I've had a virus that I have struggled to shake so I've stuck to easy reads recently.
126. Call Time by Steve Jones
Here’s the Amazon blurb: Bob Bloomfield is, in the words of his best friend's wife, a 'selfish, arrogant a*sehole', who hasn't spent a great deal of time making friends in his 49 years on earth. But what if he could change? What if Bob could stop the very thing that has made him the man he is, the death of his younger brother, Tom in 1986. If he could save Tom, could he save himself? . . . And what if all it took was a phone call - to his childhood self? I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It’s not high literature but was a good, easy read.
127. The Delphi Effect by Rysa Walker
Anna Morgan never knows where she’ll encounter a ghost who will become a mental hitchhiker. When she picks up the spirit of a girl who was brutally murdered, Anna is pulled into a deadly conspiracy that extends to the highest levels of government. I quite enjoyed this, although it wasn’t an easy read at times.
128. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
A young boy is killed in a hit and run accident and this story follows the police investigation. There was a mildly interesting twist and that was it. I HATED this book, and particularly disliked the main detective’s patronising attitude towards his wife who was previously a police woman. Terrible ending with a series of ridiculous coincidences.
129. The Overlook by Michael Connelly
The latest in the Bosch series. A man is shot and the shit hits the fan when it is discovered he had access to radioactive material that has now gone missing. An easy read but I guessed the ending really early on.
130. Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
The latest in my Stephen King reread. And this one is a bit of a stinker. The central story didn’t interest me at all (some nonsense about an alien invasion), and the evocation of childhood, and the friendships you have when you are young, where King normally excels, were conspicuous by their absence. One of my least favourite King novels so far.
131. White Silence by Jodi Taylor
I love the Chronicles of St Mary’s and Time Police series by the same author so I thought I’d give this series a go. Elizabeth Cage can see things that others can’t and this ability makes her of interest to the authorities who want to make use of her ability to read people. I really enjoyed it, especially the central partnership, despite it being a bit unfocused. I’ve bought the second in the series as an audiobook to listen to once I finally finish the latest Strike book.