Murder at the Black Cat Cafe – Seishi Yokomizo

I enjoyed this. It’s a Classic Japanese mystery from the author of The Honjin Murders.

A patrol officer stumbles upon somebody digging in the gardens of the Black Cat cafe. When he’s told that a body was seen, there starts the unraveling of this intriguing tale. Not sure why some words are left incomplete but that doesn’t affect the story in any way.

The Asylum – Matt Dymerski

Yeah. This is Okay. Short, Sharp and to the point. Pretty Gripping at times.

What is the nature of insanity? Follow one Doctor’s hunt for the dark truth through a series of patient accounts, each further from the light than the last on a nightmarish journey into the realms of fear.

Disturbing moments…

The Curator – M W Craven

Third book in the Washington Poe series and, like the first two, is Very Good😎👍🏻

“If you think you know what’s happening, you’re where he wants you to be…”

It’s Christmas and a serial killer is leaving body parts all over Cumbria. A strange message is left at each scene: #BSC6

Poe and Bradshaw are called in to assist the investigation but when a disgraced FBI agent contacts Poe, things take a darker turn.

Eurotrash – Christian Kracht

This was a complete “Title Buy” upon seeing it in my local Waterstones today though I did still read the synopsis before purchase.

A middle aged man embarks on a dubious road trip through Switzerland with his elderly mother who has been recently discharged from a psychiatric facility.

En route, they attempt to give away the wealth she has amassed from investing in the arms industry but a fortune of such immensity is hard to squander but it’s a quest that involves Mother and Son delving into the darkest parts of their past.

Strangely Funny!