Early Chesterton Crime

"The Club of Queer Trades" is a classic treat: G.K. Chesterton's first foray into detective stories, before his 'Father Brown' stories. Private detective Rupert Grant and his unbalanced brother investigate a series of cases all of which seem to be linked to the club of the title.

There are elements of stylistic satire and outlandish characterisation to the stories which prefigure, and often surpass, later parodies of the detective genre, and which provide a bit of icing on the cake. A lot of fun!

-- Steven

We have two copies of "The Club of Queer Trades" in our libraries.

The Enemy by Lee Child

More comments and reviews from the Home Library Reading Circle

"THis could have been any Jack Reacher novel. They are all superb. Lee Child brings the 'all action hero' to life with his human flaws and his knack fro seeing off the bad guys. I love the way trouble seems to follow him."

— Sharon

"It is good but long-winded. Most of all, though, I guessed most of it at least a quarter of the way through. Although it did have a couple of twists to keep me reading."

— M. Jelbert

"He can be a little too descriptive at times, but the excellence of his story is so good it does not spoil the real enjoyment he gives his readers."

— E. Kenny

"A very well written story. Very enjoyable to read except for the military jargon which I found difficult to follow and understand. Jack Reacher is a great character, though."

— I. James

The Home Library Reading Circle were reading the large print edition of this book. We also have copies available in Crime Collections around the Borough and also as an audio book.