Solo

Boyd, W. (2014). Solo. London: Vintage

Dr Anne is a longtime fan of William Boyd.  He was asked to write a Bond story so Dr Anne eagerly anticipated the read.  Dr Anne has read many William Boyd books but no Ian Fleming books so she wondered...

This last weekend brought snow, wind, cold weather so the book was opened and the pages were turned.  Part one was set in West Africa, part two in Washington DC where Bond went solo to revenge the happenings in Africa.

All in all it wasn't quite as enthralling as Restless, Ordinary Thunderstorms and Sunset.

The Darkest Goodbye

Gray, A. (2016). The Darkest Goodbye. London: Shore.

Dr Anne's friends Moira and Joan came for coffee.  Joan returned a book to Moira.  Moira left it lying on Dr Anne's table.  With the arrival of the beast from the east Dr Anne was at a loose end and picked up the book.

Det. Constable Kirsty Wilson's first case - is it euthanasia or murder?  There were a number of deaths in homes and nursing homes of people who were severely disabled.  It could be seen as natural causes but no when autopsies were conducted the bodies were found to to have had large quantities of morphine.  Is this because they have asked for it, a family member has paid for it, or is it murder?

Det. Constable Wilson, Det. Sergeant Murdoch and Det. Superintendent had their work cut out.