Novel Orkney Book Scheme Marks a 60th Anniversary Back in 1954 began a service of distributing books to avid readers in some of Orkney’s most far-flung islands by ways of library vans boarding and unboarding ferries. “…it is thought that it was the very first example of this type of service anywhere in the world” …” says Orkney library and … Continue reading →
How amazing! Our blog seems to possess a life of its own now, with its authors sometimes desperately trying to follow it ! There are so many roads opening everywhere that we sometimes feel as if lost in a labyrinth. Mind you ! That’s the kind of thing that may well happen to you if you visit some of the … Continue reading →
Okay Mairiuna! 🙂 It’s with great pleasure that I will try to shed some light on the prestigious 2006 to 2008 Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award honoring the very best in English crime and thriller writings. But before I disclose the names of the authors who received the ornamental dagger and a ÂŁ20,000 prize tied to it, let me jot down … Continue reading →
Very hot summer day in Bordeaux, especially in my attic room which overlooks our neighbours’s blue swimming pool ! I feel like flopping down on a deck chair in the garden with a good book and fresh lemonade. Of course I would choose a detective novel or a thriller ! It’s quite topical on Scotiana presently and the Scottish crime … Continue reading →
