Tuesday, October 24, 2023

ILL MEET BY MIDNIGHT - W. Stanley Moss


 




















This is a diary kept by Moss when he and several others landed on Crete and kidnapped a German General during WWII,( as you do.)

It had no great bearing on the war but as an effort by a 22 year old and a 27 year its takes some beating.

Worth tracking down and reading 

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

CATCH 22 -Joseph Heller

 


























One of the great novels, been many years since I've read it but its still fresh and will stay that way as long as humans are around

Thursday, October 12, 2023

SACRIFICE - Andrew Vachss




















Another in the Burke series. I used to own the whole set, got rid of them and have now found they are hard to find.

A dark story for a wet Sunday
 

CONFESSIONS A Life of Failed Promises - A.N. Wilson


 


















One of the best memoirs I've read.  Fully frank, wonderfully interesting, and very readable.

Wilson is an all around interesting man.  

THE SHOOTING PARTY - Anton Chekhov

 




















Chekhov's only novel, and very early writing.  It's an ordinary murder mystery but you can see the start of the magic writer be became.



















THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE -Richard Osman




















The fourth instalment of the Thursday Murder Club Series.  An absolute delight 

EAMON DE VALERA The Man Who Was Ireland - Tim Pat Coogan




















A very complex man ,in a very complex country, in very complex times.

He held such sway for so long, and religion, it has so much to answer for, as De Valera does , keeping the Irish under its thumb, disgusting.

I agree with the author, Michael Collins did more than De Valera, but its just an opinion

 

DOWN HERE - Andrew Vachss


 














A later entry in the Burke series.  They books are well written comics but the subject matter is very noir.

TO CATCH A SPY - Tim Tate

  I love seeing politicians made to look foolish, but in this case they did it themselves.  I knew Thatcher was arrogant & I've been...