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Assoc for Scottish Literature

The Scottish Novel – book launch & seminar
5 Sept, Edinburgh – free, ticketed

This seminar presents papers by contributors to The International Companion to the Scottish Novel (ed. Cairns Craig) with a focus on literature from the 20th & 21st centuries

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EventbriteThe Scottish NovelA seminar to celebrate the publication of the International Companion to the Scottish Novel, edited by Cairns Craig
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I've read some mystery-thriller #books over the years that I believe are great. However, even great ones, like the following, never seem to get reflective about the thorny political or psychological issues underlying their intrigues:

• THE LASKO TANGENT by Patterson (1979).

• THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Setterfield (2006).

• THE LAST VISITOR by Griffin (2024).

Hence, although I do recommend the above as highly proficient genre #novels, I think this genre ultimately can't be taken very seriously. Based on my exposure to modern-day exemplars, at least. Such novels aren't extremely deep or moving, as far as I can tell, despite having clear paths to be so (which is an extra mystery, I suppose).

By the way, THE LAST VISITOR was a recent beach read for me. I mean it, really; not kidding.

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#reading

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