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Monday 26th January 2015

2003

Cypress Grove

Author : James Sallis

Summary :
Turner ex US detective hiding away from demons in retirement in the Southern USA is called on to ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 26 Jan 2015

Review of "Cypress Grove"

Turner's past is revealed as the story unfolds. Good crime story - not really a thriller, more a mystery at the centre of some good charaxterisation


Thursday 22nd January 2015

2012

A Swarming of Bees

Author : Theresa Tomlinson

Summary :
Synod of Whitby and yellow plague as experienced by a 'herbwife'.

Reviewed by Roger, on 22 Jan 2015

Review of "A Swarming of Bees"

Shades of Eco's Name of the Rose and just as engrossing as the 7th century world is created and the story unfolds.


Friday 16th January 2015

2014

The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau

Author : Graeme Macrae Burnet

Summary :
Manfred Bauman lives in a french town on the german swiss border and is a social misfit. ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 16 Jan 2015

Review of "The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau"

Very well written and engrossing. Enjoyable and convincing picture of provincial life incidentally wrapped up in an outer cover that pretends that the book was written 20+ years ago by a lone author, his only book, and had been made into a Chabrol film.


Thursday 8th January 2015

2012

The Physic Garden

Author : Catherine Czerkawska

Summary :
A poor gardener for Glasgow college at start of 19th century develops a relationship with a young ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 08 Jan 2015

Review of "The Physic Garden"

Although the plot is not a mystery the writing is excellent and the sense of time and place impeccable


Sunday 14th December 2014

2014

The Photographer's Wife

Author : Nick Alexander

Summary :
Childhood in the blitz connects through events in the 50s and 60s to life today (2010) as daughter ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 14 Dec 2014

Review of "The Photographer's Wife"

I really enjoyed the first chapters in the blitz then it got a bit of a shaky start to the modern day end of the story but eventually was back on course and a good read


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