I Forgot my Book in Cork
August 14th, 2006
This is torture. I don’t often read detective/murder stories but, based on a very strong recommendation from my sister, I borrowed John Connolly’s first novel Every Dead Thing. At first glance, the internet nerd in me was disappointed to see that he, an Irish author, opted to register a johnconnolly.co.uk as opposed to johnconnolly.ie which is also available… perhaps it was due to the expense and bureaucracy involved in registering .ie domains. But once I opened the book, I was instantly absorbed into a Thomas Harris-style detective vs depraved serial killer mystery. 4/5ths of the way through, having exercised considerable restraint in saving the conclusion for tonight, all the pieces were ready to fall into place and vaguely occupied the back of my mind for most of the day. I didn’t realise that I had left the book behind until I was past Cashel, and now I am kicking myself. I just pray that one of the Dublin bookshops has this in stock tomorrow.
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August 14th, 2006 at 9:14 am
Nothing worse that misplacing a book you’ve really got interested in. Hope you find a copy.
August 14th, 2006 at 14:12 pm
When you get it finished post about it please, all the books in my to-read pile are non-fiction and I need something to break it up.