Well - a bit of a mix after a long break. Last blog I mentioned starting a book called "The Whisperer" by Donato Carrisi - touted to be an Italian version of Stieg Larsson. The book is about finding a grave of arms cut off from abducted girls - a tad macabre I would have htought - but it did get your attention. The book followed the story through a young police officer her spent her life finding lost children and her interaction with the criminologist and his team who were searching for the serial killer. I am not sure if it is at Larsson level, but it was well written with lots of twists and social commentary - and well worth the read! It came to a satisfying conclusion - quite unexpected .... but as you look back it even makes sense.....
After that break, I continued on my roll with Michael Connelly and his series following through Harry Bosch of LA Police Department - his dogged determination to find the bad guys, his fight with giving up smoking, his clashes with the police hierarchy, his romances and not - and all in all a really good read. So after the Last Coyete and Trunk Music, I read Angel's Flight, A Darkness More Than Night, City of Bones and Lost Light! I told you I was on a roll! And there are more of the series to read. But I thought I should vary my reading or go totally mad. [What is the attraction in such plots as homicide stories? Is it the trying to work out "who dunnit?" Is it because we "become" part of an important mission to right a wrong? Or is it sheer escapism that provides our brains with an escape from other pressing demands?]
So, I bought a hard copy of Daniel Silva's "Portait of a Spy" where Gabriel is forced out of his retirement on the coast of Cornwell to take on suicide bombers. I have only just started - but it seems like it is as good as those before it! So nice being able to follow a series - particlarly when you see the characters develop over time.
I have also downloaded "A Dance with Dragons: Book 5 of A Song of Ice and Fire" by George Martin! I read the first of the series some time ago and now look forward to the culmination. The TV series "A Game of Thrones" based on the first book - is awesome! So well filmed and so close to the plot and feel of the book. More of this later!
So I languish in fiction and again fail to get more into philosophy and theology. If you know a good book out there to get me back on track in considering the weightier issues of life, religion or the world, please let me know - I would hate to become Alice in Wonderland and lose site of "reality" amongst the good stories.
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