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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
Jun 6, 20171 min read
493. David Mark - Sorrow Bound
The 3rd Aector McAvoy novel. On holiday so I didn’t write up book notes every time I finished a book, so I can’t remember much of the...
Jun 2, 20171 min read
491. David Mark - Original Skin
Did indeed! This guy is very good, and these are high class police procedurals, with a good variety of police colleagues of McAvoy, who...
May 27, 20171 min read
489. Peter Robinson - Gallows View
Read this when my kindle died, mid week. An early novel, but actually very good. Three plot lines, murder, at least manslaughter of an...
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...
Feb 20, 20171 min read
468. Arnaldur Indridason - Outrage
I have read this before, but wanted a light book to counterbalance Jane Austen. Reminded me thematically of Louise Penny, in that the...
Jan 22, 20171 min read
462. Anthony Horowitz - Magpie Murders
A very clever book, although its cleverness is probably the most striking point. A very mannered traditional ‘Miss Marple’ style novel,...
Jan 1, 20171 min read
458. Louise Penny - How The Light Gets In
This (which I have also read before) is as good as 457, although with only 2 plot lines. The story of the amazing quins and Continuation...
Dec 30, 20161 min read
457. Louise Penny - Bury Your Dead
I have read this before (no 372), but it is far better on a 2nd reading. There are three plot lines: The murder of the archaeologist...
Dec 10, 20161 min read
451. Elizabeth Buchan - The New Mrs Clifton
Paul Scott apart, this would I think be my book of the year this year. A library book that Paddy enjoyed, set in post war England. Quite...
Nov 30, 20161 min read
449. John Le Carré - Call For The Dead
I think this may be his first novel (see 447); I have read it before but always enjoy it. The plot is as described above, although with...
Oct 25, 20161 min read
439. Louise Penny - A Great Reckoning
This is also very good; rooted in Three Pines (to which Gamache and his wife have now moved), as all her best books are. Gamache has now...
Sep 30, 20161 min read
434. Arnaldur Indridason - The Draining Lake
I quite like this guy; have read this before; it is the one about the Icelandic left wing students who go on a communist sponsored year...
Aug 5, 20161 min read
422. Patrick White - Voss
I am not sure that (if ever) I have read this since 1976 (when it is signed as a Xmas present for P). It is quite hard going, but pretty...
Jul 19, 20161 min read
419. Louise Penny - The Hangman
A short story that I found (and bought) late last night having finished no.418. This was very paired down Penny, although set in Three...