Anyway, on “Bobcat” – I loved the story. I wonder, though, if I’m supposed to completely understand it. As in, the woman who showed up – she’s someone from John’s past, or who at least knows something about John’s past, but am I right that the text doesn’t get very specific? A plain woman shows up, ask for her husband, and based on that, “…she formed the perfect answer to the question that was County Clanagh.” She could be an old lover, perhaps with a child of his back at her hotel, or an old conspirator in the crime committed in the field in County Clanagh, perhaps burial of a stillborn, murdered, or aborted child (I’m obsessed with children because of the wife’s pregnancy). But how would the wife know that just by looking at her and hearing her? So am I missing something, or am I free to make up whatever I wish about the woman? Is this another instance of not knowing if the bobcat is real or metaphorical? Yes, I know, “literature needs to be read as literature, not thudded through like one would a law brief.” But sometimes I miss the obvious, and I like to know.

Now that I know you’re actually “there” (so many blogs seem uninhabited) I’ll look through and see if we have any more reads in common.

I’m delighted that you love the first series, and even more delighted that you carry Aimee’s book around with you in your rucksack (their unique shape and size greatly helps the ‘carrying around’ doesn’t it?).

As for discussing Bobcat – fire away, I’m always happy to discuss anything when it comes to books.

Yep, next series is on it’s way, and like you (I’m sure), I’m even more excited about this 2nd quartet (if that’s possible). I look forward to discussing them with you.
Warmest regards
Rob