Monthly Archives: December 2013
The Bourne Retribution by Eric Van Lustbader
The Bourne Retribution is the 11th Bourne Novel and the 8th written by Eric Van Lustbader. In the previous novel – ‘The Bourne Imperative’, Rebekah – one of the few women that Jason Bourne has loved, was murdered. Bourne is … Continue reading
Filed under Action, Book Reviews, Lustbader, Eric Van, Series Fiction, Spy, Thriller
Until She Comes Home by Lori Roy
After Lori Roy’s brilliant ‘Bent Road’ I couldn’t wait to read her new novel ‘Until She Comes Home’. And, although the two books are very different from each other, they have both managed to stir my heart. This novel is … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Historical, Roy, Lori
The Tournament by Matthew Reilly
I have had Matthew Reilly on my reading list for such a long time that when ‘The Tournament’ was released, I grabbed my copy. Apparently it is quite different from his usual novels. I loved it and I hope that … Continue reading
Filed under Australian Author, Book Reviews, Crime, Historical, Reilly, Matthew
Playing For the Ashes by Elizabeth George
‘Playing for the Ashes’ is the 7th book in Elizabeth George’s Inspector Linley series and once again, George has brilliantly woven together a number of sub-plots to build this novel. The personal lives of Inspector Thomas Linley and DS Barbara … Continue reading
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Hilary Mantel Profile and Books
Hilary Mary Mantel was born in 1952 in Derbyshire in England. Her parents were of Irish descent and she attended Catholic schools. This shaped much of her life and thinking even though she did not remain a practising Catholic. She … Continue reading
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Deadly Intent by Lynda La Plante
‘Deadly Intent is the 4th book in Lynda La Plante’s Anna Travis / James Langdon series. The book started off in the life of the criminal and was so far removed from Travis and Langdon that I double-checked that the … Continue reading
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Exit Music by Ian Rankin
‘Exit Music’ is the 17th if Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels and is the final novel before DI John Rebus retires from the police force. I was wondering if Ian Rankin would kill off Rebus, but at the end he remains … Continue reading
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Critical Mass by Sara Paretsky
‘Critical Mass’ is the 16th book in Sara Paretsky’s V.I. (Vic) Warshawski series and I think it’s the best one that I’ve read so far. Vic’s best friend Lotty Herschel escaped from Austria to London in 1939 with her brother … Continue reading
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The Naming Of The Dead by Ian Rankin
‘The Naming of the Dead’ is the 16th novel in Ian Rankin’s Rebus series and continues the story of Inspector John Rebus’s gradual decay. Every police officer in the United Kingdom seems to have been called in to help with … Continue reading
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The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell
‘The Pagan Lord’ is book 7 in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories which spin a story around the creation of England in the 800s and 900. The priests have got hold of Uhtred’s oldest son and turned him into a priest. … Continue reading
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