tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post7253737942393186313..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: HELEYNE HAMMERSLEY - CLOSER TO HOME (2017)col2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-56380833191431775452017-10-13T09:02:06.189-07:002017-10-13T09:02:06.189-07:00Prashant, I'd forgotten that mining provided t...Prashant, I'd forgotten that mining provided the back-drop to many Westerns.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-62601400878494551012017-10-13T04:32:01.246-07:002017-10-13T04:32:01.246-07:00Col, for some reason I like novels set in the back...Col, for some reason I like novels set in the backdrop of mining and mining communities, even if this one is so directly. Perhaps, it has to do with my liking for Westerns.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-77825367966527787532017-10-12T22:58:16.068-07:002017-10-12T22:58:16.068-07:00Tracy, I think you might like this one.Tracy, I think you might like this one.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-65289597969897166172017-10-12T19:32:11.758-07:002017-10-12T19:32:11.758-07:00This sounds very good, Col. I like police procedur...This sounds very good, Col. I like police procedurals, and the flashbacks to the 80s sound appealing too. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68588221305122397492017-10-12T05:40:09.814-07:002017-10-12T05:40:09.814-07:00Margot, I really liked this one on a couple of lev...Margot, I really liked this one on a couple of levels. It was an interesting time in the UK, not least because I was just turning into adulthood myself and forming lots of opinions on things.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-79554194083114817592017-10-12T04:27:10.615-07:002017-10-12T04:27:10.615-07:00This does sound like a good read, Col. When it'...This does sound like a good read, Col. When it's done well, the use of two timelines can be really effective. And I like the use of the miners' strike as a context. As you say, lots of interesting material there for a story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-51670751716457157112017-10-11T23:23:22.261-07:002017-10-11T23:23:22.261-07:00Paul cheers. Not sure if I have that one among my ...Paul cheers. Not sure if I have that one among my McDermid stash, I'll have a look.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-54888090535581029422017-10-11T23:11:53.447-07:002017-10-11T23:11:53.447-07:00Sounds good. Val McDermid's A Darker Domain is...Sounds good. Val McDermid's A Darker Domain is a really good book connected to the miners' strike.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.com