Past Reason Hated

The body of Caroline Hartley is found one evening before Christmas by her lover, Veronica Shildon. It is a cosy scene–log fire, sheepskin rug, Vivaldi on the stereo, Christmas lights and tree–but Caroline is naked and covered in blood. Detective Constable Susan Gay is the first detective at the scene. She has recently been promoted to C.I.D. and the case soon takes on overwhelming professional and personal importance for her. DC Gay and Chief Inspector Alan Banks soon find plenty of suspects as they begin to delve into Caroline’s past and the women’s present life: Veronica’s ex-husband, who is a well-known composer; a feminist poet; the cast and crew of a play Caroline was rehearing; and Caroline’s eccentric, reclusive brother, Gary Hartley. Inspector Banks’s fifth case is an ironic, suspenseful tale of family secrets, hidden passions and desperate violence. Winner of 1991 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel.

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Revolt

Tredje delen av Hungerspelstrilogin.

Rebellerna har gjort uppror. Katniss är räddad. Distrikt 12 ligger i ruiner. Peeta är kvar i huvudstadens våld. Finns verkligen distrikt 13? Kommer Katniss och Peeta att återförenas eller tar huvudstaden Peeta från henne. Var är hennes mamma och lillasyster? Och vilka andra från distrikt 12 har undkommit? 

Den var också bra men av någon anledning fastnade jag inte lika mycket för denna.

Fatta eld

En cynisk teve-värld där deltagarna tävlar med livet som insats. Detta kan vara verklighetens underhållning i framtiden...
Katniss trodde att en vinst i Hungerspelen var lika med framgång, lycka och berömmelse, men istället skulle det bara leda till fruktan och att hon blev ökänd. Huvudstaden är inte nöjd med henne. Hennes prestationer på arenan har gjutit mod i rebellstyrkorna ? och i takt med att upproret växer sig starkare, ökar också riskerna för Katniss och de hon älskar ? inklusive de två killar som slåss om hennes gunst. Varje val hon gör får ödesdigra konsekvenser. Och det är då huvudstaden blottar sin slutgiltiga fälla...

Bra, Sträckläste den och ska ny börja direkt med del tre...

Mud, sweat and tears

Bear Grylls is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on the Isle of Wight, he was taught by his father to sail and climb at an early age. Inevitably, it wasn't long before Bear was leading out-of-bounds night-climbing missions at school. As a teenager, he found identity and purpose through both mountaineering and martial arts, which led the young adventurer to the foothills of the mighty Himalaya and a grandmaster's karate training camp in Japan. On returning home, he embarked upon the notoriously gruelling selection course for the British Special Forces to join 21 SAS - a journey that was to push him to the very limits of physical and mental endurance. Then, in a horrific free-fall parachuting accident in Africa, Bear broke his back in three places. It was touch and go whether he would ever walk again. However, only eighteen months later and defying doctors' expectations, Bear became one of the youngest ever climbers to scale Everest, aged only twenty-three. But this was just the beginning of his many extraordinary adventures...Known and admired by millions - whether from his global adventure TV series, as a bestselling author, or as Chief Scout to the Scouting Association - Bear Grylls has survived where few would dare to go. Now, for the first time, Bear tells the story of his action-packed life. Gripping, moving and wildly exhilarating, "Mud, Sweat and Tears" is a must-read for adrenalin junkies and armchair adventurers alike.

Den här boken får totalt toppbetyg. Så bra!!! Bear är så bra för han är helgalen men också djup och ödmjuk... och väldigt brittisk.

The Hanging Valley

The Hanging Valley is the fourth novel in Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series, following on from A Necessary End. A faceless corpse is discovered in a tranquil, hidden valley below the village of Swainshead. And when Chief Inspector Alan Banks arrives, he finds that no-one is willing to talk. Banks's frustration only grows when the identity of the body is revealed. For it seems that his latest case may be connected with an unsolved murder in the same area five years ago. Among the silent suspects are the Collier brothers, the wealthiest and most powerful family in the area. When they start using their influence to slow down the investigation, Banks finds himself in a race against time . . .