Just finished reading . . .

'The Crimson Cavalier' (audio book)
by Mary Andrea Clarke

5 out of 10


As you may recall I listen to audio books in my car as I travel up and down the motorways of the North-West, and beyond. In order to avoid accidents I have to listen to light-weight, not-too-exciting, not-too-complex stories, preferably with a happy ending. With these books I positively look forward to facing the rush hour traffic.
Also, you may recall that the choice at my local library is fairly limited - they are mostly thrillers and detectives, and these do not fit my criteria, listed above. So, I am making myself work through the library's collection in alphabetical order. This time I had to choose an author beginning with 'C'.
Mary Andrea Clarke's 'Crimson Cavalier' is a Regency romp and it turned out also to be a who-dunnit. It is about an aristocratic young woman who gets her kicks by dressing up as a highwayman and holding up carriages. Then she has to solve a murder. Then she seems to be falling in love with a tall dark handsome man who we can see will take her in hand and tame her.
I have given it 5 out of 10 because it served its purpose, but I won't especially seek Mary's books out again.

In sharp contrast, I am still reading Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children (hard copy). I have read 2/3 of it. But where is it going?

The good news is that I found 2 good audio-books in an Oxfam shop, so I am now listening to one of them. The author doesn't begin with 'D', so that just shows that I am not ruled by my obsessions. (But I have nipped into the library, so I have a 'D' lined up.)