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Oct 21, 20231 min read
1099. John Grisham - The Firm
A birthday present from D. I read this years ago when it first came out (pub 1989). It is very much an 80’s book about greed rampant...
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...
Feb 12, 20221 min read
945. Peter Robinson - Many Rivers To Cross
Thought this was a new one, but I have read it before. Worth a re-read through as Robinson is one of my favourite writers. His scope is...
Jun 19, 20171 min read
502. David Mark - Cruel Mercy
The 6th DS McAvoy book. This one was certainly different; set not in Hull but New York, and with a splenetic plot involving the Mafia,...
Nov 5, 20151 min read
351. Ray Celestin - The Axeman's Jazz
Lots of books to read at the moment, as I cashed in my Waterstones voucher which D gave me for my birthday. This was shortlisted in some...
Nov 17, 20131 min read
164. Andrea Camilleri - The Dance Of The Seagull
Inspector Montalbano populates BBC4 Saturday evenings in the gaps between big, dark Scandinavian thrillers (or currently Borgen, which is...
Jun 16, 20121 min read
20. R.J. Ellory - A Quiet Vendetta
Wonderful, could be his masterpiece to date. The old Cuban employed as a mafia hitman is wonderfully portrayed and there is a great...