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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 24, 20211 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...
Apr 14, 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...
Mar 26, 20181 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...
Oct 8, 20171 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...
Dec 21, 20161 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...
Aug 31, 20141 min read