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Books I have read in 2009, part 2
The Cipher Garden (Lake District Mystery)The Cipher Garden (Lake District Mystery) by Martin Edwards
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £1.65
Decent mystery sequel.
ARSENIC LABYRINTH, THEARSENIC LABYRINTH, THE by Martin Edwards
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £2.02
Enjoyable third instalment in the "Lake District Mystery" series.
One Good Turn: A Jolly Murder MysteryOne Good Turn: A Jolly Murder Mystery by Kate Atkinson
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01
Disappointing follow-up to "Case Histories" - readable, but too much waffle and the plot relies too heavily on coincidence.
Glass of TimeGlass of Time by Michael Cox
Buy new: £5.56 / Used from: £1.97
Well-written and better than its predecessor, if as equally entirely predictable in its plot.
The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room"The New York Trilogy: "City of Glass", "Ghosts" and "Locked Room" by Paul Auster
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01
Surprising, thought-provoking, intriguing set of three novellas that play with the idea of the detective story.
IndignationIndignation by Philip Roth
Buy new: £5.66 / Used from: £2.85
Thoroughly enjoyable short novel about a college student's choices.
Sputnik SweetheartSputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £5.07 / Used from: £0.97
Intriguing and entertaining tale.
The Cry of the OwlThe Cry of the Owl by Patricia Highsmith
Buy new: £4.96 / Used from: £1.00
Sinister as ever, but a frustrating read at times and it's difficult to care about the lead character.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Penguin Modern Classics)One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Penguin Modern Classics) by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Buy new: £5.16 / Used from: £0.01
So atmospherically written - I could feel the cold, my boots crunching on snow, the hunger! Sobering account of life in one of Stalin's gulags.
The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics)The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus
Buy new: £5.79 / Used from: £1.88
The Collector (Vintage Classics)The Collector (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £2.26
As I Lay DyingAs I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Buy new: £5.20 / Used from: £2.62
IntimacyIntimacy by Hanif Kureishi
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.01
When Will There be Good News?When Will There be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01
Now You See HimNow You See Him by Eli Gottlieb
Buy new: £4.74 / Used from: £0.97
Lolita (Read Red)Lolita (Read Red) by Vladimir Nabokov
Buy new: £5.80 / Used from: £2.80
HeliopolisHeliopolis by James Scudamore
Buy new: £7.76 / Used from: £3.31
Tell No OneTell No One by Harlan Coben
Buy new: £4.96 / Used from: £0.99
Passable thriller that gets you to turn the pages but doesn't bear too much close examination...
The Woman in Black (Vintage Classics)The Woman in Black (Vintage Classics) by Susan Hill
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £2.19
Well-written, effective ghost story.
The Girl On The LandingThe Girl On The Landing by Paul Torday
Buy new: £4.15 / Used from: £2.46
Enjoyable read, though not entirely convincing.
The Death of Grass (Penguin Modern Classics)The Death of Grass (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Christopher
Buy new: £5.45 / Used from: £3.44
Chilling post-apocalyptic tale as a family man struggles to survive.