Tuesday, September 27, 2022

THE GOLDFISH BOWL - Laurence Gough


 





















A good serial killer tale.  Major cheats along the way but this was Gough's first effort.  Well worth seeking out

THE PIOUS AGENT -John Braine


 




















In the mould of  James Bond.  Well written thriller.

Monday, September 19, 2022

BAD CHILI - Joe R. Lansdale


 




















Lansdale writes comics without pictures.  Very violent and very, very entertaining.  Absolute literary chocolate, no substance but very satisfying as a Sunday afternoon read.

BLACK COFFEE - Agatha Christie
















A novelisation of a play.  Both are very ordinary 

Monday, September 12, 2022

THE RASP - Philip MacDonald





















 A 'locked room" from 1924.  Not bad for a first effort,  overly long but I've read the series gets better.

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

THE MAN WHOSE DREAMS CAME TRUE - Julian Symons



















This is very very good, don't get put off by the cover.  Symons was in the upper echelon of crime writers

TO CATCH A SPY - Tim Tate

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