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Berty bass wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:55 pm Just read the first of Mick Herron's 'Jackson Lamb' books (of which there are five in total) and immediately bought the next two. Slow Horses is the first. Spy novels/thrillers which have a wry sense of humour and a cast of intriguing and engaging characters. The first was really well reviewed and regarded and subsequent ones drew even more positive comments and reviews. I'm looking forward to reading them myself.
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I thoroughly enjoyed them. The sixth book in the series (which I haven't got yet) is now out, by the way. It's called "Joe Country"
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I am Pilgrim - absolutely superb!
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slinger wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:41 pm I've just read and enjoyed David Lagercrantz's "Fall of Man in Wilmslow," which is about Alan Turing's suicide, and the young Detective Constable tasked with investigating it.

I'm moving on to the same author's continuation of Steig Larsson's "Millennium" trilogy next.
Added that to the reading pile. Ta. Not sure about the continuation of Steig Larrson, but will probably read that too.
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It's national poetry day.
So here's some.
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'The Iron Man Of Rap' from 3mins 55secs...

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Valve amplifiers by Morgan Jones :grin: I can't put it down .
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karatestu wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:17 am Valve amplifiers by Morgan Jones :grin: I can't put it down .
Is that Sci-fi or a murder-mystery Stu? :mrgreen:

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Fretless wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:48 am
karatestu wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:17 am Valve amplifiers by Morgan Jones :grin: I can't put it down .
Is that Sci-fi or a murder-mystery Stu? :mrgreen:
I think it was written for heating engineers. ;)
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Fretless wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:48 am
karatestu wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:17 am Valve amplifiers by Morgan Jones :grin: I can't put it down .
Is that Sci-fi or a murder-mystery Stu? :mrgreen:
Definitely scifi. A bunch of heating engineers on an alien planet :grin:
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