Yet when I see responses to requests for suggestions of new authors to read, Barnard never seems to come up. He is simply too good to lose sight of.

Only if the books they read interest you. I joined a book group in my neighborhood and their selections don't appeal to me at all. So back to the internet for reading inspiration.....

I discovered recently that I missed some of the early books in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series and I am checking them out of the library and reading them one by one. I will also be looking for my next Forgotten Friday book and reading it.

Cheapest option is on the reprint publisher's website, www.coachwhipbooks.com/mystery-auth.... The ebook is about $5; it won't have the introduction but it does have the entire text of the book, which is all I care about.

I was surprised how tight the plot was. I was not expecting it at all.