PETER MAY MEMORIAL

Janice Haley May announced a Memorial for her husband Peter May, who passed away on September 25: 

At 2pm on 27th October, the day of our 36th wedding anniversary, his ashes will be interred in the cemetery at Bétaille.

Family and friends are welcome.

At 3 pm, we will gather in the village hall at Bétaille, where family, friends and neighbours can come together to remember him.

There will be an exhibition celebrating his life and works, a book of condolences, and two of his closest colleagues will speak of him and propose a toast to him in French and English.

In the days that follow, the exhibition will transfer to Bétaille library, where members of the public can visit it.

In January 2027, when Peter’s new book, The Island of the Dead, comes out in the UK, Peter’s publisher, riverrun, are planning to organise events in London, Glasgow and Stornoway.

These will provide an opportunity for friends, family, and readers, to get together to celebrate his life and works.

I will have more information about these nearer the time.

Cartoon of the Day: Book's Book Club

KAREN PIRIE, Season 3, NEWS

For those of you wondering about and hoping for a new Karen Pirie season..well, there's good news! The TV series Karen Pirie, based on the Val McDermid books, will have a third season. Filming isn't planned until early 2027, so it will be awhile. Season 3 will have 6 hour long episodes, adapted from The Skeleton Road. 

Lauren Lyle returns as Scottish Detective Sergeant Karen Pirie. Lyle will also be an Executive Producer for the new season. Season scripts adapted by Gillian Roger Park.

Season 3 follows Karen as she investigates human remains discovered in a derelict Edinburgh building, uncovering dangerous secrets linked to the Balkan conflict of the 1990s, a famous author and a cycle of revenge.

Cartoon of the Day: Cats

From Rhymes with Orange. Happy Caturday!

Cartoon of the Day: Books

 

Everybody Lies: French TV series on PBS PASSPORT

I'm really enjoying the French TV series Everybody Lies (Tout le mode ment). The show stars Vincent Elbaz as Vincent Verner, an incorruptible former Paris detective. He was dismissed from the police force, and he takes a job working in a bookshop. Well, maybe 'working' is too strong a word. He was not hired (so can't be fired), and he doesn't get paid. However, he spends a lot of time reshelving the crime novels in an order that makes sense to him. I won't tell you in what way, but it really is quite brilliant (but not easy for the casual book browser), and a system that mystery folks will enjoy. 

This bookshop becomes a secret 'headquarters' for a newly formed department..the Sensitive Cases Unit. The cases they investigate usually operate outside standard police protocol. No surprise there. The suspects ae usually powerful public figures.The cases are interesting and their investigation is well-done. Vincent Verner is quirky, but I love a quirky detective. 

The show is full of mystery tropes, but that's fine with me. It's an easy show to watch, and sometimes that's what I want. 

Everybody Lies is available on PBS Passport and Amazon Prime Video (as add-on subscription to Walter Presents). The series is in French with English subtitles. There are 8 episodes (4 feature-length stories). 

Although, there's a second season,  it's not available in the U.S. yet. But there's hope!