Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
BOOK OF THE WEEK with Linda Jennings. SLEEPING IN THE GROUND, Peter Robinson, ISBN 9781444786927 (HODDER)
BD6.800 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and now divides his time between Richmond and Canada. Peter has written 22 books in the bestselling DCI Banks series as well as two collections of short stories and three standalone novels, the most recent of which is Number One bestseller BEFORE THE POISON. The critically-acclaimed crime novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the US, Canada and Europe and are published in translation all over the world.
Peter’s DCI Banks is now a major ITV1 drama and this is the latest in the book series:
A shocking mass murder occurs at a wedding in a small Dales church and a huge manhunt follows. Eventually, the shooter is run to ground and things take their inevitable course. But Banks is plagued with doubts as to exactly what happened outside the church that day, and why.
Struggling with the death of his first serious girlfriend and the return of profiler Jenny Fuller into his life, Banks feels the need to dig deeper into the murders, and as he does so, he uncovers forensic and psychological puzzles that lead him to the past secrets that might just provide the answers he is looking for.
When the surprising truth becomes clear, it is almost too late.
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THE WHISTLER, John Grisham, Isbn 9781444799132 (HODDER)
BD3.400 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
The most corrupt judge in US history and a young investigator with a secret informant adds up to the electrifying new thriller by master story-teller John Grisham.
Lacy Stoltz never expected to be in the firing line. Investigating judicial misconduct by Florida’s one thousand judges, her cases so far have been relatively unexciting. That’s until she meets Greg Myers, an indicted lawyer with an assumed name, who has an extraordinary tale to tell.
Myers is representing a whistle blower who knows of a judge involved in organised crime. Along with her gangster associates this judge has facilitated the building of a casino on an Indian reservation. At least two people who opposed the scheme are dead. Since the casino was built, the judge has made several fortunes off undeclared winnings. She owns property around the world, hires private jets to take her where she wishes, and her secret vaults are overflowing with rare books, art and jewels.
No one has a clue what she’s been doing - until now.
Under Florida law, those who help the state recover illegally acquired assets stand to gain a large percentage of them. Myers and his whistle blower friend could make millions. But first they need Lacy to start an investigation.
Is she ready to pit herself against the most corrupt judge in American history, a judge whose associates think nothing of murder?
My favourite
read of the week
THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON, Kelly Barnhill, Isbn 9781616205676 (WORKMAN PUBLISHING) BD5.200 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorising their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is kind. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.
However, one year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic.
Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna’s 13th birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge - with dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby. A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth’s surface. And the woman with the Tiger’s heart is on the prowl . . .
This is a gorgeous hardback fantasy novel. Likened to Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz, it has won just about every book award for Junior Fiction over the last two years, including the 2017 Newbery Medal. No matter your age - if you love a sumptuous spellbinding fairy tale, this is the book for you.
