Thought Corridor

Hello you, The second book I'm going to review for the moment is The Dublin Railway Murder by Thomas Morris.  Now, as anyone who has ever read this blog of mine will know I have a particular interest in crime stories (obsession perhaps) there is no greater pleasure to me than a comfortable armchair, a cup of coffee at my elbow and a crime novel in hand. Heavenly ! I was initially attracted to this novel because of its title, I'm interested in Dublin (and fictional/real life murders). The fact that this book was set in the mid 1800's made it all the more perfect for me as this is an era with which I am fascinated. (Again, long time blog readers will know I'm a Sherlock Holmes fan). This is a locked room mystery essentially. Mr. Morris has meticulously researched this true crime story from archives and newspapers. While it is a true crime story it is paced just like a whodunnit. As the Irish police struggled to find the perpetrator of the murder of George Little detect...

 Hello you, I've finally been able to take a little break and update this blog. Things have been hectic here first with covid and the with the buisness...all quiet now, for a while at least so it seems like the perfect opportuntiy for me to review the two books I have recently finished. Huge thanks to the publishers and to Netgalley as always for giving me the opportunity to read and review. The first book is ' Index, A History of the' by  Dennis Duncan. Thank you to Netgalley publisher's Penguin Press UK - Allen Lane, for this review copy.    I chose this book because, like the author, I have a keen interest in language and literature and it was fascinating to see how Mr. Duncan charts the history of textual indexes from the earliest days of scrolls right up to the present technologically diverse world. (Due to my own interests I particually enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes references in Chapter 7). This book was very informative and the writer has a keen humour and it m...