SUMMER READS 2010 – TRASH & CRIME

SEVENTEEN JUNE, TWO THOUSAND AND TEN

For unashamed fans of a holiday trash/crime diet, the following reads are suggested:

•  TAN LINES by J.J. SALEM (A novel of sex and sunburn – the above copy belongs to CESAR PADILLA of New York, whose obsession with the book can be seen from the state of its cover. “It’s the heir apparent to JACQUELINE SUSANN, AYN RAND and BRET EASTON ELLIS,” says CESAR, “run through the toilet bowl.”)

•  L’ÉTÉ MEURTRIER (ONE DEADLY SUMMER) by SÉBASTIEN JAPRISOT (Reader ETIENNE DESCLOUX says, “I read it every summer on Sylt. It’s simple, thrilling, iniquitous, sad”.)

•  THE CRY OF THE OWL by PATRICIA HIGHSMITH (A super-fierce crime extravaganza. Reader IAN DAVIES says, “She has a way of making you feel uncomfortable yet sympathetic to her characters.” Fans of should also read the recent biography BEAUTIFUL SHADOW: A LIFE OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH by ANDREW WILSON, which tells all about her lonely and tortured life: perfect for the beach.)

•  NARROW ROOMS by JAMES PURDY (A bleak tale of an ex-convict who has murdered his lover, which reader BILL THELEN, of New York, read “in one sitting” when he visited London last year. “It is a real gem,” he says.) Facebook  Twitter


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N° 14

AUTUMN & WINTER 2011

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