Monthly Archives: April 2011

Review of William Ryan’s “The Holy Thief”

Posted on April 28, 2011 by dorothyjames

There is a great book club in my native Wales, called CardiffRead.  They meet once a month and communicate electronically in between. This month they are reading  William Ryan’s  The Holy Thief  (Minotaur, New York, 2010).  I bought this book … Continue reading →

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Quotations: And other people say . . .

Posted on April 27, 2011 by dorothyjames

 Erik Routley: In a perfect world there will be no need for detective stories: but then there will be nothing to detect. Their disappearance at this moment, however, will not bring the world any nearer to perfection. The high-minded would … Continue reading →

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