W…W…W…Wednesdays

This lateness is becoming a habit! But this week, it was intended to come out on Thursday, as I’m sure you all preferred reading Rachel Abbott’s post on Wednesday – however, I lent a friend in need my laptop as she had an urgent essay to hand in, and hers was – hopefully – going to be repaired. Just to remind everyone, this meme was established by Sam at Taking On A World Of Words, and to participate, just answer three questions:

1. What have you most recently finished reading?
2. What are you reading now?
3. What do you plan on reading next?

And here are my answers (as ever, there’s a good chance my answer to no.2 will doubtless be completely different to the answer I gave to no.3 last week!)

• Well, I finally finished Lee Child‘s Personal, which is his most recent book out in paperback, although he does have Make Me in hardback – it comes out in paperback on March 24th. I rather enjoyed it – it’s a wee while since I’ve read one of his (to be honest, I haven’t even read that many!) I also raced my way through Pretty Girls and was even in tears at the end which is so uncrimewormlike! I have a rejuvenated love for Karin Slaughter and I think, of her oeuvre, I’ll be reading her ’70s Atlanta-set Cop Town next, before I try and figure out where I am in the series!

• At the moment, I’m reading The Last Thing I Remember by Deborah Bee for a Blog Tour – do pop by on Monday for my slot! It’s one of these books where you think you’ve been reading for 20-odd minutes; you look at the clock and it’s been an hour-and-a-half. ‘Nuff said. But I’ll fill you in on my full opinion on Monday – hope to see you there! Another book I started, and ended up as similarly unputdownable, is Elly Griffiths‘ The Janus Stone, which is no.2 in the series. I’d had some of the series for ages, but just hadn’t got round to it. However, the enthusiasm of Rebecca Bradley at Murder Down To A Tea and Cleo at CleopatraLovesBooks (two of the best blogs around; I’m sure they’re on your radar but if they’re not, check them out) encouraged me to start the series. I know I’m very late to the party, but these books are so wonderfully readable, with a totally normal heroine, which is so refreshing, that I’m sure it won’t take me long to catch up. Pietr The Latvian by Georges Simenon‘s bookmark has therefore moved little this week…I’ll remedy that in the coming week; after all, it is only 162 pages long!

• I’m going to dive back into Chris Brookmyre‘s Black Widow, which I’m going to be reviewing for another blog, and I’ll probably start Quentin Bates‘ Thin Ice in preparation for his Blog Tour. I’ve got a couple of other Blog Tours shortly after that, and I’ve no idea how long these books will take to read, so they’ll probably be next on the agenda…but that takes us well past next Wednesday. Don’t be surprised if I sneak something totally unexpected in, too – I have a habit of it!

So what have you read/are reading/plan to read? If you’re a blogger, it’d be great if you left a link to your post; if you’re not a blogger, I’d love for you to leave your past/current/future reads in the comments section – and any of them you’d particularly recommend (or not!)

 

 

W…W…W…Wednesdays

Okay, well at least it’s on a Wednesday this week, if somewhat late in the day! This is what I’ve been reading this week:

This book – Direct Hit (Blitz Detective 1) by Mike Hollow – was a tad slow for me, and could have done with a second minor storyline to beef it up a bit. However, I would still give the second book in the series a chance. Maybe I’m just too used to more high-octane stuff? I’ll not say any more than that, as I plan to review this one. It came from LoveReading.

This one, Pretty Girls, is one of Karin Slaughter‘s standalones, and is her most recent book, and is absolutely fantastic. Shocks and horror and a real rollercoaster of a read, it’s really tough to put down! Hopefully I’ll finish it tonight. I got in rather a faff with all the books in her series, and where I am in the series, and where the books are about the house, so decided her latest was the best option. God, I’ve missed your writing, Karin! Ditto with Personal by Lee Child – nearly done. I’ve taken ages to read it, and it’s great, but am almost there.

Therefore I intend to continue with Georges Simenon‘s Pietr The Latvian, and hope to start Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre – well, in truth I’ve already read the start, and it’s pretty bloody good. I’ll try again to squeeze Jonathan Freedland‘s The 3rd Woman in as well, time permitting.

What’s on your bedside table this week? And do any of these pique your interest – or have you already read them?

