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• The Woman in White finished
• Crime and Punishment finished
• The Secret Agent finished
• Promissory Payback finished
• The Turn of the Screw finished
• An Unfinished Death finished
• You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover finished
• Anonymous finished
• You're Only as Sick as Your Secrets finished

  Snappy short detective tale An excellent short story featuring an insightful detective, a bit of Beatles trivia, and a mystery that's delivered and solved with style I'll definitely be looking for more of the author's work here. A great coffee-break read. I posted this on 27 April 2010
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• The Picture of Dorian Gray finished

  A frightening tale The most frightening part of this novel is the insight into the human condition it provides, how being unfettered by guilt leads to the complete corruption of the title character. The mouthpiece character Lord Henry beginning the novel with some of Wilde's most-often quoted epigrams, seemingly harmless enough at first but starting Dorian Gray on his spiral to the depths. A dark and sinister tale; perhaps the darkest element is the portrait of the upper classes it gives us, not just Dorian's. I posted this on 25 April 2010
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• Secret Adversary finished

  A great introduction to Christie A fast-paced read, targeted at young adult readers, this is a great way for newcomers to Agatha Christie's works to get started. Yes, the plot is perhaps a little too full of 'convenient' coincidences, but nonetheless it's a book spiced with Christie's flavor for straight-to-the-point narrative and of course the obligatory sting in the tail. You'll probably figure out the mystery halfway through; there are plenty of clues in there, but, just when you think you've got it... well, give it a go. The best recommendation I can make is after reading this, you'll want more. I posted this on 22 April 2010
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You're Only as Sick as Your Secrets - Snappy short detective tale

An excellent short story featuring an insightful detective, a bit of Beatles trivia, and a mystery that's delivered and solved with style I'll definitely be looking for more of the author's work here. A great coffee-break read.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray - A frightening tale

The most frightening part of this novel is the insight into the human condition it provides, how being unfettered by guilt leads to the complete corruption of the title character. The mouthpiece character Lord Henry beginning the novel with some of Wilde's most-often quoted epigrams, seemingly harmless enough at first but starting Dorian Gray on his spiral to the depths. A dark and sinister tale; perhaps the darkest element is the portrait of the upper classes it gives us, not just Dorian's.

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Secret Adversary - A great introduction to Christie

A fast-paced read, targeted at young adult readers, this is a great way for newcomers to Agatha Christie's works to get started. Yes, the plot is perhaps a little too full of 'convenient' coincidences, but nonetheless it's a book spiced with Christie's flavor for straight-to-the-point narrative and of course the obligatory sting in the tail. You'll probably figure out the mystery halfway through; there are plenty of clues in there, but, just when you think you've got it... well, give it a go. The best recommendation I can make is after reading this, you'll want more.

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