's Oasis, which is the last book in an exciting African adventure trilogy. If this sounds interesting to you, track down the first one, The White Rhino Hotel.

I also hope to get to Days of Blood & Starlight. I really liked Daughter of smoke & Bone. I also would like to bookhorn in Cress ,which I've been sitting on for at least 6 months.
I would love to be able to squeeze in a couple crime books too...fingers crossed.

I'm very much enjoying the latest Three Pines book, The Long Way Home.

Last week I read The Shape of Water, the first Insp. Montalbano book. I liked it well enough to try another, but my library doesn't have the early books in the series readily available. Anyone who has read the series, is it important to read them in order? That's what I prefer, but I don't know if it's necessary.

>74 msf59: My wife just finished Cress and loved it, as did I. Looking forward to the next one.

>75 Copperskye: I've read them all except the newest, and I'd say yes to reading them in order, but it wouldn't be the end of the world not to. Relationships do develop over time, new characters are introduced and reappear, and Montalbano does evolve, as do Mimi and the others to some extent. So it would be better to read them in order.

I love the series, so from my POV you have some wonderful reading ahead of you. It has become my favorite mystery series.

>75 Copperskye: Joanne, I'd say whenever there's any kind of backstory and the characters evolve over a series, then they should definitely be read in series order, and this is the case with the Montalbanos, so yes, I would also recommend you do so with this one.

Just finished The Marco Effect by Jussi Adler-Olsen, latest in the Department Q series. Wonderful series, and this is a suitably great book.

I read Bury Your Dead the sixth in Louise Penny's Armand Gamache mysteries. This is only the second book that I have read in the series, the other being The Cruelest Month. I am trying to find the books in between so that I have a better idea what went on from the begining of the series.

>76 jnwelch: >77 Smiler69: Thanks Joe and Ilana! Good to know. I prefer to read in order and am always glad to know that the main characters grow and evolve. Sometimes that's more interesting than the crime/mystery. I can get book #2 through an ILL.

>79 Familyhistorian: And speaking of reading in order, I suggest you find the earlier books in the series and wait to read the books after Bury Your Dead in order. The back stories start to take center stage and I really think the order matters. Just a thought (I know you didn't ask)! :) I'm loving the latest in the series!

>80 Copperskye: Reading them in order would probably be the best way to do it but I don't have a real problem with reading things out of order. I am used to piecing stories together out of order - comes with doing a lot of historical research, I think.

I'm also working on continuing the Wizard of OZ series, maybe I can get a few of those read too!.

I finished my first series book for the month, the 15th donut shop cozy mystery, Lemon Larceny by Jessica Beck.

Next up, Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind by Ann B. Ross.

I meant to use this month to finish series I had already started, but the first book I read, Dandelion Wine, is actually the beginning of yet another series. A very good book though.

I finished the first in a YA zombie series, Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry. Actionpacked read and I'll eventually pick up the next one.

Finished Dragonsong, a kid's fantasy tale (from the days before YA was invented). Now I'm off to adult fantasy.

Finished Her Royal Spyness first in the series. Good fun with a minor royal.

I've finished both A Division of the Spoils and Cress and really enjoyed both of them. I am now reading The Complaints by Ian Rankin.

DQ I just began A Division of the Spoils.

I finished my first for September, Pratchett's Men at Arms, and loved it. I think it is my favorite Discworld that I've read to date. It's another series that I've been advised to read in order, but I don't. :-) The shear number of books in the series is off-putting and I have enjoyed, but not been in love with, the earlier books in the series.

>73 AuntieClio: Stephanie I agree with you. Pratchett is a lot of fun, along with some serious satire.

I finished listening to Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud yesterday. Wasn't my favourite book in the Bartimaeus trilogy, but Simon Jones is such a great narrator that he made the experience well worth the time and the ending was pretty exciting. I'll definitely listen to the prequel eventually, because Bartimaeus himself is an awesome character.

Have started on book 1 in the Sookie Stackhouse series, Dead Until Dark. I enjoyed the first 3 seasons of True Blood on HBO, and so far the original is pretty great. The narrator, Johanna Parker, was highly recommended, and I can see why. The rest of series is all available to download on audio from my library too, which means extra motivation to want to continue with this one.

> I hope you enjoy it, Jean. I thought it was a wonderful way to close out the quartet.

#92 - Thanks! I'm pretty sure I will.