W…W…W…Wednesdays

On A Thursday…

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts, which I think originated with Miz B at her blog which is now called A Daily Rhythm. So, as part of my effort to post more frequently, I thought I’d tell you what was on the crimeworm bedside table this week. And yes, I’m aware I’m a day late. There’s a reason for it – this book….

I’ve been glued to most of Stuart McBride‘s In The Cold Dark Ground. This is the first of his I’ve read for a while – one in particular was a bit too gruesome for me, and there’s also the “too many series to keep up with” problem we all face. But this was fantastic…Lots of changes in Sergeant Logan McRae‘s  life, which I’d caught up on by about halfway through. He’s definitely one of the finest writers of police procedurals around at the moment – which means I’ll now be on the hunt for the missing volumes in my collection! I’ll review this one shortly, before I forget all the cracking one-liners!

Next up is a book called Direct Hit, by Mike Hollow, which is no.1 in a new series (just what I need!) called The Blitz Detective. Having read a couple of books set during WWII, and the blackouts specifically (Without The Moon by Cathi Unsworth, my Book Of 2015 – review coming! – and Crooked Hearts by Lissa Evans – ditto, as well as Sarah Waters’ The Night Watch some time previously), and really enjoying reading about the nefarious goings-on in the streets when all was dark, this seemed like just the ticket as a follow on read. I’ll let you know how it goes.

I’m also reading the first Maigret novel, Pietr The Latvian. Like all Georges Simenon‘s Maigret books, it’s a slimline novel. I’ve had it for a while, but was inspired to read it by Annabel’s House Of Books, who enjoyed something of a Maigret binge last year!

Next up – this is the question that I inevitably struggle with, as I answer it, then of course change my mind. For once I’ve no blog tours next week, so I might start Jonathan Freedland‘s The Third Woman, which sounds rather good. I’ve also got Alan Furst‘s The Spies Of Warsaw out, as I fancy something historical and/or a spy novel, and it fits the bill perfectly as both. Plus, despite him being one of our most admired spy novelists, I haven’t read any of his. (Irritatingly, it’s no.10 in a series. I’ve a few more of his, so I might try and find one earlier than no.10!) I also really need to work on finishing all the books I’ve started and are still on my GoodReads list of what I’m reading, guilt-tripping me whenever I look at them. I’ve not had a DNF since I started blogging, although some of these books have been waiting to be read for so long I’ll have to speedread the part already read, just to get me up to speed. It’s the same situation with the backlog of books I have to review, and I plan on starting re-reading those – well, the ones I don’t have copious notes on – and be a tad more organised in 2016. Hey, you at the back, stop sniggering!!

W…W…W…Wednesdays

(On a Thursday, a day late as per usual! But for the sake of alliteration, I’m reluctant to alter the title!)

Previously hosted by Miz B at ShouldBeReading, but now hosted by Sam at Taking On A World Of Words, this weekly meme allows you to showcase what you’ve just finished reading, what you’re reading now, and what you plan on reading next…

As is usual, I’ve got several books on the go, some on the Kindle, and some physical copies, as the Kindle Fire’s battery power is an ongoing irritant, as regular readers will recall me mentioning.

I’m still reading a couple of titles from last week:

I should finish Dark Side in the next couple of days; I’m so impressed by Belinda Bauer. I have Rubbernecker on my TBR, also her upcoming title The Shut Eye; in fact, the only one that’s missing is The Facts Of Life And Death. I was lucky enough to receive a hardback of Tell No Tales this week, so I’m no longer reliant on my Kindle’s moods for reading this one! I haven’t actually read much of this one yet, but going by the opinions of my favourite bloggers, I won’t be disappointed…I’ve also finally got round to MJ Aldridge’s Eeny Meeny, which is so readable; I can’t believe I’ve waited so long before reading it. The best bit is there’s another two DI Helen Grace books out already, which, conveniently, I already have – they’re Pop Goes The Weasel and The Doll’s House, as all you crime fiction mavens will undoubtedly know! I’m also shivering away as I read Cecilia Eckback’s debut novel, Wolf Winter – again, I haven’t read much thus far, but it’s very atmospheric and has a great strong female central character.

