Category: Jane Casey
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A bit late but reviewing books read last month. As my daughter has been undergoing an operation I have been worried and unable to concentrate on anything with great pith and moment but rather light reading or revisiting books so my brain did not have to work very hard. First up, I revisited a series…
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I have long been an admirer of the Maeve Kerrigan books by Jane Casey and have read them all, one by one, as they were published. While I thoroughly enjoyed the first three or four in the series, I think they gained impetus with the introduction of DI Josh Derwent who immediately created a chemistry…
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I am getting really tired of January and the cold weather. Winter seems to have gone on for a long time this year. I have been in Cambridge this week for a couple of days and the driving there was hampered by road works and the return journey not much fun as ice on the…
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OK here is a round up of my current reading having got through a shedload of slightly disappointing reads. After the Romanovs – Helen Rappaport. I am a great fan of Helen's books, I have most of them on my shelves and as well as being impeccably researched, they are also immensely readable and she…
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I have just realised the days are moving quickly and I will soon be in 2021 before I talk about my reading this year. So here goes with the second lot. The Crown in Crisis; the Countdown to the Abdication by Alexander Larman. This is one of the best, if not the best, of all…
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I really do not know where the time goes. I make up my mind to post a bit more regularly and then find with Easter and the family and grandchildren a week has gone by again. My apologies so I am doing a catch up. I cannot say I have read anything earth shattering over…
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This is the seventh in the series featuring Maeve Kerrigan and they continue to get better and better. I liked the first two, then I loved the next two, then I was totally hooked and adored the last two. This was sent to me by Jane Casey's wonderful publishers who always indulge my importuning and…
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Finally able to spend some time on writing a post. I have had a difficult time recently and then Christmas took over and I am currently at home trying to regain some peace of mind and have a rest. I am sorry that Random has had to take a back seat but my brain was…
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I remember after I had read the first title by this author, The Missing, I posted that I had enjoyed it but felt the ending was a bit rushed and not very believable. I then received an email from Jane Casey thanking me for my review though it 'made me wince a bit'. Of course,…
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A few years ago I read a debut detective novel by Jane Casey which I enjoyed until the last third when I thought it got rather silly and rushed. I reviewed the book and said this in my post and then Jane got in touch with me and I felt horrid about my comments. She…
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Seem to be motoring through books at the moment. Must be the cold and drear that makes me want to hole up and do nothing. So I find that I have read four books in the last four days. All enjoyable reads and here they are: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach. Found…
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Catch up time now. Review a book or two Elaine. Always a good idea on a book blog. So here goes with two brill thrillers read in the last week. The Reckoning – Jane Casey. The second book by this author featuring DC Maeve Kerrigan, determined to make her mark and be a good detective…