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I really urge people to try Scottish crime fiction or tartan noir as it's called |
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have you read any Brookmyre yet HoP
i'll start PMing you transcripts of Farage speeches if you say no
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have you read any Brookmyre yet HoP
i'll start PMing you transcripts of Farage speeches if you say no ![]() That's an extremely cruel threat! I've got hold of Bedlam but haven't read it yet! Do you think I will like it? |
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Don't you dare!!!! 😨😱
That's an extremely cruel threat! I've got hold of Bedlam but haven't read it yet! Do you think I will like it? |
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Would love to hear your thoughts on Snowblind once you've read it!
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did ☺👍 |
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its not one of his best, his early ones are the better ones, but it will give you an idea of his style
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just finished it. I like the way he writes. I'm a snowphobe so it got to me too. Good to have a younger cop as the main character. Makes a nice change from the tired old cynic cops, much as I love Rankin and Mankell's work. Many thanks again. I will try the 2nd one soon
I'm always delighted when I recommend a book and they become a fan too and get pleasure from it in the same way I did. Nightblind is definitely in the same style and a "chilling" read 😉😁 In terms of tartan noir have you ever tried Lin Anderson or Alex Gray? |
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Which is your favourite novel of his?
try "quite ugly one morning". it was his first book, its quite short and if you can read the first chapter without laughing out loud i'll never pester you again about it |
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I finished Whisky from Small Glasses and immediately downloaded the next one The Last Witness which I started yesterday.
I have to admit that I struggled with some of the dialogue in local parlance, and I don't at all like DCI Daley's wife
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I finished Whisky from Small Glasses and immediately downloaded the next one The Last Witness which I started yesterday.
I have to admit that I struggled with some of the dialogue in local parlance, and I don't at all like DCI Daley's wife ![]() Och, I dinnae know whoot yer on aboot. ![]() DS Brian Scott is my favourite character |
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Och, I dinnae know whoot yer on aboot.
![]() DS Brian Scott is my favourite character
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Och, I dinnae know whoot yer on aboot.
![]() DS Brian Scott is my favourite character
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Ha ha, I just noticed your DS 'Location'
![]() ![]() The books get better, I've read 4, the 1st 3 are best though, in my opinion. Hope you enjoy. |
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his early jack parlabane books
try "quite ugly one morning". it was his first book, its quite short and if you can read the first chapter without laughing out loud i'll never pester you again about it |
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Have any of his books been transferred to the screen and are you a fan of Rebus?
i've read the first couple of rebus books, got another few on my "to read" list but not got around to them yet been reading some fantasy stuff by joe abercrombie and robin hobb recently |
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think I'm going to have to go back to some American southern crime writing after this. I'm on Nightblind now (Ragnar Jonasson) with a few other Scots to follow and I think I'm going to have to read wearing my overcoat and beanie hat soon. Too much coooooold weather
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i think "quite ugly one morning" was adapted for TV
i've read the first couple of rebus books, got another few on my "to read" list but not got around to them yet been reading some fantasy stuff by joe abercrombie and robin hobb recently Quote:
think I'm going to have to go back to some American southern crime writing after this. I'm on Nightblind now (Ragnar Jonasson) with a few other Scots to follow and I think I'm going to have to read wearing my overcoat and beanie hat soon. Too much coooooold weather
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Anybody planning on putting some tartan noir in somebody's Christmas stocking or expecting to have some put in theirs?
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I read a book set on the Scottish Highlands a few years back called Smokeheads.
I got it from Poundland. Saw it on the shelf, it intrigued me, so picked it up. Turns out I loved it. Imagine Trainspotting, on Mull, merged with Texas Chainsaw Massacre. |
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sent Whisky in Small Glasses to my brother in South Africa. He lived in Scotland many years ago and loves Brookmyre and Rankin, so this is a new one.
Mixed feelings though as I know he'll now ask for more.... ![]() Not nordic, but am reading an intriguing, well written french noir novel called Irene by Pierre Lemaitre. Loses a bit in translation but really enjoying it. Great idea for the plot. Won't post any spoilers |
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I read a book set on the Scottish Highlands a few years back called Smokeheads.
I got it from Poundland. Saw it on the shelf, it intrigued me, so picked it up. Turns out I loved it. Imagine Trainspotting, on Mull, merged with Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Quote:
sent Whisky in Small Glasses to my brother in South Africa. He lived in Scotland many years ago and loves Brookmyre and Rankin, so this is a new one.
Mixed feelings though as I know he'll now ask for more.... ![]() Not nordic, but am reading an intriguing, well written french noir novel called Irene by Pierre Lemaitre. Loses a bit in translation but really enjoying it. Great idea for the plot. Won't post any spoilers So how did we all get on book gift wise over Christmas? ![]()
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