A collage of the 6 books I’ve read over the last 7 days lazing by the pool
Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell; This first book of a trilogy tells how Thomas of Hookton leaves his native Dorset to fight aginst the French in Brittany and, afterwards, at the battle of Crecy in Picardy.
Holly by Stephen King; The return of Holly Gibney, the Private Eye from an earlier set of books, Mr Mercedes, Finders Keepers, The Outsider etc in her first stand alone novel sees her tracking down missing residents of her home town post Covid.
If it Bleeds by Stephen King; Four short stories from the absolute master of his genre, one of which is a standalone Holly Gibney short story following on from her adventures in The Outsider.
The Girl in the Eagles Talons by Karin Smirnoff; the latest in the dysfunctional cyber goth Lisbeth Salander books originally by Steig Larsson.
Joe Country by Mick Herron; the 6th book in the tales of the failed MI5 spooks consigned to Slough House, known as Slow Horses, under the control of Jackson Lamb (played with great aplomb by Gary Oldman in the Apple TV series of the books) to do his bidding or resign.
The Fourth Prophecy by Glenn Cooper; the 5th book in his Cal Donovan series (Donovan being a poor man’s Robert Langdon)
All highly enjoyable and all highly recommended (if you like these genres, if not, then that’s fine by me, be a boring world if we all liked the same things)
@monikozi - I should have said, these are all on my Kindle, along with hundreds of others. A book a day, usual for me when on holiday. I’d actually started the Bernard Cornwell book a week before we flew (I read every night for around 45 minutes after going to bed (helps me wind down)). Poolside from 9am to 6pm gives plenty of time to read a book.
Interesting list. I just finished Fairy Tale by Stephen King. Not his scary normal but a lot of fun and great detail of course. I think his short collections make the best movies, because his full length have too many details that have to be left out.
Heheee... i should have imagined... i mean: who travels with 6 books on holidays? I did have 3 with me on my holiday. Hence my default mode that others travel with books, too.
