Review: ROUNDING THE MARK, Andrea Camilleri - audio book
Updated: 2012-09-30 10:32:00
: : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 30 September 2012 Review : ROUNDING THE MARK , Andrea Camilleri audio book Published 2010 translated from Italian by Stephen Sartarelli audio version from Blackstone Audio Narrated by Grover Gardner
: Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Sunday , September 30, 2012 Montalbano's Wings of the Sphinx Last night's episode of Inspector Montalbano was The Wings of the Sphinx based on the book the eleventh in Camilleri's series It's available to watch online for two months and is repeated on Wednesday at 00:45. The naked body of a young woman is discovered on a beach near Vigata . The girl was shot in the face , her identity is unknown and the only clue police have to go on is a butterfly tattoo on her shoulder . Montalbano sets to work trying to establish the girl's identity and investigates possible links between the murder victim and a local charity with connections to the Church . Meanwhile , his relationship with Livia continues to suffer as
A couple more images from the AbeBooks’ Hackathon which concluded earlier today at the University of Victoria with a series of presentations from the hackers. Excellent work all round (a true 24-hour effort) and true innovation too.
One of our booksellers AlmostAll1stEditions attended yesterday’s book signing in London by JK Rowling for The Casual Vacancy. They took this photograph of the author – I love how she’s taken off her stilettos while doing the signings. Signed copies of the book are now available.
My favorite books are the ones in which I become totally immersed. I become attached to characters, invested in plot developments, and painfully, deeply emotionally involved in the story. Strange and exotic sounding people, unusual and fantastical food and drink, fictional sports – all the things a good book can make us long to experience. [...]
: : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 27 September 2012 Review : BLACK OUT , John Lawton first published 1995 this edition , Large Print , Chivers Press 1996 442 pages ISBN 0-7451-7963 source : my local library Synopsis Fantastic Fiction
The cover of this vintage children’s book caught my eye. You can see why: It’s an 1860 children’s book called Mee-a-ow! Or, Good Advice to Cats and Kittens by Robert Michael (R.M.) Ballantyne. Ballantyne was a 19th-century Scotsman who lived in Canada and worked for the early Hudson’s Bay Company. He was an incredibly prolific [...]
: : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 24 September 2012 Review : THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS , Agatha Christie first published 1952 aka MURDER WITH MIRRORS a Miss Marple story this edition published in the Hamlyn Agatha Christie Crime
: : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 22 September 2012 Review : THE GLASS ROOM , Ann Cleeves Published Macmillan 2012 ISBN 978-0-230-74582-7 373 pages Source : my local library 5 in the Vera Stanhope series Publisher's synopsis from
: Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , September 21, 2012 On Holiday The blog's going quiet for a few days as I take a week off in Norfolk . This photo of my destination was taken in July when there was sun , rather than September when there'll probably be rain Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 11:07 AM Labels : Holiday 2 : comments Margot Kinberg said . Enjoy your time off , Karen 12:24 PM Kathy . D said . While you're there , Karen , give our regards to Ruth Galloway . 10:28 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom 2013 International Dagger Eligibles Euro Crime Review Policy Updated About Me Karen Euro Crime Library Assistant , Cat Owner , Doctor Who , Crime Fiction and Teenage Fiction . fan View my
: Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , September 20, 2012 The Killing 3 coming soon The Telegraph has a review of The Killing III here concluding : with If season two of The Killing , with its highly militaristic storyline , slightly lacked the emotional heart of the Birk Larsen family in season one , then season three is a return to this series' best form . British audiences are in for a genuinely rare treat when it comes to BBC Four in . November The return date being mentioned on twitter is 17 November . Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 10:14 AM Labels : BBC4 Danish Crime Fiction The Killing 2 : comments ron.dobbyn said . Why wont uk tv show my favourite euro cop beck 10:44 AM Anonymous said . The 3rd season just started on Danish TV
: : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , September 19, 2012 Review : Dirty Little Secret by Jon Stock Dirty Little Secret by Jon Stock July , 434 pages , Blue Door , ISBN : 0007300751 Dirty Little Secret is the conclusion to the Daniel Marchant Legoland trilogy after Dead Spy Running and Games Traitors Play and takes place shortly after the dramatic conclusion to Games Traitors Play Salim Dhar , the world's most wanted terrorist and Daniel Marchant's half-brother is in the UK . Daniel and his girlfriend CIA agent Lakshmi are safe at an MI6 training centre in Gosport . The CIA think both are . traitors What no-one but Dhar , Daniel and Daniel's boss , Marcus Fielding , know is that Dhar is prepared to work for MI6. He will help keep
: Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , September 18, 2012 August Heat is next for Montalbano The next episode in this second run of Inspector Montalbano at 9pm on 22 September , is August Flame based on August Heat the tenth in Camilleri's series and one of my favourite books Inspector Montalbano discovers the existence of a secret underground dwelling beneath Mimi's family home and finds a trunk containing the dead body of a young woman who had disappeared six years earlier . As he begins his investigation , Montalbano makes the acquaintance of the victim's alluring twin sister . Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 9:58 AM Labels : Andrea Camilleri August Heat BBC4 Inspector Montalbano tv shows No : comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older
: : MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 18 September 2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet : R is for Ruth Rendell Continuing with my decision to feature books I've read this year , then my choice for the letter R is Ruth . Rendell This year I've read
: : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 17 September 2012 Review : LONG TIME COMING , Robert Goddard audio book audio version available at Audible.com book published 2009 narrator : David Rintoul length : 11 hours source : I bought it
: : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , September 13, 2012 Interview : Deon Meyer Today sees the UK publication of Deon Meyer's 7 Days the latest in the Captain Benny Griessel series . Deon's previous two books , Trackers and Thirteen Hours were both shortlisted for the CWA's International . Dagger I'm very chuffed that Mr Meyer has answered some questions for Euro Crime At the recent Harrogate Crime Writing Festval HCWF Jo Nesbo was asked what question would he ask his favourite authors and he replied : Why do you write So that's my first question : Why do you write Good question . And there is no simple answer , because the reasons have changed over the years . I started writing because the urge and need to do it I’ve had it since
: , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 13 September 2012 Forgotten Book PRELUDE TO TERROR , Helen MacInnes For many of my contributions this year to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books I am focussing on the books I read 20 years ago in 1992.
It’s almost scary how knowledgeable Ron Backer is on the subject of his new book, MYSTERY MOVIE SERIES OF 1930S HOLLYWOOD. Because whereas most authors might rewatch the 167 films covered, Backer has gone the extra mile by also reading or re-reading the books and short stories on which many of them were based. Those [...]
: : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , September 12, 2012 Review : Dead Before Dying by Deon Meyer I'll be posting an interview with Deon Meyer tomorrow to coincide with the UK publication of 7 Days Euro Crime will be also reviewing some of his earlier titles which have just been reissued . Today's review of Dead Before Dying Deon Meyer's first book , is by Michelle Peckham Dead Before Dying by Deon Meyer , tr . Madeleine van Biljon August 2012, 432 pages , Hodder Paperbacks , ISBN : 1444730711 Captain Mat Joubert , Murder and Robbery detective , is still going through the grieving process after the murder of his wife , Lara . He is overweight , drinks and smokes too much , and does no exercise . Colonel Bart de Wit , the new
: : Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , September 11, 2012 Inspector Montalbano : the case of the two titles The next episode in this second run of Inspector Montalbano at 9pm on 15 September , is the Game of Three Cards which is not based on any of the books in Andrea Camilleri's series but may be based on a Camilleri short story . The other title for it is Find the Lady The death of a local construction tycoon Girolamo Cascio leads Montalbano back to the murder of Cascio's leading competitor , Giacomo Alletto , who was shot and killed two decades earlier , a crime pinned on the man's business partner , Rocco Pennisi who was sent to jail . Lead as ever by his infallible gut feeling , Montalbano unearths a twenty-year-old conspiracy 
: Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , September 11, 2012 Romanzo Criminale returning to Sky Arts The second series of Romanzo Criminale begins on Sky Arts 1 on 18 September at . 9pm If you can't wait or don't have Sky Arts then you can buy the second series on DVD already , with English subtitles . It appears that the DVD of series 1 does not have English subtitles . Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 8:20 PM Labels : Italian crime Romanzo Criminale Sky tv shows No : comments Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom 2013 International Dagger Eligibles Euro Crime Review Policy Updated About Me Karen Euro Crime Library Assistant , Cat Owner , Doctor Who , Crime Fiction and Teenage Fiction . fan View my
: Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , September 10, 2012 The Killing Handbook The Bookseller has just reported that Orion are publishing a guidebook to The Killing written by Emma Kennedy and called The Killing Handbook on 15 November 2012. The tongue-in-cheek guide , written by actress and writer Emma Kennedy , will feature everything diehards and newcomers need to penetrate the world of Nordic noir , including instructions for knitting the famous jumper worn by protagonist Sarah . Lund The book has been given a seal of approval from Lund herself , with the actress who portrays the tireless detective , Sofie Gråbøl , writing its foreword . Read the whole article here Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 11:16 AM Labels : Emma Kennedy The
: : , MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 10 September 2012 Review : DRY BONES , Margaret Mayhew Published Severn House 2012 ISBN 978-0-7278-8180-9 151 pages source : my local library 3 in her village mystery series Publisher's Blurb Fantastic
: . MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 7 September 2012 They just leapt off the shelf . There's a very good reason , well two really , why I don't browse the actual shelves of my local . library The first is that they have such a good crime
: MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 6 September 2012 Past a couple of milestones Before the opportunity slips away I thought I'd just mention that this week I finished reading 100 books for the year actually 102 now but I'm a still a long way
: : , . MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 5 September 2012 Review : DEKOK AND THE DEAD HARLEQUIN , A.C . Baantjer Format : Amazon Kindle File : Size 1110 KB Print : Length 208 pages : Publisher Speck Pr March 31, 1993 first published in Dutch
: Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , September 05, 2012 Death in Breslau Cover Opinions This week's selection for cover opinions is the US and UK covers for Marek Krajewski's Death in Breslau tr . Danusia Stok which has just had its US release by Melville House the UK's by Quercus was in 2008 So what are your thoughts on the US LHS and UK RHS covers Which of these striking covers would entice you to pick the book up if you were not familiar with the books of Marek Krajewski If you have read it , how well do the covers match the story Read the Euro Crime reviews by me and Norman of Death in Breslau Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 8:50 AM Labels : cover opinions Death in Breslau Marek Krajewski 3 : comments Margot Kinberg said . Karen
: MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Pages Home 2012 Global Reading Challenge 2012 Reading Challenges Update Latest additions 2012 Reviews Authors A-Z Reading Challenges 2011 2011 Reviews 2010 reviews 2009 Reviews 2008 reviews Agatha Christie Novels Agatha Christie Short Stories Crime Fiction Alphabet All Reviews ranked Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival 5 September 2012 What I read in August 2012 August was a bit of a slow reading month for me . Books just took me a bit longer to read for some reason . Not because they were bad reads . though 4.5, THE
: Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , September 04, 2012 Inspector Montalbano Patience of the Spider is next The next episode in this second run of Inspector Montalbano at 9pm on 8 September , is Patience of the Spider based on the book the eighth in Camilleri's series Inspector Montalbano is puzzled by the kidnapping of Susanna Mistretta , a young woman whose once-wealthy family has fallen on hard times . When the kidnappers contact the family to demand a ransom , the responsibility of coming up with the money falls on an estranged relative . But something in the case just doesn't add up . Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 8:54 PM Labels : Andrea Camilleri BBC4 Inspector Montalbano Patience of the Spider 2 : comments Kathy . D said . Is