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Jonathan Trott

jonathantrott@outside.ofa.dog

Joined 1 year, 3 months ago

Voracious reader of all genres of fiction, leaning towards sci-fi, crime, mystery, thriller, and comedy.

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Francis, Dick.: For kicks

Australian horse breeder Daniel Roke goes undercover in the British racing industry to find those …

Another quality mystery from Dick

I'd forgotten this one starts off near Cooma! Great tale with some excellent characters. I didn't work out the mystery until half way through and it had a cracking ending.

Francis, Dick.: Nerve

Jockey Rob Finn was on a winning streak, but now he's coming in last on …

Another good plot with interesting characters

Started with a bang, then took a little while to get going but everything clicked into place as soon as I worked out what was going on. Well worth the re-read!

Francis, Dick.: Dead cert (1975, Pocket Books)

Jockey Bill Davidson's accident seems suspicious to his friend Alan Yorke who goes back to …

Great story that has aged pretty well

The lack of technology in the tale allows it to be more timeless than it otherwise would have. Good twisty plot and good character development. One line stuck out and should be removed if there is a later edition, but other wise it all held up pretty well.

reviewed System Collapse by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells, Martha Wells (duplicate): System Collapse (Hardcover, 2023, Tordotcom)

Am I making it worse? I think I’m making it worse.

Everyone’s favorite lethal …

Bittersweet end for now of the murderbot diaries

Nice wrapping up of lots of threads and more character development. Will have to wait impatiently for another tale in the universe and watch the TV show in the meantime.

reviewed Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)

Martha Wells: Fugitive Telemetry (2021, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

No, I didn’t kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn’t dump the body …

Another delicious morsel

The only problem with this literary universe is that there isn’t enough of it. This morsel had some great who done it plot lines along with new characters and character growth and of course the awesome jumbled up mess that is murderbot!