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Just finished House of Silk (Anthony Horowitz). This is an attempt to add to Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes canon. I enjoyed it greatly. The rhythm of the originals is there. The language is slightly less prissy/pedantic than ACD's style, and I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not. Holmes...

Still struggling with Momenticon. But I have been a bit busy.

Struggling with Momenticon. I may have to go back to the beginning like I did with the first book of His Dark Materials. Incidentally, any news on the final book of that series? It would be a literary catastrophe if the author died before the series ended

"The body in nightingale park", by Nick Louth Spoiler alert, the first murder victim is a Brighton and Hove Albion season ticket holder, who goes to most away matches, and is murdered at home in Hove (actually) during half time of an away league game of ours up at Newcastle. Obviously not a...

Just about to start 'The Body in the Shadows' by Nick Louth. This is the latest in this series and I recommend it to fans of British crime novel pot boilers.

The bodies at Westgrave Hall. Nick Louth.

Going on the turn by Danny Baker. Enjoying it greatly.

Started Nick Louth's 'DCI Gillard' series. On book 2, 'The Body on the shore'. Very easy reading. Not yet sure whether I'll plough through the lot.

Rudi wasn't seeking publicity for himself. And the big row was with people in his own community. He was unbelievably angry about passive gormless complicity. There is a lot of this on the wiki page: "In addition to blaming Kastner and the Hungarian Aid and Rescue Committee for having failed to...

Just discovered this book is about Rudi Vrba. Crikey.

One of them was Rudi Vrba, who taught me in Vancouver (and signed my leaving pressy - a football). Amazing bloke.

Jo Nesbo - Killing Moon. The last in the series.....

I should apologize for misleading you. The true pronunciation is Hoo-leh. If you're reading them in order, in the first book the Australians called him Holy. :lolol: :thumbsup:

Nearly finished all Jo Nesbo's 'Harry Hole' (pronounced Holeh) books. Reading 'Police' right now (time and motion permitting). Violent without being grim. Would I read the series again? Yes, I think I would. But it's not yet over.....

Phantom by Jo Nesbo

AKA "I never laid a finger on her, by 'eck I didn't, and anyone says t'otherwise, is a bloody liar!"

I have gone back to the Jo Nesbo series (Harry Hole). I missed one in the series a couple back (has to be read in order; Aspergers, innit) so I am reluctantly reading The Redeemer. I like Harry Hole. My kind of bloke. There is a bit in the book where his line manager bollocks him about...

Running in parallel the William Shaw series (Alex Cupidi) and the Jo Nesbo series (Harry Hole). Am 2/3 the way through the latter's "The Leopard". Not a big fan of cruelty and gory violence, and the latter just about keeps the narrative sufficiently fast moving to mitigate against the...

I'm nodding in a sort of pleased fashion. You could have chosen 'bookman' as your user name, but one can't argue with spinach (or olive oil). :thumbsup: