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Wednesday October 31, 2018
Books in October
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Shetland: Thin Air, Cold Earth, and, Wild Fire
by Ann Cleeves
Having consumed the first 5 books all in one month, I felt it was time to complete the set with the final 3. I really enjoyed them and was highly satisfied with the way Ann chose to end the series. I think the plot of Wild Fire was slightly disappointing, but the thing we were most anxious about was what would happen with Perez and his personal life rather than the detection (I mean I was).
It seems they have decided to carry on with another TV series of Shetland (commissioning 2 more series), a decision which had the Cleeves clan (and me) cheering. *
* For obvious reasons the filming has been long delayed and is due to start March 2021.
- Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble by Catriona McPherson
It's midsummer 1934 and Dandy is invited to some friends' family seat (castle) where they are planning a performance of Macbeth, suited to the somewhat gothic Scottish environment. They plan to fill the place with rich American tourists in order to revive their failing fortunes. Of course there is a mystery (a pretty good one) involving long lost jewels and a family curse.
I love these books.
The book blurbs say: for fans of PG Wodehouse, Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie. So I guess that pretty well covers me.
Posted by Christina at 12:43 AM. Category: Books of the Month
