Best reads - Club Together Book Club?

Just got my hands on the new Tom Thorne book by Mark Billingham called "The Murder Book".  Read the first 50 or so pages last night. Seems back on form. Didn't enjoy his stand alone last book so am glad to get back on track with Thorne.

I've just read JL Carr's A Day in Summer...if you think of High Noon in a sleepy town it's certainly a page turner. A book about different people coming together in unexpected ways.

I'm another one reading Andrew Cotter's account of life with Olive & Mabel, "Dog Days" his diary of the pandemic years. It's full of very amusing anecdotes, I think it would appeal to even the most ardent non-dog person! And as a diary, it's one you can pick up and put down at any time.I'm reading it one month at a time, trying to make it last!

In the meantime time, I'm also reading the latest offering from Robert Harris, "Act of Oblivion" an historically true account of the manhunt for the murderers of Charles I. Fascinating stuff.  

I will look out for the Robert Harris M as the book I've just finished "Ashes of London" had quite a bit in it on the hunt for those responsible for the Regicide. Always interested in that period.

Enjoyed David Baldacci’s recent book Long Shadows featuring Amos Decker also read Andrew Taylor’s Ashes of London and picked up The Fire Court.  Hopefully will be able to continue with the rest of the series from the library ‘though may have to order them.  Will be looking out for Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris. Have 2 books on their way to our library for me one of which is a Sally Spencer book featuring Monika Paniatowski a detective novel having read and liked others featuring this character. 

Have read another JL Carr book, probably familiar to many from the film of the same title " A Month in the Country." Beautiful story, short but well crafted. I haven't seen the film so can't compare. I'm now on to another JL Carr "How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup" you don't have to be a football fan to enjoy this tale. 

Made Mark Billingham book ĺast a week. Enjoyed it.

Finished "How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup" by JL Carr, this has cheered me up greatly, very funny, short and a brilliant set of characters. Rangers and Aston Villa swept aside by a dodgy village team! 

For anyone looking for a new mystery/detective writer I can recommend Jane Harper's Australian "Aaron Falk" series. Strong storylines, great characters and brilliant description of the locations - He is primarily a financial investigator but seems to get tied in to more traditional crime situations. The  books can, theoretically,  be read in any order as they're all separate stories (there are 4 so far) but it makes sense to read them in the published order, starting with "The Dry" to get a real sense of the characters. Definitely worth a read. 

Well, by complete coincidence, the second book in the series,  "Force of Nature" is on Kindle daily deal at 99p today! 👍