Since last week, I’ve finished a couple of books…

I’ve already reviewed The Last Kiss, and I’ll be posting a review of Her very soon. The Crossing Places, the first in Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series, has been on my TBR mental list for, ooh, ages, and I finally picked it up on Monday night. It won’t surprise fans of the series when I tell them I was up until stupid o’clock last night finishing it – I really couldn’t put it down (except when I dropped it with tiredness!) I was desperate to know what happened. Expect a review of that one very soon, as I’m so enthused about it!

So, what’s next on the agenda?

Well, Midnight Ink kindly sent me a review copy of The Day She Died by Catriona McPherson – the eagle-eyed out there may recall her as the author the Dandy Gilver series, one of which I read – and loved – a few months ago. This novel is a standalone psychological thriller, set in the present day, unlike the Dandy books, and has been nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original. I’ve read the first few pages, and it looks really exciting. The other two are still on my TBR list from last week – Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum, and Dennis Lehane’s World Gone By – hopefully, I’ll get to them this week without being distracted by anything else – which is always a possibility…

As previously mentioned, I’ve signed up for Sophie and Suze’s NetGalley Challenge, which is running from February 9th to March 23rd. If you’d like to join us in reducing our NetGalley TBR, you can find the info at:  http://www.reviewedthebook.co.uk/2015/02/netgalleychallenge.html.

So what are you reading right now? What have you just finished? And have you decided what’s next on your agenda? Do tell in the comments section, or leave a link to your page. I’d also love to hear your thoughts on any of my choices you’ve read, whether you loved them or hated them!

W…W…W…Wednesdays

(On a Thursday – late as ever…!)

Previously hosted by Miz B at ShouldBeReading, but now hosted by Sam at Taking On A World Of Words, this weekly meme allows you to showcase what you’ve just finished reading, what you’re reading now, and what you plan on reading next…I’ve been doing a ton of reading, but I’ve been somewhat tardy with my reviews, but I have seven in the pipeline, I promise!

I am currently reading several books:

The first two are tree books; the other two e-books, but apart from Tell No Tales, which I’ve just started, I’m well on my way through the other three and should finish them in the next day or two. One thing January is good for is getting plenty of reading done!

The book I finished most recently was The Hidden Girl by Louise Millar, and I’ll be reviewing it shortly. I also read The Black Box, by one of my favourite authors, the always reliable Michael Connelly.

These are the books I intend to get stuck into next, and they are all review galleys. In an attempt to get through some of the books from NetGalley (and Edelweiss!) that have been waiting to be read and reviewed for a little while now (or, in some cases, a big while now!) I’ve signed up for Sophie and Suze’s NetGalley Challenge, which will be running from February 9th to March 23rd. If you’d like to join us in reducing our NetGalley TBR, you can find the info at:  http://www.reviewedthebook.co.uk/2015/02/netgalleychallenge.html.

So what are you reading right now? What have you just finished? And have you decided what’s next on the agenda? Do tell in the comments section, or leave a link to your page. I’d also love to hear your thoughts on any of my choices you’ve read, whether you loved them or hated them!

W…W…W…Wednesdays

Hosted by Miz B at ShouldBeReading, this weekly meme asks you to answer three questions:

1. What have you just finished reading?

2. What are you reading now?

3. What do you plan on reading next?

And here are my answers!

1. I’ve just finished The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell, and Potter’s Field by Chris Dolan. I’d had The Other Typist for ages, but was never in the right mood for it…as I’ve been saving The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters for over Christmas, I decided to read something also set in the 1920s (albeit a very different city!) I really enjoyed it, and will review it shortly.

I also enjoyed Potter’s Field by Chris Dolan, which is set in Glasgow and about Maddy Shannon, a PF (similar to CPS in England.) It’s about a series of murders of children in Glasgow, and Maddy and the police working their way through a multitude of suspects. Also to be reviewed.

2. I’m currently reading Shallow Waters by Rebecca Bradley, which is a police procedural set in Nottingham. Again, the victims are children – I know, pretty gruesome reading for Christmas! I’ve struggled to put this down the last couple of nights; it’s very enjoyable. I also started Confessions by Kanae Minato, which is a slim book, translated from Japanese. I picked it up as it’s going to be featured In The Spotlight on January 6th,on Margot Kinberg‘s excellent blog, Confessions Of A Mystery Novelist. Again, it’s a hard book to put down, and begins with one of the most bizarre opening chapters – basically a monologue – I’ve ever read.

3. Next, I’m going to FINALLY dive into The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters, which I’ve been holding off on reading, despite buying it on the day it came out. On the Kindle, I’m going to read Paula Hawkins‘ The Girl On The Train, of which I have read several excellent review. Hopefully I’ll get more reading done than this over the next week, but I’m making no plans – although I have packed a paperback of Robert Harris‘s An Officer And A Spy, for emergency purposes, of course!

I hope all my fellow bloggers and any other Crimeworm readers out there have a lovely Christmas and a fantastic New Year (although I do hope to get a couple more reviews posted before the year is out, if I can get my hands on Mum’s laptop!)

W…W…W…Wednesdays

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading, this weekly meme asks you to answer three simple questions:

 

1. What have you just finished reading?

2. What are you reading now?

3. What are you intending to read next?

And here are my answers!

1. Well I have finally completed Dandy Gilver And The Reek Of Red Herrings by Catriona McPherson – there is a reason I’ve taken so long with this one. I wasn’t going to ‘fess up, but the truth is, I’d had it in the bathroom and read it in there! Bizarre, I know, but now you know my secret. Or perhaps it isn’t bizarre – maybe some of you do the same? So now I’ll have to select another book to become “the bathroom read”. Mr Crimeworm and my daughter, Gemma, who was up from Glasgow for a couple of days last week, did ask, “Why do you have books in the loo?” And I said – why not? Every couple of precious reading minutes should be used! So, now you all think I’m quite mad, I’ll move on…I also read (and reviewed: https://crimeworm.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/the-weight-of-blood-laura-mchugh/) The Weight Of Blood by Laura McHugh which was an enjoyable debut – the sort of book that would be perfect for, say, a long train journey, as it has no dips in it – it’s pacy and keeps you reading. Which is easier said than done.

2. While perusing the usual end-of-year lists in all the broadsheets, making sure I hadn’t missed anything that looked interesting, I saw a Scottish crime debut mentioned twice in The Herald of which I hadn’t heard. Potter’s Field by Chris Dolan was recommended by authors Alice Thompson and Caro Ramsay (who is excellent), so not wanting to miss out, I bought it straight away for my Kindle (it was £3-odd, so I wasn’t betting the house on it or anything.) I’m about halfway through, and I’m loving it. I’m loving that it’s set in Glasgow (take note, FictionFan!) and I’m loving the main character, Maddy Shannon, a Procurator Fiscal (Scotland’s version of the CPS) of Irish-Italian descent. I’ll say no more about it, in case it all goes a bit rubbish at the end (highly unlikely, at this rate) but will review it once I’ve read it. However, as it’s maybe a new one to many bloggers, here’s the blurb:

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In Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park, the bodies of two youths lie with bullet holes in their heads. Hungover, nicotine-starved and ill-attired, procurator fiscal Maddy Shannon attends the scene, unaware that this grim morning is about to spiral out of control. The corpses have been carefully disfigured, perhaps signs of gangland revenge or, worse, ritual slayings.

As the gruesome complexities of the investigation multiply, the fragmented story of Maddy’s immigrant ancestors emerges as a counterpoint to brutality and corruption. As she struggles to prove her worth against the darkest side of human nature, we discover the history and heartbreak that created this strong-willed woman.

Potter’s Field is the first of a Maddy Shannon crime mystery series. 

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What do you think? Sound good to you?

Also, in paperback, after a slow start, I’m beginning to enjoy Marcia Clark‘s The Competition, which is about a high school shooting. Initially it looks as though the killers shot each other in a suicide pact. However, closer observation of the scene shows that it was staged, and they are very probably still alive, out there somewhere – possibly planning further atrocities. I’ve been intending to read this for AGES, so I’m glad it’s really starting to get moving now. Then The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell is a book I ended up digging out last night, mainly because I’ve been dying to read The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters , but want to save that for over the festive period, so I thought this one, set in a not-dissimilar point in time, would “fill the gap” until I can get stuck into The Paying Guests. I reluctantly put it down at 4.15 am, as I had a doctor’s appointment at 10 am and didn’t want to roll in as though I’d been on the lash all night (chance would be a fine thing!) In case you’ve not come across this book, which came out last year, here’s the run-down:

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New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin.

Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side. Every day Rose transcribes the confessions of the gangsters and murderers that pass through the precinct. While she may disapprove of the details, she prides herself on typing up the goriest of crimes without batting an eyelid.

But when the captivating Odalie begins work at the precinct Rose finds herself falling under the new typist’s spell. As do her bosses, the buttoned up Lieutenant Detective and the fatherly Sergeant. As the two girls’ friendship blossoms and they flit between the sparkling underworld of speakeasies by night, and their work at the precinct by day, it is not long before Rose’s fascination for her new colleague turns to obsession.

But just who is the real Odalie, and how far will Rose go to find out?

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3. So, next on the menu – the aforementioned The Paying Guests by the wonderful storyteller Sarah Waters. In case anyone’s been asleep for the past few months, here’s the blurb…

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It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned; the out-of-work and the hungry are demanding change. And in South London, in a genteel Camberwell villa — a large, silent house now bereft of brothers, husband, and even servants — life is about to be transformed as impoverished widow Mrs. Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers.

With the arrival of Lilian and Leonard Barber, a modern young couple of the “clerk class,” the routines of the house will be shaken up in unexpected ways. Little do the Wrays know just how profoundly their new tenants will alter the course of Frances’s life — or, as passions mount and frustration gathers, how far-reaching, and how devastating, the disturbances will be.

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Also, I intend to read the remainder of Rebecca Bradley‘s debut crime novel, Shallow Waters, which I couldn’t resist reading the beginning of, but I really want to save it and get stuck into it over the festive period. I need my crime fiction fix! And I’m pretty sure this police procedural will fit the bill perfectly.

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BLURB:

When the naked, battered body of an unidentified teenager is found dumped in an alleyway, post-mortem finds evidence of a harrowing series of events.

Another teenage death with the same MO pushes DI Hannah Robbins and her team on the Nottingham City division Major Crimes Unit, to their limits, and across county borders. In a race against the clock they attempt to unpick a thick web of lies and deceit to uncover the truth behind the deaths.

But it doesn’t stop there. When catching a killer isn’t enough, just how far are the team willing to push themselves to save the next girl?

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What are on your W-W-W-Wednesday lists this week? Please leave your links below, or I’d love to hear any of your comments on my choices…And who’s to say Santa won’t be good to us all and leave us EVEN MORE books! (I’ve asked my parents for either the Roy Jenkins’ biography, A Well-Rounded Life, by John Campbell, after reading FictionFan‘s great review, or Germany: The Memories Of A Nation by Neil MacGregor – which was actually a hint for both, but I think I’m just being greedy…but nae cheek, nae chance, as we say up here!) ANY bookish thoughts are welcome – and do let me know what’s on your Christmas list…

W…W…W…Wednesdays

 

This weekly meme, hosted by Miz B at ShouldBeReading, asks you to answer three questions:

1. What are you currently reading?
2. What have you just finished reading?
3. What are you intending to read next?

And here are my answers!

2. I’m STILL making my way through Catriona MacPherson‘s Dandy Gilver And The Reek Of Red Herrings – yes I’m aware it’s something like three weeks I’ve been reading this, but I am well over halfway through, and really enjoying it! I’m also reading The Weight Of Blood by Laura McHugh, which I’ve had, courtesy of NetGalley, to read for six weeks or so, and wasn’t in a huge rush to get round to, although I definitely would have at one point soon. But, at the weekend, it was mentioned in one of the broadsheets Best Books Of The Year – Crime. These roundups play merry hell with wish lists, unless you already have some of them, in which case you may feel smug. (Extra points if you’ve actually read them!) So, curiosity getting the better of me, as it invariably does, I shunted it to the front of the queue, and am nearly halfway through. It’s good, but it’ll have to get a fair bit better for me to really rave about it. Still, stranger things have happened…

2. I’ve finished The Reckoning by Jane Casey, the second in the Maeve Kerrigan series. This was the one regular readers will recall I lost when moving house, so ended up starting it all over again when I found it. I love Maeve (doesn’t everyone?!) And Rob. Bought the third in the series on Kindle last week, so that’s a bit of a clue as to what I thought of it. But review to follow very soon, so I’ll leave it at that.

