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I agree with you about Lee Childs, Mikey. Read the latest because the library had it. Very poor compared with first few books. Of course his brother has taken over the series. Can't see what he could do to improve it.

I found Connelly's Ballard books good but didn't enjoy his McEvoy book as much. Funnily enough I recently re-read the first Bosch book, The Dark Echo. Cracking first book.

Started reading Nellie's recommendation of Caro Ramsay and have the second one to follow on as well as having to pick up The Trawlerman by William Shaw from the library.

I too have The Trawlerman to read, another 99p Kindle bargain as it jumped to 9:99 the next day, but need to get his previous one Graves End to read before starting it.

Have just finished the 3rd DI Helen Grace book by M J Arlidge, and have a few more in the series to go at, also the new Stuart McBride too.

For fans of John Connolly's Charlie Parker series, the latest edition "The Nameless Ones" is out now. Just picked up a copy from our library. 

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Just finished a rather strange but very moving book "The Phone Box at the Edge of the World", picked up for 30p from a box at local village hall. Written as a tribute to the victims and survivors of the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011. Need to do a bit more research but I believe it's based on true events in the aftermath of that tragedy.

Well worth a read. 

(Now for John Connolly's latest! )

A recommendation - if you didn't buy the Hardback, now's the chance to buy the Paperback (light enough to take on holday). Our friend James Rebank's award winning book "EnglishPastoral" is out in paperback on 2nd Sepetember. 

The link is to the publishers (Penguin) but it's available at all good bookshops (and Amazon).

English Pastoral

Well, so much for political diaries, I had to give up on "In The Thick of It" by Alan Duncan, it did reveal some awful characteristics of some well known faces and it was unwittingly funny, encounters with the Dowager Duchess of Rutland reminded me of Bertie Wooster and Aunt Dahlia.  Alan Duncan's dog Noodle played a walk on part (or chase off part for some poor creatures.) If you'd rather not have your worst thoughts about politicians confirmed, avoid these diaries....

Brue

Sounds like my sort of book

More by accident than design I have just finished a book called "Chasing the Italian Dream" by Jo Thomas. I say by accident as the book was picked up as a possible travel blog/overseas experience type book because of the title but it turned out to be fiction. Should have paid more attention! A quite lightweight and predictable story but some might enjoy as a distraction. Will stick to the Travel Section in WH Smiths in future!!!

David

I often pick up fiction in library that attract me by their covers and time permitting I try to read the jacket to get an idea as to what they are about.  Normally I look for thrillers/spy novels/ detectives but have read others including travel.  I also like historical novels for a change and recently read a couple of books by Paul Doherty which were good medieval stories though far more descriptive than I expected with regard to the poor and/or treatment of wrong doers.  Am waiting for 2 new books by favourite authors of mine C J Box (Joe Pickett character) & Daniel Silva (this 1 on order at library) though I was disappointed with last Daniel Silva book so hope this is better.  I also agree with others Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books are no longer page turners for me.  I will continue to read them in the hope that they improve as he is supposed to become more up to date with tech/phone.

If you enjoy historical novels N1805 try the series by S.G.MacClean with Damian Seeker in it.

Knowing what the puritans in Cromwells time meant doesn't stop you enjoying the main character's role in preserving the authority of O.C.