Author: Robinson, Peter

This is one of the books that Pat brought home from the Friends of the Library sale case. There are a number of Inspector Banks novels but this was the first for me.

Inspector Banks is investigating the death of a man on a remote walking path in a fictional English town. The dead man was a definite loner, a disgraced college professor and possibly a blackmailer or drug dealer. A series of background checks leads the team to one woman, Lady Veronica Chalmers, but with her connections in the police force they run into walls as the investigation moves along. Quite a surprise and quick ending to the book.

I’ll be returning this to the library along with my “real” library books as I think it can go back on the Friends of the Library shelf for someone else to pick up for $2.

Goodreads Rating: * * *

Author: Curnow, Fiona

I’ve been consolidating a few of my book lists; this one was on it and the library actually had it on their shelves. It was compared favourably to Where the Crawdads Sing but I didn’t enjoy it as much.

Tommy is from a Tinker family and, because of their past experiences, they keep pretty much to themselves. Charlotte receives a bike from her ailing father for her twelfth birthday. The two meet on the banks of a nearby river and become friends instantly. Trouble lies ahead for both children but they maintain a friendship over several years when Tommy and his family return to their summer camp.

Goodreads Rating: * * *