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Mar 8, 20231 min read
1050. R. J. Ellory - A Simple Act Of Violence
Have read this before and it is brilliant. Starts with a murder, and then looks for the next 100 or so pages like a police-procedural,...
Jun 20, 20221 min read
991. R. J. Ellory - A Quiet Vendetta
Last read this 10 years ago and it remains brilliant. A Cuban ex-Mafia killer tricks the FBI or CIA into listening to his whole life...
Jun 25, 20211 min read
872. William Boyd - Trio
I enjoyed this, but maybe three separate stories. Set mainly in Brighton in 1968, where a film is being made. The three are a fading...
Feb 26, 20211 min read
849. R. J. Ellory - City Of Lies
This could have been called 'Gangs of New York', but I think someone else got there first. A long and at times hard work book. The...
Mar 25, 20181 min read
581. R. J. Ellory - A Simple Act Of Violence
I have read this before with little memory of it, but would say it is the best of 2018 so far. Really clever plotting, looks like a...
Nov 7, 20161 min read
442. Stella Rimington - Close Call
Went to Windsor on Saturday and used my birthday tokens on some spy thrillers recommended on an Andrew Marr BBC program, perhaps because...
Oct 29, 20161 min read
440 - John Burdett - Bangkok Tattoo
Never hear of this guy, but found him on a ‘Best Crime Thriller’ website. Opaque, at least to me; an English lawyer, he has written a...
Aug 30, 20141 min read
239. R. J. Ellory - A Simple Act Of Violence
Have read this before but it is really good. It is about a huge CIA conspiracy which two CIA members try to uncover by creating an...