The author of this book is James Hilton. James Hilton (9 September 1900 – 20 December 1954) was a British-American novelist and screenwriter. W.H. Balgarnie, a master at The Leys School, Cambridge and Hilton's father, headmaster of Chapel End School in Walthamstow, were the inspirations for the character of Mr. Chipping in Goodbye, Mr. Chips, a best-seller.
Thoughts and notes about the books I am reading. My entries are not book reviews but just my personal thoughts and opinions about what I'm reading at the moment. The entries obviously contain SPOILERS.
Monday, 27 July 2026
The Perfect Couple - Facts
The novel is set on Nantucket, Massachussetts. Nantucket, a tiny, isolated island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is a summer destination with dune-backed beaches.
Saturday, 18 July 2026
New Book - The Perfect Couple - Nantucket 3 - by Elin Hildebrand (Pages 1 - 152)
First Published: June 19, 2018
The novel starts with Chief Ed Kapenash, who has appeared in other novel, gets a call at 6 in the morning on Juny 7 to tell him that a woman has been fished out of the sea dead. The woman's name is Merritt Monaco, who was the maid of honour at the wedding that was to be celebrated that day.
Friday, 17 July 2026
The Enigma of Room - Facts
Most of the events take place at Hotel de Verbier. Verbier (French pronunciation: [vɛʁbje]) is a village located in south-western Switzerland in the canton of Valais.
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Sunday, 12 July 2026
New Book - The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker (Pages 1 -15)
First Published: May 27, 2020
The book starts on 16 December, and it describes someone entering room 622 in the Hotel de Verbier and finding a corpse on the floor.
A Scandal In Bohemia - Facts
The story starts on 20 March 1888. Sherlock can tell that the person who will visit him is from Bohemia because of the paper of his note. Bohemia is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohemian kings, including Moravia and Czech Silesia, in which case the term refers to the historical cultural and political space of the Czech people.
Lethal Vengeance - Facts
The restaurant where Erika and Igor are at the beginning of the novel is in OXO tower in London. The Oxo Tower is a building with a prominent tower on the south bank of the River Thames in London. The building has mixed use as Oxo Tower Wharf containing a set of design, arts and crafts shops on the ground and first floors with two galleries, Oxo Bargehouse and Oxo Gallery. The Oxo Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie is on the eighth floor, which is the roof-top level with fine and casual dining.
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