tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post384327629746406270..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: William Shaw's DS Cupidi Series and the Real Dungeness, England Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-15061555683948340902021-11-30T14:18:49.154-06:002021-11-30T14:18:49.154-06:00Book Depository does take a few days longer than A...Book Depository does take a few days longer than Amazon or Barnes & Noble on shipping, but what a trip those books must be taking to get to me here. I'm finding an old pet peeve come back, though, by buying British editions: they don't seem as durable as US editions for some reason. They show more wear and tear after one reading than I would expect. It's been that way, in my Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69785268829676956122021-11-29T22:57:03.827-06:002021-11-29T22:57:03.827-06:00I guess I am going to have to do what you did and ...I guess I am going to have to do what you did and buy through Book Depository. I loved the photos of Dungeness and will come back and refresh my mind when I get one of the books in the series to read. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-77728447793351559592021-11-28T11:52:14.834-06:002021-11-28T11:52:14.834-06:00The Cupidi series is five books long now, but only...The Cupidi series is five books long now, but only the first two are found in the US. The series: The Birdwatcher; Salt Lane; Deadland; Grave's End; and The Trawlerman.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-16741996048599707502021-11-28T11:50:11.538-06:002021-11-28T11:50:11.538-06:00The last three books in the series, at least as fa...The last three books in the series, at least as far as I can tell, have not been published in the US. I can't figure out what could be going on with his US rights. It's the strangest thing I've ever run into.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-47432176086174006282021-11-28T11:49:04.097-06:002021-11-28T11:49:04.097-06:00I think we're working harder to get that done ...I think we're working harder to get that done than Shaw's own publisher, aren't we.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-31209026754585755222021-11-28T11:48:29.140-06:002021-11-28T11:48:29.140-06:00The setting stretches throughout most of coastal K...The setting stretches throughout most of coastal Kent, Lark, with the same small group of cops working on cases that are hours apart. I had to get out my old maps to check the locations because it didn't seem possible to me until I understood from the maps why it's that way.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-51192282495231202372021-11-28T11:47:05.250-06:002021-11-28T11:47:05.250-06:00Shaw compares very favorably with a lot of the cri...Shaw compares very favorably with a lot of the crime series writers I've been reading for a long time, Dorothy. I have to admit that I'm still most sympathetic to the character, William South, that he featured in the first book, but Cupidi and Zoë have grown on me now. It's time for me to get hold of the new one.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-73365430835695856942021-11-28T11:45:10.698-06:002021-11-28T11:45:10.698-06:00Dungeness is one of those places you don't go ...Dungeness is one of those places you don't go to unless you are specifically looking for it...no a place you stumble upon on your way somewhere else. That's why I got so close to it without even realizing how unique a spot I was passing up. I could kick myself now.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-82669076304574841812021-11-27T17:21:50.227-06:002021-11-27T17:21:50.227-06:00I've only read Birdwatcher which I enjoyed. St...I've only read Birdwatcher which I enjoyed. Strange that many are not available in the US. I just checked our library system and we have (7) of his titles available - not sure how many books he has written.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-45826814213578301552021-11-27T14:11:43.069-06:002021-11-27T14:11:43.069-06:00I liked The Birdwatcher, which I passed along to m...I liked The Birdwatcher, which I passed along to my sisters and I was amused when one of them complained to me that not all the books had been published in the US, so they clearly have continued with the series. I think I need to check this one out!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-4672418117647917282021-11-27T13:30:20.968-06:002021-11-27T13:30:20.968-06:00Sooner or later we'll get everyone reading the...Sooner or later we'll get everyone reading these books, won't we, Sam? ;-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-23811896873054723812021-11-27T12:35:13.237-06:002021-11-27T12:35:13.237-06:00Those pictures of Dungeness are so great! What an ...Those pictures of Dungeness are so great! What an interesting setting for a mystery series. Sounds like I'm going to have to check these books out! :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-72205698745755069632021-11-27T11:53:34.061-06:002021-11-27T11:53:34.061-06:00Okay, you've convinced me that I need to check...Okay, you've convinced me that I need to check out the Cupidi series.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-26944114020374082782021-11-27T04:16:13.873-06:002021-11-27T04:16:13.873-06:00We've been gradually working our way towards K...We've been gradually working our way towards Kent over the years. Seems odd that we've never been over there but it is slightly awkward to get to from Devon. I know that sounds crazy given how far we drove when we were in The States but I think if you live in a small country you think small when travelling. Anyhow, I'd like to get over there next year and see Dungeness as I keep Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com