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Just started Peter Robinson's latest DCI Banks novel "Careless Love". I like his style of writing and his musical references, classical and rock. I always feel a bit disappointed by the TV adaptations though; the characters never seem quite the same as the book versions.
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I agree, Moulesy. I was doubtful about trying PR's books because of the TV series but found the books far better than TV.
I downloaded about a dozen of them onto my Kindle not long ago when they were on offer at 99p each. Woo-hoo!
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I too have read nearly all of PR's books to date, in fact just read When the Music's Over (No 23) this trip. It anyone has been miscast it's Stephen Tomkinson as DCI Banks. Watch the first one and gave up, nothing like the character in the book.
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That’s true, Nellie. I couldn’t place Stephen Tomkinson into the settings and plots of the book at all. The 'real' DCI Banks is a totally different character.
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The think I like about the books is that I can identify the places used, and like to try and follow all the roads etc on the appropriate OS map.
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I’m the same with Damien Boyd's Nick Dixon books set around Burnham in Somerset. I know the places where he sets the scenes.
When we were in the Hebrides I downloaded the first of The Lewis Trilogy by Peter May. As we were tripping around I was able to identify landmarks featured in the book. It adds something to the story.
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I've just finished reading"The spy and the traitor"by Ben Macintyre can thoroughly recommend it especially if you like the sneaky beaky world of espionage. It asks some thought provoking questions, which makes it all the more compelling .
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Never heard of the author or his character. Will have to keep my eyes open when I next visit a charity shop.
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Today only (2 Nov) on Amazon's Daily Deals - Peter May's The Lewis Trilogy and a couple of his other titles at 99p per book by Kindle download.
I thoroughly enjoyed book 1 of the trilogy as I mentioned in an earlier post. A good detective story not dissimilar to Peter Robinson or Ann Cleeves.
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trellis - Have requested the 'spy and the traitor' from our library after reading up about it on internet where it intimates that at the time of researching for the book the chap was living England. If so I feel he's more than likely a little concerned after this year's Salisbury 'Incident'. Am looking forward to reading it .
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I've just discovered this section:what a good idea!
I am a big Phil Rickman fan and have read all his novels and recommend them to anyone who likes intelligent tales of the supernatural without the gore!
I'm after some recommendations: I've enjoyed all of the early novels of Barbara Erskine and Philipa Gregory but have found their later works dull and predictable. I also enjoy Daphne Du Maurier's work.
Can anyone suggest something in the historical/mystery genre? Not C J Sansom though, I've tried the Shardlake books and just can't get into them.
I'm currently reading Ann Cleeves' Vera and Shetland novels and am enjoying them far more than the tv series.
I heartily recommend the Elly Griffiths 'Ruth Galloway' novels: a mystery solving female archaeologist with a druid friend and a police detective 'will they -won't they' love interest. Her writing style is very similar to Phil Rickman's.
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I'm looking forward to the Radio 4 book at bedtime 10.45 pm next week, Adrian Mole, The Wilderness Years...if I can stay awake.
Just read The Big Short by Michael Lewis, saw the film awhile back. Thanks to these guys we nearly saw the end of our banking system, a ghastly but riveting tale.
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Missed this post but fortunately I've already read the Lewis Trilogy, and have now just got the first of his new Hebredian series. I've just finish a stand alone one of his too, I'll Keep you Safe.
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thebells, have you tried any of the L J Ross books, starting with Holy Island. They are all set in Northumberland, around actual places. Faith Martin has a series of detective novels set in Oxfordshire, starting with Murder on the Oxford Canal.
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They had I’ll Keep You Safe at 99p a few days before the others appeared on. I’ve downloaded it.
They've got 4 of Damien Boyd's at £1 each as well but I’ve read the whole series now.
It pays to watch the Daily Deals, I find. I grab them when they appear and read them later.
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OH has all the Damian Boyd's too. She looks every morning at the daily deals, and especially like the free ones!
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Seems we have something in common.😀
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It just goes to show how shrewd you both are.
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Of course😃😂
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Sorry to interrupt the lovefest.
Just finished a new book written by Jasper Fforde called Early Riser. Took a bit of time to get used to it but I finished it well before my normal reading time.
His books are witty crime novels set in a parallel world on earth. I've previously advised people to read his Thursday Next series. Excellent escapism. Start with The Eyre Affair.
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One of my favourite American authors is Charles Frazier. Not exactly prolific, but since I read Cold Mountain some years ago, I've always waited expectantly for more. And I've just got his latest, Varina, from our local library. Like Cold Mountain, it's set during the American Civil War, though doesn't dwell on the historic aspects. Brilliantly written and very expressive, I'm going to have to take my time with this one!
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There are a couple of other "alternative" crime series that I like, The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovich, and the Quintilian Dalrymple novels by Paul Johnston, starting with Body Politic. He has also written another standard crime US/UK series starting with The Death Wish.
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With these type of books I get my OS maps out and find exactly where the places mentioned are.
Others crime authors that use actual places for much of each of their books are Stuart McBride, Aberdeen; Peter Robinson, Yorkshire Dales (Don't be put off by the mis-casting of Stephen Tomkinson as DCI Banks); Steven Booth, Peak District.
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Whatever you do I'd start at the beginning of the series. If you want to know an authors list of books, and the order of any series that they have written use the web site Fantastic Fiction www.fantasticfiction.com
You can search alphabetically or by using it's own search facility.
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!! Admittedly it was mainly due to the stunning scenery...