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Old 27-05-2014, 21:15
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The King by J.R Ward, part of her Blackdagger Brotherhood series.
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Old 28-05-2014, 15:42
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Finished "On a Winter Night a Traveler" by Italo Calvino. Brilliant experimental book
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Old 28-05-2014, 15:46
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Finished Ian Rankin's "The Impossible Dead". Never ventured near any of the Rebus series - TV version s put me off .. but the new series about Inspector Fox of "the Complaints" was excellent. Best UK police procedural I have read for a long time .. more please.
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Old 28-05-2014, 17:50
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
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Old 31-05-2014, 00:17
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The Sunne in Spleandor by Sharon Penman
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Old 31-05-2014, 13:13
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The End of Everything - Megan Abbott
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Old 31-05-2014, 18:14
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Just finished 'Already Dead' the 13th Stephen Booth novel
about Detectives Fry and Cooper.Set in a bleaker part of
my own county of Derbyshire,these books are an object
lesson to many writers,as to how a crime thriller SHOULD
be written! Superb, as ever!
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Old 01-06-2014, 13:49
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Just finished 'Already Dead' the 13th Stephen Booth novel
about Detectives Fry and Cooper.Set in a bleaker part of
my own county of Derbyshire,these books are an object
lesson to many writers,as to how a crime thriller SHOULD
be written! Superb, as ever!
Thanks for posting - you've reminded me to check if the audio version is in my library yet, and they do have it now. I've reserved it, so I'm looking forward to enjoying that in the next couple of weeks.

I've just finished 'Say it with Poison', the first in the Mitchell and Markby series by Ann Granger. Nice straightforward crime drama - nothing fancy or innovative, but enjoyable nonetheless.
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Old 01-06-2014, 14:49
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An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain: or Sixty Years of Making the Same Stupid Mistakes as Always by John O'Farrell.
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Old 01-06-2014, 19:30
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Kirsty MacColl: The One and Only: The Authorised Biography - Karen O'Brien
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Old 02-06-2014, 03:10
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Taking A Punt On My Life - Willie Thorne
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Old 02-06-2014, 11:41
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Just finished I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes- it was good, was really sad that it came to an end.

About to start The Skin Collectore by Jeffrey Deaver- I like Lincoln Rhyme books so am looking forward to it.
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Old 02-06-2014, 12:26
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Just finished The Target by David Baldacci. Its the third book in the Will Robie series and its easily the worst of the three. The first two were very good, so this book had a lot to live up to, and it doesnt quite manage it. This isnt a bad book, though - its a good read. However if you have read the first two books in the series, you may well be slightly disappointed by this book.
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Old 02-06-2014, 22:44
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Just finished Alex by Adam J Nicolai (a free kindle download) - very thought provoking, and highly recommended if you like the paranormal/ghost stories/the unexplained.
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Old 04-06-2014, 12:54
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About to start The Skin Collectore by Jeffrey Deaver- I like Lincoln Rhyme books so am looking forward to it.
OH got that from amazon on his ereader on his phone on my recommnedation but isn't enjoying it. Is there any way he can transfer it to my kindle , does anyone know?
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Old 05-06-2014, 11:33
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OH got that from amazon on his ereader on his phone on my recommnedation but isn't enjoying it. Is there any way he can transfer it to my kindle , does anyone know?
If you are both using the same amazon account on your Kindles then it's relatively easy, you just go onto the kindle store and select it for download from your purchase history. However if you are using your own amazon accounts then it may be impossible although I do remember reading something about them introducing a loan function but it's not something I'd use.
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Old 05-06-2014, 12:14
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Game of Thrones. I haven't read any fantasy in over a decade so not sure whether I'll take to it or not. The chapters are very short though so it should be easy enough to get through, bit by bit. By TV standards I'm only on about episode 3 of season 1!
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Old 05-06-2014, 12:32
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Under a silent moon by Elizabeth Haynes.

I was looking forward to her newest offering but I'm finding it a bit hard to get into.
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Old 05-06-2014, 13:00
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I'm currently about 1/3 way through The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It's the first in a trilogy with the last slightly worryingly yet to be completed.

I can't remember how this book got on my Kindle, I started reading it quite aimlessly really as I wasn't getting in to the book I had been reading.

Really pleased I did, what a great story about a great story!

Superbly written and different in a way I can't quite put my finger on from the norm in these fantasy fiction type books..
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Old 05-06-2014, 19:47
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Alex Marwood- The Killer Next Door
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Old 07-06-2014, 04:35
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"Property of a lady" by Sarah Rayne, excellent so far
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Old 07-06-2014, 16:51
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I'm reading Submarine by Joe Dunthorne. Very good so far and has had me laughing out loud a few times.
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Old 07-06-2014, 19:04
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Moondust by Andrew Smith in which he details his travels across America in search of the nine surviving US astronauts who set foot upon the Moon between 1969 and 1972.
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Old 08-06-2014, 16:38
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Last of the Summer Wine: The Inside Story of the World's Longest-Running Comedy Programme by Andrew Vine

Don't know why I purchased it .. 99p on Kindle probably. Never watched the programme until the last couple of episodes. But this book is a little gem. Excellently written and researched by a journalist .. so here we get an honest behind-the-scenes look at how Roy Clarke approached the writing of the series, the friction between actors, the true feelings of the locals of Holmfirth towards the filming and the bus loads of fans. Brilliant. This is a solid template for all showbiz type books.
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Old 08-06-2014, 20:31
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Moondust by Andrew Smith in which he details his travels across America in search of the nine surviving US astronauts who set foot upon the Moon between 1969 and 1972.
I read that a few years ago. It was quite heavy going but I absolutely loved it, it was very insightful and really makes you appreciate the amazing achievements of those men.

I am reading Where there's Smoke by Jodi Picoult, a short story so should have it finished tonight!
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