Book reviews
Taking a leaf from Lucy’s book, I’ll get back to blogging (most of) what I read, in groups of five.
- The Art of Detecion, Laurie R. King.
- Murder of a collector of Sherlock Holmes paraphernalia, fifth in the Martinelli series (starting with A Grave Talent).
Disappointing! When I read her not-Holmes series (which I prefer, though I even more prefer her standalones), I want it to be about, you know, not Holmes. The story-in-a-story idea worked particularly badly, too. - The Cold Moon, Jeffrey Deaver
- A serial killer who leaves clocks at the murder sites, and a murder made to look like a suicide. Some large number into the Rhyme/Sachs series (starts with The Bone Collector).
Exactly what you’d expect. A reasonably interesting, adequately written book. Some irritating discussion of introversion/extraversion. - Claire’s Head, Catherine Bush.
- A woman with migraines goes in search of her missing sister, who also suffers from terrible migraines.
In a sad continuation, this one was also disappointing, but in a better way. Her earlier book, The Rules of Engagement, was very very good. This was good, but not *as* good. Though it was very readable, kept you hooked until the finish. - Here Be Dragons, Sharon Kay Penman
- The history of Wales and England during the reign of King John.
Fun! I am very into British history. I’m waiting on ILL for book two (my library owns only book three). If this is your thing, I also recommend Margaret George’s Autobiography of King Henry VIII. - Guilt By Association, Susan Sloan
- A woman is raped and forced to hide it when no one believes her.
I enjoyed this a lot. Silly and stupid? Sure. But easy to read, enjoyable, and reasonably well-written, except for this woman’s poetry — if someone is supposed to be this phenomenal poet, make sure the poems she’s written are not atrocious. Luckily those were few.