2021-09-19 19:53
Maigret is my favourite detective because he’s depicted as an ordinary man but is extraordinarily good at what he does. He has the respect of his colleagues and is quite content to eat… Read More
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2021-09-17 19:54
This is one of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels though don’t expect any of the usual characters to appear – there are no wizards – apart from Death and the Death of… Read More
2021-09-15 19:52
Robinson Crusoe is a classic story inspired by the experience of Alexander Selkirk marooned for 4 years and 4 months on the largest of the Juan Fernandez Islands 400 miles off Valparaiso, Ch… Read More
2021-09-15 05:59
Another classic book that everyone ought to read at some point in their lives even if religion and / or Christianity holds no interest for you.
To give it its full title, The Pilgrim&rsqu&hell…Read More
2021-09-13 19:54
One of the classic Sherlock Holmes’ books written by Arthur Conan Doyle, the one about India, missing treasure, a boat chase on The Thames, and Dr Watson meeting his wife.
The only… Read More
2021-09-11 19:51
It’s a classic and rightly so. A tale of pirates, the high seas, and of course a treasure map created by the buccaneer Captain Flint. The many memorable characters include Long John Si… Read More
2021-09-08 20:00
Hello, my name is Freddie. I am a cat.
I live in a house with another cat called Gemma and two humans, John, and Mary.
I am about 3 years old though I can’t remember how old I am… Read More
2021-08-27 01:54
I read this book twice in succession and I still can’t work out why it’s so absorbing – is it because of the flashbacks to the times that Harry has survived because he know… Read More
2021-08-21 23:07
The English crime novelist, Charles Latimer, is in Istanbul when he hears that the body of a famous criminal, Dimitrios, has been found in The Bosphorus. In order to garner some background i… Read More
2021-08-02 21:16
Maigret investigates a gang who are holding up jewellers and security guards collecting money from businesses. He’s not really in control of the case due to recent new procedures intro… Read More
2021-08-02 19:06
A very readable story of 350 pages, the 17th in the Railway Detective series by Edward Marston
The murderer(s) are not obvious at all. At various times I suspected most of the leading cha… Read More
2021-07-27 11:21
This is the sixth book in the Inspector Knowles series.
There’s a new retriever in Goat Parva called Banjo and he’s providing good competition for Bingo, the favourite of Mrs… Read More
2021-07-27 01:26
This is a book in the ‘Steam Detective’ series by Andrew Martin.
Detective Sergeant Jim Stringer is The Steam Detective though in this book, he’s in the army during Worl… Read More
2021-07-23 07:21
This is the sixth book in the Inspector Knowles series.
There’s a new retriever in Goat Parva called Banjo and he’s providing good competition for Bingo, the favourite of Mrs… Read More
2021-07-20 19:20
This is the sixth book in the Inspector Knowles series.
There’s a new retriever in Goat Parva called Banjo and he’s providing good competition for Bingo, the favourite of Mrs… Read More
2021-07-19 05:19
This is the sixth book in the Inspector Knowles series.
There’s a new retriever in Goat Parva called Banjo and he’s providing good competition for Bingo, the favourite of Mrs… Read More
2021-07-18 02:08
It’s a classic and rightly so. A tale of pirates, the high seas, and of course a treasure map created by the buccaneer Captain Flint. The many memorable characters include Long John Si… Read More
2021-07-16 14:19
This is the sixth book in the Inspector Knowles series.
There’s a new retriever in Goat Parva called Banjo and he’s providing good competition for Bingo, the favourite of Mrs… Read More
2021-07-14 18:18
This is the sixth book in the Inspector Knowles series.
There’s a new retriever in Goat Parva called Banjo and he’s providing good competition for Bingo, the favourite of Mrs… Read More
2021-07-14 02:18
This is the sixth book in the Inspector Knowles series.
