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Book review: Death of a Doll by Hilda Lawrence
Death of a Doll was first published in 1947 and has been reissued by Agora Books. Like the British Library…
Book review: The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (Two Rivers 1)
Ann Cleeves’ Shetland novels are my new favourite comfort read. I like the way she focuses on deep characterisation and…
Audiobook review: The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan, narrated by Mark Meadows
Herbert Powyss is a man of the Enlightenment, devoting his time to the study of horticulture, science and philosophy at…
Guest post: Denise Mina, author of Conviction
If you’ve read my review of Conviction, you’ll know how much I loved it, so I’m honoured to be hosting…
Book review: How the Dead Speak by Val McDermid (Tony Hill and Carol Jordan 11)
How the Dead Speak follows directly from the dramatic events at the end of Insidious Intent, the last book in…
Book review: The Second Sleep by Robert Harris
I take some trouble to avoid major plot spoilers in my reviews, but in this one I’m having to avoid…
Book review: A Door in the Earth by Amy Waldman
Parveen is an Afghan-American anthropology student in California. Her progressive ideas are influenced by a driven and dynamic professor, but…
Book review: Who Owns England by Guy Shrubsole
In Who Owns England, Guy Shrubsole describes how his campaigning interests – from environmental damage on agricultural land to housing…
Book review: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Ask Again, Yes alights on different characters in the Gleeson and Stanhope families at various points through several decades. This…
