Wrongful Death (Anna Travis #9)
Book
Six months after the body of Josh Reynolds, a London nightclub owner, was found and determined by...
The Faber Book of Pop
Book
This acclaimed collection charts the course of Pop from its underground origins through its low and...
In Shadows Waiting
Book
Young Simon Reynolds lives a bucolic life at his family home, White Pastures, surrounded by a loving...
Phil Leader (619 KP) rated In Shadows Waiting in Books
Nov 15, 2019
As the days go by the menace becomes clearer. What is going on and why?
This is very much a traditional ghost story told very effectively by Bint from Simon's point of view. The whole story is also told by Simon as a flashback so we are aware that there are tragic consequences.
The air of menace in the first half of the book is palpable. The ghost is only glimpsed and can be explained away in the cold light of day. As the plot progresses and the threat becomes more real I felt that this sense was lost - but perhaps this is inevitable. Things half-seen out of the window at dusk mean nervous glances out of the windows when reading, but more substantial manifestations don't invoke quite the same sense.
By that time however the reader will be very keen to see what happens to Simon and his family. The past is demanding a price from the present, but who is going to pay it?
Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music
Christoph Cox and Daniel Warner
Book
The groundbreaking Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music (Continuum; September 2004; paperback...
Audio Culture: Readings In Modern Music
Book
The groundbreaking Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music (Continuum; September 2004; paperback...
Faris Badwan recommended track Frustration by The Painted Ship in Frustration by The Painted Ship in Music (curated)
Holby City - Series 19
TV Show
The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical...
Drama