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Monday March 31, 2014
Books in March
- Bryant and May and the Memory of Blood, the Victoria Vanishes,
and the Invisible Code
by Christopher Fowler
Determined to catch up with all the other Bryant and May outings. Excellent.
[Was less keen on the Memory of Blood - I didn't like the subect matter nor the technique used in unravelling the plot. However the latest, Invisible Code, was excellent and well worth its Crime Thriller award nomination.]
- StageStruck by Peter Lovesey [read by Steve Hodson]
I would term Peter Lovesey as a good old fashioned crime writer - in the very best of ways. Don't mistake my meaning and think I mean nostalgic or twee; his books are very much in the here and now. But he seems to possess a solidity and high quality craftsmanship that one used to associate with a "Jolly Good Book". This one provided a welcome interlude and escape on my journeys to work during a period where nothing else seemed at all solid or reliable. -
A Perfect Spy - with James Fox, Brenda Bruce, and Harriet Walter.
BBC full-cast radio drama of John le Carre's bestselling novel with James Fox as Magnus Pym. Apparently this recording (from 1993 I believe) was thought to be lost but then recently rediscovered - which is great, as it has a truly excellent cast including Harriet Walter as Magnus' wife and Julian Rhind-Tutt as the young Magnus. The character Jack Brotherhood is the unmistakable voice of the excellent James Grout who sadly died in 2012.
Posted by Christina at 11:58 AM. Category: Books of the Month
