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Apr 23, 20211 min read
857. Reginald Hill - Child's Play
Thought I would go for something a bit lighter. Had read this before and possibly seen it on the TV, many years ago. It is the one in...
Apr 13, 20181 min read
586. Josephine Tey - The Daughter Of Time
This was clever and perhaps one of the first (? I have no idea) books to debunk conventional historical knowledge; no that is not right...
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...
Oct 7, 20171 min read
537. Mick Herron - Down Cemetery Road
The first in the private eye Zoe Boehm series, although until near the end she appears as a minor character in this book. Completely...
Dec 21, 20161 min read
454. Henning Mankell - Kennedy's Brain
The book referred to above. I think it is brilliant, but, as I thought before when I first read it, the conclusion left me baffled (or...
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...