Also just finished Burglars Can't Be Choosers by Lawrence Block, first of the Bernie Rodenbarr series Nice likeable burglar. You can't help cheering for him.

I finished a couple of series books this weekend - Murder on Lexington Avenue, the 12th book in Victoria Thompson's Gaslight Mystery series, and Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii, the second book in the spin-off series from the TV show Monk.

#86
Dragonsong is actually part of the Dragon Riders of Pern series. MacCaffrey wrote a bunch of books about the planet Pern and that book is one of them. If you liked it, I recommend the others in the series as well. There is lots of science in her series and even though the first of them was written in the 1970's they are still fresh. At least I think so.

>86 Fourpawz2:, >95 benitastrnad: I've been thinking about a reread of the series starting with Dragonflight, which was my favorite of the series, mostly because I really liked Lessa and F'lar and their dragons, though I enjoyed most of the other books almost as much. I was hoping the series would remain fresh for me, though I first read them back in the 70s/80s, and I've been disappointed on recent rereads other favorites.

So far in September, I've read three series books: A Beautiful Blue Death, first in the Charles Lenox Victorian mystery series; The Paper Magician, first in the paper magician series; and Iron Kissed, third in the Mercy Thompson series of urban fantasy (highly recommended, if I'm not mistaken, by Ronincats; correct me if I'm wrong, Roni, ok?). Currently reading The Book of Life, third in the Discovery of Witches trilogy.

I just finished The Complaints by Ian Rankin. I enjoyed this one but didn't find the main character, Malcolm Fox as interesting as John Rebus. Of course Rebus was developed over the course of twenty books or so and this is the first Malcolm Fox book.

I finished reading The Hanging Shed by Gordon Ferris, the first book in the Douglas Brodie series set in post-WWII Scotland. I really liked the setting and how Ferris captures the noir feel in this one, which seems to cross between a police procedural styled story and a more suspense/thriller style.

>84 souloftherose: oh huh, I didn't know that about Dandelion Wine

I zipped right through the latest Louise Penny, The Long Way Home, and enjoyed it very much.

>96 Storeetllr: Actually, Mary, the Mercy Thompson recommendation was not from me. I read the first book and didn't continue the series.

The first 5 Pern books will still live up to your memory: Dragonquest, Dragonflight, Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and The White Dragon. After that, it's variable.

I've finished 5 series books so far this month:
The Seat of Magic by J. Kathleen Cheney (sequel to The Golden City
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness (book 3 of the All Souls Trilogy)
The Far West by Patricia C. Wrede (book 3 of the Frontier Magic trilogy)
The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire (book 8 of the October Daye series)

Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines--book 1 of 3 books so far, but I won't continue the series, and so I'm not counting this one.

Huh. Well, somebody on LT liked the series enough to get me to try it. Maybe Morphy? When oh when am I going to start to consistently write down who recommends which book?

I work with a woman who highly recommends the Mercy Thompson books. I am not sure that I touted them on LT, but according to her they are great paranormal urban fantasy with a bit of romance thrown in. She likes them almost as much as the Carpathian Series.

I've just finished my first book by Leif G. W. Persson, Another time, another life is #2 in his Fall of the Welfare State Trilogy. Very good detailed crime fiction, I'll definitely read more. When I picked the book out I didn't realise it was part of a trilogy.
Apparently he is very well known in his native Sweden where they call him simply, GW.

>104 avatiakh: He most definitely is. Everyone knows who he is. And he has a very distinctive voice/was of talking so if you've heard him speak once you recognize him immediately if you hear him again.
And we pronounce it "gehveh" (sort of).

>105 PawsforThought: I'm looking forward to meeting up with the police investigators, Johansson and Jarnebring again. I found the political issues in the book really interesting to read about.

Last night I started The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam, a sequel of sorts to Old Filth, which I loved.

>102 Storeetllr: Mary, I think Mamie (Crazymamie) is a fan of the Mercy Thompson books so maybe it was her. Also I know Roberta has just started the series and is loving it as well.

Good to know, Judy. Thanks!

Finished Hammered last night.

Ended up really enjoying the first Sookie Stackhouse book, Dead Until Dark, which means another series for me.

Next, finished Alan Furst's Night Soldiers. Other than being overly long, I enjoyed it, so yet another series to follow!

Now listening to Rounding the Mark by Andrea Camilleri, book 7 in the Montalbano series.

I just finished Shooting in the Dark by John Baker, the fifth in the series. This is one of my favorite series and I have been slowly reading it and now I only have one left. I will miss these characters when I am done with the series.

