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Last week I finished Gallows View by Peter Robinson, the first Inspector Banks novel. I'd read many glowing recommendations for this author, so I had high hopes, but the book was just ok. All the loose ends were tied up too neatly for my taste and I wasn't attached to any of the characters. I think I've actually read one or two of his other books and not previously added him to my mental "must read" list. My library has a collection of short stories by him, which I added to my wish list, perhaps I'll give him one more try. At least I didn't hate it as much as I hate Ian Rankin's books. In this category, Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley books are favourites.
I also finished listening to The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, which had been on my to read list for a while and I'd snagged for $4.95 in a sale on Audible. It was wonderful! Beautifully read by Lisette Lecat and I was transported to Botswana on my commute. I've been to Kenya, but strangely it reminded me more of the pace of life I'd experienced visiting my mother-in-law who lived for years on a boat in the the Caribbean.
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