John wants to read In Your Defence by Sarah Langford
Justice seems to be one of the big unsolved (possibly unsolvable) problems and here is another perspective.
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Retired scientist, I read a lot, fiction and non-fiction, on a wide range of subjects, though science, politics, philosophy, law, science fiction and historical detective stories are favourites.
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John finished reading Ode to a Banker (Davis, Lindsey. Falco Series.) by Lindsey Davis (Marcus Didius Falco (12))
In the long hot Roman summer of AD74, Marcus Didius Falco, private informer and spare …
Another enjoyable Falco tale, in which the Roman worlds of banking and publishing have similarities with those of today.
John started reading Ode to a Banker (Davis, Lindsey. Falco Series.) by Lindsey Davis (Marcus Didius Falco (12))
In the long hot Roman summer of AD74, Marcus Didius Falco, private informer and spare …
Engrossed in the world of ancient Rome and interested to see where this one will take me
John finished reading One Virgin Too Many by Lindsey Davis (A Marcus Didius Falco Novel #11)
Amazing amount of religious diversity in ancient Rome, not just the Jovian dynasty from traditional Roman mythology.
John started reading Two for the Lions (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries) by Lindsey Davis (Marcus Didius Falco (10))
Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Falco has hit upon the perfect plan. …
The next Falco mystery - with the Roman Circuses of 'Bread and Circuses'
John wants to read The Exchange by John Grisham (The Firm, #2)
Follow up to The Firm
John reviewed Three hands in the fountain by Lindsey Davis
First-century Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco seeks a serial killer who keeps leaving the body …
Missing women linked to Rome's extensive water supply network.
5 stars
As usual with Lindsey Davis the detective element also leads to insights into the Roman water supply system, even bringing the real Julius Frontinus in as a character.
John finished reading The Guardians by John Grisham
Fictional account of the battles needed to free wrongly convicted prisoners, but based on real issues.
John reviewed Time to depart by Lindsey Davis
Falco and Petronius tangle with the early Roman criminal underworld.
4 stars
The exile of a Roman Mob Boss should lead to at least a temporary drop in crime, but does it?
The Ides of April is a 2013 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis and …
Falco's adopted daughter following in her father's footsteps.
4 stars
Enjoyed to introduction to a new investigator member of the Falco family. Just a filled with insights into life in Roman times
John started reading The Ides of April (Flavia Albia Mystery, #1) by Lindsey Davis
The Ides of April is a 2013 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis and …
I started this series somewhere in the middle with Fatal Legacy - looking forward to seeing how it starts.
John started reading Florence Nightingale : The Woman and Her Legend by Mark Bostridge
I believe in the importance of Evidence Based Medicine, and Florence was a pioneer in the area.
John reviewed My early life by Winston S. Churchill
A ripping yarn
4 stars
In some places it reads more like an adventure story, but interesting insights into a different era.
John reviewed The Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver (Lincoln Rhyme Series Volume 9)
Electrifying read
4 stars
Forensics with lots of twists and turns, and in this novel, plenty of shocks!
Chapter 1 - Stars, Seconds, Cylinders and Steam (Tolerance 0.1), tells of (John WIlkinson)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkinson_(industrialist)] and his precision boring machine, patented in 1774. It also mentions (John Harrison)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison] and his quest for a clock, usable at sea and sufficiently precise to measure Longitude - though this is covered in more depth in (Longitude)[https://books.paladyn.org/book/7043/s/longitude] by Dava Sobel.