Another of my pre-Christmas haul of reading from Barbican Library, and still in the crime genre – not my usual fayre, but I like to dip into it every now and again.
I’ve read a few Kinsey Millhones before, and thought I’d best start from the beginning, and B was as close as I could get. I do have C and D on the bookshelves to speed on through though.
A Californian ex cop and feisty female private eye, Kinsey Millhone makes a good heroine, and Sue Grafton’s plots are convoluted enough to keep you turning the pages, while not having too many nightmare inducing moments.
Buy it: Amazon link
…. but Abby’s asked me not to tell anyone until the new year. It’s a relief to have handed over my very short letter, and to have started the path towards leaving. i can see that I’m going to have to get my Reasons for Leaving off pat.
….. Hello Norton Rose.
Despite the last minute curve ball, I’ve decided that I’m going to accept the offer from Norton Rose to join them as a project manager in their IT department, and I’ve just called Computer People Kate to let her know. She’s getting NR to send out my contract today.
Next task is to write my letter of resignation and hand it in to Abby without her thinking it’s a wind up…. wihch I think might be her first reaction after all the gallows humour of the past few weeks.
Quite the scariest crime novel I’ve read in a while, so no surprises that I had nightmares last night, even if all the twists and turns take place in the USA. Unlike the other books covering other parts of Kay Scarpetta’s life, she isn’t a central character in this one, which focuses more on the people close to her and her chillingly evil arch enemies.
I’ve missed out on a lot of background developments by skipping straight from Cruel and Unusual to Blow Fly, but that’s because the Barbican library didn’t have any of the ones in between, and I’m not enough of a crime fan to actually buy the books. As and when I see any, either in the library or second hand, I’d definitely pick them up – Patricia Cornwell writes good crime!
Amazon.co.uk link: Blow Fly – Patricia Cornwell
Amazon.co.uk list: Kay Scarpetta Collection (in order)
…. with a Pass with Merit!!
Hurrah – it *was* worth all the blood, sweat and tears (yes, all three), and it’s very good timing.
Fingers are firmly crossed for the rest of the S&S team.
Next stop – ISEB
The Open University’s M865 has been accredited by the Association for Project Management (APM). It has also been accredited as providing an equivalent training and written examination to that required for the Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) Certificate in Project Management for Information Systems.
