I've read a lot of Ms Llywelyn's novels that are a mix of historical fiction and fantasy. 1916 is the first of a purely historical fiction series. The 1st 3 chapters take an idealistic Irish farm boy to a young man with the seeds of a rebel planted in his heart in just a few weeks or days.

I finished Krueger's Iron Lake. This is a great read. It is not often that a book really gets my heart rate up. I will be reading more of Cork O'Connor in the future.

Just went and got Iron Lake to start tomorrow.

Really good.

Bimbos of the Death Sun is WONDERFUL! There's a sequel, of sorts. Zombies of the Gene Pool. Apparently McCrumb got a not very welcoming reception for those books from the s-f community, which is truly sad. Some people apparently took offense at the way fandom was portrayed. I'm a fan, and I feel she was pretty much spot on.

Spot on, indeed. I can well imagine some folks getting their feathers ruffled by her portrayals.

A book olf shorts edited by Lee Child includes several great(in my opinion)authors. Almost finished.Next in line is the latest Reacher book "Blue Moon" then Micheal Connely "The Night of Fire"...

I do enjoy picking up a book of shorts now and then. Happy to add this one to me list.

A novel from the golden age of detective fiction. It's fantastic.
This week I've also read three of Kate Ellis's "Wesley Peterson" mysteries set in and around Dartmouth in Devon. Also recommended.
On the non-fiction front I also enjoyed "Last Train To Hilversum" - mostly about the early days of radio in Europe. Sadly, it didn't tell me when and where Marconi played the mamba - but you can't have everything.
I'm still struggling through "Derby Day" by D. J. Taylor. It's not a page-turner.

Sounds great. A masterpiece of logical reconstruction. And my library has it! Definitely want to check that out. Thanks.

Humor/Romance: Two teens meet at a National Spelling Bee, then later reconnect with the help of a crossword puzzle.
As a self-confessed puzzle addict I think I would quite enjoy this story.