Thought Corridor

 Hello you, This blog post is going to be on another book. It is Scotland Yard’s Casebook of Serious Crime: Seventy-Five Years of No-Nonsense Policing by Dick Kirby published by Pen & Sword. Huge thanks to them and Netgalley for allowing me to review this one. Dick Kirby is a former experienced Met detective and it's really interesting to hear his take on these cases. Several years ago I read another of his works,  Whitechapel's Sherlock Holmes:  The Casebook of Fred Wensley and really enjoyed that one.   In this book Mr. Kirby has chosen a number of cases, some well known others less so and walks us through the various methods used by the police in order to track down the criminals. He is a very engaging narrator and I really enjoyed this book, it is a very engrossing read and fairly easy to read. I would really recommend this book, and will definitely look into more by him. It is perfect for fans of true crime. 

Hello you, Another day, another book review ! I will get back to other topics in the coming weeks. For example I want to talk about my interest (obsession?) in Sherlock Holmes along with a post about an Irish Sketch comedy group. Speaking of Sherlock Holmes, todays review will be on American Sherlock: Murder, forensics, and the birth of crime scene investigation by Kate Winkler Dawson. Huge thanks to Icon Books and to Netgalley as always for letting me review this. I've been a huge fan of the Holmes books since I was roughly 11 years old. (More about that in a latter post) so naturally when I saw this title I knew I had to request to read it. I am very glad I did. While being a huge Holmes fan I must admit I had never heard of  Edward Oscar Heinrich, known as the ‘American Sherlock Holmes’, so I was very interested to know more. The book was fascinating. Part true crime, part history lesson, and part biography,  the writer presents us with years of research in a way ...

 Hello you, Today's post is another book review. This one was The Irish Assassins by Julie Kavanagh. If I'm honest I was unsure what to make of this book. I have an interest in history but know almost nothing of Irish history. I've been to Ireland once (I went to Cork as a teenager, lovely place and I kissed the Blarney Stone in nearby Blarney Castle). I have a desire to visit Dublin in the future, fingers crossed I can arrange that at some point ! The reasons for that desire will have to wait for another blog post. Anyway, I'm rambling, back to the review. The synopsis of this book appealed to me, I like reading about true crime and am always interested to read on cases that I am unfamiliar with. I had assumed this book would simply walk me through the murders that took place in Dublin in the 1880's. However, this book, which is part true crime and part Irish history lesson, which, while I liked, at times I found the socio-political landscape a little hard going an...

Hello you, This post will focus on a review of Written in Bone Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind by Sue Black. Huge thanks to Skyhorse Publishing and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book. First things first, I'm a huge fan of Sue Black's work, absolutely loved her previous work All That Remains: A Life in Death. I'm also a huge fan of detective stories and true crime. When I read the synopsis of this book I knew I had to read it. It is sensational, incredibly well written, as I'd expect, and it's really engaging. The book is also very informative while not expecting you to have a scientific background to fully understand it. There are passages in the book that are graphic, certainly not for the faint hearted but personally I enjoy reading that level of detailed description. Dame Black is a fantastic narrator, her writing manages to be respectful while still maintaining an absorbing tone for the reader. If you have any interest in forensics the...

 Hello Friends,  The book I have just finished reading is  Stephen Hawking: A Memoir of Friendship and Physics. Huge thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to review this title. The reason for my wanting to read this book in the first place is simple, I have long been fascinated by Mr. Hawking, loved his outlook on life and enjoyed reading his works over the years. I've read other biographies which have been interesting but none captured the man as much as this book does I feel.  Leonard Mlodinow worked closely with Mr. Hawking over a period of two decades and was a great friend and it is interesting to read his account of their time together. The two had previously collaborated on other works including The Grand Design  and A Briefer History of Time.  It is an interesting book, very enjoyable too. However, a t times I must admit the theoretical physics parts were a little heavy going for me as I have no knowledge whatsoev...

Hello friends. This book review will focus on My Mess Is A Bit Of A Life by Georgia Pritchett. The title and synopsis of this book really spoke to something in me. I myself have long suffered with moderate anxiety and depression. When I was first diagnosed in my mid twenties it came as absolutely no surprise. I had long suspected I had an anxiety issue since my early teenage years, at first I pushed it to the back of my mind, assumed it was teenage hormones playing havoc with my system but as I got older and it got worse I knew I had to talk to someone about it. Not to go too much into the boring details, but I couldn't share this with my parents or friends so I went to a doctor...the less said about that visit the better, if I'm honest.  Long story short, I have an anxiety issue. I have had it for over half my life at this point. I have read about the subject, always looking for someone else who feels like I do. Needing to make sense of the little monster in my mind. That'...