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Book Review: A Surprise for Christmas edited by Martin Edwards
A Surprise for Christmas, from the British Library Crime Classics series, is a selection of classic crime stories with a Christmas…
SPOILER review: Passing by Nella Larsen
This is one of my occasional series where I share my thoughts on the whole of a book, so if…
Guest post by Sonia Ahmed: 9 Pakistani writers to keep on your radar in 2021
Now that it’s hard to travel, novels are more vital than ever in giving us an insight into other countries…
Giveaway: Enter to win six signed paperbacks
*This giveaway has now closed.* Today I’m sharing the opportunity to win six signed paperbacks — including my own The…
Book review: Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen’s novels combine pacy, absurdist plots, a wry take on political and popular culture and an underlying anger at…
Book review: Still Life by Val McDermid (Karen Pirie #6)
Still Life has an intriguing plot, a twisty and convoluted tale of a body found off the Fife coast. The…
Book review: The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden
The Gates of Athens tells the story of ancient Athens from Marathon to Thermopylae through four of the city’s most…
Audiobook review: A Theatre for Dreamers, written and narrated by Polly Samson
A Theatre for Dreamers should have been fascinating. Its starting point is the true story of a community of writers…
Book review: The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare
There was a happy time when I was naive enough to think that a story of wealth, power and corruption…
