It's a busy time at work, so I've retrenched somewhat to a diet of thrillers and police procedurals as my ageing brain can't cope with much else at the end of the day. These are a couple of the best I've read this year, though. 38) & 39) Thirteen Hours and 7 Days by Deon Meyer. Meyer's main… Continue reading Books 38 & 39: Thirteen Hours // 7 Days by Deon Meyer
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Book 37: Havana Gold by Leonardo Padura
37) Havana Gold by Leonardo Padura. An obvious choice for me, really: we've just been to Cuba and I love a detective novel. So I had high hopes or this - and, as often seems the case, high hopes are followed by lower excitement... In glimpses, this was great: sultry jazz, sexy characters, and smoky… Continue reading Book 37: Havana Gold by Leonardo Padura
Books 30-36 (& spares) / 2016
So it's been a while. Last update was start of July when I was on book number 29). So I think I missed 6 weeks. Fortunately, packed in quite a few hours of reading while on hols, so here goes. I've picked my summer faves (and one to avoid). Excuse epic post. 30) The White… Continue reading Books 30-36 (& spares) / 2016
Books 19-26 / 2016
[NB - apparently I can't count, so I have two number 19s (see previous post) 19) Parade by Shuichi Yoshida. If you have ever wondered what it might be like to be a disillusioned, disaffected 20-something living in a flat share in Tokyo, with an increasing air of tension, menace and weirdness building, then this… Continue reading Books 19-26 / 2016
Books 7-12 / 2016
7) Disclaimer by Renee Knight - decent page-turner thriller type with enough character depth & twists to keep me gripped. The central premise (you open a book to find you are in it etc) is a bit hokey but well used and it all just about stands up. Good holiday fodder. 6.5/10 8) The Saint-Facre… Continue reading Books 7-12 / 2016
Books 1-6 / 2016
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
Dog-eared Man: a book a week 