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1004. Robert Galbraith - Troubled Blood
Bought this in error, read it before as a library book (no.980), but it is very good, long and complex with a huge cast of characters. A...
Aug 20, 20221 min read


980. Robert Galbraith - Troubled Blood
JK Rowling writes as Robert Galbraith, and I have seen some of the Strike books on the TV, but never read one. This is incredibly long,...
May 24, 20221 min read


952. Hallie Rubenhold - The Five
The first book group book. About the five victims of Jack the Ripper. Not the sort of thing I would normally read. Written by a feminist...
Mar 4, 20221 min read


871. Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister The Serial Killer
I had seen this in the bookshops years ago, but avoided it as the marketing made it look luridly unpleasant. But it is repeatedly praised...
Jun 22, 20211 min read


285. Ian Rankin - Tooth And Nail
Need something easy to read so picked an early Ian Rankin, which I didn’t remember. Rebus is seconded to London, to help the Met out on a...
Feb 27, 20151 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...
Sep 20, 20131 min read


62. Val McDermid - Killing The Shadows
I must have read this before in Crete (the bookmark gave it away) but could remember nothing about it. About a serial killer who targets...
Dec 3, 20121 min read


25. R.J. Ellory - A Quiet Belief In Angels
An early book, I think, very much coming of age/ 'Catcher in the Rye' (have I ever read this?) type of book. The coming of age is...
Jul 13, 20121 min read


15. R.J. Ellory - The Anniversary Man
Ellory is close to being one of my favourite writers. Relatively, this is a bit of a pot boiler; the eponymous anniversary man baffles...
Jun 8, 20121 min read