http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg Another bookblog about great books, mostly Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:48:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Most Wanted Man is le Carré's 21st book. It represents a continuation of a shift in John le Carré’s writing that started after his Karla-series and became very visible in The Constant Gardener and continued in books like The Mission Song and Absolute Friends. The focus is less ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/a-most-wanted-man-by-john-le-carre/ Arturo Pérez-Reverte's The King's Gold is part of a historical fiction series featuring Captain Alatriste (who was played in the 2006 film by Viggo Mortensen - see Mortensen movie). This is the fourth English publication to feature the character of Captain Alatriste, and this novel follows swiftly on from ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/the-kings-gold-adventures-of-captain-alatriste-4-by-arturo-perez-reverte/ In The Assassin, a small group of influential and wealthy private citizens decide it is time to do something against international terrorism. The President of the United States gives an invisible blessing to the plan and places Jake Grafton at their disposal. Grafton sets Carmellini ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/the-assassin-by-stephen-coonts/ Jeffrey Archer is back with one of his best books ever! In Prisoner at Birth he toys with the theme of Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo. Danny Cartwright proposes to his beloved Beth Wilson who accepts. The pair and her brother Bernie, who is also his best friend, celebrate. ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/a-prisoner-of-birth-by-jeffrey-archer/ To me, there is hardly anything more romantic, intriguing, exotic and interesting the a great historical naval novel, of course about the British navy during the era of sail. To read about the careers of naval commanders, the battles, the political intrigue, the ships and crews. It is in a ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/the-naval-adventures-of-alan-lewrie-a-series-by-dewey-lambdin/ Per Petterson is placed on the 16th place on the New York Times bestseller list for paperbacks this week! Very nice for Per Petterson! Paperback Trade Fiction, Published: August 10, 2008 1. THE SHACK, by William P. Young. A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/per-petterson-on-the-nyt-bestseller-list/ This Night’s Foul Work is the fourth novel in the Adamsberg series translated into English. It is a playful, interesting and somewhat implausible crime books, but the writing is so great the implausible part doesn't really matter much. Two drug dealers have had their throats cut in the Paris ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/this-night%e2%80%99s-foul-work-by-fred-vargas/ The Horse Whisperer (made famous by the movie with the same name, starring Robert Redford) is a quiet, beautiful book. ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/the-horse-whisperer-by-nicholas-evans/ La Fenice is the name of the famed opera house in Venice. The novel starts with the death of the well-known German conductor Helmut Wellauer. He is found dead in his dressing room after an intermission, shortly before he was to conduct La Traviata. Of course, the police are ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/death-at-la-fenice-by-donna-leon/ (Oslo : Aschehoug, 1932, New York : Knopf, 1933.) Ida Elisabeth marries Frithjof, her teenage sweetheart. They get four children together, but only two of them live to grow up. Soon Ida Elisabeth discovers that she has married a real shirker of a man. When Frithjof embarks on an affair ... http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/ida-elisabeth-by-sigrid-undset/