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Comments Off on My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite


2019
12.22

We’ve formed another book group called BookPub and this is our first book. It’s not a complicated book nor very well written, but it has something. 2 sisters, one glamourous and the other plain and sensible. They both fall for a dashing African doctor. Sort listed for the Booker price (why?).

Score 5/10

Date read March 2019

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A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee


2019
12.22

I’d describe this as a fairly decent crime novel. The author is starting a series and there is quite a lot of setting up. Based in India it has a good flavour and I’m sure will build into a good string of books. Our WS book group scored it 6.5, me 5/10. Not bad for a debut novel.

Score 5/10

Date read January 2019

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Comments Off on Three Days and a Life by Pierre Lamaitre

Three Days and a Life by Pierre Lamaitre


2019
12.21

“Didn’t like this novel by French thriller writer as much as his Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy which is edgy and unpredictable. I’d go for those rather than this. This story revolves around a childhood incident that leaves a guilty secret festering away…

Score 5/10

Date read July 2018

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Comments Off on Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin

Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin


2019
12.20

The Latest Rebus novel and same old same old. I’m not a fan of series of books and always looking for something that is a bit different. This one is well done, plods along.

Score 5/10

Date read September 2017

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