Below is my list of mysteries read in September. Three of the books were part of a trilogy so for the purposes of this list, I count them as one book.
- The White Trilogy by Ken Bruen
- The Broken Shore by Peter Temple
- The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
- The Infernal Detective by Kirsten Weiss
- The Yard by Alex Grecian
- Vendetta by Michael Dibdin
A White Arrest introduces Chief Inspector Roberts and Detective Sergeant Brant. Brant is an immoral cop who does what he thinks he has to do to deal with criminals and stay alive. And what he does may not be strictly legal. Roberts is sixty-two and feeling his age. He has a wife and a teenage daughter, but police work (among other things) has strained their relationships. He has dreams of a real family life. WPC Falls is a young black woman trying to fit into a male-dominated profession. The story of Falls in this trilogy is heart breaking but also very affirming. She is a strong female character with a lot of facets to her character.
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9 comments:
You're making me pine for a bit of Bruen now! I hope you carry on with the series, will Glen be reading them?
Col, I will definitely be reading more Bruen. Glen read The Guards and plans to continue the Jack Taylor series. I don't know if he is interested in the Brant series.
Great variety, Tracy, and I think, realistically, I won't get to Bruen until after Christmas. I have to find some books from Asia and Australia to wrap up the Global Reading Challenge (I already have Japan) first.
Rebecca, I will be interested to see what you think of Ken Bruen when you read one of his books. For the Global challenge, I need one Australia, one Asia, and two Africa. I have them lined up, just got to read them.
Tracy, I have added THE WHITE TRILOGY to my list of probables. I'll have to see how I can get hold of a copy without having to buy one.
Prashant, The White Trilogy is worth reading but I know what you mean about the price. I had been trying to find those early books in that series for so long, I was willing to pay for the trade paperback, which was pretty expensive. I spent way too much on books this year and have to cut back. Really.
Tracy, not on account of the price but because I am not buying any new books till I have read many of the ones I already have.
Prashant, Well that is a good reason too. I am hoping to stick with a resolution to buy less books for several months. Having a place to put them is a problem too.
Good collection there Tracy, and you have (as ever) added a few to my list!
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