Random thoughts and observations
In A Dry Season is the first novel by English/Canadian crime writer Peter Robinson that I’ve had the pleasure to read. He has written 13 books so far in the “Inspector Banks” series, with his lead character being a tough, left-wing, intellectual policeman who consistently manages to offend his superiors. Banks has been sidelined by [...]
I don’t think John Katzenbach has written a bad book. Certainly, his novels that I’ve read so far have all been first class. My most recent discovery, Hart’s War, is no exception. First published in 1999, Hart’s War is set in a German prisoner-of-war camp for Allied airmen during the Second World War. The arrival [...]
I returned to the reading habit last night when I completed The Last Juror by John Grisham from start to finish. I skipped his previous novel, Bleachers, because the mysterious gridiron references just didn’t appeal. I’m pleased to say that with this new book Grisham returns to the courtroom, but with the added dimension of [...]
Gould’s Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan is difficult to describe. It received some rave reviews, which encouraged me to read it. Upon reflection, I’m now surprised that so many critics were so impressed with a book that doesn’t have a plot. Normally I would write here a brief summary about the book I’ve read. [...]
When the Lion Feeds is Wilbur Smith’s first novel, published in 1964. I’ve come it by a roundabout route, beginning with Power of the Sword and more recently having read Monsoon and Birds of Prey. I don’t think it matters to read Smith out of sequence; in fact it possibly helps to evaluate his characters [...]
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