Reviews 

This has sat in the house for years. Origins unclear; published by The Women’s Press, a female private eye (well she’s not, she is a...

A short story that I found (and bought) late last night having finished no.418. This was very paired down Penny, although set in Three...

Back to a bit of familiarity (no.373 again), although I have somehow accidentally deleted the Louise Penny I want to read from my kindle....

Another from P (I can’t decide what to read at the moment so am piggy backing on her choices). This was brilliant, I thought. A...

Running low on books, but this was worth a re-read. The one about the séance in the old Hadley house in Three Pines. Having read it...

Complete rubbish. Get this on Amazon

Started this before we left on holiday, but it was a bit difficult, hence 406. Ultra-modern in technique – texts, emails, blog extracts,...

Great airport reading choice; I think one of Robinson’s best. About two dead adolescent boys – 30 years apart, one a schoolfriend of...

This, I thought, was poorly written, but the terrific pace of the plot made up for that. A man is minding his own business in his garden...

I can see why I dumped these books in the attic when the bookcases became over-crowded a few years ago; they’re OK but it is doubtful...

Another attic book. Started this before no.395 as it and the next three were all library books. This was OK, but had a very slow start. A...

Read this largely in the garden on a gloriously sunny Sunday. It is a very good mystery, I suppose, novel. A Swedish TV personality locks...

A huge (+600 pages) book by a Japanese author, the first (of several) translated into English. There were two layers to the plot – a...

Another one from the attic; I have no memory of having read this before. It is quite a clever novel, written by an academic psychologist,...

Bought this with the last chunk of a Xmas book voucher, because it was well positioned in Waterstones as you went through the door. I...

The 10th and most recently published in the series. I liked the beginning more, when it was firmly rooted in Three Pines. A child...

Book of the year so far. For me, this was like the conclusion of the Gamache series; it helps to have read most of the others to pick up...

Pretty good and a lot better than no.376, which it follows. This is, I think, the culmination of the Gamache/Francoeur conflict which...

Bought this, slightly conned by Waterstones’ promotion, as it is being serialised on the TV. Don’t think I have read a Le Carré since...

This is very good; totally different, potentially difficult but beautifully written and so easy to read. Set in late 17th century...