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Framed

Picked up two new ones from the heavy hitters today - Grisham and Patterson. I try to keep the Patterson purchases down to just the Cross books, otherwise it's difficult to know where to stop, given that he (and his co-authors) pump them out at an alarming rate. Turns out I am a couple of years behind with the goings on Alex, Bree, Nana Mama et al, so I have just picked up Triple Cross to keep me in the loop.

As to the Grisham, possibly an alarming sign of a co-author here as well, but hopefully nothing to get too worried about - I'd be surprised if he started sharing out his fiction. This looks in the mould of The Innocent Man, and if the tales in Framed are anything like as good, then definitely worth a look.

As to the others, the Richard Coles was a bit a pre Christmas fun, and a decent signature rather than a scribble, and The Long Earth was an excellent charity first edition spot. Only one left in that series (Cosmos) to complete the collection.



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