by Louise | Aug 22, 2016 | east anglia, modern, murder, review, thriller
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley, in return for an honest review. I requested this book from NG because I like a good police procedural (although mainly I veer towards Scandinavian detectives – Wallender, Beck, Hole, van Veeteren), and because it is...
by Louise | Aug 20, 2016 | historical, novel, review
Really enjoyed this – the level of research about India in the early 19thC was evident in the rich detail, and the precarious relationship between the main characters, although a little formulaic in the early sections of the book, developed nicely. The story...
by Louise | Jan 25, 2015 | modern, Nordic noir, review
I’m learning Danish. There, I’ve said it. I have no excuse, other than an obsession with Nordic Noir literature and television, stemming largely from The Killing but encompassing Steig Larsson, Jo Nesbø, The Bridge, Sjöwall and Wahlöö, Henning Mankell, Håkan Nesser...
by Louise | Jun 28, 2013 | book club, novel, review
This book is a long way from one that I would choose for myself. I read it for a book club, but I don’t think I’ll be picking up anything else by Kate Morton. The central character is Laurel, a famous actress who witnessed a terrible event during an...
by Louise | Jun 6, 2013 | modern, novel, review
I read this because I enjoyed The Historian, Kostova’s first novel, and I wasn’t disappointed. A psychoanalyst becomes deeply involved in the life story of his patient, who is a world-renowned artist but also (evidently) a world-class fruitloop with an...
by Louise | May 24, 2013 | book club, novel, review
I first read this as a teenager – I thought everyone did, but it seems not, because the members of my book club hadn’t, and none of them liked it. At all. It’s a good thing I missed that meeting, because things might have got ugly. This book has lost...
