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This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is Ten Favorite Books from Ten Series. This was harder than I imagined because by definition a series evolves over time, each book expanding the story and your involvement with the characters. Sadly, as well, some of these series have now reached their conclusion. Links from each title will take you to my review or the book description on Goodreads.
- The American Agent (Maisie Dobbs #15) by Jacqueline Winspear – Maisie and Mark Scott, yes!
- The English Führer (Tom Wilde #7) by Rory Clements – in which Lydia, Tom’s wife, plays a vital role
- The Heretic’s Mark (The Jackdaw Mysteries #4) by S. W. Perry – in which the action moves from 16th century London to Padua
- The Great Darkness (Nighthawk #1) by Jim Kelly – the book that first introduced visually impaired Cambridge policeman, Detective Inspector Eden Brooke
- Storm of Steel (The Bernicia Chronicles #6) by Matthew Harffy – hero of the series, Beobrand, sets out to rescue a kidnapped girl
- Wolf at the Door (A Bradecote & Catchpoll Investigation #9) by Sarah Hawkswood – the vicious death of a man at the teeth of a wild animal does not add up
- Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey #12) by Dorothy L. Sayers – the one where Lord Peter finally gets the girl
- Mr Standfast (Richard Hannay #3) by John Buchan – the one that always leaves me tearful at the end
- Betrayal (The Englishman #2) by David Gilman – someone’s trying to start a war and former Foreign Legion fighter, Dan Raglan’s just walked into the kill zone
- The Magpie Tree (Cornish Mysteries #2) by Katherine Stansfield – Jamaica Inn, 1844: the talk is of witches
What Cathy Read Next... 
Lovely to see Maisie and Tom Wilde here! 😀
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Had to be really, didn’t they?
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I’ve read the first Bernicia Chronicles book and a few of the Lord Peter Wimseys, but haven’t read any of the others. I love the sound of the Katherine Stansfield series!
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I really enjoyed all three and I’m a bit sad she hasn’t written any more. She has written other novels, including a fantasy series (I think) with another author under the penname DK Fields
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I haven’t heard about any of these yet again whoops.
My TTT: https://laurieisreading.com/2024/08/06/top-ten-tuesday-ten-favorite-books-from-ten-series/
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Wolf at the Door has a cool cover.
Here is my <a href=”https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-ten-favorite-books-from-ten-series/“>Top Ten Tuesday.</a>
Lydia
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I read the first Maisie Dobbs book back when it came out and never continued on with the series for some reason. I need to go back to it. I haven’t read any of these others. I’ll have to take a closer look at some of them.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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I’m the other way around. I only discovered the series when it was more than half way through and I’m not sure I’d enjoy reading the earlier books now, especially as the series has come to an end.
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Lots of good choices here. I must finally get to Rory Clements soon.
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Pretty much enjoyed every book I’ve read by him. If you like historical thrillers/mysteries I’d suggest giving him a try.
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This week I focused on the first book in series that I enjoyed reading. It was fun when my husband tried to guess what series I was going to include.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/first-books-in-ten-favorite-series/
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That’s a really interesting way to approach the topic. Unfortunately I have a habit of discovering series part way through rather than with the first book!
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