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7. "Murder at The Brightwell" by Ashley Weaver
Sun Jun 14, 2020, 12:21 PM
Jun 2020

A whodunnit set in England between the wars, but written by a lady from Louisiana. I've not made my mind up about it yet.

Earlier this week I read "The Burning Girl" by Mark Billingham - a gangland thriller set in London - pretty good. Part of a series so I'll probably read more.
Next up was "Mrs, Presumed Dead" a who dunnit by Simon Brett. I think he was trying to channel Miss Marple. It was OK.
Lastly I moved away from thriller/whodunnits to "The Captain's Table" by Richard Gordon - the tale of a liner travelling from England to Australia in the fifties. Very light and amusing.

Next up, possibly some non-fiction. I have biography of Count Basie that I've been saving.

Not a lot happens here. Locally cases are up a little, but the numbers are so low it's hard to draw any conclusions. Probably the best indicator is that our local hospital has had no covid deaths for 8 days. The restrictions are being relaxed further tomorrow, so we'll see what happens. In our house we are entering our fourth month of lockdown today, and since we don't need to go out & mingle, we won't.

Please stay safe everyone.


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That sounds good hermetic Jun 2020 #4
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Timely hermetic Jun 2020 #6
"Murder at The Brightwell" by Ashley Weaver The King of Prussia Jun 2020 #7
Thanks hermetic Jun 2020 #9
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Sounds good hermetic Jun 2020 #10
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Yeah, I know what you mean hermetic Jun 2020 #23
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