Wednesday 19 April 2017

Cambridge Blue by Alison Bruce

I re-read this April 2017 as it's a Lawshall Bookclub book for June, chosen by me as Alison is coming to talk to us in September.
The first of teh DC Gary Goodhew novels, based in Cambridge.  The youngest Dc at Parkside, Goodhew investigates in his own wayward style the murder of a woman, Lorna Spence.  The novel actually starts with another murder! There is family intrigue, secrets, lies , jealousy, love and hate.  A Good read even though |I'd read it before and knew who did it, I'm glad I reread it as I got a lot more out of it second time around.
Alice, Richard and Jackie are siblings, Lorna Victoria knew each other and slept with the same man.
Gary is quite like Seriallier in the Susan Hill novels.
Remarkable how much Cambridge has changed in the last decade or so...

Monday 10 April 2017

The White Queen by Phillipa Gregory

I listened to this on audio CD in March 2017
Good listen, I don't think I'd read it though, It was good storyline, good plot and I learnt some history...

Echo Burning by Lee Child

I read this in March 2017
I picked it up in a charity shop where I was buying 2 books for the price of one.
Typical Lee Child ; trouble, murder, mystery a woman or two.. you know the drill
Fun , light read when you want to relax

The Sellout by Paul Beatty

I read this March 2017 it was the April choice for the Regency Book club.
OMG, what can I say? Plot: I can't see that there was one....tricks, I think the author missed a few, especially about the gentrification of urban areas that's going on, this is about LA but frankly it could be almost anywhere....Short story... I think it would have been better or as a series of radio slots..
I was a bit mystified by this book.
I didn't enjoy it! a bit of a slog