Prize Night - Jim Cartwright

Advantages: A charming and pleasant read
Disadvantages: You need to be a cat lover to appreciate this series

...Qwilleran and his two Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum, but although there was some interest, there was not enough to keep her writing, so she left it for about twenty years before writing more. This time, the books attracted more interest and were nominated for a variety of crime fiction prizes. Braun has written over twenty books in this series, all of which begin with 'The Cat Who…'. The plot Jim Qwilleran (this is not a misspelling) receives a phone call from his former landlady, Iris Cobb, who runs a museum based in a deserted farmhouse one night. Although she believes and welcomes ghosts and spirits, this time there appears to be one who wants to frighten her to death. Jim promises to go over to her - but by the time he gets there, Iris' heart has given out and she is dead. Qwill does not believe in ghosts and is determined to get... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliantly written.
Disadvantages: Some bad language, but all in context.

...for Richard and Judy's Book Club awards in 2005. A BIT ABOUT THE AUTHOR Justin Cartwright was born in South Africa and educated in the US and Oxford. He wrote the Booker shortlisted novel In Every Face I meet and The Whitbread prize winning Leading the Cheers. I must assume that he is a very private man as I couldn't find anything else about him on the book itself or the Bloomsbury website. I would love to have any comments or recommendations for any of his other books you may have read.... Read review

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Advantages: Well written, Entertaining
Disadvantages: Minimal

...down next, he flees. Georgie, convinced that Jim was responsible but unable to take any action, turned to alcohol. However, her mother dies and this prompts her to stop drinking, and to some air being cleared with Jim – in a fashion, when an argument leads to him denying any responsibility for the attack on Luther’s dog and truck. Luther fled to Broome and beyond, and his fortunes fishing, hitching, and plain surviving are described in wonderful detail. Meanwhile, an uneasy peace follows as lethargy has kept Georgie with Jim, until Georgie discovers a letter in Jim’s desk with a Broome postmark. Forced to make decisions she started moving her things out of Jims house to Luther’s, still returning each night. Before she is out, over dinner one night, Jim tells Georgie he is going to Broome, and that he’d like her to go with her. For Jim... Read review

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