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Presumed Dead is the fifth and last book in the Carter Blake series. Amazon put it better : 'What do you know about the Devil Mountain Killer?' THEN Adeline Connor was the Devil Mountain Killer's final victim. After she was gunned down, the murderer disappeared and the killing spree ended. NOW Carter Blake has been hired to do what he does best: to find someone. But this time he's hunting a dead girl - Adeline Connor's brother is convinced she's still alive. But this town doesn't want an outsider digging up old business. And as Blake gets deeper into the case, it starts to become clear that the murders didn't ju st stop fifteen years ago. The killer is on the hunt again. A satisfying crime novel that's well written and interesting. I guessed the protagonist fairly early on but that didn't spoil the story and the story is a good one. Well rounded characters, a good plot and plenty of action. Recommended.

The house of the dead that Fyodor Dostoevsky is referring to is a Siberian labour camp and the book portrays the horrorific life of the convicts. The book is based on Dostoevsky's own experiences in just such a labour camp. Despite the fact that the prisoners suffer horribly it's not a particularly horrific book to read, imho. It is extremely well written and very well translated - as far as I can tell - and is very well worth reading.

Unfortunately, the nearest bookshop is in a different council area to where we live and, here in Scotland, we are not allowed out of our area. *sigh*

There was a young man from Glasgow .......

Wilhelmina would just stand and stare At something that was barely there On closer inspection She's admiring her reflection Which was stunning, to be fair

The six book in the series of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children and according to Amazon the last one. I'll just quote form Amazon because they put it better : The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began - his grandfather's house. Jacob doesn't know how they escaped from V's loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned. After a narrow getaway from a blood-thirsty hollow, Jacob and Noor reunite with Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children in Devil's Acre. The Acre is being plagued by desolations - weather fronts of ash and blood and bone - a terrible portent of Caul's amassing army. Risen from the Library of Souls and more powerful than ever, Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains - deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones. If they can decipher its secret location. Jacob and his friends will face deadly enemies and race through history's most dangerous loops in this thrilling page-turner, the final adventure in the beloved Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series. I saw the similarities with Harry Potter in this one but I would heartedly recommend it. Riggs started the series with a box of unidentified photographs and wove a story around them. He's managed to create a six book series out of it.

I like stream-of-consciousness and would recommend Thomas Bernhard, Dostoevsky's Notes From Underground (be aware that this is also existentialism) and Dorothy M Richardson to name a few

Wilhelmina would just stand and stare At something that was barely there

A time when there was no war.. So peaceful it would make you snore

There once was a lad at the zoo Who very much liked the Gnu

His Royal Highness, Prince Philip

A grumpy old soldier named Billy... Looked down in his trousers when chilly But what he saw there.... He just couldn't bear

When Margaret discovered S&M She started to raise her hem A man called Steve Asked her to leave

My take on today's limerick When Margaret discovered S&M She started to raise her hem She got to her knees Saw nothing to please And decided to give up men

When Margaret discovered S&M She started to raise her hem

Young Fred had a thing about trains He was not, though, equipped with much brains.. He liked to choo choo

One morning on the Scarborough sands A cross donkey, I understand ... Took one look at the queue Didn't quite like the view

With my appetite sated by chocs I can't even fit in my socks! A good diet is required

Currently reading : The Drinker by Hans Fallada

Some people who think they are funny Should be given a run for their money

A man by the name of D. Crepit.... Once cooked a whole horse and then ate it. When he felt sick

In the good old days of yore Every town had it's own bookstore If you wanted to read To fulfil a need

Currently reading Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men, first of the Tiffany Aching, Discworld, series.

There once was giant rooster Wooed a chicken, and then seduced her He egged her on.... With a cheesy love song Which made him the perfect suitor. One day a girl from Glenfinnan

There once was giant rooster Wooed a chicken, and then seduced her He egged her on....