Mainly books, but also other pleasing things
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Crime Fiction on Sep 3rd, 2010
Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer (translated from Afrikaans by K L Seegers) is a great book. I was engrossed in it right from the start. It’s tense, taut and utterly enthralling. Moving at a fast pace the book follows the events during the thirteen hours from 05:36 when Rachel, a young American girl is running for [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Crime Fiction on Sep 2nd, 2010
It took me some time to ‘get into’ Seeking Whom He May Devour, mainly because of the somewhat stilted style, which may be a result of the translation from French, but as this is the first book by Fred Vargas I’ve nothing to compare it with. Looking at the reviews on Amazon, it seems as [...]
Posted in Book Beginnings on Friday, Books, Crime Fiction, Weekly Events on Aug 27th, 2010
Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you’re reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence. [...]
Posted in Books, Crime Fiction, Teaser Tuesdays, Weekly Events on Aug 24th, 2010
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Share a couple or more sentences from the book you’re currently reading. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the [...]
Posted in Book Beginnings on Friday, Books, Crime Fiction, Memes on Aug 20th, 2010
Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you’re reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence. [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Crime Fiction, Fiction on Aug 19th, 2010
The latest Rebus book I’ve read is Fleshmarket Close. As usual with Ian Rankin’s books this is a complex novel, based around the issues of asylum seekers, illegal immigrants and racial prejudice. Rebus, himself is tolerant, pointing out that his grandfather was Polish and an immigrant. But Rebus hasn’t mellowed at all. He is still a loner and now [...]
Posted in Biography, Books, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Non-fiction on Aug 14th, 2010
I’ve recently finished Whatever You Love by Louise Doughty and am over halfway into The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens. Even though I’ve started The Serpent Pool by Martin Edwards I’m thinking what to read after that. I have a number of books lined up – my birthday books for example, but I have [...]
Posted in Biography, Books, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Non-fiction on Aug 10th, 2010
These are the books I had for my birthday. The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction is a reference book that I can just dip into. The rest are all books I’d love to read immediately. If you click on the photo you’ll see from the enlarged view showing the creasing on the spine that I’ve already [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Cozy Mystery Challenge, Crime Fiction, Fiction on Jul 23rd, 2010
The Body on the Beach is the first in Simon Brett’s Fethering Mysteries. It’s an easy read, a ‘cozy mystery’, set in an fictitious village on the south coast of England. Not a typical village as it has a large residential conurbation, but at its heart is the High Street, with its flint-faced cottages, dating back [...]
Posted in Agatha Christie Reading Challenge, Books, Challenges, Crime Fiction, Fiction on Jul 22nd, 2010
The Agatha Christie Reading Challenge is an open-ended challenge to read all of Agatha Christie’s books and short stories, run by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise. I first read some of Christie’s books when I was a teenager and hadn’t read any for years until I borrowed a copy of The Crooked House from my [...]
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