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The Whistleblower

02/08/2021 – 10:12

Interest suitably piqued.

Robert Peston has long had the reputation of being one of the most well-informed and respected...

How To Kill Your Best Friend

19/07/2021 – 12:23

Contains the kind of "locked room" style ingredients that I need to investigate further!

I haven't read anything by Lexie Elliott previously, but this sounds like it contains plenty of...

Looking for the Durrells

21/06/2021 – 10:20

Difficult to resist.

As someone who has enjoyed numerous holidays on the Greek islands, I was one of the many millions...

The Girl in the Mirror

21/06/2021 – 10:11

Intriguing Premise

I am always keen to seek out the work of a debut author. Sometimes it doesn't work out and can be...

False Witness

22/05/2021 – 17:25

An awful lot going on to pique the interest.

There seems like there is going to be an awful lot going on in this latest novel from Karin...

Snowflake

12/04/2021 – 12:34

Enticing Feel

This novel has an enticing feel about it. There has been quite a lot of talk about this debut...

The Heretic's Mark

01/03/2021 – 10:25

My mother loves these.

This is not a series that I have read personally, but I have bought every single one for my...

The Legacy

22/02/2021 – 10:10

Appealing premise.

The premise of this new novel from Caroline Bond really appeals to me. It is a situation that...

Trust Me

15/02/2021 – 10:09

Time for a second chance!

I read T.M. Logan's debut novel "The Holiday" and, in spite of early promise and some glowing...

The Favour

01/02/2021 – 11:51

I sense a nicely atmospheric feel about this.

There is a nicely atmospheric feel about this, though I sense that could be something of a slow...

Stella

25/01/2021 – 10:15

It promises to be an enthralling read.

As a former student of German, who has spent some significant time living and working in Germany,...

The Art of Death

17/12/2020 – 21:46

M.W. Craven Influences

When it's your first day in a new job ... having just been promoted to DI ... replacing the same...

The Dark Room

04/12/2020 – 20:29

The kind of dark, atmospheric thriller that I would like to get my teeth into.

What links a homeless man in London to a Country house hotel in the depths of Ireland? I haven't...

Victoria Park

23/11/2020 – 10:19

Seems like a very apt novel for 2020.

At first glance this is perhaps not the type of book that would particularly attract me, but...

The Captive

23/11/2020 – 10:13

Intriguingly Novel Concept.

There are so many books on the thriller market that they can sometimes blur into one another and...

The Spiral

02/11/2020 – 10:28

The promise of dark, but engaging prose.

As soon as I read that "The Spiral" had been likened in its inventiveness to Stuart Turton's "The...

Body Language

19/10/2020 – 10:34

Too much suspension of disbelief required for me.

When you are placing your book in a setting that has been used many times before you do need to...

The Girls Are All So Nice Here

05/10/2020 – 10:45

Betrayal, lies, insecurities, relationships ... It's all there.

A story about betrayal, lies, insecurities, relationships, rape, friendship, manipulation, mind...

The Forgers

28/09/2020 – 12:55

I am preparing myself to be lured in.

The opening pages of this book make it seem like it is the sort of book that you could be easily...

A Cornish Betrothal

24/09/2020 – 21:55

Overly heavy on the romance for me.

I have been known to read and enjoy historical fiction. I have even been known to be not averse...

Why Mummy's Sloshed

24/09/2020 – 20:34

Not sure that I am the primary target audience for this, but ...

As a man in his mid-50s, I am not sure that I fall into the category of the primary target...

The Windsor Knot

21/09/2020 – 10:26

The kind of quirky humour that I need to investigate further!

Sometimes you pick up a book that strikes you as a little out of the ordinary. You read the...

City of Spies

07/08/2020 – 20:34

Spying, Treachery and Glamour in a World War II Setting.

The intrigue and treachery of the world of espionage has strong appeal in any case. Add to the...

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