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julesjonesOne last book log entry for the year...
And a side note -- oh dear, oh dear. Someone didn't like my Amazon review of Neutron Star. Was that because I liked the book, or because I dared to suggest that some of Niven's later work doesn't match the standards it set?
Reginald Hill -- Bones and Silence
The main plot strand follows Dalziell's attempt to prove that a suicide he witnessed was in fact murder. There's a secondary plot following a series of letters written by a woman planning on committing suicide. Gradually the two entwine... Fascinating read, with a wrenching climax. But after my first reading I thought it was a bit of a cheat on the resolution to the secondary strand. Maybe there's something I'll be kicking myself over when I re-read.
Bones and Silence (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries (Paperback)) at amazon.com
Bones and Silence (Dalziel and Pascoe) at amazon.co.uk
Reginald Hill -- Recalled to Life
A woman convicted of murder thirty years ago is released from prison, amid suggestions that she was unjustly convicted. Dalziell was involved in the case as a very young detective, and is convinced of her guilt -- but even more concerned that his now-dead boss is about to be stitched up as the villain of the piece. He sets about investigating both the past and the present, in a case that some would rather see disappear quietly... Highly enjoyable, even if it's so convoluted it's difficult to keep track of what's going on.
Recalled to Life (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries (Paperback)) at amazon.co.uk
Recalled to Life (Dalziel & Pascoe Novel) at amazon.co.uk
And a side note -- oh dear, oh dear. Someone didn't like my Amazon review of Neutron Star. Was that because I liked the book, or because I dared to suggest that some of Niven's later work doesn't match the standards it set?
Reginald Hill -- Bones and Silence
The main plot strand follows Dalziell's attempt to prove that a suicide he witnessed was in fact murder. There's a secondary plot following a series of letters written by a woman planning on committing suicide. Gradually the two entwine... Fascinating read, with a wrenching climax. But after my first reading I thought it was a bit of a cheat on the resolution to the secondary strand. Maybe there's something I'll be kicking myself over when I re-read.
Bones and Silence (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries (Paperback)) at amazon.com
Bones and Silence (Dalziel and Pascoe) at amazon.co.uk
Reginald Hill -- Recalled to Life
A woman convicted of murder thirty years ago is released from prison, amid suggestions that she was unjustly convicted. Dalziell was involved in the case as a very young detective, and is convinced of her guilt -- but even more concerned that his now-dead boss is about to be stitched up as the villain of the piece. He sets about investigating both the past and the present, in a case that some would rather see disappear quietly... Highly enjoyable, even if it's so convoluted it's difficult to keep track of what's going on.
Recalled to Life (Dalziel and Pascoe Mysteries (Paperback)) at amazon.co.uk
Recalled to Life (Dalziel & Pascoe Novel) at amazon.co.uk