There’s a new retriever in Goat Parva called Banjo and he’s providing good competition for Bingo, the favourite of Mrs… Read More
2021-06-20 01:21
Maigret is my favourite detective because he’s depicted as an ordinary man but is extraordinarily good at what he does. He has the respect of his colleagues and is quite content to eat… Read More
2021-06-16 23:34
One of the classic Sherlock Holmes’ books written by Arthur Conan Doyle, the one about India, missing treasure, a boat chase on The Thames, and Dr Watson meeting his wife.
The only… Read More
2021-06-13 23:32
This is a superb book and it’s so easy to read. Murder(s) in a girls’ school leave some of the mistresses dead, but who did it? Well, it turns out that it’s not quite that… Read More
2021-06-11 00:30
This is one of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels though don’t expect any of the usual characters to appear – there are no wizards – apart from Death and the Death of… Read More
2021-04-28 17:27
I’d heard of the Dreyfus Affair, but I’d never realised what a miscarriage of justice this was. After completing this book, I realised two things: how far the authorities can go… Read More
2021-04-21 01:00
Wood parked his car as close to the office door as possible. He didn’t particularly like exercise as it tended to show his smoking in a bad light. Joan and Trandorf jumped out of the c… Read More
2021-03-15 14:26
Robinson Crusoe is a classic story inspired by the experience of Alexander Selkirk marooned for 4 years and 4 months on the largest of the Juan Fernandez Islands 400 miles off Valparaiso, Ch… Read More
2021-02-25 03:01
Sheila opened the front door and shouted “Hello everyone I’m home.” The silence was almost audible. All she could hear was the cat miaowing.
Sheila took off her shoes and w… Read More
2021-02-24 03:00
Sheila waited at the bus stop. After 10 minutes the bus arrived. There were a few seats available. Sheila sat next to a young man wearing headphones. The bus started off. Immediately, he sto… Read More
2021-02-23 02:54
Sheila Walker sat at her desk in an office cubicle surrounded on three sides by her colleagues. On the fourth side was a common corridor which was mainly used by people when they were hurryi… Read More
2021-02-06 23:03
Another excerpt from a book about life in an English office.
As Wood finished his cigarette he noticed a programmer called Phil Bracewell coming towards him. Bracewell had scruffy, brown hai… Read More
2021-02-04 22:00
Excerpt from the book Different Planet
5 Days in the life of an English office – there’s lots of banter and insults flying around in this story. One person goes to the wrong… Read More
2021-02-03 23:00
An excerpt from a book on life in an English office
Wood parked his car as close to the office door as possible. He didn’t particularly like exercise as it tended to show his smoking i… Read More
2021-01-23 01:57
Trophy Hunting is upsetting. It angers me there are people who want to kill beautiful animals for pleasure. I wish someone would hunt these trophy hunters and poachers. I don’t ha… Read More
2021-01-21 02:13
England has many strange, yet real, traditions such as
Bog Snorkelling,
Bonfire Night,
Cheese Rolling
Haxey Hood.
For less than $1 you can read This book which descr… Read More
2021-01-21 01:51
Trophy Hunting is upsetting. The fact that there are people who gain pleasure from killing a sentient being from a cowardly distance.
I wish someone would hunt these trophy hunters and poach… Read More
2021-01-18 02:15
England has many strange, yet real, traditions such as
Cheese Rolling
Haxey Hood.
For less than $1 you can read This book which describes 40 made-up traditions in a similar vein… Read More
2021-01-16 02:13
This excerpt is from the book entitled 40 Strange Groups. Little is known about them, hence the shortness of the book and the low price.
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On 5th December 1872… Read More
2021-01-15 02:10
This book describes 40 fictional Sports. This should give you something to smile about when you’re at home longing for a little bit of escapism.
The Sports include:
Curling Po… Read More
2021-01-14 02:11
This book describes 40 fictional Sports. This should give you something to smile about when you’re at home longing for a little bit of escapism.
