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Five Decembers: Description and back cover blurb
December 1941. America teeters on the brink of war, and in Honolulu, Hawaii, police detective Joe McGrady is assigned to investigate a homicide that will change his life forever. Because the trail of murder he uncovers will lead him across the Pacific, far from home and the woman he loves; and though the U.S. doesn't know it yet, a Japanese fleet is already steaming toward Pearl Harbor.
This extraordinary novel is so much more than just a gripping crime story—it's a story of survival against all odds, of love and loss and the human cost of war. Spanning the entirety of World War II, FIVE DECEMBERS is a beautiful, masterful, powerful novel that will live in your memory forever.
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How are people doing with this book? I was thinking of posting some questions in the next few days, that being the end of February. Is that OK with people?
The orenda went long into February for me, so I never bothered starting this book, knowing I would never get it finished. It looks good and I am very sorry to miss it!
Well worth catching up on sometime, but you're right it is not a quick couple-of-days read
Yeah - I figured that! Normally something I could sink my teeth into! I actually quite enjoy good detective fiction.
@clash_bowley , it's a shame you won't be joining this discussion. I hope you read the book sometime: I think you'll enjoy it.
I've posted the questions, but no rush if people want to wait until the weekend.
Thank you, Neil! I will try to give it a shot when I can! My kindle is full of books I intend to read, unfortunately.
I quite enjoyed this book, I have to say, and it was a nice addition to the TTRPBC canon. Thanks for recommending it.
Agreed: for me it worked very well as a detective story - a genre I hardly ever read and even more rarely enjoy. I seem to remember we read another hard-boiled (or maybe noir) crime book some while ago and this one made a much greater impression on me.
Also, it seems rare to me that we all like a book, and still find lots to discuss. Often with this kind of agreement, the discussion dies off quickly in a murder of mmm-hmmms.
Does that mean we should propose worse books in future?
No, that's my job :-D
I reckon my own choice for this month - Mind Parasites by Colin Wilson - is certainly a worse book
I'm not convinced that I enjoyed re-reading it. It reads somewhat dated to me. However, I do think it has the potential to spark some interesting discussion...