Monthly Archives: September 2011
Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
I have to admit the when I saw the description for this book, I was not overly interested. I read this book because ‘Year of Wonders’ by Geraldine Brooks was such a good book. ‘Caleb’s Crossing has turned out to … Continue reading
Filed under Australian Author, Book Reviews, Brooks, Geraldine, Historical
End In Tears by Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell’s Wexford series of novels have been going since 1964, and many have been filmed by the BBC. Rendell is still producing Wexford novels and even the older ones are still a great read. Wexford is getting on a … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Detective, Rendell, Ruth, Series Fiction
Dean Koontz profile and books
Dean Koontz was born in Pennsylvania in July 1945. He started writing at a young age, selling his works to family and friends. On finishing college, he wrote in his spare time while working for the Appalachion Poverty Program and … Continue reading
Filed under Author Profiles, Koontz, Dean
World Without End by Ken Follett
World Without End is the sequel to ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ and is once again set in the town of Kingsbridge, but two hundred years later. This book can be read on it’s own , you don’t need to … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Family Saga, Follett, Ken, Historical
Fallen by Karin Slaughter
Fallen is the first book that I have read by Karin Slaughter and I’m excited to have discovered another great crime/thriller writer. Even though Fallen is well into Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent series, it stands well on it’s own without … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Detective, Series Fiction, Slaughter, Karin, Thriller
Monk’s Hood by Ellis Peters
Monk’s Hood is one of my favourite Cadfael mysteries. It is the third Cadfael book and is contained in the ‘First cadfael Omnibus’ along with ‘A Morbid Taste for Bones’ and ‘One Corpse Too Many’. The story is set in … Continue reading
Harlequin/The Archer’s Tale by Bernard Cornwell
Harlequin, also known as the Archer’s Tale is the first book in Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Grail Quest’ series. The other two books in the series are ‘Vagabond’ and ‘Heretic’. The story begins in the small English coastal village of Hookton where … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Cornwell, Bernard, Historical, Series Fiction
206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
The name of this book is derived from the fact that there are 206 Bones in the human body. The book flashes between Temperence Brennan (Tempe) buried alive and the events that led up to her abduction and burial. Tempe … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Detective, Forensic, Reichs, Kathy, Series Fiction, Thriller
Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter) – profile and books
Ellis Peters is one of the pen names of Edith Mary Pargeter. Her other pen names include: John Redfern, Jolyon Carr, and Peter Benedict. Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM was born 28 September 1913 and died 14 October 1995. She … Continue reading
Filed under Author Profiles, Peters, Ellis (Edith Pargeter)