Book review: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven imagined a pandemic and its aftermath, asking what could endure and what we would … More

Audiobook review: In the Field by Jesse Loncraine, narrated by Adjoa Andoh

Sometimes you happen across a book that you feel should have had a lot of attention but somehow didn’t. In … More

Carol Carnac is one of the pseudonyms used by Edith Caroline Rivett, who also wrote mysteries as ECR Lorac. Crossed … More

Frank Eloff is a world-weary doctor in a remote South African hospital. His world is upturned when an idealistic young … More

I’ve been a fan of Paul Simon since I saw Simon and Garfunkel’s The Concert in Central Park on TV … More

This still doesn’t seem real. One minute I’m doing ordinary, everyday things, the next I remember that everything has changed. … More

It’s 1973. It’s Glasgow. It’s very hot. Detective Harry McCoy is embroiled in three different cases: the abduction of a … More

The Recovery of Rose Gold is an unusual story because it begins with the aftermath of a crime, rather than … More

Originally posted on Beverley Has Read:
Hello and welcome to another instalment of Desert Island Books! This is a monthly feature where…

The Seventh Victim is an Audible Original crime novel. Diane Marshall’s young son, Zachery, disappeared 25 years ago. Jonathan Egan … More