Literature What are you currently reading?

[Raven]

I just read "Dissection of a Murder" which is a debut novel by Jo Murray. It is being adapted for season two of the TV series "Presumed Innocent." This is a legal thriller taking place in the UK so the legal terms are a bit different and it was interesting learning about the court system there. It's about a young woman defense attorney defending a murder suspect. The prosecutor is her older more experienced husband. This book has a lot of twists and the end is mind blowing. I hope Ms Murray writes another book soon.

I couldn't remember who mentioned that book to me and it was you! I thought it was someone from one of my book groups. I just bought that today.

 

[Emma JC]

only 150 pages left.... trying to drag it out

well, this is a first for me - I finished For Whom the Belle Tolls yesterday and went right back to the beginning and started again - I am not going to read the whole thing again just up to a certain part that I have in mind - there are very few books that I read more than once and never have I started over immediately - The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery is the book that I have read the most - my honey wants to read this one so I am likely going to buy it and also a couple for family and friends (not my family as there is too much "intimacy")

Emma JC
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[PTree15]

I finally finished "The Secret of Secrets" by Dan Brown. I don't remember if I read "The Da Vinci Code" or just saw the movie but it was a long time ago. I haven't read any other books by him. This new one came up on one of my suggested for you lists and sounded interesting. This was not a fast fun read. It is about a CIA project on brain implants and goes into a LOT of technical and medical detail. There is conspiracy and murder and great descriptions of Prague where it takes place. It's a history lesson as well. It was a pretty good thriller but I just didn't really connect with the main characters. I probably won't read anything else by Mr. Brown. LOL

I remember all the buzz/raving about The Da Vinci Code when it came out. I finally got around to reading it and was like, meh. I found Brown's writing very pedestrian. I haven't read anything else by him.