I did not read much this month, being busy getting everything finished at work before going in for our operation, while afterwards I could barely read…
The End of the Bronze Age — Robert Drews
Excellent overview of the reasons why the great Bronze Age civilisations in the Middle East — Hittites, Egypt, Assyria and Mycean Greece — all collapsed or nearly collapsed at the same time.
Wintersmith — Terry Pratchett
The third in the Tiffany Aching series of young adult Discworld novels. The only real difference with normal Discworld novels is that the plot is less manic.
Off with His Head — Ngaio Marsh
An ancient English peasant fertility rite goes wrong as the climatic decapitation turns out to be real…
Enter a Murderer — Ngaio Marsh
Like most of the best of her mysteries, this one is set in the theatre. Ngaoi Marsh was heavily involved in the theatre all her live and her knowledge and love for it shines through.
Grave Mistake — Ngaio Marsh
A middleaged hypochondriac rich widow turns up dead in the rest home she regularly checks in to. Not a natural death of course. Nice and slight and good to read while waiting for things to happen. Reading several of these novels in quick succession does show how much Marsh recycled between novels, like the names of minor characters.