#59-63
#59 John Grisham: The Summons
When Ray Atlee's father, the Judge, dies, there should not be much left on the estate: just a big old worthless house and a few thousand dollars in the bank. But then Ray finds cash. Boxes and boxes of it. Where did it come from and what should he do with it?
A nicely paced thriller which I literally read in one go.
#60 Lee Child: Nothing to Lose
That was my first book from the Jack Reacher series. I don't normally read thrillers, but it was sitting on a library shelf and my curiosity got the better of me. Enjoyed it.
#61 Claire Ridgeway: George Boleyn: Tudor poet, courtier & diplomat.
An interesting book about the brother of Anne Boleyn. There is really not that much information about him, so the book was too repetitive for my taste and when you see the same phrase 5 times, it gets just a tad annoying, but I did learn something new. I also appreciated this attempt to correct the impression created by Phillipa Gregory and "The Tudors".
#62 Cassandra Clare: The Infernal Devices 1: Clockwork Angel.
On the one hand, I enjoy an occasional steampunk novel. On the other, I somehow find the genre itself too shiny and artificial to be taken seriously. I don't think, this book changed my general impression, but it was a good read and the epigraphs are simply fantastic.
#63 Carol Goodman: The Night Villa.
One of those stories, where there are two thrillers going on: one in our time and one in antiquity. And this was one of the best I have read so far. I will probably check out other books by the author.
When Ray Atlee's father, the Judge, dies, there should not be much left on the estate: just a big old worthless house and a few thousand dollars in the bank. But then Ray finds cash. Boxes and boxes of it. Where did it come from and what should he do with it?
A nicely paced thriller which I literally read in one go.
#60 Lee Child: Nothing to Lose
That was my first book from the Jack Reacher series. I don't normally read thrillers, but it was sitting on a library shelf and my curiosity got the better of me. Enjoyed it.
#61 Claire Ridgeway: George Boleyn: Tudor poet, courtier & diplomat.
An interesting book about the brother of Anne Boleyn. There is really not that much information about him, so the book was too repetitive for my taste and when you see the same phrase 5 times, it gets just a tad annoying, but I did learn something new. I also appreciated this attempt to correct the impression created by Phillipa Gregory and "The Tudors".
#62 Cassandra Clare: The Infernal Devices 1: Clockwork Angel.
On the one hand, I enjoy an occasional steampunk novel. On the other, I somehow find the genre itself too shiny and artificial to be taken seriously. I don't think, this book changed my general impression, but it was a good read and the epigraphs are simply fantastic.
#63 Carol Goodman: The Night Villa.
One of those stories, where there are two thrillers going on: one in our time and one in antiquity. And this was one of the best I have read so far. I will probably check out other books by the author.