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Feb 10, 20221 min read
944. Peter Papathanasiou - The Stoning
A new genre to me – ‘outback noir’; The Dry might fall into this category. An apparent murder in a grim town in the Australian outback,...
Jan 22, 20221 min read
937. Jim Eldridge - Murder At The Savoy
Never heard of the author; one of a series set in London during the blitz. Unclear why the central detective has to be an aristocrat...
Jan 19, 20221 min read
935. Simon Brett - The Liar In The Library
Very good and very well written – good prose. An old fashioned detective novel with a contemporary setting. The two sleuths are a couple...
Oct 7, 20211 min read
903. William McIlvanney & Ian Rankin - The Dark Remains
The first Laidlaw novel, completed by Rankin following McIvanney’s death in 2015. I found it very hard work and with few characters of...
Sep 19, 20211 min read
896. Johanna Mo - The Night Singer
A Skandi–noir novel, I guess. Well plotted especially toward the end, but I found the central characters totalling un-interesting. Hanna,...
Feb 7, 20141 min read
182. Sian Busby - A Commonplace Killing
Bought four books in Waterstones with a token Dan gave me for Xmas. I had never heard of this or the author who turns out to be the wife...
Sep 19, 20131 min read
145. Ian Rankin - Tooth And Nail
Another Rebus. I never used to enjoy these, but no.128 rekindled my interest. Rebus is sent to London to help investigate a serial...