Does not fall into neat categories, and the concept of an external soul is fascinating and unexpected.
Reviews and Comments
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 rated MURDER IN THE PARISH a gripping crime mystery full of twists: 3 stars
MURDER IN THE PARISH a gripping crime mystery full of twists by Faith Martin (Hillary Green, #20)
John reviewed The God patent by Ransom Stephens
Interesting mixture of physics and philosophy, and corporate and theological greed.
4 stars
Content warning The final part reminds me of Transactional Analysis, as per [I',m OK, You're OK](https://books.paladyn.org/book/2795/s/im-ok-youre-ok)
John finished reading The Water Gypsy by Julie Ann Godson
The true 'Cinderella' tale of how the daughter of a Thames waterman married the son …
Real life Cinderella story showing a case of unexpected social mobility in the Georgian era. I discovered interesting things about many local Oxfordshire places.
John finished reading A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries by Martin Edwards
A Christmas present, filled with mysteries written, and hence set, in an earlier era, the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Collection of historical crime mysteries with a Christmas theme
4 stars
Interesting to reflect on how many of these stories could not happen now for various reasons, but they give a window into their times - which range from the 1890s to the 1950s
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On Christmas Day in the Morning by Margery Allingham
In past times the Postman would deliver cards on Christmas morning!
Give me a ring by Anthony Gilbert
Doing a favour for a stranger leads to Christmas eve peril.
Father Christmas comes to Orbins by Julian Symons
A jewel thief thinks he has the perfect disguise.
The Turn Again Bell by Barry Perowne
Does a drunk driver's loss of control have fatal consequences for his daughter's future father-in-law?
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A Surprise for Christmas by Cyril Hare
Memories and reminders of the past unearthed at Christmas
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Dick Whittington's Cat by Victor Canning.
A jewel thief picks the wrong person to blame for a robbery
John commented on A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries by Martin Edwards
The Christmas Eve Ghost by Ernest Dudley
A murderer gives themselves away and a ghost is not what it might seem.
John wants to read The Water Gypsy by Julie Ann Godson
The true 'Cinderella' tale of how the daughter of a Thames waterman married the son …
The author gave a talk, telling the story, and I bought the book, looking forward to reading it.
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.
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.