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Synopsis
A bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces. If she’s going to live long enough to testify, she’ll need help. Because a killer is coming to Bolton, a coldly proficient assassin who never misses.
Reacher’s original plan was to keep on moving. But the next 61 hours will change everything. The secrets are deadlier and his enemies are stronger than he could have guessed—but so is the woman he’ll risk his life to save.
I thoroughly enjoyed this instalment of Jack Reacher. I think a little space between reading the previous one and a couple of significant changes to the ‘normal’ Jack Reacher tale made me give this book 5 stars. I particularly liked how the weather impacted virtual every element of the story, something I can not recall Lee Child doing in a previous Jack Reacher story. Also the interaction between Reacher and the female connection in this book, is dealt with very differently, I don’t include spoilers in my reviews so can not elaborate on his.
This story line very cleverly brings together a South American drugs lord, the whole of the South Dakota Bolton Police force, a new prison, a gang of bikers, a retired librarian, a coach of 25 retired people and their driver on there way to visit Mount Rushmore and not forgetting Jack Reacher. Lee Child expertly unravels a great modern thriller, he really never does disappoint. I enjoyed reading all of the characters in the book, I never once felt the need to skip a paragraph. Deputy Andrew Peterson and ‘little old lady’ Janet Salter quickly had a rounded and respected relationship with Reacher, you could feel the emotion and turmoil they were experiencing.
One of my favourite Jack Reacher books, so far.
Synopsis
When a customer of William Doughty’s chemist shop dies of strychnine poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed, William is blamed, and the family faces ruin. William’s daughter, nineteen-year-old Frances, determines to redeem her ailing father’s reputation and save the business. She soon becomes convinced that the death was murder, but unable to convince the police, she turns detective.
Armed only with her wits, courage and determination, and aided by some unconventional new friends, Frances uncovers a startling deception and solves a ten year old murder. There will be more deaths, and a secret in her own family will be revealed before the killer is unmasked, and Frances will find that her life has changed forever.
Firstly I wanted to thank Hayley one of my blog readers for recommending this book to me. This Victorian murder mystery was a pleasant read. It follows a young lady Frances living with her father William Doherty a respected pharmacist in Victorian London. Frances dreams of becoming a pharmacist herself in her fathers business, these are dashed following her brothers illness. When Frances’s father becomes accused of poisoning a wealthy and respected customer, she sees it her duty to prove his innocents and save the reputation of the family business.
SynopsisJanuary 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb….
As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.
Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.
Written with warmth and humour as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.
What a heart warming story, through the bleakest of times for the islanders of Guernsey.
My Non Fiction Reads
The Queen’s Dolls’ House: A Dollhouse Made for Queen Mary by Lucinda Lambton
This book takes you through the inspiration and design of this magical house by Edward Lutyens, made specially for Queen Mary. The book leading you through the downstairs, gardens, garage first before leading you to the formal rooms of this upper class home of the 1920’s.
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