August

Frances Hamilton, St Simon Square – quite good, B
Alcott reread, Rose In Bloom, B
Alexandra Burt, Little Girl Gone, B-
Sue Grafton, Y Is For Yesterday, very good, such a shame the last in the series will never appear, A-
Emily Ruskovich, Idaho - beautifully written but I was waiting for a twist that never came, A-
Gerald Warner Brace, The Department, B
Nick Foulkes, Last Of The Dandies – well researched but unlikeable characters, C+
Scott Turow, Testimony, very slow to get going but grew in interest and power, B+
Laura Lippmann, Sunburn - very old noirish thriller, B+
Jessica Brockmole, Woman Enters Left - very moving, A-
Sarah Pinborough, Behind Her Eyes, quite well written but ultimately implausible, B-
Anne Corlett, The Space Between The Stars - not sure all the logistics work, in fact quite ludicrous science, but very well written, A