Recent Book Activity

Updated 30/05/2012

My address is at rabck.com.

I enjoy fiction books in the crime/mystery/thriller genre. Although, any book at all in any genre, as long as it is fiction, will be read as I think that is the best way to find new likes.

I like factual books on the Mafia, Scottish History and Walt Disney or the Disney Company.

My wishlist is the list of books that have been recommended to me to read by family and friends. I am trying my best to get through them.

If I send out books I am more than happy for the receiver to keep the book or to pass it on, just as long as it is journalled.


"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island . . . and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life."

Walt Disney



What I have read this year:

61. The Pact by Jodi Picoult
60. The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
59. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
58. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
57. The Wolves In The Walls by Neil Gaiman
56. Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
55. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
54. Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson
53. A Drink Before The War by Dennis Lehane
52. If Only It Were True by Marc Levy
51. Mrs Presumed Dead by Simon Brett
50. Primrose Hill by Helen Falconer
49. Atonement by Ian McEwan
48. Little Tales of Misogyny by Patricia Highsmith
47. Laura's Handmade Life by Amanda Addison
46. Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
45. Name To A Face by Robert Goddard
44. The Regulators by Richard Bachman
43. The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
42. Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh
41. Secrets of the Tudor Court by Darcey Bonnette
40. Styx and Stones by Carola Dunn
39. Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
38. Killing Floor by Lee Child
37. Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
36. No Laughing Matter by Peter Guttridge
35. The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
34. Jinnie by Josephine Cox
33. The Skeleton In The Closet by MC Beaton
32. Wilderness Tips by Margaret Atwood
31. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers
30. The Skin Gods by Richard Montanari
29. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
28. A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris
27. The Equation of Murder by JL Seed
26. Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
25. In Honour Bound by Gerald Seymour
24. Village Matters by Rebecca Shaw
23. Village Secrets by Rebecca Shaw
22. The Lights Below by Carl MacDougall
21. Death of a Prankster by MC Beaton
20. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
19. Death of a Snob by MC Beaton
18. Killers of the Dawn by Darren Shan
17. Night's Child by Cate Tiernan
16. Full Circle by Cate Tiernan
15. Reckoning by Cate Tiernan
14. The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn
13. Death of a Glutton by MC Beaton
12. King Solomon's Mines by H Rider Haggard
11. Rebuilding Coventry by Sue Townsend
10. And Thereby Hangs A Tale by Jeffrey Archer
9. Thursdays At Eight by Debbie Macomber
8. 16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber
7. Whispering Woods by Clayton Emery
6. Deadly Edge by Richard Stark
5. Tea Time For The Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
4. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
3. False Impression by Jeffrey Archer
2. Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler
1. Teen Idol by Meg Cabot



2010 -

141. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
140. Death At Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn
139. The Prophecy by Chris Kuzneski
138. Death of a Gentle Lady by MC Beaton
137. Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson
136. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Stories by F Scott Fitzgerald
135. Donnie Brasco by Joseph Pistone
134. Death of a Cad by MC Beaton
133. Eclipse by Cate Tiernan
132. Origins by Cate Tiernan
131. Seeker by Cate Tiernan
130. Death of a Poison Pen by MC Beaton
129. Death of a Valentine by MC Beaton
128. Good In Bed by Jennifer Weiner
127. Stig of the Dump by Clive King
126. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
125. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
124. The Simple Art of Murder by Raymond Chandler
123. The King In Yellow by Raymond Chandler
122. Finger Man by Raymond Chandler
121. Pearls Are A Nuisance by Raymond Chandler
120. Demon Apocalypse by Darren Shan
119. Shadows on the Mirror by Frances Fyfield
118. Thornyhold by Mary Stewart
117. The Death Relic by Chris Kuzneski
116. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
115. Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
114. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
113. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
112. Kilt Dead by Kaitlyn Dunnett
111. Cast Member Confidential by Chris Mitchell
110. Bag of Bones by Stephen King
109. Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh
108. Strife by Cate Tiernan
107. Changeling by Cate Tiernan
106. The Calling by Cate Tiernan
105. Random by Craig Robertson
104. Finding Nemo by Disney
103. Pinocchio by Disney
102. Enchanted by Disney
101. Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters
100. Allies of the Night by Darren Shan
99. Miss Marple's Final Cases by Agatha Christie
98. Dupe by Liza Cody
97. The Case of the Empty Tin by Erle Stanley Gardner
96. Adolf Hitler My Part In His Downfall by Spike Milligan
95. Year One by Marianne Faithfull
94. A Hero Of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov
93. Blue Rose by Peter Straub
92. Smith of Wootton Major by JRR Tolkien
91. Spellbound by Cate Tiernan
90. Awakening by Cate Tiernan
89. Dark Magick by Cate Tiernan
88. The Beaufort Diaries by T Cooper
87. In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
86. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett
85. Blood Witch by Cate Tiernan
84. The Coven by Cate Tiernan
83. Esio Trot by Roald Dahl
82. Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
81. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
80. Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov
79. Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong
78. Blood Music by Greg Bear
77. Highland Laddie Gone by Sharyn McCrumb
76. The Third Man by Graham Greene
75. Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean
74. The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve
73. Slumdog Millionaire/Q&A by Vikas Swarup
72. Lover Eternal by JR Ward
71. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
70. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
69. The BFG by Roald Dahl
68. Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
67. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
66. Team Rodent - How Disney Devours The World by Carl Hiaasen
65. Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan
64. Adrian Mole From Minor to Major by Sue Townsend
63. Died In The Wool by Ngaio Marsh
62. Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
61. The Body Lovers by Mickey Spillane
60. Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
59. Up A Tree In The Park At Night With A Hedgehog by P Robert Smith
58. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
57. The Diving-Bell and The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
56. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
55. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
54. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
53. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
52. Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
51. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
50. Unsettled by Graham Walker
49. Death of a Hussy by MC Beaton
48. Eden Close by Anita Shreve
47. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
46. Holes by Louis Sachar
45. The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
44. Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
43. Good Bones by Margaret Atwood
42. A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
41. Eric by Terry Pratchett
40. Book of Shadows by Cate Tiernan
39. The Ghost Behind The Wall by Melvin Burgess
38. The Lady With Iron Bones by Jan Mark
37. Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
36. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
35. Eon by Greg Bear
34. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
33. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
32. Sharpe's Christmas by Bernard Cornwell
31. Sharpe's Skirmish by Bernard Cornwell
30. An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
29. Madame de Treymes by Edith Wharton
28. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
27. The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe by Douglas Adams
26. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
25. Thank You Jeeves by PG Wodehouse
24. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
23. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
22. Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
21. Dark Lover by JR Ward
20. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
19. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
18. The Lost Throne by Chris Kuzneski
17. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
16. Please God I Want To Win The Lottery by Clayton Caine
15. Sword of God by Chris Kuzneski
14. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
13. The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart
12. Never The Bride by Paul Magrs
11. Knit Fast, Die Young by Mary Kruger
10. The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
9. About A Boy by Nick Hornby
8. The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
7. Chocoholic - A Little Book Of Quotations
6. Above Suspicion by Helen MacInnes
5. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
4. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
3. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
2. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
1. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin