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

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.