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I saw The Liar in a charity shop today, I regret not buying it.

I picked up Norwegian Wood today in a charity shop, I`m really looking forward to reading it.

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I`ve just reserved Cold Granite and Dying Light from the library, they sound pretty good from your review.

I see why you praised it so highly Adam, you`re not wrong.

Oh yes you must, it`s such a good story and it`s quite different (to other books I read at least) I can`t imagine anyone not liking it!

The Book of Lost Things ~ John Connolly "Everything you can imagine is real" High in his attic bedroom, twelve year old David mourns the loss of his mother. He is angry and he is alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in the myths and fairytales so beloved of his dead mother he finds that the real world and the fantasy world have begun to meld................... Thoughts This is the first John Connolly book that I`ve read, I`d read some good reports of it and was looking forward it. I found the book incredibly good, the story flowed and was well written. What an imagination John Connolly has, the story was riveting from the start and I found it easy to lose myself in it. It is the story of 12year old David, whose mother has died and war is beginning. David finds it hard to adjust to life without his mother and things get worse when his father remarries. They move into his stepmothers house and a new baby boy is born to the couple. David feels left out, angry and jealous, he escapes into a world of books. David soon finds himself in a fantasy land, a mix of twisted fairytales and horror. I really enjoyed this book and definately recommend it. 10/10

I was the same during the early chapters, and my Mum died 6 years ago!

Hello Blithe

I sympathise Roxi, my neighbours been having major work done and there`s been drilling, hammering and banging all day long for the last 3 weeks. It`s been driving me mad.

I love my papyrus bookmarks, they look beautiful and as I bought them myself when I was in Egypt, they bring back happy memories too.

Hello Shelley.

Thanks Charm, I`m looking forward to the next installment of Dexter too, shame it`s such a long wait but I`m sure it`ll be worth the wait. I`m loving Erica Spindler, must look out for more of her books, you must read Copycat if you haven`t yet, it`s brilliant, and Last Known Victim is well worth reading to

Last Known Victim ~ Erica Spindler For police captain Patti O`Shay, the discovery of a dead body is shocking, but part of the job. A dead body with the right hand severed is disturbing. But when a corpse is discovered with the police badge of her murdered husband, she is pushed over the edge. Driven by revenge, and working outside the law, Patti vows to track the monster responsible. But as the killings continue, it becomes clear that she is not the hunter - but the hunted. Thoughts Last Known Victim, is set in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurrican Katrina. During the clean up operation, police captain Patti O`Shays husband is found murdered. His murder went unsolved. Two years later a young womans body is found in a shallow grave, under the body is the police badge of Patti`s murdered husband. Patti is driven to solve the murder enquiry and find her husbands killer. I was quickly absorbed in this fast paced story. The characters, as I have come to expect from Erica Spindler, were well written and believable. I really felt for Patti, mourning the loss of her husband but unable to find closure as the case is unsolved. Last Known Victim was possibly in my opinion, not quite as good as, Copycat and Cause for Alarm, but it was still a very good and enjoyable read. 8/10

Hello Elgin

Lol, very true.

Hello Andy welcome to the forum.

BBQ, always good on a hot day.

Hello Emm, welcome to the forum. You`ll soon have so many recommendations you won`t know what to do with them all.

Dexter by Design ~ Jeff Lindsay Synopsis Dexter Morgan is back. After his surprisingly glorious honeymoon in Paris, life is almost normal for Dexter Morgan. Married life seems to agree with him: he`s devoted to his bride, his stomach is full, and his homicidal hobbies seem nicely under control. But old habits die hard - and Dexter`s work as a blood splatter analyst never fails to offer new temptations that appeal to his offbeat sense of justice.......and his Dark Passenger still waits to hunt with him in the moonlight. Luckily for Dex, there`s someone out there with particularly twisted tastes. Dexter may never have been a big fan of art - but the discovery of a corpse (artfully displayed as a sunbather relaxing on a beach chair)naturally piques his curiosity. Miami`s finest soon realise they`ve got a terrifying new serial killer on the loose. And Dexter, of course, is back in business. Thoughts Having been a little disappointed with the previous book, Dexter in the Dark, I looked forward to reading this - with my fingers crossed (the first two books had been so much better, in my opinion.) Jeff Lindsay didn`t disappoint this time, Dexter by Design was good from the start. There was plenty of wit and excellent one liners from Dexter and some parts had me laughing out loud. Dexter by Design is entertaining, it has a gripping plot and was a brilliant read from the first line. Of course, the really lovely thought is, that there`s the potential for so many more wonderful Dexter books from Jeff Lindsay! 10/10

I hope you do get to try it, I personally think it`s worth the wait.

Marmite is a spread made from yeast extract, it is delicious on toast or with cheese in a sandwich. People do tend to either love it or hate it though.

Thanks Mac, Erica Spindler is very good and definately worth checking out.