A wealthy woman dies on a luxury train - who can have murdered her ?
“The Mystery of the Blue Train” by Agatha Christie – an enjoyable mystery
“Redshirts” by John Scalzi – for everyone who enjoys science fiction
Life on the starship Intrepid seems to make no sense to its crew.
“The Blackhouse” by Peter May – the first in an excellent trilogy of crime novels set in the Hebrides
A crime novel set in the Hebrides
April Wrap Up – an apology for fewer blogs than normal and some ideas on how to read more books
I have now reached my 100th book of the year !
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot – how your body parts can live on after your death
Henrietta's cells have been instrumental in cancer research - a lot of people have made money from them but she didn't and nor have her family
“The Three Hostages” by John Buchan – a book very much of its time
Richard Hannay saves the day (again)
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” by John LeCarre – not just a spy novel
Who is the traitor ? A book about betrayal and disillusionment
The Mercy Thompson books of Patricia Briggs – our heroine is a car mechanic but there are werewolves
Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic (and a coyote who grew up with werewolves).
The Ruth Galloway crime novels of Elly Griffiths – our main character is an archaeologist
Ruth Galloway is an archaeologist who becomes involved in criminal investigations
“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury – what dystopian novels warn us about our own society
Firemen, in this novel, burn books - what happens when instead they try and read them ?
