I've just finished reading Dead Simple by Peter James, which is set in Brighton and the surrounding area. I've now started a new audio book and within the first couple of chapters have been taken back to C I D HQ in Brighton - a spooky coincidence! The audiobook in question is Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. It's the latest in the Rivers Of London series and starts off with a fatal accident on a roundabout at Pease Pottage near Crawley. I drive round that roundabout occasionally and shall take extra care next time!
I'm about to start The Breath of Night by Michael Arditti on my Kindle. Philip Seward is sent to the Philippines
by the family of a Catholic priest. Seward is charged with investigating both the priest's mysterious death some thirty years previously and also the cult that has grown up around him in the ensuing years, which has led to calls for him to be made a saint. Reviewers have compared this to books by Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh. They're two of my favourite authors so I'm hoping for great things here.
Making another attempt to finish Stephen King's The Stand.
I have the, seemingly completely unedited version, which I put aside after about 300 pages because it was so slow paced.
Gone back to it now and things seem to be finally moving a bit -
I'll try and persevere with it this time.
Have just finished Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell. This was the first book of hers that I've read and I'll try another couple just to see if that annoying Scarpetta woman grows on me!
Now reading The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly. Really enjoying it so far.
Have just finished Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell. This was the first book of hers that I've read and I'll try another couple just to see if that annoying Scarpetta woman grows on me!
Now reading The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly. Really enjoying it so far.
Making another attempt to finish Stephen King's The Stand.
I have the, seemingly completely unedited version, which I put aside after about 300 pages because it was so slow paced.
Gone back to it now and things seem to be finally moving a bit -
I'll try and persevere with it this time.
I have just started the second reading of this. I read it years ago so it is all quite fresh. It is worth sticking to because it totally draws the reader in.
I have just started the second reading of this. I read it years ago so it is all quite fresh. It is worth sticking to because it totally draws the reader in.
I'm getting there - I'm over 400 pages in and I'm starting to finally get hooked!
I'm not surprised that the original version was somewhat edited though - but then I can be a bit of an impatient reader sometimes, in fairness:o:D
My new audiobook is The Ocean At The End Of The Lane, written and read by Neil Gaiman. It's shaping up very well so far, a pity that it's such a short book.
My Kindle book is Dead Simple by Peter James, the first Roy Grace book. Very promising, hopefully it will be a good new series to get into.
Have read all of Peter James' Roy Grace series. Excellent. You won't be disappointed.
Have just finished Jean Plaidy's two Queen of Scots books. Excellent...but infuriating and tragic.
About to finish 'Takedown' by Brad Thor. Well written political Al Qaeda action type book.
I didn't find either difficult to read. On the contrary, I found the almost stream of consciousness style very readable. However if you didn't like the narrative style of Wolf Hall then you won't like Bring Up The Bodies as it is of course similar given that they're part of a trilogy.
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I'm about to start The Breath of Night by Michael Arditti on my Kindle. Philip Seward is sent to the Philippines
by the family of a Catholic priest. Seward is charged with investigating both the priest's mysterious death some thirty years previously and also the cult that has grown up around him in the ensuing years, which has led to calls for him to be made a saint. Reviewers have compared this to books by Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh. They're two of my favourite authors so I'm hoping for great things here.
The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Now reading The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult (a 99p Kindle purchase)
“Girls! Pentagram of Death!”...
I have the, seemingly completely unedited version, which I put aside after about 300 pages because it was so slow paced.
Gone back to it now and things seem to be finally moving a bit -
I'll try and persevere with it this time.
There's some really interesting articles to digest.
Now reading The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly. Really enjoying it so far.
It gets worse!
I have just started the second reading of this. I read it years ago so it is all quite fresh. It is worth sticking to because it totally draws the reader in.
I'm getting there - I'm over 400 pages in and I'm starting to finally get hooked!
I'm not surprised that the original version was somewhat edited though - but then I can be a bit of an impatient reader sometimes, in fairness:o:D
is this as difficult to read as wolf hall?
Have read all of Peter James' Roy Grace series. Excellent. You won't be disappointed.
Have just finished Jean Plaidy's two Queen of Scots books. Excellent...but infuriating and tragic.
About to finish 'Takedown' by Brad Thor. Well written political Al Qaeda action type book.
Next on the list is Dominion by C.J. Sansom
I've just started that- read first couple of chapters and it's very easy to read
also reading Maddadam- the third in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake trilogy.
I didn't find either difficult to read. On the contrary, I found the almost stream of consciousness style very readable. However if you didn't like the narrative style of Wolf Hall then you won't like Bring Up The Bodies as it is of course similar given that they're part of a trilogy.
I'm reading Gone Girl at the moment.