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by Aurornis 23 days ago
I’m looking for new fiction to add to the queue but my reading time is limited (unless you count children’s books in which case I’m reading 100s of books per year).

Do I need to read the first book in the series, or are they independent? If independent, can you recommend the best one for someone who only has time to read one?
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Tangurena2 23 days ago
The earlier stories are mostly independent (the last few in the series build on previous stories). I would recommend starting with the first book, The Silver Pigs because there is a romance that starts and continues. The central character is what today we would call a "private eye".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Pigs

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vintagedave 23 days ago
It's been several years since I read them, but I think starting with the first book is good. It's not quite as polished as the others, and I think not quite with the same tone, but it introduces the characters that will be throughout the series. My memory is the series is more lighthearted in general than the first book is.

You make me think I should reread, and I will start at the beginning here too.

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