#Christmasreading #Christmas #crimenovels It's the first christmas for about two decades where my pile of reading doesn't include a crime novel.
It feels odd - I'm a completist in lots of things - I wouldn't dream of skipping the new #Springsteen album, even though it feels like posh karaoke - but the thought of a new novel by #IanRankin or #Brookmyre doesn't excite me.
Partly the cliches of the #crimenovel format have worn me out - how many more times can the venerable time worn detective 1/2