François finished reading Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Tortilla Flat (1935) is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California. The novel …
Not at all what I expected, but definitely very good book.
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François finished reading Dans l'Abîme du Temps : (French) by H. P. Lovecraft
(titre original : The Shadow Out of Time) La nouvelle retrace près de trente ans …
Nice Lovecraft, as usual.
François finished reading The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #4)
You'd think you would be allowed to relax over Christmas, but not in the world …
Quite different from the previous ones, but still extremely good and recommended. No need to have read the others, but it helps for the characters, of course.
François finished reading Meutre en Mésopotamie by Agatha Christie
Lors d'une visite de fouilles archéologiques en Mésopotamie, Hercule Poirot accepte de prendre en charge …
Nice Poirot unexpected twist...
François finished reading Le major parlait trop by Agatha Christie
Miss Marple est en vacances aux Antilles et elle discute avec les hôtes de l’hôtel. …
Nice Miss Marple adventure
François finished reading Jeux de glaces by Agatha Christie (Mot de passe -- 20)
Miss Marple, délicieuse vieille dame à qui aucun mystère ne résiste vient passer quelques jours …
a miss Marple adventure. Main part quite obvious but nice ancillary plot.
François finished reading L'heure Zero by Agatha Christie
C'est le cinquième et dernier roman mettant en scène le superintendant Battle.
Le récit …
Nice twist ! Not a Poirot :-)
François finished reading Le crime de l'Orient-Express [ Murder on the Orient Express ] by Agatha Christie
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While en route from Syria to Paris, in the middle of a freezing winter's night, …
Superbe !!
François finished reading Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie
Hilary Craven has lost the will to live, Mrs Betterton is already dead. Then Hilary …
Not an Hercule Poirot - but quite interresting thriller.
François finished reading The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie
The Labours of Hercules is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first …
Always nice
François finished reading 10th Anniversary (Women's Murder Club #10) by James Patterson
Last one for me. See previous comment. It is getting better in the "gimmicks" department, but not enough for me to continue with the series. Patterson is very prolific tho, so might give a try to some of his other series (Alex, etc). It's not bad, just what is called in French de la littérature de gare, ie something you buy to have soemthing to read on the train, and then discard it. This fits admirably the bill for any longish trip. Passes the time without racking your brain, and can safely forgotten the minute you step off the train, boat, plane or whatever,
Last one for me. See previous comment. It is getting better in the "gimmicks" department, but not enough for me to continue with the series. Patterson is very prolific tho, so might give a try to some of his other series (Alex, etc). It's not bad, just what is called in French de la littérature de gare, ie something you buy to have soemthing to read on the train, and then discard it. This fits admirably the bill for any longish trip. Passes the time without racking your brain, and can safely forgotten the minute you step off the train, boat, plane or whatever,
François finished reading Un Cadavre dans la bibliothèque by Agatha Christie
The very-respectable Colonel and Mrs Bantry have awakened to discover the body of a young …
Je continue ma collection d'Agatha. Pareille à elle-même. Je suis fan donc pas vraiment objectif :-)
Je continue ma collection d'Agatha. Pareille à elle-même. Je suis fan donc pas vraiment objectif :-)
François finished reading 9th Judgement (Womens Murder Club 9) by James Patterson
During an intimate dinner party, a cat burglar breaks into the home of A-list actor …
Not bad - see previous comments on the series.
François finished reading 7th Heaven by James Patterson (Women's Murder Club (7))
A terrible fire in a wealthy suburban home leaves a married couple dead and Detective …
Excellent - nice change from the previous. still some gimmicks but much less, and many twists. The best of the series so far. Ho, and if you wonder why I keep on reading those when obviously I don't like them that much, it's just that the action is set in the SF bay area. So reading is an opportunity to remember what the place looks like and the fun time I had there :-)
Excellent - nice change from the previous. still some gimmicks but much less, and many twists. The best of the series so far. Ho, and if you wonder why I keep on reading those when obviously I don't like them that much, it's just that the action is set in the SF bay area. So reading is an opportunity to remember what the place looks like and the fun time I had there :-)
François finished reading The 6th target by James Patterson (The Women's Murder Club -- 6)
When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women's Murder Club …
See previous books of the series :-)