There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
Like last year, I am signing up for the Backlist Reader challenge @The Bookwyrm's Hoard. I have a whole list of authors whom I have read and loved and want to read all their books. If you want to sign-up for it too, here's where you do it. I have set no specific number of … Continue reading Sign-Up: The Backlist Reader Challenge
My to-be-reviewed pile for 2022 is long and toppling over. Before I forget all about the books, here are just a couple of lines about nine of them. So in no particular order: Death of a Hollow Man (1987): I had enjoyed Caroline Graham's The Killings at Badger's Drift, the first in her Inspector Barnaby's … Continue reading Crammed together: Nine Books
Have also successfully completed another challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. this time: Reading by the Numbers. Here are the books read (and thankfully also reviewed): Goal: 51 books The Religious Body by Catherine Aird Life Cycle by Harry Carmichael The Seeds of Hate by Harry Carmichael Death of a Star by G.D.H. … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Reading by the Numbers 2022
I have successfully finished Vintage Mystery Scattergories 2022 challenge hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. I had to read at least 8 books for both the Golden Age and Siver Age. Here are the categories covered: Golden Age: 8 Books Categories: 1. Colorful Crime: A book with a color or reference to color in the title: The … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Vintage Mystery Scattergories 2022
I have successfully completed the Virtual Mount TBR Challenge for 2022, hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. My goal was Mount Crumpit which means I had to read 24 books not owned by me. I read far more than that but here are the thirty I reviewed too. Life Cycle by Harry Carmichael The … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Virtual Mount TBR Challenge
I love going to libraries and most of my reading is of books borrowed from public libraries. So, having successfully completed the 2022 Challenge, I am signing up for the 2023 edition of the Library Love challenge. This time I am aiming to be Overdrive Junkie which means I will be reading 36 books for … Continue reading Sign-Up: Library Love Challenge 2023
After the rather tepid last read of 2022, Frank Baker's The Twisted Tree, which ended on a disturbing note, I wanted to start 2023 with something much more cheerful. LO had borrowed this book from the library and I read it today. The book features some of the most well-known and loved authors of India: … Continue reading First Read of 2023: The Puffin Book of Funny Stories (2005)
Oh, my dear Lord! thought Tansy. What are we all here for at all, if it's nothing but a long walk from cradle to grave? I had wanted to read more of British author Frank Baker since the time I read his intriguing Miss Hargreaves. Finally, I was able to get a copy of his … Continue reading Last Read of 2022: The Twisted Tree by Frank Baker (1935)
I have successfully finished the Back to the Classics challenge hosted by Karen at Books and Chocolate. I read books in seven categories out of a total of 12. Here are the books read: Categories: 1. A 19th century classic. Any book first published from 1800 to 1899 2. A 20th century classic.: # 28: The Double Turn … Continue reading Wrap-Up: Back to the Classics 2022
British author John Wainwright (1921-1995) was a rear-gunner during the second world war. Subsequent to that he joined the police constabulary. In 1965, he published his first crime novel. In all, he published around eighty novels, all of which unfortunately seem to have fallen through the crevices of time. The novel begins with a police … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Book: Evil Intent by John Wainwright (1966)
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