Acquired another Inspector Morse book quite reasonably from a NT bookshop when on a short holiday recently in Norfolk. Three stories in one book and a hardback. So have just finished the second ‘The Wench is Dead’. Morse becomes interested in a nineteenth century case which turns out to be a miscarriage of justice whilst he is recovering in hospital.
Santa Montefiore ~ The Gypsy Madonna
The reluctant Caregiver by Devon Ervin
I like to try different authors - currently I am reading “Too Much Trouble” by Matthew Doggett (not an author I have read before). Can’t say it is really grabbing me - the “hero” finds himself in the middle of a cartel war - but is himself a drug addict. I will keep going but unless it improves a great deal I won’t be buying any more by this author.
I just bought a Harlan Corben book Think Twice.
Have enjoyed so much of his stuff on TV that I thought it was about time I read one of his books. Picked it off the “New Releases” shelf
I am in the middle of a Val Mcdermid book at the moment but has anybody else read any of Harlan Corben books? Are they a good read?
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Yes, been reading Harlan Coben for about 5 years now. A lot of his books are being made into mini series on the tv
He is good.
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Dick Francis 10lb Penalty
The Devil’s Backbone - Kim Wozencraft
A couple of blurbs;
Utterly compelling
You won’t put this book down until the final shattering pages
I am 78 pages in of a 341 page book. Nothing has grabbed my attention as yet. Though I will persevere.
Blackwater, by James Henry.
Detective Story.
only about an hour in but enjoying it.
The Da Vinci Code.
Wonderful read. Movie is released August 9th! Can’t wait to enjoy it.
I just finished reading The Women by Kristen Hannah and it was a really good book, well written.
So I have finally finished Harlan Corben’s “boy from the woods”. I didn’t particularly enjoy it but didn’t want to leave it half read. I expected something more extraordinary from an author that is so successful. For me the story was unconvincing and the characters didn’t really develop.
The good thing is that my next book should hopefully be an improvement!
This…
Life was pretty tough in Salford it would seem. Unknown Pleasures is one of my all time favourite albums. I remember buying it on vinyl from Our Price Records back in 1980.
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Dick Francis To The Hilt.
Yesterday I finished The Dollmakers by Lynn Buchanan
Fantasy-fiction.
Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Taken from Good Reads
In the country called One, dollmakers are vital members of the community.
An artisan’s doll is the height of society’s accomplishments, while a guard’s doll is the only thing standing between the people of One and the vicious, cobbled monstrosities (Shod) that will tear apart any structure—living or dead, inanimate or otherwise—to add to their horde.
Apprentice Shean of Pearl is a brilliant dollmaker. With her clever dolls, she intends to outsmart and destroy the Shod, once and for all—a destiny she’s worked her whole life toward accomplishing.
But when the time comes for her dolls to be licensed, she’s told her work is too beautiful and delicate to fight. A statement that wounds and infuriates her; the Shod killed everyone she loved. How could her fate be anything but fighting them?
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I’ve started reading the Magician by somerset Maugham. Seems promising.
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In my teens I read everything Somerset Maugham ever wrote, As with Conan Doyle I had a two volume set of his long and short stories.
My favourite story was “The Verger”
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I’m so impressed with the first few pages that I’ve already been looking up his list of works Bruce. He definitely had a way with words.
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