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Midsomer Murders, dead tree style
When I last wrote about the wonderful Brit mystery series, Midsomer Murders, I barely remembered to mention that the show is based on novels by Caroline Graham, and that I intended to seek out some of the books for M. This has been done; my wife is now engaged in the print adventures of the estimable Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. The novels on the shelf:
The Killings at Badger’s Drift (1987)
Death of a Hollow Man (1989)
Death in Disguise (1992)
Written in Blood (1994)
M is well-pleased with the Inspector Barnaby books. They naturally provide a somewhat different take on storylines with which she is already familiar through the TV show, but the wonderful characterizations found in the show are obviously drawn from the novels, which is healthy and neat. She is working on Book 4 right now, so I guess it’s incumbent on me to order up the remaining three novels.
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Midsummer Murders was my last favorite show. I can’t find it anymore.
Are the books good? How does the show’s casting sound now?
M really likes the books. Troy is a bit snarkier than on the show, and Cully somewhat younger, but otherwise these should be the characters you know and love.
We’ve only seen through Episode 15, Destroying Angel, early in the 2000/2001 season, so we haven’t yet run into any casting changes. We don’t dare to think about it right now. ;-)
If you can, Tata, go the Netflix route. It’s much better than relying on some channel’s haphazard programming.