Book review: Fallen Angel by Chris Brookmyre

Since belatedly discovering Chris Brookmyre a couple of years ago, I’ve been burning my way through his backlist and appreciating … More

Book review: Fade to Grey by John Lincoln

Fade to Grey is the first in a series featuring Gethin Grey. He heads up a firm which investigates miscarriages … More

I’m barging into Barney Thomson’s story eight books in, but I still felt immediately at home with Aye, Barney. Barney is … More

Sinéad Gleeson’s memoir Constellations explores the relationship between our bodies and our identity. In a series of linked essays, she writes … More

I have a relative who says he only reads dead authors, because then he knows how many of their books … More

The Wolf and the Watchman begins in Stockholm in 1793. Sweden is weakened by war and corruption. The king is … More

The thing that I look for in a novel above everything is a distinctive voice. Shaun Baines’ writing drew me … More

After reading and loving Liam McIlvanney’s The Quaker last year, I was eager to try his earlier novels. As Brexit … More

Why We Dream has two interwoven strands. The first is a useful summary of the latest thinking in neuroscience on … More