The Sports include:
The Dracul… Read More
2021-01-05 02:45
England has many strange, yet real, traditions such as
Bog Snorkelling,
Bonfire Night
For less than $1 you can read This book which describes 40 made-up traditions in a si… Read More
2021-01-02 02:32
I stood up and started to look at the books on the top shelf. There was a choice between Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and three books on Zen Buddhism. The three Buddhist books weren’t… Read More
2020-12-31 02:31
Marika poured out the kibbles and scooped out plenty of food from the tin. She is generous with her portions whereas Julian is stingy. I prefer her feeding me. She has nice hands too and the… Read More
2020-12-28 02:28
I turned around 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.
I turned back.
“Still Angela,” I said, “you’re trying to trick me.”
Angela cawed with delight, “well done F… Read More
2020-12-25 02:26
“How are you, young Freddie?” asked Sid, “they almost got you there.”
“Yes, they did, but thanks to you and Seb they didn’t,” I replied.
&ldqu&hell…Read More
2020-12-22 02:23
I scampered down the back stairs, holding my breath due to the smell, and arrived in the children’s section. No offence children, but I’m not interested in your books at the mome… Read More
2020-12-19 02:18
I clambered over the top of the window, jumped down onto a box, and then on to the floor. I padded over to the door and looked at the handle. I heard footsteps in the corridor, this might be… Read More
2020-12-16 02:16
I suppressed a smirk because Ron had obviously forgotten that animals have eyes and can observe these things taking place when humans operate the machine.
Angela continued: “Could a… Read More
2020-12-13 02:15
“The front entrance doors slide open,” said Stan, “and they’re operated by pressure pads in the ground, so that when the humans place their feet on those pads, the do… Read More
2020-12-10 02:14
Apparently, there’s a new squirrel in the park called Bertrand and he’s been trying to find our caches, so we attacked him this morning and made sure he understood to create his… Read More
2020-12-07 02:11
I head downstairs and eat my snack in my new respectful manner. I wonder if I should bow to each kibble before I eat it? I decide this is appropriate given what I appear to have absorbed fro… Read More
2020-12-04 02:08
These are all fictional books and there are 152 books to read, which should keep me going for a while if I want to lose myself in a fictional world.
On the next bookshelf are the books ab… Read More
2020-12-01 02:49
“Gemma, I know you don’t want to hear this, but kindness does work, the humans are nice and the crows are friendly. I am going to make friends with Holly the Hamster and Rufus th… Read More
2020-11-28 02:48
I needed a snack, but I hadn’t left any food in my bowl as I’d been hungry in the morning. Archimedes hadn’t opened the fridge in my absence, so I decided to go and sleep o… Read More
2020-11-25 02:46
Someone or something, I thought, and you are very astute, Angela.
“Ok, Ang, I tell you what, I’ll ask the repairman to come tomorrow, it’ll be too late for today, and se… Read More
2020-11-22 02:45
I left the dictionary at the letter ‘T’, but moved the pages from those featuring ‘Thuggery’ to a double page featuring the words ‘Tome’, ‘Topic&rsq&hell…Read More
2020-11-19 02:43
After doing my best for 15 minutes I managed to find the best route to the top of the vine. There were a few false starts and some routes upward led me away from the window, but by a combina… Read More
2020-11-16 02:42
“To our left, is the house of Holly the Hamster. You can see her in her wheel at that window,” said Sid, pointing his wing towards an upper window, where Holly was looking out wh… Read More
2020-11-13 02:40
“That’s a chain link fence, and you will find it difficult. Have a go now and see how you get on.”
“I will,” I said and stood on my back paws before gripping… Read More
2020-11-10 02:38
I am woken from my slumbers by a tapping on the window. I open half an eye and see a black bird on the window ledge staring at me. I jump down onto the floor and pad across to the kitchen co… Read More
2020-11-07 01:55
It seems like the humans have cleared up the kitchen counter, though listening in to the conversation they seem to think a squirrel might have gained entry into the house. I sit on the kitch… Read More
2020-11-04 01:53
Gemma strolls off having consumed all her food. She hasn’t left me any, which is most inconsiderate of her, after all I am a growing cat and suffered the recent trauma of moving house… Read More
2020-10-31 00:50
I return to my bed and consider if that was breakfast then I hope lunch and dinner will be better. I am an obligate carnivore and need meat to survive. I fall asleep and dream of eating elep… Read More
2020-10-28 00:46
I woke up to my first morning in my new dwelling. I find my litter tray, at least I assume it’s mine, and make a good job of everything, pushing the pieces into a corner like my mum ta… Read More
2020-10-25 00:44
Gemma’s most awful look is reserved for the humans. This is when her eyebrows are bunched tight together, her eyes are at their narrowest, and her stare is at its most gimeleted. This… Read More
2020-10-23 01:11
The lawn came up to my shoulders and it made my fur wet, very wet, and I don’t like my fur to get wet. I didn’t know what wet was until I frolicked in the lawn. After four small… Read More
2020-10-20 01:08
I was taken from my mum when very young and given to an older lady ‘for company’. This person was poor and fed me little. She lived in one room and I was never let outside to gai… Read More
2020-10-18 01:56
“Inspector Sanchez,” said Chief Inspector Ramos of the Policia Nacional in Vigo, “can you come into the office, please?” Sanchez, Villa, and Ortiz had just set foot i… Read More
2020-10-16 17:36
Hello, my name is Freddie. I am a cat. I live in a house with another cat called Gemma and two humans called Julian and Marika. I am about 3 years old though I can’t remember how old I… Read More
2020-10-14 01:55
The history of Braga stretches back to the Iron Age, when a tribe called the Bracari first started a settlement here. In modern times, people regard Braga as the religious centre of Portugal… Read More
2020-10-10 01:52
Suleiman stared at Arsalan and Ali with something approaching despair. Mohamed and Rashid had been gunned down in cold blood and Ali and Arsalan had done nothing to help their brothers.
… Read More
2020-10-06 01:48
Maria Sanchez looked at the bodies of the two North African suspects. She had to admire the accuracy of both Sergeant Villa and Constable Ortiz in a crowded station. One passenger had a leg… Read More
2020-10-02 01:47
Chris Anderson had a brief scare at Vigo’s Guixar station. The Spanish lady police inspector appeared to recognise her. It had taken her a few seconds to realise the policewoman was on… Read More
2020-09-28 01:46
Maria Sanchez kept her siren off and parked out of sight of the station. She had already radioed her colleagues at the station to come and meet her on the road looking down on the entrance… Read More
2020-09-24 01:43
Inspector Sanchez had barely time to change before heading down to Vigo in the early hours of 25th August. A man’s body had been found in a small boat just off the Islas Cies by a fish… Read More
2020-09-20 01:41
Inspector Sanchez had barely time to change before heading down to Vigo in the early hours of 25th August. A man’s body had been found in a small boat just off the Islas Cies by a fish… Read More
2020-09-16 01:39
“He’s gone missing?” said Suleiman, almost hissing into his phone. “How can you let that happen, you were supposed to be monitoring him, stopping him from drawing att… Read More
2020-09-12 01:37
Vigo is the largest city in Galicia, the most north-western region of Spain. The city is arrayed along the sloping southern shoreline of its namesake ria or estuary. Over 300,000 people call… Read More
2020-08-27 02:27
5 Days in the life of an English office
There’s lots of banter and insults flying around in this story.
