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Sep 24, 20171 min read
529. Caz Frears - Sweet Little Lies
Quite a good modern female detective novel. Easily televisable I think. Plot clever, although maybe not all that believable in places,...
Jun 17, 20171 min read
500. Tana French - In The Woods
The first and I think the best of her books; none of the others are as good. Get this on Amazon
Apr 29, 20171 min read
483. Lisa McInerney - The Glorious Heresies
A strange book, based among the poor working and criminal class in Modern Cork city. Couldn’t really work out the genre; crimes, but no...
Apr 12, 20171 min read
479. Tana French - The Trespasser
No 6/6 of the Dublin murder mysteries, of which I hoped to save at least 3 until we go on holiday. They are very long. Antoinette Conway...
Apr 4, 20172 min read
477. Tana French - The Secret Place (5)
Was hoping to save at least a couple of these books until we go on holiday in June, but that is not going to happen now. Have to re-read...
Mar 26, 20171 min read
476. Tana French - Broken Harbour (4)
No. 4 in the series. I am not sure this was a good as 1-3, but it wasn’t at all bad. The central figure in this one is a minor figure in...
Mar 21, 20171 min read
475. Tana French - Faithful Place (3)
No.3 in this very good series. All the books are completely different and feature a different lead police character. This one involves...
Mar 15, 20171 min read
474. Tana French - The Likeness (2)
This woman is a fantastic writer. I probably enjoyed this less than 470, but it was still very good, I just found it dragged a little in...
Feb 26, 20171 min read
470. Tana French - In The Woods (1)
Book of the year so far. A brilliant crime novel, quasi-police procedural, set in or near Dublin. Plotting exceptional, writing very good...
May 10, 20141 min read
206. James Joyce - Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man
Read this (copiously) as an A-level set text about 40 years ago and couldn’t answer the question on it then. I think the question was...
May 9, 20141 min read
205. Brian Moore - Lies Of Silence
What a joy and relief to read a book with a (great) plot, characters, and even themes - a catholic family in Belfast targeted, as a...