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Aug 19, 20221 min read
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...
May 23, 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,...
Mar 4, 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...
Jun 21, 20211 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...
Feb 27, 20151 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...
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...
Dec 3, 20121 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...
Jul 12, 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...
Jun 7, 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...