Originally Posted by
Fellbeast
Ironically in lockdown, without the dead time of my daily 3.5 hour commute to and from Leeds, I’ve had far less time for reading than normal. In the last year though I have read or re-read all 5 (so far) of the Robert (or should I say JK?) Galbraith Strike novels, which are fantastic and knock the still pretty good BBC adaptation out of the park
I’ve also re-read Lord of the Rings, which is almost an annual thing for me and kept up to date with the Date with D.... novels of Julia Chapman, our local author hereabouts. Her books follow the adventures of an ex-copper Samson, who now runs a detective agency, and Delilah the daughter of a sheep farmer who runs a dating agency.... but also helps Samson with his detecting. It’s set in Bruncliffe which is actually Settle in all but name and is lighthearted and fun primarily, but with local criminality and murders afoot. It’s exactly like real life in fact in Settle....
I’ve also just finished Sicily ‘43 by James Holland, the account of the allied invasion of Sicily in the summer of 1943. Which was pretty good as these things go - it was still tricky to follow exactly who was where and what division or battle group they were in but at the same time it covered a little before mentioned and key invasion of WWII with lots of detail
Next up.... Date with Deceit :)