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My holiday reading 2009
Homicide: A Year On The Killing StreetsHomicide: A Year On The Killing Streets by David Simon
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £3.89
Stunning. A beast of a book, but a total page turner. A true account of one year with the Baltimore Homicide department.
The Girl with the Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Buy new: £3.95 / Used from: £2.00
Fantastic Swedish thriller. Not for the squeamish.
Lush LifeLush Life by Richard Price
Buy new: £5.90 / Used from: £1.98
Great crime thriller from a master of the genre
Catch-22Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.29
First read this nearly 20 years ago. It's still as warped and as funny as I remember.
The Code of the WoostersThe Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
Buy new: £5.14 / Used from: £1.63
Some wonderful light relief here as Bertie wonders what on earth has happened to the cow creamer?
The TurnaroundThe Turnaround by George Pelecanos
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £1.45
Not a bad read, but not as memorable as I would have hoped.
Shutter IslandShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £3.07
A thoroughly enjoyable yarn. If the forthcoming movie is half as good as this, it'll be worth watching.