I finished reading the first in the Dreamhunter duet by Elizabeth Knox and started the second - Dreamquake. This second book was a Prinz prize honor book. I tend to try to read books that win awards (it comes with the job) so I can't help but think that is how I picked up the two books. The writing in these books is very atmospheric and she has done a great job of setting up the story that she will finish in the second book. Which is my current read.

I started listening to The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens . This is the second in a fantasy series for children. The first was really good so I have high hopes for this one - and the author isn't cranking out the sequels at the rate of one per year so I think this one might be better than most sequels.

I just finished In the Belly of the Bloodhound, the fourth Bloody Jack book. I still think the first is my favorite, just because of the plot, but this one won me over. I definitely like the ones that take place at sea the best. And of course there was a major cliff-hanger ending, so I can't wait to get my hands on the next one :-)

I'm going to try to switch over to Gallows Lane first though, since it came in through the inter-library loan.

I finished The Long Way Home and started the second Inspector Montalbano book, The Terra-Cotta Dog.

I'm enjoying the Rex Stout/Nero Wolfe Some Buried Caesar. Some LTers had identified this one as a favorite in the series, and I can see why.

I've started on book 3 in the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle famous series, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and have just completed the first story of 12, A Scandal in Bohemia. I'll be listening to these, narrated by Simon Vance, in between other things, as I am about to start on A Test of Wills, the first Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery by the Charles Todd duo.

Just finished The Judas Strain fourth in the Sigma Force series.

I had planned to read The Lies that Bind and I know it's somewhere on one of my shelves but I can't find it!

So instead I think I'll read the first in the Book Retreat Series that I just won!

I finished a couple of series books this weekend - Farewell, Miss Zukas by Jo Dereske and Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle.

I'm reading the first Leonid McGill mystery from Walter Mosley, The Long Fall. Very good stuff.

I (finally) finished Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair today. It was really great at the beginning but I though it got a bit too much further into the story and it was not easy to keep track of everything and everyone. So at the end of it I've decided to downgrade from "great" to "good". Would still recommend it to people but I'm not throwing myself at the next book in the series.

>102 Storeetllr: I've definitely book warbled the Mercy Thompson series. Could have been me.

Finished Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon. A "meh" entry (24th) into the Dark Hunter paranormal romance series. Maybe time to end it?

I also listened to and finished The Long Way Home last week....it was so, so good on audio!

Add me to the list of those who love the Mercy Thompson series. It is one of the best urban fantasy series out there I think.

>123 Morphidae: I think it must have been, Morphy. And may I say how glad I am that you did! And that I listened.

I just finished The Long Glasgow Kiss by Craig Russell. I was a little disappointed with this one as I found the story dragged a bit, although I loved the setting of Glasgow in the 1950's.

I've finally just begun Old Man's War, the first in John Scalzi's series.

I had planned to do so much with my series for this month, but it's not happening. We're over halfway through the month and I've only finished the new Louise Penny, and the only other series book I'm reading is my audio book, the last Kurt Wallander book by Henning Mankell. It's been busy, plus I got stalled reading a book for our local book discussion, and my 9/11 read, and my reading pace has slowed to a crawl.

Finished Death Watch by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, the 2nd Bill Slider mystery, this morning. Moving on to another murder book which may take me to the end of the month to finish.

I finished A Stranger in Mayfair, the next book in the Charles Lenox series, and also caught up with Lord Peter Wimsey in The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club.

I finished You will never find me by Robert Wilson, #2 in the CHarlie Boxer series. I'm hoping to finish The Ringed Castle by Dorothy Dunnett, Lymond Chronicles #5 but I'm reading it quite slowly, the Moscow setting hasn't drawn me in as yet.

My wife and I both read and liked The Last Policeman, a pre-apocalyptic (there's an unusual angle!) mystery. We both plan to read the next two.

>132 jnwelch: - Joe, I read the whole trilogy (finished the last one earlier this month) and very much enjoyed it. Not high literature, but such an intriguing premise, and I love Palace as a character.

