September 2021

Tim Weaver, Missing Pieces, really boringly written at start, but picked up considerably despite very annoying lack of chronological structure, B
Harlan Coben Win - character works less well as the protagonist or as the narrator than as a supporting character, but readable enough, B
Nicki French, House Of Correction - very good, A
Jo Spain, Sleeping Beauties, very good, A-; The Confession, OK, B
Abigail Tarttelin, Dead Girls, good, B
Diana Wilkinson, The Six Guests, OK but forgettable, C+
Charlaine Harris, A Longer Fall, A; The Russian Cage, A – both excellent
Ruth Ware, One By One, excellent, A
Holly Black, The Wicked King, also excellent, A
Jasper fforde, The Constant Rabbit, earnestly whimsical fantasy, but characters not fully fleshed out, C+
Kate Saunders, The Case Of The Wandering Scholar, splendid, A
Dorothy Gilman, The Elusive Mrs Pollifax, A
Janice Hallett, The Appeal, brilliant modern epistolary mystery, A+
Dana Stabenow, A Cold Blooded Business, very good, A-
Amanda Craig, The Golden Rule, OK, C+
Pratchett reread, The Truth – good parts, but the protagonists were dull, B
Laura McHugh, The Weight Of Blood – well written but unengaging, B-
Patricia Highsmith, Strangers On A Train – classic but unlikeable characters, B
Anders de la Motte, End Of Summer – OK, B
Lee Child, The Affair, very good, A
Lauren Groff, Fates And Furies – fairly well written but overrated, with thoroughly unlikeable characters, B-