Clean Break Val McDermid.

                                        

Good afternoon, well that’s another great book finished. With the weather being so kind this week we have managed to sit in the garden for a few hours each day with the exception of Tuesday when we had heavy showers. I love Kate Brannigan books they always have a good plot and are full of humour too, I laugh out loud when I am reading about her exploits they are very funny. I think this is McDermid’s light side where as the Tony Hill and her stand alone novels are all very serious stuff. I love the way in nearly all her stories she manages to get a visit to Scotland included into the web. It was lovely being back in my favourite garden chair sitting in the sun with a good book, looking forward to many more days like this soon that is after the hail and snow clears again. Clean Break gets 8/10 great book. Till next time Love .

                                  Joan.

 

Tags: Val McDermid, Kate Brannigan

The Killing Hour.

                                  

Good Evening, boy have I found a new author her name is Lisa Gardner. Maybe I have been sleeping and you may have discovered the lady before me what have I been missing. I have read this book very quickly as I just could not put it down. If the rest of her books are anything like this one I will be a very happy bunny. As usual it is another thriller but you know that by now that’s the kind of books I like. You will not believe this but this is another book within a series this was no 4 it did not say anything about this on the cover and I did not discover it I looked up the author on Fantastic Fiction but fortunately did not matter. She has written plenty of books so will have to keep a lookout for more of her work. Don’t want to say too much if you want to know about her have a look on the website Fantastic Fiction. As I have said before it is a great sight for readers. Will have to give this great thriller 9/10. Till next time Love

Joan.

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Broken. by Martina Cole.

                                        

Good Afternoon, have just finished Broken by Martina Cole to say you enjoyed such horrific story would not be right but I did find it unputdowndable if there is such a word. It is a big book and I read it in just under a week which is quick for me in the wintertime, sounds strange but I read more in the summer sitting in the garden. It is a very disturbing story but the characters are very strong, it is well written although the language is a bit colourful to say the least but it something you come expect from Miss Cole. In this book I did not find the language as gratuitous as in some of the other books of hers I have read. Made my usual mistake in reading the second book of a series first but I had read about 100 pages before I noticed I had the first one sitting on the shelf. The first one is called ‘The Ladykiller’. Am looking forward to reading that one but not just yet as I like to chop and change a bit. Will give this 8/10. Till next time Love,

                                                                                                           Joan.

Tags: Martina Cole.

Snow Blind. P.J. Tracy.

                                  

Good Evening, have been sitting curled up with my book this afternoon as it has been a cold windy day not as bad as it was in the book that I have just finished. Snow Blind was a great thriller a real page turner and the title was spot on. It snowed all the way through the story and by the end it was six feet deep. I have heard some of our j-land friends speak of very deep snow worse than we ever get here nowadays and this book really brings it home how bad it can be. If you have read any of P.J.’s books you will know her characters, this is their forth book and it’s the same format at before. The Monkeewrench team are not in this one so much but there is a new lady sheriff that’s has a big roll. Its one of those books that has you reaching for the thermostat and a blanket it makes you feel so cold. What next don’t know……………………. 8/10

 

                                                                                Love Joan.

 

 

Tags: P. J. Tracy. Monkeewrench

Sleeping Cruelty

                          

Here we are again another book finished. This is not an atypical book for Lynda la Plante it is not what I would call a murder mystery as you know who done what all the way through it is a story of revenge. It is a big departure for her but I did enjoy it is a bit of a top shelf book if you get my meaning but enjoyable just the same but don’t say I did not warn you.

I have just started Snow Blind by P J Tracy Jasmine says it is very good so am looking forward to reading it as it has been sitting on the shelf for a few months and it’s a hard back copy which I love. Till next time. Love Joan.  7/10

Tags: Lynda La Plante

The Righteous Men by Sam Bourne

Good Evening, this is the first book this author has written he normally writes for the Guardian newspaper. He has now written two books and his third one is due later this year.

This was a great story very very unusual and it kept you interested and guessing right to the very end. I did learn an awful lot about Judaism which I new very little but don’t get me wrong its not a text book. All the information in it is very well explained and is all part of the story. I have the second book which is totally different according to Stuart who I have to thank for introducing me to Sam Bourne‘s books. If you get the chance to buy or borrow this book and want to read something a little different fast moving and very interesting this is the book for you.

So tonight the joy of a new book have not decided yet just what. Sam Bourne’s The Righteous Men gets 9/10.

Tags: The Righteous Men. Sam Bourne.

Th Red Dahlia.

Good Afternoon, earlier this week I finished reading Lynda La Plante’s THE RED DAHLIA. I really enjoyed this book it moved along at a great pace never a wasted word. This is the middle one of three that she has written about Anna Travis. Anna is a great character I am sure you will like her she seems to get herself in a right trachle at times. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes a thriller.

I don’t know about you but when I finish a book and go to start a new one I feel a bit like a child in a sweetie shop choosing what to read next. Stuart always thinks it strange as I can finish one book and within minutes start the new one. So after all that what will I be reading next ………I have found a new author or rather Stuart has (he read the first chapter of one of this authors books in Waterstones on Monday) and thought it was very good. I had a look around the book shops and found both of his books. His name is Sam Bourne and the book I am reading is called The Righteous Men. I have read the first one hundred pages and it is a very unusual story. I was needing a bit of a change from the usual thriller so we shall see. That’s it for now hope you are enjoying whatever you are reading. Red Dahlia gets 8/10.

Love Joan.

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