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Monday April 30, 2012
Books in April
- House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
I can't praise this book enough written in the true spirit of the Conan Doyle originals. Added to that we have delightful historical detail that Horowitz is so good at researching, and a few political points slipped in as Watson's minor digressions in the course of telling the tale. Almost as a bonus, the storyline is excellent, although is a little wistful and sad at the end, as Watson is writing this in old age and in somewhat poor health with Holmes already long departed. - Bones and Silence by Reginald Hill [read by Brian Glover]
This is another book with a sad little ending.
Of course, I suppose classic detective stories featuring murders are never going to be a bundle of laughs, but this was one of the sub plots which you hoped would be resolved positively. I don't really want to hint at the resolution of any parts of the plot, but in my defence, this is an old novel, which I even saw on TV, so hopefully it's not really a spoiler. - Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison by M C Beaton
Finally tracked down this book, which made a pleasurable afternoon's read while knitting a plain sock from the "sock blank" experimental dyeing project.
So ... it's LSD in the jam at the local village fete. What larks! .. or it would have been if one of he elderly residents had not thought they could fly off the church tower, with predictable results.
"Harmless" prank? or cunning murder plan (albeit a rather scatter-gun approach..).
No sad endings here - all the jolly fun a murder mystery should be ....
Posted by Christina at 6:17 PM. Category: Books of the Month
