There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
After being away for five years, author Mike Hurst returns to his cottage in the village where all that had occurred. But what had occurred? That which made him flee the village in the first place. Yes, but what was it? Ah! But that's the story. Tormented by something that he chooses not to share … Continue reading Short Notes: A Rooted Sorrow by P.M. Hubbard (1973)
Shares in Murder by Judah WatenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars An impressive police procedural with a twist in the end. The police men investigating the murder of a woman, the reporters covering the case, the criminals associated with the case, all want to have their pound of flesh from the murder. Realistic and gritty.First … Continue reading Review: Shares in Murder
These last couple of years, I have missed a challenge involving the library, so am happy to note that now there is a challenge that encourages us to read books borrowed from libraries: Library Love Challenge co- hosted @ Bea's Book Nook and Angel's Guilty Pleasures.Signing up for the Thrifty Reader level which means I'll be reading … Continue reading Reading Challenge: Library Love 2017
Though Scandinavian mysteries were the rage a few years ago (Perhaps still are for all I know), I didn't really find the couple of books that I read very appealing.Then I heard about 1222 by Norwegian author Anne Holt and how it was a homage to Agatha Christie and so was excited enough to borrow … Continue reading Tuesday Night Bloggers: 1222 by Anne Holt
Georges Simenon, was a prolific Belgian author, most famous for his fictional commissaire of Paris' Brigade Criminelle, Jules Maigret. However, he also wrote many books which did not feature Maigret.The Sixth Simenon Omnibus contains three novels which discuss the role that sex has in people's lives - whether as a way of exhibiting their power … Continue reading Tuesday Night Bloggers: The Sixth Simenon Omnibus
Charlie Lovett's The Bookman's Tale is concerned with an old puzzle related to English literary studies: Was William Shakespeare really the author of the plays that we have in his name or were they written by someone else: Francis Bacon, The Earl of Oxford, Queen Elizabeth, or Christopher Marlowe?American antiquarian bookseller and grieving widower, Peter … Continue reading Short Notes: The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett & Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
I feel that Japanese writer Keigo Higashino is one of the finest writers of mysteries. First I readThe Devotion of Suspect X and marvelled at his ingenuity. Then came Salvation of a Saint which I found to be even better than Devotion and now I have read Malice which is a fantastic mystery, a police … Continue reading Initial Impressions: Malice by Keigo Higashino
Besides Mysteries, I also read a couple of non-fictional books in February:BHAGAT SINGH: LIBERATION'S BLAZING STAR by P.M.S. GREWAL (2007)The author, P.M.S Grewal is Secretary, Delhi State Committee of the CPI (M), writes a thought-provoking introduction to his assessment of Indian Revolutionary Bhagat Singh but adds nothing new to the already existing scholarship on Bhagat … Continue reading Non-Fictional Reads in February
I have started 2015 with an anthology The Individual and Society. Divided into five parts: Caste/ Class; Gender; Race; Violence and War; and Living in a Globalized World, this has some wonderful pieces on all these important issues. While many of the writers were familiar to me, I have also discovered new voices like Maya … Continue reading First Read of 2015: The Individual and Society
Want to write a commercially successful novel? Here are certain guidelines to help you achieve your goal:1. The title of the book should carry a woman's name - and it should be a sexy one, like 'Miss Leela Mohini' or 'Mosdhar Vallibai'.2. Don't worry about the storyline.(!) All you have to do is creatively adapt (love … Continue reading Pulp
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