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Kydd by Julian Stockwin


2015
09.30

“Not really my genre so I’ve rated it middle score, it didn’t blow me away but kept my attention throughout.
This is the first in the long series of nautical adventures beginning with this from 1793, based on real battles. Kydd is the young lad press ganged. We learn all about battle ships and I found this fascinating. I met the author and he has a seafaring pedigree and was honoured with an MBE and retired as Lt Commander. 5/10

Score 5/10

Date read September 2015

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The Flood by David Hewson


2015
09.20

“Not his usual Nic Costa Rome series. A standalone.
Mostly this was really good but I felt it lost it’s way a bit towards the end. But do read it. Set in Florence there is lovely sense of place, his two main characters, one a retired/sick detective and the other a young and beautiful art student have a nicely worked dynamic.
Hewson is as good as Rankin and other crime thriller novelists about today in the UK. 6/10

Score 6/10

Date read September 2015

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The Girl Who Wasn’t There by Ferdinand Van Schirach


2015
09.05

“All said I though this was a really well worked out novel. Complicated enough to ensure I had to think about it rather than just ride along with the story.
Sebastian, a talented and controversial photographer, is accused of murdering a young woman.
Ingenious and note to self to read more when I can.
Book club an average 6/10 I thought it superior and rate it 7.5/10

Score 7.5/10

Date read September 2015

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