You're into your detective novels, aren't you? I have a recommendation.
C.J. Sansom - he's a history Ph.D, writes novels set in Tudor England with a hunchback lawyer as the 'tec. 'Enery VIII on the throne, succession of queens, Thomas Cromwell plotting, etc and so forth. Very good.
First one in the series is Dissolution, set, unsurprisingly, during the dissolution of the monestaries - monktastic, almost Name-of-the-Rose-esque. He's not quite as wordy as Eco, though, and probably less likely to win a Booker, but there you go.
Posted By: Arizona Bay on March 6th 2008 at 11:59:26
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- FAO: pants and SCC, for the benefit of EVERYONE (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 6, 11:31:33
- I was perfectly well behaved (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 11:35:29
- I'm waiting for PK to log in and give us his thoughts on this: (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 6, 11:35:26
- You're into your detective novels, aren't you? I have a recommendation. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 11:59:26
- I'll give that a go (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 6, 12:06:59
- Oh, and his three 'tec novels are on three-for-two at Waterstuns (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 12:17:30
- I'll give that a go (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 6, 12:06:59
- also the guvenmint have announced the increase of 21 pee in the minnymum wage (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 6, 11:48:12
- Was on radio 5 last night and thought it was a right load of bollocks (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 11:38:32
- Who on earth would wear 3 quid jeans from Asda? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Mar 6, 11:43:45
- I have a £5 pair from Tescos I wear to work if I'm doing hardware stuff (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 12:04:20
- I suppose so... (General Chat) - Brom, Mar 6, 12:07:19
- Let's all go to Tesco's where Brommy buys his best clothes (General Chat) - Stoopish, Mar 6, 12:37:37
- I suppose so... (General Chat) - Brom, Mar 6, 12:07:19
- Mr Charles Jeremy Thwacker, of 21 Elm Hill, Norwich (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 6, 11:51:08
- a poor person (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 6, 11:47:04
- not my point brom is it? ignorant face of capitalism to grab and exploit (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 11:46:13
- Asdaist (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 6, 11:45:28
- No, cheapjeanist (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Mar 6, 11:46:27
- I have a £5 pair from Tescos I wear to work if I'm doing hardware stuff (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 12:04:20
- Who on earth would wear 3 quid jeans from Asda? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Mar 6, 11:43:45
- His thoughts are... (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Mar 6, 11:36:56
- But not in public (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Mar 6, 11:38:02
- and with the curtains closed, and the lighthouse family on repeat (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 11:39:18
- But not in public (n/m) (General Chat) - Brom, Mar 6, 11:38:02
- You're into your detective novels, aren't you? I have a recommendation. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 6, 11:59:26
- agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 6, 11:32:25
- stop thinking (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 6, 11:39:08
- backing muzza? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 6, 11:41:14
- what price is he? (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 11:41:57
- i don't read shite betting sites (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 6, 11:42:49
- what price is he? (General Chat) - pants, Mar 6, 11:41:57
- backing muzza? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 6, 11:41:14
- stop thinking (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 6, 11:39:08
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