June reviews

The Concrete Blonde was my best read during June, a book I first read two decades ago, and I think the first of many Harry Bosch tales I've worked my way through.

Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver **.5
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly *****
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey ****
Leaving Berlin by Joseph Kanon ***.5
Fires of London by Janice Law ****
The Abominable Man by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ***

June reviews

A nice month of reading. The two standout reads were by authors who have both managed to keep long-running series fresh and interesting: Ian Rankin and Philip Kerr. My read of the month goes to latter for Greeks Bearing Gifts.

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz ****
The Rúin by Dervla McTiernan ****
Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin ****.5
Bone Island Mambo by Tom Corcoran ****
Traitors by Josh Ireland ****
Greeks Bearing Gifts by Philip Kerr ****.5
Without the Moon by Cathi Unsworth **.5

June reviews

June seemed to whip by accompanied by quite a diverse set of books.  The standout read was Operation Paperclip by Annie Jacobsen, a fascinating and deeply troubling book that raised all kinds of moral and ethical questions.


Fool by Christopher Moore ***.5
Operation Paperclip by Annie Jacobsen *****
The Other Side of Silence by Philip Kerr ****
The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell **
Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester ***.5
Black Ice by Hans Werner Kettenbach ***
My Kind of Justice by Col Bury ***.5
The Buenos Aires Quintet by Manuel Vazquez Montalban ***.5
Elegy for April by Benjamin Black ****

June reviews

June proved to a great month of reading - one 5 star review and three 4.5 star reviews.  Book of the month was Resistance by Matthew Cobb, fiction book of the month A Lily of the Field by John Lawton.  Both great reads.

Midnight Fugue by Reginald Hill ****.5
Only a Game? by Eamon Dunphy ****
A Lily of the Field by John Lawton ****.5
The Black House by Peter May ***
The Pistol Poets by Victor Gischler ****.5
The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey ***
Resistance by Matthew Cobb *****
Kingdom of Shadows by Alan Furst ****
The Shark Infested Custard by Charles Willeford ***

June reviews

A pretty mixed month of reading. I'm surprised I posted nine reviews as it didn't seem like a nine book month. Three books stood out - Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen, The Rage by Gene Kerrigan and The Deputy by Victor Gischler. The one that was a head clear for me was The Deputy, a fine slice of country noir; short but sweet.

From Aberystwyth With Love by Malcolm Pryce ****
White Death by Tobias Jones ***.5
The Fatal Touch by Conor Fitzgerald ***.5
Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly **.5
The Rage by Gene Kerrigan *****
The Deputy by Victor Gischler *****
The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan ****
Plugged by Eoin Colfer ****
Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen ****.5

June Reviews

A little suprised to see that I read 11 books in June as it felt like I'd only read half that amount.  The stand out book was Killer by Dave Zeltserman, which I found captivating. 

The Goodbye Kiss by Massimo Carlotta ****
A Deadly Trade by Michael Stanley ***
The Day of the Jack Russell by Colin Bateman ****
Killer by Dave Zeltserman *****
Hand in the Fire by Hugo Hamilton ***
The Big O by Declan Burke ****
Fury by G.M. Ford ***
Then Came The Evening by Brian Hart ****
Blood Moon by Garry Disher **
GUBU Nation by Damian Corless ***
Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan ***