Monthly Archives: January 2015
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 2015 / 326 pages Read by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher / 10h 59m Rating: A / crime (thriller) Something happened to Rachel but she can’t remember what it was – she was drunk … Continue reading
The Hidden Child
The Hidden Child by Camilla Läckberg (Sweden) 2007 (2011 in English) / 400 pages read by Simon Vance / 14h 58m rating: B- / crime (police procedural) I’ve been reading along in this series but Audible doesn’t have the 3rd book … Continue reading
The Meaning of Human Existence
The Meaning of Human Existence by Edward O. Wilson 2013 / 208 pages read by Jonathan Hogan 5h 6m rating – 8.5 / nonfiction – science philosophy (I both read and listened to this one) Read for the All-Nonfiction reading … Continue reading
Proof
Proof by Dick Francis 1984 / 272 pages read by Simon Prebble 9h 43m rating B+ / Crime (traditional/thriller) Dick Francis is an old standby for me – I started reading his books in the 1980s, I think, and every … Continue reading
A Plague of Secrets
A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart (Dismas Hardy #13) 2009 / 512 pages read by David Caldacci 15h 33m rating – B+ / crime I’m almost caught up on the Dismas Hardy books – 3 left but two are narrated … Continue reading
Books and Crystal Souls
Oh my goodness – I got the new Spiderweb Software game Avernum 2: Crystal Souls (great review) and I’ve been lost to the world for about 3 or 4 days. I listen to books while I play the “casual level” while I listen to crime … Continue reading
Murder She Wrote: A Question of Murder
Murder She Wrote: A Question of Murder by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain 2006/292 pages Read by Cynthia Darlow 6h 47m Rating: B- / crime / cozy This was on my wish list for awhile because I loved the Murder … Continue reading
Rage Against the Dying
Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman 2013 / 320 pages Read by Judy Kaye 11h 17m rating A / crime (thriller) This turned out to be a great book, but I almost put it down as a “could not finish,” … Continue reading
A Place of Execution
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid 2000 / 486 pages Read by Paddy Glynn 14h 34m rating A- / crime I’ve heard this is a classic as well as being a multiple award-winner and I can see that. I wish … Continue reading
Happy All the Time
Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin 1978 / 213 pages read by Marc Vietor 6h 13m Rating: 8 / 20th century fiction Reading group selection – (Bookgroup List) – I first thought it was going to be some stupid romance, but … Continue reading
