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scarletwoman

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5. Ah, Ian Rankin! I know I've brought him up at one time or another here, so it could have been me who
Sun Feb 8, 2015, 09:30 PM
Feb 2015

made the recommendation. I've read his entire Rebus series - all 19 books, plus his 2 Malcolm Fox books. For me, it was an extraordinary pleasure traipsing through the streets and lanes and byways of Edinburgh with Rankin and Rebus and crew. Definitely a series worth reading!

It always makes me smile to hear about you reading another Indriðason book, I always hope you'll get as much enjoyment out of them as I have.

Just so you know, the title that follows Arctic Chill is Hypothermia, and that's the last book in which Erlandur appears until the series finale, Strange Shores. The two intervening books feature his two longtime colleagues; Elinborg in Outrage and Sigurdur Oli in Black Skies. I can't say that I liked those as well as the books in which Erlandur is present, although they are both beautifully written and interesting stories.

Sorry about ditching the Hebrides before you got there - but man, the weather there is truly awful!

Lastly, I just have to say a few words about Tony Hillerman - what an incredible, wonderful body of work! I first discovered his books sometime in the 80s, read everything he had written to that point, and then for years I eagerly and impatiently watched for his next book to come out - which I would, of course, absolutely devour the minute I got my hands on it. His books filled me with dreams of visiting the Southwest, although it was many years before I could fulfill that dream. I finally managed a short trip to New Mexico in 1996, shortly after returning to Minnesota after living in Alaska for 6 years.

Then 2-1/2 years ago, I took a two week vacation, grabbed my dad, and the two of us did a grand driving tour of the Southwest - Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico (didn't have time to hit Utah). It was the trip of a lifetime! I will never forget the thrill I felt when a big curve in the highway we were on first brought Ship Rock into view in the far distance. After all those years of seeing it in my mind, there it was! Just, wow!

Anyway, Tony Hillerman's books had a huge impact on my life, and I wept when he died.

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