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Madeleine

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    What's the weather like?

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    We haven't talked about the weather in a while.....end of June we had the hottest day of the year so far, but given what the weather's been like that probably wasn't too difficult to achieve,and then July came, and it's rained pretty much all week so far.☔

    Madeleine's Book Log 2024

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    "Death Rocks" by L J Ross - this is the 21st book in the detective series set in Northumberland, and begins with the discovery of a local photographer's body, on the so-called Death Rocks, which are a treacherous area near Dunstanburgh Castle.  At first it's possible that it might have been an accident, but further investigation says not, and then when a woman is killed in a hit and run incident,the police discover a connection, albeit slight, and wonder if they have a serial killer on their hands.  They then start to investigate another,earlier death, also supposedly an accident, and realise that something very nasty indeed is going on, but who is behind it, and can they stop more "incidents" happening?  And when one of their team is injured, it becomes very personal indeed, which leads to a dramatic, twisty ending, which did feel a bit rushed and seemed to finish rather abruptly.  This wasn't a bad entry in the series, though Ryan is now so sainted he's one step away from being deified, which does make me roll my eyes, and all the good guys are just a bit too perfect, but it will be interesting to see how the storyline carries over into the next book.  7.5/10

    Madeleine's Book Log 2024

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    Exiles by Jane Harper -this is the 3rd in the Aaron Falk trilogy, which started with the superb The Dry,and features one of the police officers from that book,who Falk is visiting for the christening of his latest child, to whom he will be godfather. He's also there while the local festival takes place, which he also attended last year and he remembers a young mother leaving her baby and vanishing during the festival.  To commemorate this sad event, the missing woman's older daughter makes an appeal to the crowd, hoping to jog the memories of people who may have been visiting the year before, but aren't local, as all the locals were questioned at the time of her disappearance.  The woman's former partner is the brother of Falk's friend, so it's inevitable that he's drawn into trying to find the young mother.  And there's also an older mystery, of a local man who was killed in a hit and run incident, during an earlier festival several years ago.No one was ever found in connection with the accident, and the man's son is determined to find out what really happened. So Falk, despite being on holiday from his job as a Finance Investigator, finds himself involved with this incident too. I enjoyed this book, I've loved all Jane Harper's books and whilst this one was good I think it might be not quite as strong as the first two books in this series,but it's still an excellent read, well-written with vivid, believable characters. 8/10

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