Holly by Stephen King. I had already read this book but was quite happy to listen to it again as (1) listening is quite a different experience to reading and (2) Holly Gibney is one of my favourite King characters. Jerome and Barbara are good back-ups for her but they’re just a little too perfect.Continue reading “A Pair of Kings”
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Nobody’s Fool: Harlan Coben
Twenty two years ago, Sami Pierce woke up to find his girlfriend, Anna, dead in the bed beside him, her body awash with blood. After he reported this to the police and returned to the scene, the body had disappeared. On his father’s advice, Sami left the country, returned yo America and got on withContinue reading “Nobody’s Fool: Harlan Coben”
All the Colours of the Dark: Chris Whitaker
In All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker we have three central characters – Patch, a one-eyed boy who imagines himself as a pirate and who gets kidnapped in the early pages of the book; Saint, his only friend; Misty, the richest girl in town who is saved from abduction by Patch andContinue reading “All the Colours of the Dark: Chris Whitaker”
Does familiarity breed complacency?
Michael Connolly has been one of my favourite authors ever since I read his first Harry Bosch novel in 1992. His Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer series didn’t disappoint either, confirming Connelly as a first class crime writer. I followed the fortunes of both characters down the years, adding the Renée Ballard stories to theContinue reading “Does familiarity breed complacency?”
Forever Night
I got a nice surprise when I opened my emails this morning to find Forever Night: Circles of Confusion II featured on the KU Recommended List. Ten years ago, Jilly, Tina and Leon committed a terrible crime.They were never brought to justice.Now it’s payback time. Jilly Graham has buried the terrible events of the pastContinue reading “Forever Night”
Learning to love audiobooks
I’ve recently been forced to move from reading the printed/e-reader page to listening to audiobooks. Initially, it wasn’t what you’d call a roaring success. I quickly realised that most audiobooks stand or fall on the skills of the narrator and there were a lot of voices I just couldn’t cope with, even when sampling triedContinue reading “Learning to love audiobooks”
An Honourable Institution: Laura Lyndhurst
Laura Lyndhurst has taken a massive risk in creating a main character who is not only unlikeable but, frankly, abhorrent. Cressida is wealthy, arrogant, and has the morals of an alley cat. In the first chapters of the book, she doesn’t have a single redeeming feature as she uses her position to abuse and degradeContinue reading “An Honourable Institution: Laura Lyndhurst”
The Cold, Cold Ground: Adrian McKinty
Totally Immersive I read this book some years ago and was instantly hooked on Adrian McKinty;s series set in Northern Ireland and featuring the maverick CID detective, Sean Duffy. As someone fairly new to audiobooks, I welcomed the chance to re-visit the books. A native of Carrickfergus himself, McKinty’s writing is rich with the atmosphereContinue reading “The Cold, Cold Ground: Adrian McKinty”
Yellowface: RF Kuang
I dithered over whether to read this book or not but, swayed by the marketing and the excellent cover, I eventually spent one of my audible credits on it.The plot in a nutshell – white female author steals a manuscript from a friend, a Chinese female author, when said friend chokes on a pancake andContinue reading “Yellowface: RF Kuang”
The Wrong Neighbour: Caleb Crowe
Caleb Crowe is a new author to me and, as far as I can ascertain, this is his debut novel. It’s a fast-moving story of a young couple being intentionally terrorised by a neighbour who is intent on forcing them to sell their new home to him at a ridiculously low price. It’s a prettyContinue reading “The Wrong Neighbour: Caleb Crowe”
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