While discussing books with a friend, we discovered a shared love of mysteries. He recommended an Irish author, Tana French, whose first book, In the Wood, he described as a psychological thriller. I got hold of the book and couldn’t put it down. The central crime is sad and disturbing, but it is well-handled and [...]
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A good read
Posted in Mysteries, tagged Mysteries on August 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recent reading
Posted in Mysteries, books on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just learned a lesson: never recommend a book you haven’t read. I just read the latest Peter Temple, The Broken Shore, which is getting great reviews, and which, based on that and the fact that I loved his earlier books, caused me to recommend it to my sister’s book group. I like his writing which like [...]
Sheep solve crime
Posted in Mysteries, books on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have a weakness for mysteries, maybe because the essential plot element, a crime, provides some pressure under which characters must reveal themselves. It gives a context for writing that can be insightful, amusing, philosophical and more, writing that escapes the vacuusness that seems to be a part of much postmodern writing. (I keep talking [...]
