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Year 4 / Book 9: The Pesthouse

March 18, 2019 nicktemple12 Comments

9) The Pesthouse by Jim Crace I remember finding this book somewhere shortly after I'd been prompted to read it by Ronnie Hughes in an exchange under this blog post. That tells me that I"ve been hanging on to the book for more than a year, and it was worth the wait. Crace is a… Continue reading Year 4 / Book 9: The Pesthouse →

Year 3 / Book 47: A Rising Man

December 13, 2018 nicktemple1Leave a comment

47) A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee This is the first of the series of Sam Wyndham novels by Mukherjee, and they've been on my list for a while, after they won a few crime prizes way back when. There's another two in the series that have been published since, so I have some catching… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 47: A Rising Man →

Year 3 / Book 33: A Quiet Flame

August 17, 2018 nicktemple1Leave a comment

33) A Quiet Flame by Philip Kerr I'm slowly working my way through Philip Kerr's wonderful Bernie Gunther novels, which combine a Chandler-esque wit with the perils and history of 1930s-40s (Nazi) Germany. As I wrote in a previous review, Kerr very sadly died earlier this year, which is all the more reason (as far… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 33: A Quiet Flame →

Year 3 / Book 14: The Lady From Zagreb

April 8, 2018April 12, 2018 nicktemple1Leave a comment

14) The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr Philip Kerr has become one of my favourite police and crime writers: you cannot go wrong in picking any of his Bernie Gunther stories, and I've been un-chronologically making my way through the whole series. So I was really saddened to learn about his death at the… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 14: The Lady From Zagreb →

Year 3 / Book 6: Things Fall Apart

February 11, 2018April 12, 2018 nicktemple1Leave a comment

6) Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe This was recommended to me by our good friend Nina, and although it's taken a while for me to get to it, I"m really glad she did, and mea culpa on my part for having not got to a novel that has sold over 20 million copies and… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 6: Things Fall Apart →

Year 2 / Book 49: The Long Drop

December 27, 2017April 12, 2018 nicktemple11 Comment

49) The Long Drop by Denise Mina This has been recommended in lots of places as one of the best crime novels of the year, and I have to say it lives up to that billing. It has a cleverly structured plot that kind of unwinds slowly, gradually encompassing more characters and viewpoints, with the… Continue reading Year 2 / Book 49: The Long Drop →

Year 2 / Book 39: Lincoln in the Bardo

October 22, 2017April 12, 2018 nicktemple11 Comment

39) Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Fortuitously, I found myself finishing this off as it was announced as this year’s Booker Prize winner. I’m a fan of George Saunders: if you haven’t read any of his short stories, you are in for a treat: they are moving, incisive and extremely funny by turns.… Continue reading Year 2 / Book 39: Lincoln in the Bardo →

Year 2 / Book 7: March Violets

February 12, 2017April 12, 2018 nicktemple1Leave a comment

7) March Violets by Philip Kerr It seemed like a strangely appropriate moment to read a novel set in mid 1930s Germany - can't imagine why. So I returned to Philip Kerr's great set of Bernie Gunther novels, a detective who is like Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe with a heavy side-dose of British sarcasm and quick-wittedness.… Continue reading Year 2 / Book 7: March Violets →

Books 13-19 / 2016

August 29, 2016April 12, 2018 nicktemple11 Comment

13) The One From the Other - by Philip Kerr. I've been meaning to read a Bernie Gunther crime novel for a while, and this was worth waiting for. Set in pre- and post-war Germany, it covers a really wide range of ground whilst staying (mostly) believable and, in places, quite powerful. Gunther has a… Continue reading Books 13-19 / 2016 →

Books 1-6 / 2016

August 29, 2016April 12, 2018 nicktemple1Leave a comment

1) Spill, Simmer, Falter, Wither by Sara Baume. Attracted a bit of awards attention - a quite involving story of an outcast man and his outcast dog. But a bit overwritten (like someone fresh out of a Creative Writing programme) if affecting. Recommended for dog and adjective lovers only. 5.5/10 2) Jeff in Venice, Death… Continue reading Books 1-6 / 2016 →

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