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Sep 26, 20231 min read
1096. Peter Robinson - Careless Love
Another very good one, starting with two mysterious deaths, a young girl found dead in an abandoned car, and an elderly (obviously...
Sep 28, 20161 min read
433. Chad Kultgen - The Lie
Pretty good and totally different. Full of pretty lurid sex which however becomes just a motif. Quite like an 18th century novel about...
Sep 24, 20161 min read
432. Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim
After my dismissive comment at no.429 above, I thought I should re- read Amis (I think this is the only book of his I have ever read,...
Jun 3, 20161 min read
407. T.R. Richmond - What She Left
Started this before we left on holiday, but it was a bit difficult, hence 406. Ultra-modern in technique – texts, emails, blog extracts,...
Apr 5, 20141 min read
195. Patrick Gale - The Whole Day Through
A beautiful (short) novel, about a couple who were literally a couple at university, meet in later life when he is married, have a brief...
Aug 25, 20131 min read
138. Peter Robinson - Children Of The Revolution
The new Inspector Banks, just published. The wonderful opening chapter (for me); Banks' anxiety about retirement plated out against...
Jul 8, 20131 min read
126. David Lodge - Nice Work
Not certain whether I have read this before; certainly seen it on TV with Warren Clark and (?) Hayden Gwynne. What struck me is how...
Jun 8, 20121 min read
16. David Nicholls - One Day
Holiday book swap with P. Didn't like this at first but it grew on me. One day is Whitsun day annually and it covers the fortunes of a...