Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Book Review

Robin's recommendation for best book of 2006 is...

Swing, by Rupert Holmes. (Techincally the hardback may have come out in 2005, but lets not quibble...)

It's set in 1940 on Treasure Island in San Francisco and full of detail about swing bands (of course), the world's fair, prohibition, and other things that I can't mention without spoiling the plot. I've honestly not read a mystery in a very long time that does such a fine job of holding my interest on every page. Although it's a page turner, this isn't a book that you read quickly to find out who dunnit. You'll enjoy each and every sentence. And the writing is tight. Everything matters. Nothing is filler. Run to the library today!!!

Also... the author is a composer among other things and you can dowload the score to the book at www.rupertholmes.com - complete with musical clues. And he's serious, there are musical clues.

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