You just have to love Roald Dahl. Anyone who names his car (a Wolseley) The hard black slinker, obviously has a sense of humour. As a namer of cars myself, I really appreciate this. I’m thinking of stealing this name not for my next car, but for my next cat. Imagine the looks on the... Continue Reading →
Cosí fan tutti (People are all the same), by Michael Dibdin
Okay, so I told myself (again) that I wasn’t going to write anymore reviews on Dibdin’s Zen series as I’ve already covered the first four books in two previous postings. The temptation is too great, though, especially when every time I use my coffee machine I can’t help but think about Aurelio Zen, the character... Continue Reading →
First Grave on the Right or Grim Reapers Need Love Too
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones is the first in a series of romantic suspense novels starring Charley Davidson, part-time private detective, part-time consultant to the Albuquerque police and full-time Grim Reaper. Twenty-seven year-old Charley was born with a purpose, to help souls pass through to the other side; for to the dead... Continue Reading →
Gateway to Atlantis: the Search for the Source of a Lost Civilization by Andrew Collins
You might already be familiar with the myth of Atlantis. The Greek genius, Plato, wrote about it in his famous works the Critias and the Timaeus about 2000 years ago. When he wrote about Atlantis, that great, lost civilization "beyond the Pillars of Hercules" he stated that the hey-day of Atlantis was many thousands of... Continue Reading →
Lee Child’s Jack Reacher Series
After reading the Killing Floor, the first in the Jack Reacher series, I seriously could not believe that I had never read a Lee Child book before. I mean, here I am writing about all these great books you should try out and I had never read a Lee Child novel. For shame, for shame. ... Continue Reading →
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