|
Author |
Title |
My Rating |
Notes |
When Read |
|
Stuckart, Diane A. S |
The queen's gambit |
Good |
Leonardo da Vinci is the detective in this murder mystery.
|
Jan |
|
Page, Katherine Hall |
The body in the bog |
Good |
Archaeological murder mystery |
|
Truman, Margaret |
Murder at the National Gallery |
Good |
International art world in France Italy and the US -
contemporary. |
Feb |
| Peters,
Ellis |
The Heretic's
Apprentice |
Good |
Mediaeval murder
mystery in a series about a monk, Brother Cadfael (one of my favourite
characters). Easy Read |
| Follett, Ken |
The Pillars of the Earth |
Brilliant |
Mediaeval epic
following lives around an English Cathedral and its town -
All time favourite |
Mar |
| Follett, Ken |
World Without End |
Brilliant |
Later time - linked
to Pillars book through people and setting |
| Follett, Ken |
The
Modigliani Caper |
Meh |
Missed the epic
storytelling |
| Jungstedt, Mari |
The Inner Circle |
Good |
Set on Gottland - a
gory murder mystery well told |
Apr |
| Hoffman, Alice |
A Probable Future |
Average |
New England story set
around a house and a family of women - v similar storyline to her other book
- Practical Magic (which I think was a more powerful story - and a great
film) |
| Follett, Ken |
Whiteout |
Good |
Bioterrorism -
renewed my admiration for Follett |
| Follett, Ken |
Eye of the Needle |
Good |
WWII Spy story which
I don't usually go for but enjoyed. |
| Swanson, C J |
Revelation |
Brilliant |
1543 - Historical
murder mystery as Henry VIII is courting Catherine Parr - deals with
religious conflicts of the time. Good sized book with great characters and
lots of detail. I feel as though I got sucked unintentionally into
Tudormania!! |
| Follett, Ken |
Code to Zero |
Good |
Cold War , amnesia and the Space Race. It was a good combo. |
| Follett, Ken |
A Dangerous Fortune |
Good |
Victorian Banking epic family tale. Not my favourite period
in history but it was nicely done. |
|
Perry, Anne |
The Whitechapel Conspiracy |
Good |
Victorian theme again. Social reform vs royalists, with Jack
the Ripper in the background. |
|
Follett, James |
Churchill's Gold |
Not bad |
World War II "ripping yarn". Nice to have a story set a bit
in South Africa |
May |
|
Perry, Anne |
Buckingham Palace Gardens |
Good |
More in series |
|
Page, Katherine Hall |
Body in the Ivy |
Good |
Remote Island reunion for college girls to work out the
horrors of their relationships as undergraduates. Unlikely detective/cook. |
|
Peters, Elizabeth |
The Camelot Caper |
omg |
Lots of bus travel through southern English villages and
towns for no apparent reason. The story idea was good. The writing was
shallow. |
|
Perry, Anne |
Silence in Hanover Close |
Good |
Victorian again. Foreign Office intrigue and class structure
constraints. |
|
Harris, C.S. |
Why Mermaids Sing |
V Good |
Rumours of cannibalism and a string of gruesome deaths following
a poem. Not the first time I read this plot line but it was written very
well. |
|
Perry, Anne |
Weighed in the Balance |
Not bad |
European nobility and royalty and courtroom drama at the
beginning of Germany's unification. |
June |
|
Caldwell, Ian & Thomason, Dustin |
The Rule of Four |
V good |
Eco meets Dan Brown |
|
Rendell, Ruth |
End in Tears |
|
Cars vs concrete and surrogates |
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