I read Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon, the 24th Dark Hunter novel. It felt called in and was a disappointment. (5/10 stars)

Treachery in Death by J. D Robb, the 32nd In Death mystery, was a solid good read as usual. (7/10)

I re-read Elvenblood and Elvenborn written by Mercedes Lackey and Andre Norton. They are a good finish to the Half-blood Chronicles. I do wish Norton had lived long enough to finish up the series or given Lackey permission to do so. It's not that the novels were incomplete but rather the series feels unfinished. (7/10)

After taking a break from series reading for the rather lengthy but rather good The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters (just posted a review: http://www.librarything.com/topic/179698#4856945), I'm back in the saddle and just completed Her Royal Spyness last night. Am listening to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes a couple of stories at a time (12 stories in total). Will pick up something else today.

>133 katiekrug:. Oh good, Katie, thanks. That's encouraging. Sometimes trilogies fizzle after the first one. I'm glad this one doesn't.

I'll finish my audio "re-read" of the entire Harry Potter series this week, as I'm almost to the end of The Deathly Hallows. I didn't purposely time that to coincide with September Series and Sequels, but isn't it nice? I also read Sins of the Fathers, the second in Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford series.

I just finished the 7th Charlie Resnick book, Living Proof by John Harvey. This is one of my favorite police procedural series. I have started another series book and hope to get it and perhaps one more read before month's end.

I really need to start that series, DQ.

I finished Gallows Lane the other night. I enjoyed it just as much as Borderlands. The character development is just as intriguing as the plot!

Just finished The Patience of the Spider, Montalbano #8.

I finished The Terracotta Dog, the second Insp. Montalbano book, and immediately started the third, The Snack Thief. I appear to be hooked on the series.

>138 DeltaQueen50: I've never heard of that series but between it being a favorite of yours and the descriptions I read, I'm intrigued. And luckily my library has the first one.

>141 Smiler69: I'm loving this series!

>139 majkia: >142 Copperskye: It really is an excellent series and although there is some character development as the series going along, the books are mostly a straight forward police procedural.

>142 Copperskye: Joanne, unlike you, it took me a while to 'get' Montalbano, and I'd read the first 4 books quite far apart from each other, then had to start the series all over again to really get an appreciation for it. Now I'm reading them much closer together and am enjoying the cumulative effect. Good thing there are plenty more to look forward to, as Camilleri certainly isn't getting any younger (he turned 89 this month).

#144 by @Smiler69> Oh thanks for that Ilana. I read the first Montalbano and wasn't particularly impressed. I do have the second and I think third in the TBR but have been in no hurry to get to them. Perhaps I should pick the next one up sooner rather than later.

I finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix earlier this week. It's the first of the series that I've read in print rather than listened to, and I think I'll finish up the series (2 more) that way, as it is so much faster for me.

>145 majkia: Jean, one of the reasons reading them closer together works well for me is I have a terrible memory, so one the pleasures of reading a series, such as recurring characters and quirks gets diluted for me, since I tend to forget about them from one book to another. Also, I hadn't quite understood or appreciated our gloomy inspector's disposition the first time around, and think I have a better grasp on him and his difficult relationship with his insufferable Livia now. Hope you enjoy the next one better. Otherwise... there are plenty of other series out there! :-)

Figured I'd update what I'd planned on reading and what I've actually read...

I'd originally thought I might read:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Fuse by Julianna Baggott
Echoes of Betrayal by Elizabeth Moon
Switched by Amanda Hocking

I have completed:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Fuse by Julianna Baggott
Switched by Amanda Hocking
Dark Eden: Eve of Destruction by Patrick Carman

And I'm currently reading (and will finish before the end of the month):
Torn by Amanda Hocking

My reading for the month of September was considerably less than normal, but I did start one series. Murder is Binding is the first in the Booktown series. It was a nice cozy mystery, nothing special, but good for those times when you need to read something light and fun.

Update on my S&S reading:

Mercy Thompson series
Iron Kissed
Bone Crossed
Silver Borne

Alpha & Omega series
Alpha & Omega
Cry Wolf
Hunting Ground

Thursday Next series
The Eyre Affair

Harry Hole series
The Bat

I haven't gotten to The Marko Effect yet but I will get to it as soon as I can. I started Stardust by Robert B. Parker in the Spenser series and should finish it before the end of the month.

Thanks to Morphy and Mamie for the Mercy Thompson recommendations.

>96 Storeetllr: I've started River Marked. This series is addicting. The Alpha & Omega is not as exciting but it's a nice glimpse into the Mercy Thompson universe from a different perspective.

