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Standard whodunit set in medieval times but with modern language. I like well-worn patterns in 12-bar blues, but this is much longer than any blues number. I’d heard that Simon R. Green has a lot of humour in his writing, but it’s not on display here.

Reading this via the Dracula Daily emails; hoping to catch up over the long weekend.
As can be expected from classic literature that continues to be read today, it's well put-together and I enjoy the differences from the stereotype (did you know he has facial hair?). Reading this in 2023, I'm impatient with Van Helsing constantly saying that he can't tell anyone what he knows yet. Still good though.

Reading through Dracula Daily newsletter.

“You’ll get one email with the day’s events of Dracula, as they happen. Some days you won’t get email at all, and a few times in the summer we’ll go weeks without an update. But never fear - Dracula is inexorable.”

March 4: Finished Book 1: *** Fun. The only surprise was the amount of extraneous drinking and smoking descriptions.

The Year of the Jackpot ****

Prospecter's Special ***
The Girls and Nugent Miller ***
Meeting of the Minds ***

Prospector’s Special ****

The Year of the Jackpot ***

I probably shouldn't be reading such a depressing book in a pandemic. It's good but often doesn't fit my mood.

Sorta cheating with the Graphic Audio adaptation.

Cramming for a CISO interview tomorrow...

Reading an old favourite to the kids.