The City & The City

 My Hugo chase has gotten most years covered now. There are only eight to go which are all recently published. "The City & The City" is a 2010 book dealing with a police murder investigation. It is a good whodunit and has a style that reminds me of that other classic, Blade Runner, where the shadowy detective is following the shadowy trail. The twist in this, is that the two cities exist in the same place, interwoven together.  This book has been made into a TV mini series in 2018 by the BBC. They generally don't commit to making a show unless it is worth it.  A search suggests it can be watched via Fetch TV which OPTUS have provided.

Spin

 I went across for another waist deep wading session.  The air temperature was cooler than the other day but absolutely still.  I also finished reading another Hugo, this one being a more recent one from 2006. It has a time travel twist in that everything outside the Earth is sped up eg if you land some encouraging chemicals on Mars in just a few years it will have an atmosphere. Simples!  There are complications, like the Sun getting much bigger during this same time period but some friendly aliens help out with an extra layer of sunscreen.