New Book - The Running Grave - Cormoran Strike 7 - by Robert Galbraith (Pages 1 - 105)

 

First Published: September 26, 2023

The novel starts with a series of letters written by Sir Colin Edensor and his wife Sally to their son William.

The Pale Horse - Facts

 

Mark is witness to a fight between two women in a bar in Chelsea. Chelsea is an area in West London,. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames. Chelsea's modern reputation as a centre of innovation and influence originated in a period during the 19th century, when the area became a Victorian artists' colony. It became prominent once again as one of the centres of the "Swinging London" of the 1960s.

The Pale Horse 3 - The End (Pages 111 - end)

 

RATING: GOOD BUT NOT THE BEST AGATHA-CHRISTIE MYSTERY

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The Pale Horse 2 (Pages 71 - 111)

 

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New Book - The Pale Horse - Ariadne Oliver 5 - by Agatha Christie (Pages 1 - 71)

 

First Published:  January 1, 1961

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This novel is told from two perspectives. One is in the first person with Mark Easterbrook's narration. Mark is a journalist who writes articles. And the other perspective is in the third person.

The Ink Black Heart - Characters

 

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These are the characters in the novel for further reference:

The Ink Black Heart - Facts

 

The book starts in the Rivoli Bar at the Ritz where Robin and Cormoran are celebrating her thirtieth birthday. 

The Ink Black Heart 6 - The End (Pages 875 - end)

 

RATING: SUPERB

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The Ink Black Heart 5 (Pages 832 - 875)

 

                                            

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The Ink Black Heart 4 (Pages 586 - 832)

 

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The Ink Black Heart 3 (Pages 523 - 586)

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The Ink Black Heart 2 (Pages 196 - 523)

 

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New Book - The Ink Black Heart - Cormoran Strike 6 - by Robert Galbraith (Pages 1 - 196)

 

First Published: August 30, 2022

This sixth instalment of the Cormoran Strike series starts in a bar at the Ritz where Cormoran and Robin are celebrating her thirtieth birthday.

Joan Crawford: A Life from Beginning to End 2 - The End (Pages 27 - end)

 

Joan Crawford got her new name through a contest in the magazine Movie Weekly. 

New Book - Joan Crawford: A Life from Beginning to End by Hourly History (Pages 1 - 27)

 First Published: September 11, 2021 

This is a book about the life of Joan Crawford, who was born in 1904. Her real name was Lucille Fay LeSueur. Her parents were Thomas and Anna Bell Lesueur.

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Facts

 

The novel is set in Glasgow. Glasgow is a port city on the River Clyde in Scotland's western Lowlands. It's famed for its Victorian and art nouveau architecture, a rich legacy of the city's 18th–20th-century prosperity due to trade and shipbuilding. 

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine 3 - The End (Pages 178 - end)

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine 2 (Pages 107 - 178)

 

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New Book - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (Pages 1 - 107)

 

First Published: May 9, 2017

This novel is told in the first person from the perspective from Eleanor Oliphant. 

The Red-Headed League - Facts

 

The office where Wilson had to copy the dictionary entries was located near Fleet Street. a famous historic road in central London. It runs east from Temple Bar to Ludgate Circus. It got its name from the underground River Fleet. For centuries, it was the center of the British newspaper industry.

The Red-Headed League - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 2 - by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

First Published: January 1, 1891

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Highgate Rise - Characters

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Highgate Rise - Facts

 The book is set in 1888 when the crimes of Whitechapel took place. At least five of these homicides are attributed to the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, who targeted impoverished women and sex workers, leaving the cases permanently unsolved.

Highgate Rise 5 - The End (Pages 215 - end)

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

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Highgate Rise 4 (Pages 169 - 215)

 

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Highgate Rise 3 (Pages 110 - 169)

 

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Highgate Rise 2 (Pages 32 - 110)

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New Book - Highgate Rise - Thomas and Charlotte Pitt 11 - by Anne Perry (Pages 1 - 32)

 

First Published: January 1, 1991

It is September 1888. Thomas Pitt is called to investigate a case of arson. As the police  at the station are busy with finding out the murderer of Whitechapel, he has to see to this case.

Lola Is Missing - Facts

 

Lola goes missing from her hosue in Eastwell, Surrey. Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the west. 

Lola Is Missing 3 - The End (Pages 90 - end)

 

RATING: OKAY. FAR-FETCHED

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Lola Is Missing 2 (Pages 26 - 90)

 

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New Book - Lola Is Missing - Detective Rachel Prince 1 - by Alison James (Pages 1 - 26)

 

First Published: February 5, 2018

A six-year-old girl goes missing from her bedroom in Surrey. 

The Memory Tree - Facts

 

One element in the book which is present in the narration is a beech tree. Beech is a deciduous tree native to subtropical and temperate Eurasia and North America. 

The Memory Tree 4 - The End (Pages 322 - end)

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

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The Memory Tree 3 (Pages 114 - 322)

 

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