2 x Lovejoy

I managed to bring a couple of Jonathan Gash books back with me from England "Grail Tree" and "Sleepers of Erin" My copy of the "The Judas Pair" has vanished - not sure how to track that down. Currently reading Shadow of the Wind for bookgroup - although now we're skipping that one and going straight to Elegance of the Hedgehog which I haven't even started yet.

This weeks mistake I saw an arc by Andy Mc and grabbed it thinking Andy McNabb - ex SAS Bravo Two Zero etc always good for a cracking story but when I got it home it's by Andy Mc-Dermott. I read the first 50 pages yesterday without any problem. "The Hunt for Atlantis" is in the same vein as Matt Reilly's Jack West series, we've already had two murders, one attempted, a car chase and a reclusive billionaire searching for the lost city etc - so far so good.

Before I Wake

If you have read any of Mark Frost's books - List of Seven and the Second Objective being my favourites then you should try and find this book. I'm about 2 thirds of the way through it. Eric Bowman is a name Frost used and one of things I always say about him is that he creates characters you really care about and then does the most terrible things to them and this book is no exception. It's a really cool premise, we know who the killer, is he states it on page one. The real cat and mouse game begins when NYPD star detective Jimmy Montone begins to suspect that Terry Keyes isn't just a writer researching his new book but a cold blooded killer. Montone risks his reputation and his life going up against Keyes and only one of them is going to come out of the encounter alive.

The bad news - this book is out of print so it is not easy to get but if you can get your hands on a copy this is well worth a read.

Shadow of the Wind and Troubles

These are supposed to be my on-the-plane reading but packing an extra 25 bucks in my house account I bought them yesterday. Shadow of the Wind has a new cover because Angel's Game is coming out in June and I much prefer this to the old darker one. Want to read Angel's Game but it is really tough getting hold of the arc for it. Also dipped into 'The Sweetness at the bottom of the Pie' by Bradley and liked the first chapter but we don't have enough copies to check one out.