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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…
Book review: All Adults Here by Emma Straub
Astrid Strick is the matriarch of a middle-class family in Clapham, a small town in New York State. She is…
Coming soon: my new novel End of the Bay
I haven’t been around as much on the blog or social media, because I’ve been finishing a book! It’s not…
Guest post: The 5 best true crime books of 2020 (so far) by Desiree Villena
Today I’m pleased to welcome Desiree Villena to the blog with her pick of some of the best true crime…
Book review: Who Killed Berta Cáceres? by Nina Lakhani
Berta Cáceres was a Honduran political activist, fighting for environmental and indigenous rights. She was murdered in 2016 by hired…
Book review: Hidden on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena #11) by Joy Ellis
I’ve enjoyed Joy Ellis’s DI Nikki Galena police procedurals before. Hidden on the Fens, the 11th in the series, has…
Book review: The Last Trial by Scott Turow (Kindle County 11)
Alejandro Stern is a recurring character in Scott Turow’s Kindle County thrillers. He was the defence lawyer in his most…
