Monthly Archives: October 2017
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett
‘Column of Fire’ is Ken Follett’s 3rd novel set in the town of Kingsbridge, but it is very different from the 2 earlier novels – ‘Pillars of the Earth’ and ‘World Without End’. The novel begins in 1558 with Queen … Continue reading
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Make Me by Lee Child
‘Make Me’ is the 20th Reacher novel by Lee Child, following the ex-military drifter Jack Reacher as he tours America righting wrongs. Reacher has decided to travel to the small Oklahoma town of Mother’s Rest to find out how it … Continue reading
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The Girl who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz
‘The Girl who Takes an Eye for an Eye’ is the 5th novel in the millennium series and the 2nd novel in the series written by David Lagercrantz. The first 3 novels were written by Stieg Larsson. Lisbeth Salander has … Continue reading
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Good Friday by Lynda La Plante
‘Good Friday’ is the 3rd novel in Lynda La Plante’s Tennison series which describes the career of the young Jane Tennison we see as a hardened DCI in the Prime Suspect series. Jane is now a Detective Constable but still … Continue reading
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Stuart MacBride Profile and Books
Stuart MacBride was born in 1969 in Dumbarton, Scotland but moved to Aberdeen as a young child. He briefly studied architecture at University but lost interest. He worked on offshore oil rigs, then as a graphic designer, actor, undertaker, studio … Continue reading
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The Affair by Lee Child
‘The Affair’ is Lee Child’s 16th Reacher novel and takes us back to Jack Reacher’s time in the army – just before he left to live his life of wandering and righting wrongs. Janice May Chapman was raped and murdered … Continue reading
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Alys, Always by Harriet Lane
‘Alys, Always’ is Harriet Lane’s debut novel. Francis Thorpe is in her mid-thirties and single. She works as a sub-editor for a struggling publication. She leads a fairly mundane life and there is not much prospect of that changing. Then … Continue reading
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Insidious Intent by Val McDermid
‘Insidious Intent is the 10th novel in Val McDermid’s Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series. In the previous novel in the series – ‘Splinter The Silence’, the ReMIT team was set up, headed by Carol Jordan, and including her favourite … Continue reading
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A Legacy of Spies by John Le Carré
After many years, John Le Carré has added another chapter to the George Smiley story with ‘A Legacy of Spies’. The series was very much based around the cold war, so I thought I’d seen the last of Smiley. But, … Continue reading
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Worth Dying For by Lee Child
‘Worth Dying For’ is Lee Child’s 15th Reacher novel. At the end of the previous novel ’61 Hours’ we were left wondering if Jack Reacher was dead or alive. He obviously survived, since the series continues. The injured Reacher is … Continue reading
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