The votes have been counted and without needing a recount I can say that this month’s book is; Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (and as…
Virtual Crime Book Club – November’s Voting and Video!
This month is an unusual month in that we will have two virtual crime book club meetings. We had one last night and the next one falls on Monday 30th November. (8 pm GMT – UK time zone.) Last night we discussed The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah. An Agatha Christie Poirot revival, at the…
Virtual Crime Book Club – What We’re Reading for November
The members have voted and the winning book for classic crime month is; The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah ‘I’m a dead woman, or I shall be soon…’ Hercule Poirot’s quiet supper in a London coffeehouse is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered. She is terrified…
Virtual Crime Book Club – Video and Voting
It was October’s book club last night and we discussed A Dark Matter by Doug Johnstone. It wasn’t one of the member’s favourite books. You can view the meeting below. Do not watch if you are planning to read the book as it contains spoilers as always. For November we are reading a classic…
Virtual Crime Book Club – This Month’s Read
The vote was a draw so I have had to step in and choose between the two winning books. I don’t normally vote so times like this are a one off. This month we are reading; A Dark Matter by Doug Johnstone Meet the Skelfs: well-known Edinburgh family, proprietors of a long-established funeral-home business, and…
Virtual Crime Book Club – Video and Voting!
Last night was the book club’s fifth meeting where we discussed Mark Billingham’s Their Little Secret. There was a surprise for members at last night’s meeting though as Mark joined us for a brief Q&A for the first fifteen minutes of the meeting before we went on to discuss the book. He was warm, friendly…