I have read so much since May 2008 but have not updated my blog. However, standing out in my memory are the books written by Ruth Dudley Edwards. ‘Carnage on the Committee’ and ‘Matricide at St Martha’s’ are great reads during any period in your life when you are sick to the back teeth of political correctness and political games - of which I am sure even the most saintly character suffers from. While these are light crime/mystery reads in that the reader will not be traumatised or squint with revulsion from detailed descriptions of blood splatters, macabre lacerated cadavers and such, there is still a couple of murders to puzzle through. These two books are set in England, and Ms Dudley Edwards does herself proud with the creation of her character ‘Jack’ who appears in both these books. Jack is actually a very formidable personality who with military precision gets things rolling while flying in the face of all the political correct madness. While the author introduces the reader to the hallowed halls of academia, she also has a wonderful subtle way of touching on some of the ’state of the nation’ issues that most western countries have been enduring – of which the vast amount of members of parliament are yet to realise that we have all had a skin full of their games and only look to them for entertainment rather than leadership - If you like political satire, a whodunnit, with humour, and some intelligent discourse then Ms Dudley Edwards will deliver.
I rate both these books 5 out of 5.
