Book clubs in North Berwick

Here’s my review: I thoroughly enjoyed this, it was a random selection from a gorgeously curated book shop in East Lothian Scotland in a wee village called Stow. I was in the mood for something halfway between a thriller and a literary novel with a crime element to it. Not being one to begin with genre segregation of books, I was pleased to see that this was advertised somewhere in the hinterland between crime & thrillers. The main characters are truly memorable. I’m left wondering what they are up to now, and I’m really looking forward to the next two books based on the two main characters backstory for Sheldon and next book in the series for Sigrid. The Scandi noir theme of books has been awash and some might say bloated in most recent years, however there are some true gems out there if you know where to look. This is such an intriguing and unputdownable book, it’s not what I thought it was upon reading the blurb it was oh so much more. The humour is pitch perfect as is the reflections of aging and regrets. Looking forward to more from the author. “Clarity that comes from aging-from the natural process of releasing the mind from imagined futures, and allowing the present and the past to take their rightful place at the center of our attention.”

Damon Fields is born to a single teenage mother in a trailer home in Lee County, in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. He has red hair, inherited from his dead father, who was a Melungeon. He is nicknamed "Demon Copperhead" for the colour of his hair and his attitude (a copperhead is a snake species). Demon spends much of his time with their neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Peggot, who are raising their grandchild Matt Peggot (nicknamed Maggot). Maggot and Demon are the same age and become best friends.

Continues the story of James Bond. Willy Boyd is a great writer