I finished listening to One of Our Thursdays is Missing. It's been several years since I read the previous one in the series. I immediately was captured by Fforde's cleverness and wit. Great fun as the written Thursday Next careened around the book world, trying to hold off a genre war and solve the disappearance of the-real world Thursday Next. Partway in, however, I was wishing for a bit more plot which at times felt as thin and undeveloped as some of the characters Thursday met while traveling through fan fiction. I'm sure I'll be back eventually for more, but for now I want a bit meatier writing.

>150 luvamystery65: Thanks, Roberta! I have Alpha & Omega on the queue, because I'm almost finished with the Mercy Thompson series and already feeling withdrawal pains. :)

So, here are my series books (so far, though I know there are only a couple more days in Sept.):

A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch (audio, read by James Langton), first in the Charles Lenox historical mystery series
The Paper Magician by Charlie M. Holmberg, first in the Paper Magician series
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs, third in the Mercy Thompson series
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs, fifth in the Mercy Thompson series
The Blue Girl by Alex Grecian (a short story), from The Yard series
The Black Country by Alex Grecian, second in The Yard series
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness, third in the Discovery of Witches trilogy
Poisoned Pearls by Leah R. Cutter (LTER), the first of what I hope is a new series.
Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs, fourth in the Mercy Thompson series
Nickel Plated by Aric Davis, first in series
River Marked by Patricia Briggs (Audio), sixth in the Mercy Thompson series
Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh, latest in the Psy-Changling series
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs, seventh in the Mercy Thompson series
Night Broken by Patricia Briggs, eighth and last *sob* in the Mercy Thompson series

I'm currently in the middle of Night Broken, and have Tunnel Vision, The Devil's Workshop, and Alpha and Omega ready in the TBR queue. Also A Symphony of Echoes. I'm pretty sure I won't get finished with all of them by the end of September, but that's what October's for, right?

ETA Night Broken to the list of S&S books read in September.

I expect to finish one more series entry before September bows out...Murder Has Its Points by Frances and Richard Lockridge, part of the Mr. and Mrs. North series.

I finished Liar by Jan Burke and I am working on one last book for the month, The Cipher Garden by Martin Edwards.

Currently reading the Ghost Brigades, the second in John Scalzi's Old Man's War series.

I finished the second in the Dreamhunter Duet - Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox. This was a very good YA fantasy set. I have one more series book that i am listening to in the car during the daily commute and hope to maybe finish it by tomorrow evening. That one is Fire Chronicle by John Stephens read by Jim Dale. It is great excitement and a perfect kids book.

I finished my last book that I had planned for September Series and Sequels. My completed reading list looks like this:

Cress by Marissa Meyer
A Division of the Spoils by Paul Scott
The Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Wilig
The Complaints by Ian Rankin
Liar by Jan Burke
Shooting in the Dark by John Baker
Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Cipher Garden by Martin Edwards
Living Proof by John Harvey
The Long Glasgow Kiss by Craig Russell

I want to thank everyone who joined in and I hope you all were able to get your TBR whittled down somewhat. (We won't talk about the book bullets we took)

The Annual Halloween Reading Thread has been set up, drop by if you are planning on some scary reads during the month of October.

I got two completed during a slow reading month:

A Nose for Trouble by Jim Kjelgaard (book 1)

Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary (book 2)

Two is better than none... ;)

Here's what my month ended up looking like:

Completed the following (in no specific order):
Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud (3/4)
Rounding the Mark by Andrea Camilleri (7/18)
The Patience of the Spider by Andrea Camilleri (8/18)
The Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell (2/3)
Maigret at the Crossroads by Georges Simenon (7/76)
Maigret in Holland by Georges Simenon (8/76)
The Full Cupboard Of Life by Alexander McCall Smith (5/14)
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (1/14)
Night Soldiers Alan Furst (1/13)
Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (1/8)

Unfinished:
A Test of Wills by Charles Todd
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Unseen Guest by Maryrose Wood (will read in print, audio has too much screeching!)

Now listening to:
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (2/4)
Hoping to finish it today...

Well, it didn't turn out quite the way I planned it (does it ever?) but I ended up reading 8 series books.

From Charles Todd's Ian Rutledge series, I read:
Legacy of the Dead, Charles Todd. ★★★★½
Watchers of Time, Charles Todd. ★★★★
A Fearsome Doubt, Charles Todd. ★★★★
A Cold Treachery, Charles Todd. ★★★★
A Long Shadow, Charles Todd. ★★★★
A False Mirror, Charles Todd. ★★★★

From Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series:
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

And finally, from Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan series:
Bare Bones, Kathy Reichs

Thanks, Judy, for organizing September Series and Sequels month! It's always one of my favorite reading themes of the year.

