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Mark is finished with The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime
Like most things, this is a game of two halves. Sadly most people will have burnt their bagpipes before the halftime porridge. The second half is where the good yarns are, and you don't you just know it " There's been a murdah."
Apr 19, 2026 12:03PM Add a comment
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime

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Mark is finished with King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)
A quick read. Unmemorable and predictable plot and characters.
Dec 11, 2025 11:39PM Add a comment
King's Ransom (87th Precinct, #10)

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Mark is starting Serpents in Eden: Countryside Crimes
A shallow furrow holds no water, and this compilation barely crawls out of the suburbs.
Mar 11, 2025 03:09AM Add a comment
Serpents in Eden: Countryside Crimes

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Mark is starting Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute
Final day in the life of a non-smoking, teetotal vegetarian pet lover.
He didn't like Mondays.
Jan 10, 2024 07:27AM Add a comment
Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute

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Mark is finished with Tokyo Year Zero (Tokyo Trilogy, #1)
Itchy and Scratchy meet, I say, meet Foghorn Leghorn.
Jul 28, 2021 11:12PM Add a comment
Tokyo Year Zero (Tokyo Trilogy, #1)

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Mark is reading The Woman in Black
A fair stab at a Victorian ghost story.
Sep 19, 2017 07:45AM Add a comment
The Woman in Black

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Mark is reading Edgar Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living (Icons)
An excellent short biography cum critique.
Jun 22, 2017 04:41AM Add a comment
Edgar Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living (Icons)

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Mark is reading Dirty Havana Trilogy
Some decent parts but it's mainly "Carry On Castro"
Jun 16, 2017 04:04AM Add a comment
Dirty Havana Trilogy

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Mark is reading A Murder of Quality (George Smiley, #2)
Not much to Smilie about here.
Jun 16, 2017 03:58AM Add a comment
A Murder of Quality (George Smiley, #2)

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Mark is reading Crush
Decent little noise novel.
May 21, 2017 01:10AM Add a comment
Crush

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Mark is starting Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm
A decent yarn,darker than a Pontefract cake.
Mar 28, 2017 05:28AM Add a comment
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm

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