No 484 What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman – Book 1 of #20booksofsummer20
I have a few Laura Lippman books in the 746 but hadn’t read any before trying her most recent book, Sunburn, last year. I loved Sunburn and thought it was stylish and well-written, so decided to have a look and see if her back catalogue contained any other gems. What the Dead Know is a…
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May Miscellany
It’s 20 Books of Summer ’20 time!
My 20 Books of Summer ’20!
No 485 Fat Lad by Glenn Patterson
Glenn Patterson’s Fat Lad has long been described as one of the quintessential Belfast novels. The title comes from a mnemonic used in Northern Ireland to remember the names of the six counties – Fermanagh, Antrim, Tyrone, Londonderry, Armagh, Down – and yet the entire book is set in the capital city. Drew Linden, Belfast…
20 Books of Summer ’20 is on the way!
No 486 Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier for #DDMReadingWeek
Once again I am taking part in Ali’s Daphne Du Maurier Reading Week – a celebration of the work of Cornwall’s finest. I am really grateful to Ali for hosting this event, as I don’t think I would have pushed myself to read so much of her work. The cold walls of Jamaica Inn smelt…
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Six Degrees of Separation: from one long coastal walk to another!