I think this was my best ever "September Series & Sequels" month! I finished:

World of Trouble by Ben H. Winters (3/3)
The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam (2/3)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (5/7)
Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb (8/39)
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley (6/6)

It was one of my best reading months of the year overall, as far as quantity goes, and I'm pleased 5 of my reads/listens fit into this category.

Thanks, Judy!!

I didn't get to all the books I had hoped to read this month. My completed list:
Farewell, Miss Zukas by Jo Dereske
Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii by Lee Goldberg
Murder on Lexington Avenue by Victoria Thompson
A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns

Big plans, little success:

A Question of Honor by Charles Todd (Bess Crawford series)
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (Thursday Next series)

For September Series and Sequels, I posted this at the beginning of the month.

Okay, I have some plans for September.

I'm going to read these library books that I have out now that are parts of series:

The Book of Life (All Souls 3) by Deborah Harkness
The Far West (Frontier Magic 3) by Patricia Wrede
The Seat of Magic (The Golden City 2) by J. Kathleen Cheney

Mid-month, I will be reading

A Second Chance (St. Mary's 3) by Jodi Taylor
The Winter Long (October Daye 8) by Seanan McGuire

plus I have a bunch of series books on my Kindle that I will likely access.

At the end of the month, I will continue these series with library books:

Love Songs from a Shallow Grave (Dr. Siri 7) by Colin Cotterill
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce 3) by Alan Bradley

So, at the end of the month, this is what happened:

The Book of Life (All Souls 3) by Deborah Harkness
The Far West (Frontier Magic 3) by Patricia Wrede
The Seat of Magic (The Golden City 2) by J. Kathleen Cheney

A Second Chance (St. Mary's 3) by Jodi Taylor
The Winter Long (October Daye 8) by Seanan McGuire

Libriomancer by Jim Hines (book 1 of series)
Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire (book 1 of series)
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George (book 1 of series)
Second Star by Dana Stabenow (book 1 of series)
Buffalito Contingency by Lawrence Schoen (book 2 read first by mistake)

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (book 2 in quartet)

Aunt Dimity: Snowbound by Nancy Atherton (book 9 in series)
Vengeance in Death by J. D. Robb (book 6 in series)

Love Songs from a Shallow Grave (Dr. Siri 7) by Colin Cotterill

A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce 3) by Alan Bradley continues to be on hold at the library for me.

I also read three books that were not in series--yet, although with two, there is definitely a possibility.

I read:

The Marco Effect - Adler-Olsen's latest
Her Royal Spyness - Rhys Bowen
Burglars Can't be Choosers- Lawrence Block
A Division of the Spoils - Paul Scott - last of the Raj Quartet
The Judas Strain - James Rollins
Murder is Binding - Lorna Barrett
An Old Betrayal - Charles Finch
Naked in Death JD Robb
Ex-Heroes - Peter Clines
The Old Fox Deceiv'd - Martha Grimes

Well, I am having a very off year but I did finish one Alan Furst book: Midnight in Europe which I enjoyed. I started one Armistead Maupin book: Significant Others. I collected what I think is the whole series by Furst and so I have more reading ahead of me, staring at me in a bookcase near the TV and the computer. So I will not forget. Also, Maupin's books are there too although I do not have everyone in that series.

Fun.

I'm glad I collected the books.

I had so looked forward to this theme, but I wound up only finishing the two books I mentioned above:
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell

I've also started On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle, but am nowhere near done with it.

I only finished one other series book besides The Long Way Home and that was The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo which of course is the Harry Hole series.

My series books for the month were:

The Long Way Home (Inspector Gamache)
The Terracotta Dog (Inspector Maltalbano)
The Snack Thief (Inspector Montalbano)

Not many but I really liked all of them!

I finished the last one of my series for September - Fire Chronicle by John Stephens is a second wonderful fantasy quest for children. I read the first one several years ago and thought it was a great children's book and this one equals it. This series is a great read-aloud for parents and teachers. To bad the third one in the series isn't already published and I can go right to continuing the story.

As usual I am late catching up with everyone. Sometimes it is a struggle to keep up with LT posting. (I am squeezing this in between volunteer work for two different places). I started out with great intentions but didn't read as many series books in September as I thought I would. I finished:

Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly
Striding Folly by Dorothy Sayers
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy Sayers
A Stranger in Mayfair by Charles Finch