
Recently, Ben Aaronovitch ( ), whose books I adore, recommended a new novel (the first?) by Andrew Cartmel ( ): “The Vinyl Detective”. There’s a separate blog post coming soon where I will also explain why I read the books in the “wrong” order 😉 I have read Frank Westworth’s “The corruption of Chastity” and I read “A last act of Charity” to make myself more familiar with the world of JJ Stoner. Doing a lot of stuff on the weekends, like teaching first aid, playing the organ, playing the accordion, going to family gatherings, knitting… and occasionally reading books. Yes, I know, I know, it has been rather quiet here on the blog, and I hope to change this in the days (weeks) to come. So, now that you’re done reading this short blog post, go and get the story, and I hope you’ll like it as much as I do! The review copy of “Six strings” has kindly been made available to me by Murder, Mayhem and more.) (Oh, and in case you’re wondering, I still don’t own an ebook reader. And believe me, you will be confused anyway. If you want to start reading the books, I recommend starting with “A last act of Charity” because otherwise you’d be too confused. You could start reading any of the short stories, they work quite well as standalones. True, it takes a while to get used to Frank’s way of writing, of moving to and fro through time, flashbacks, now and then, but once you do, you’ll enjoy it enormously. And everytime friendly, likeable characters are introduced, you start fearing for their lives. You’re kept on your toes all the time, and can never be sure who’s who, who’s ally, friend or enemy. I seldom “met” a main character (here: JJ Stoner) whom I love and loath at the same time.

If it’s not your first visit to my blog, you might know that I wrote about JJ Stoner before, and you can choose between shorter stories and some damn good full-length books (the “Killing Sisters” series).

Well, spring might be round the corner, and still a bit shy, but the latest JJ stoner story by Frank Westworth is already out and worth reading.
