“A gem of a book. And highly recommended. 1746 an Englishman arrives off the boat in New York with a bill of £1000, a huge amount. He needs a trader to exchange the bill for cash, but only has 0 days. No one trusts him… read it! Our book group loved it too 7.5/10 all around.
Score 7.5/10
Date read October 2017
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“Short listed for the Booker prize, but didn’t win.
A cleverly constructed and insightful novel. Set in the Highlands of Scotland in a crofting village where families live off the land and times are tough. They get even tougher when the local bully gets himself elected as policeman.
The author tells the story to begin with a series of newspaper reports, so authentic you’d be unsure if this is non fiction. Anyway, read on and what unfolds is a depressing tale.
A good choice for a book group to debate which ours did. Book Club scored it at 6.75/10 and my score 7/10
Score 7/10
Date read November 2016
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“Every now and then I come across a novel that feels like a breath of fresh air, this is one of them.
No real plot and proper literary fiction, this is more a collection of interlocking stories and characters, which normally I would not enjoy, but this is good!
8/10 recommended
Score 8/10
Date read May 2016
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“An early Dave Robicheaux novel and it won him an Edgar award.
In my view this is his best series, if you wanted to read them in order all the better but I haven’t and it matters not.
A well done thriller with lots of action and good writing. 7/10
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Date read March 2016
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