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1989 Booker Prize winner from Darren's bookshelves by an author who had managed to completely evade my notice. This reminds me a) that Darren's got some really good stuff I should read, b) that books that win prizes are sometimes very good indeed and I should try more of them and c) that I should search out new authors more often.

Borrowed.

I didn't enjoy this nearly as much as the first book featuring Kay Farrow. It's taken me a long time to get around to reading it. I'm like that sometimes when it comes to sequels to books I've liked a lot. It's by no means a bad book it just didn't capture my imagination like The Magician's Tale did. In this one Kay gets caught up following up on what her elderly photography mentor Maddy was up to before her untimely death.

Purchased on 15th November 2002.

Decent mystery with more of Kinsey's past coming to the fore. Nothing terribly special but an enjoyable read.

Borrowed.

A copy of this book is available on BookMooch.

A look at the maths behind the idea that there are 'six degreees of separation' and other networking theories. Interesting stuff and I like the fact that the author is not afraid to include plenty of graphs to illustrate his ideas, popular science books that insist on using only words drive me nuts.

Borrowed.

In the beginning I liked the style of this book and the fact that I was finding a story that revolves around an Inland Revenue tax inspector interesting amused me too. As the book went on though I didn't find the plot to be gripping enough and the elegance I found in the writing was really just because it's written in the present tense. Not a bad book but not enough to make me look the author out again.

Borrowed.

A copy of this book is available on BookMooch.