3. This question is always a bit of a dodgy one when it comes to me, as I so often go “off-piste”…having said that, I’ve more or less stuck to my intentions the last couple of weeks, apart from The Weight Of Blood shouldering it’s way in. Sweet Damage by Rebecca James is still next in my plans, mainly because Cleo intrigued me by saying she hadn’t expected it to be so spooky, in her review of it at Cleopatralovesbooks. So I was sold – as I so often am when I visit her blog! (Having said that I don’t ever watch horror films unless they’re a 15!) Apart from that…I was flicking through various blogs today, and was delighted to find a particularly wonderful one, The Writes Of Women – although to be fair there were lots of fantastic blogs! I read a fascinating review of The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud, which, tbh, I’ve had more or less since it came out, but just not got round to. Anyway, the review interested me enough for me to rush it firmly to the top of my TBR. Although there are some ARCs calling my name too…

What’s on your W-W-W list? I’ll probably get round to checking out a lot of them, but in case I don’t, please leave a link to yours below, or, if you’re not a blogger, just type in your answers.

W…W…W…Wednesdays

In this weekly meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading, the aim of the game is to answer three simple questions:

1) What have you just finished reading?
2) What are you reading now?
3) What do you plan on reading next?

And here are my answers!

1) As planned, I read Colette McBeth’s wonderful Precious Thing, before I begin her more recent novel, The Life I Left Behind. My review can be found at https://crimeworm.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/precious-thing-colette-mcbeth/. I also finished Chapman Pincher’s autobiography, Dangerous To Know (review to follow.)

2) I’m back reading The Reckoning, the second book in Jane Casey’s Maeve Kerrigan series, which I, and many of my fellow bloggers, enjoy greatly. I ended up just starting the book again, as otherwise I’d have ended up wondering who various people were, and I can’t enjoy a book til I’ve found out the answer to such questions, no matter how inconsequential their characters may be! So I probably saved time just starting from scratch! I’m also still reading Dandy Gilver And The Reek Of Red Herrings by Catriona MacPherson, which is witty, as well as being great fun – Dandy, her sidekick Alec, and Sasha, the dog, are wonderful company.

3) I’m actually quite pleased with myself this week for sticking quite closely to my reading plans, as revealed last Wednesday at https://crimeworm.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/w-w-w-wednesdays-10/ – even though I may not have made it through my entire reading list, for once I didn’t get sidetracked by anything shiny and new! That, for me, is definitely progress. I still, of course, have Rebecca James’ Sweet Damage from last week’s list to read. I was also looking at the Goodreads Best Books of 2014, and noticed a book I’d requested but hadn’t got round to reading yet had made the Top 20 in the Best Mystery and Thriller category – The Weight Of Blood by Laura McHugh. So I’m going to put my faith in the Goodreads voters, and will report back with my findings!

What have you just read? What are you reading now? And what do you plan on reading next? And what do you think of my selections?

Leave a link to your W…W…W…Wednesdays post, or just tell me in the comments section…I love to hear from fellow readers, no matter what you enjoy reading.

W…W…W…Wednesdays

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading, this weekly meme asks for your answers to three questions:

1) What have you just finished reading?

2) What are you reading now?

3) What do you plan on reading next?

And here are my answers!

1) I’ve just finished reading The Amber Fury by Natalie Haynes. I’ll not give any clues to what I thought of the book, as a review will follow shortly…

2) I’m now reading something a wee bit different for Crimeworm – an autobiography, namely Dangerous To Know by Chapman Pincher. A renowned journalist from the end of the war onwards, he broke many huge stories. He also wrote a book which is one of the definitive studies of The Cambridge Spies (Their Trade Is Treachery.) I’ve just started it, so I’ll probably grab a faster read – fiction – as Mr Pincher’s book is definitely one to be savoured…

3) I’m DEFINITELY going to try to get back to Marcia Clark’s The Competition this week (yes, I am aware I’ve said this before…possibly more than once…!) plus I’d also like to read a book I was sent to review ages ago, Dandy Gilver And The Reek Of Red Herrings by Catriona MacPherson. As the Dandy Gilver books are definitely part of a series, I thought I’d ask if any fellow bloggers have read any of them, and whether they enjoyed them. I’m also aware I have Val McDermid’s The Skeleton Road to continue with…(Note to self: Finish the book you’re reading before starting another. No matter how exciting the next one looks…!) What have you read/are you reading? And what’s next on your pile? (It is a PILE…admit it…!) Do let me know below…