Monthly Archives: August 2011
Sepulchre by Kate Mosse
Sepulchre is a tale of romance, secrets, murder and the occult set in France, both in Paris and in the beautiful French countryside around Carcasonne and Rennes-les-Bains. The story switches between two heroines:- Leonie, a 17 year old in 1891, … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Historical, Mosse, Kate, Supernatural
Bloodline by Lynda La Plante
I have been a big fan of ‘The Queen of Crime’ Lynda La Plante ever since watching Prime Suspect of TV years ago. There’s nothing quite like a good old BBC police drama. Bloodline is the 7th book in the … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Detective, La Plante, Lynda, Series Fiction, Thriller
One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
‘One Corpse Too Many’ is the second Cadfael novel and is contained in ‘The First Cadfael Omnibus’ along with ‘A Morbid Taste for Bones’ and ‘Monk’s Hood’. In his herb garden at the abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul … Continue reading
Death at Dawn by Caro Peacock
This book is also published as ‘A Foreign Affair’. Gillian Linscott became well known in the 1990s and early 2000s for her brilliant series of books featuring the character Nell Bray. Now writing as Caro Peacock she has produced a … Continue reading
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Don’t be put off by the size of this book. From the first page I found it almost impossible to put down and at the end I couldn’t wait to read to sequel – ‘World Without End‘. The book was … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Family Saga, Follett, Ken, Historical
Geraldine Brooks – profile and books
Born in Sydney Australia in 1955, Geraldine Brooks worked as a journalist before writing her first book. While working as a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald Geraldine Brooks was awarded a scholarship to the journalism master’s program at Cambridge … Continue reading
Filed under Australian Author, Author Profiles, Brooks, Geraldine
The Scold’s Bridle by Minette Walters
Minette Walters is an absolute master of the psychological thriller. I find her books very readable and difficult to put down and she has the ability to create loveable and hateable characters. The Scold’s Bridle opens with the wealthy and … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Psychological, Thriller, Walters, Minette
Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
If you’re afraid of clowns, then don’t read this book. And if you’re not afraid of clowns now, then you might be by the time you finish. Jimmy’s grandfather dies at the moment of Jimmy’s birth. In Jimmy’s grandfather’s dying … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Koontz, Dean, Thriller
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
I have loved the Cadfael novels ever since the 1970s when Ellis Peters (aka Edith Pargeter) first started writing them. Last time I looked at replacing one of my books I found that they are difficult to get except as … Continue reading