One person goes to the wrong place for the weekend, another has horrible p… Read More
2020-08-26 01:25
QueryLetter.com are holding a writing competition for talented and original writers. Here are the contest details including the cash award: Read More
2020-08-25 01:49
Inspector Maria Sanchez was enjoying herself, wearing her little black party dress at work, or more accurately for police work. All in the line of duty. She was portraying the man in the pho… Read More
2020-08-22 01:47
Kim Samuels headed out of the hotel and into the quiet pedestrian street. She looked around and saw it was another lovely, sunny day. Blue sky was behind the ornate architecture. Birds, prop… Read More
2020-08-19 01:46
Although the newspapers had called the North Africans killed on 21st August migrants after the initial sensationalist headlines, the police knew otherwise. The phone of the man killed by a b… Read More
2020-08-16 01:44
Mike Alvarez put the phone down. He loosened his blue tie and tried to throw a rolled-up ball of paper into the bin via a mini-size basketball hoop. The paper hit the rim and bounced onto th… Read More
2020-08-13 01:41
The police in Leon had found the hotel on the Plaza del Grano. These constables had already been to fifteen previous hotels before finding the right one, a fair old distance from the train s… Read More
2020-08-10 01:40
Suleiman was the new leader of the group in A Coruna, appointed by the leadership overseas. He had spoken to his people in Vigo and Santiago de Compostela. He had read them the riot act for… Read More
2020-08-07 01:38
Police Bulletin:
The Policia Nacional in Santiago de Compostela have an update regarding the recent deaths by shooting in Santiago de Compostela and Vigo.
Two recent shootings have been conn… Read More
2020-08-04 01:35
Pontevedra is well worth a night’s stop if you’re travelling between Santiago de Compostela and Vigo. The main attraction for me was that traffic is banished from most of the cit… Read More
2020-08-01 01:05
Mike Alvarez had discarded his suit about three hours previously and hung it on the coat stand by the door in his office. He had loosened his tie, and he still felt warm, even with the air-c… Read More
2020-07-30 01:04
Kim Samuels was pleased she’d paid in advance for all her hotels. It meant no awkward conversations about cash or credit card or whether she’d like the receipt emailed to her. Th… Read More
2020-07-28 01:03
Update – MASSACRE IN SANTIAGO
Another shooting in pilgrimage city
Killer found dead.
A man’s body, matching the description of the lone gunman responsible for the worst mass shoo… Read More
2020-07-26 00:58
The outstanding reason to visit A Coruna is to see the world’s oldest active lighthouse, built by the Romans in the 2nd century and re-clad in the 18th century to protect the old struc… Read More
2020-07-24 00:58
Update – MASSACRE IN SANTIAGO
Lone gunman kills 3.
Unknown terrorist kills tourist near Museo do Pabo Gallego.
All killers will be hunted down and caught like rats says PM.
Tourists ne… Read More
2020-07-22 00:55
After listening to the testimony of witness seven, Inspector Maria Sanchez put out a bulletin to all officers, describing the man responsible for all three murders earlier in the day. They w… Read More
2020-07-20 00:54
Inspector Maria Sanchez of the Policia Nacional was interviewing the passengers of the bus in the Praza do 8 de Marzo at the time of the Tren Turistico incident. Sanchez was twenty-seven yea… Read More
2020-07-18 00:51
The new head of the network in A Coruna had many associates. When contacted, all of them had expressed sympathy with the events of earlier in the day and had agreed to help hunt down the per… Read More
2020-07-16 00:38
Madrid: American Embassy – 21st August – Evening
One of the resident staffers at the embassy was in the office of Claudia Reyes. Mike Alvarez was connected with at least one of… Read More
2020-07-15 00:34
Pat Walker was no more.
Kim Samuels looked back from the hotel mirror.
She had folded all the clothes worn earlier in the day inside a black plastic… Read More
2020-07-14 00:32
MASSACRE IN SANTIAGO
3 dead in bloodbath in pilgrimage city
Unknown hero saves tourists from mass slaughter near Museo do Pabo Gallego
All extremists will be hunted down and caught like rats… Read More
2020-07-13 00:29
The six men were watching the recorded footage sent from the phone of their leader as he filmed the impending attack in Santiago de Compostela. They watched as an unknown passer-by intervene… Read More
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