The First Cut

This was a 3-star read in my head all the way through - and then I glanced at my other reviews of Robinson's books and had to bring it down a notch. All fair, it is an 'OK' read, but not much more. And certainly not more by Robinson's own high standards. 'Cædmon's Song' (with the unfortunate and gen......more

It's always good to pick up a book and recognise a place that is not explicitly written about in the text. In this case it's Woodhouse Moor in Leeds. The story is set in the 1980s and it does capture something of the dread for students of crossing that park after a night out at the Leeds University......more

I should pay better attention when I order books. This is a novel by Peter Robinson, the Yorkshireman who writes the Inspector Banks series. This book, Caedemon’s Song, did not feature Banks at all and I have to say I was disappointed when I realized this. But….my fault for not carefully reading the......more

Good! Really like Peter Robinson's writing style ( this was my first book by this author). Well developed believable characters, so that I could understand and even sympathize with their predicaments and actions/ reactions. Even though I suspected the hook at about the 60% mark, that did not even de......more

I loved this – I listened to it on Audio CD on a long work journey this week and drove past several service stations even thought I desperately wanted a coffee, just because I wanted to carry on listening. The book starts with a brutal attack (no graphic details as the victim can’t actually remember......more