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I was in Asda earlier today. Never a particularly pleasant experience, but the main purpose of the visit was to pick up some remaining parts of a prescription from their in-store pharmacy that they hadn't had in stock from a previous visit.

I failed.

I managed to perfectly time my visit to coincide with the pharmacist's lunch break. Plus, I couldn't hang around long enough for them to return, as I had to be out in time to go and pick Nan up from her appointment at the osteopath.

Still, the silver lining was that I could pop up to their book aisle and see what was what. To my very pleasant surprise they had a couple of copies of 'Never Flinch'. Unexpected as it isn't supposed to be out until Tuesday, and at £11, it was definitely coming home with me, along with the latest, 29th, Reacher book (In Too Deep) to make sure the paperback shelf stays complete.

I may have to dive fairly straight into Never Flinch. Enjoy my head start.

Interesting to see this interview with Mr King published in the Toronto Star today. Let's hope he is able to keep going for many years to come, given the joy that he brings. Also interesting to discover that he is a Mick Herron fan (must get that set I've been looking at), but a particular delight to see that he reads Kate Atkinson. Magic!



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