In the Kitchen With a Knife by Susan Wright Caroline is running, escaping her abusive husband and looking for a place to finish her book, Riverbank Cottage seems ideal despite the murders. When she gets there she can’t concentrate on her writing, her neighbours are only too happy to talk ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
Okay, I admit it. Life is never dull when transporting a wizard on his crusade against the Nevernever. It isn’t exactly a Sunday picnic either. What with all the vampires and a mysterious man brandishing a sacred sword, it is a wonder my upholstery hasn’t been shredded more often. Honestly, ...
Murder in Mississippi by John Safran When filming his TV series Race Relations, John Safran spent an uneasy couple of days with one of Mississippi’s most notorious white supremacisst. A year later, he heard that the man had been murdered – and what was more, the killer was black. At ...
Thanks to everyone for your good wishes, it was a terrible virus. It sounded quite musical here with everyone coughing in different keys and tunes and we’re all quite glad to be listening to normal music. I’m just about caught up with all the house type things that didn’t get done ...
I have been sitting on this book for a few days, not literally but metaphorically. I was caught by the extra commas in the first few paragraphs and that held me back, much concentration was required in order to get past them and into the book. Even then I struggled. ...
There are so many different directions I could take with this subject and I’ve mostly chosen to direct you to webcams. My favourite are in Africa so here are two photos I took directly from the Africam webcams last night and strangely enough I’ve linked them with books. They’re followed ...
Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards If you want a cross between Sherlock Holmes and Clan of the Cave Bears (albeit with a manageable amount of non-graphic sex) then this is the book for you. A dead warrior king frozen in winter ice. Six grieving sons, each with ...
Zugzwang by Ronan Bennett Zugzwang: Used in chess to describe a deadly position in which a player is obliged to move, but every move only makes his position even worse. St Petersburg, 1914. Dr Otto Spethmann, a famous psychoanalyst, is implicated in a murder. But he is preoccupied with two ...
So Close the Hand of Death by J. T. Ellison This is one of the books I got in my loot from Tez as mentioned here. I can’t remember if it’s one those I chose or a random book but I’m happy it came. Talent Borrows. Genius Steals. Evil Delegates. ...
This book is THE book you need to read to help you understand Rumpole’s career and life. He writes it within the confines of his chambers and tells us by referring to conversations he has with various members of his chambers who insist they are important and therefore must ...
I love detective stories, I have done for more years than I care to remember. My sister was collecting Agatha Christie stories and gave them to me when she first went overseas in the 1980s, I’ve continued collecting them ever since and am now only missing three titles. I wonder ...
“Bonny Bernard” he called me in that first phone call and “Bonny Bernard” I remain. Despite being very clever Mr Rumpole was at a bit of a loss when it came to Miss Hilda Wystan, he never quite understood what she had in mind from the first time they met. ...
Just a couple of my favourite blogs. Let’s start off with a little word play on Not Always Learning. To err is human, to typo is anything but divine but it does depend on your point of view. Over on Beattie they’re talking about The Railway Children. I recall seeing Jenny ...
Brother Cadfael is a monk/detective, the books are set between 1135 and 1145 in the most beautiful area of Shrewsbury, England. The man himself is pragmatic, prone to getting himself into the thick of things, helping other people and making friends. This is the 11th book in the series. Here’s ...
This is the 24th book in the Cat Who series, also called the Jim Qwilleran Feline Whodunit series. You can find my scribbles about the second book in the series here. Here’s the synopsis from the dustjacket, it’s been a real pain to type out as it’s printed in white ...