Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated Night Song of the Last Tram - A Glasgow Childhood in Books
Jul 2, 2019
The York-Antwerp Rules: The Principles and Practice of General Average Adjustment
Book
Written from the perspective of the Average Adjuster, and updated to include the new rules adopted...
The Legend of Barney Thomson
Book
Barney Thomson - an awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber - lives a life of desperate mediocrity....
The Sudden Arrival of Violence
Book
It begins with two deaths: a money-man and a grass. Deaths that offer a unique opportunity to a man...
Don't Doubt the Magic!: The Story of Bernice o'Hanlon: Part Two
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Bernice O'Hanlon is a contemporary witch with a troubled but determined soul, raised on a small...
The Long Drop
Book
William Watt wants answers about his family's murder. Peter Manuel has them. But Peter Manuel is a...
Crime
Old Friends and New Enemies (Charlie Cameron #2)
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The body on the mortuary slab wasn’t who Glasgow PI Charlie Cameron was looking for. But it...
Don't Say It, Bring It
TV Show
Hosted by Irish comedian, Jason Byrne, this new gameshow brings the fun back to the streets. The...
Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Lost At Christmas (2020) in Movies
Oct 29, 2021 (Updated Nov 2, 2021)
This quaint film is one that work is one that works very well with its subdued pace and comedic moments as Jen and Rob attempt to get to Glasgow in Jen’s Ex’s stolen car, only to find themselves stuck without transport and arriving in a snowed in at the ClacHaig Inn where they learn more about each other as they stay there while they wait for the roads to clear.
Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Old Friends and New Enemies (Charlie Cameron #2) in Books
Nov 21, 2019
This is a terrifically gritty crime novel. Glasgow is a good setting for this kind of work and Mullen does a great job of describing the city and the surroundings. Cameron is a very likeable character and seems very believable. The rest of the cast are just as well defined, from Cameron's slightly dodgy friend to the Rafferty family who are nasty but with a solid basis on why they are.
As the plot unfolds the reader knows more than Cameron which makes some of his mis-steps in dealing with the case agonising to read when he puts himself in more danger when he is trying to extricate himself. The ending ties everything up neatly but don't expect a fairy tale ending.
Overall this is a terrific crime novel and if the other Cameron books are anything like this then it will be a series to get hold of.