Book review: Sword by by Bogdan Teodorescu, translated by Marina Sofia

Sword is a political thriller from Romania, one of a number of translated titles from new indie publisher Corylus Books. … More

Book review: The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut

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

A Single Source is the second in the series featuring William Carver, a veteran BBC foreign correspondent, and his tenacious young … More

Azi Bello navigates the darker reaches of the internet from his shed in East Croydon. He is highly skilled, and … More

Joe Country is the sixth Slough House novel. I would definitely recommend reading them in order, but if you’re coming … More

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

If you’ve read my review of Anthony Good’s novel, Kill [redacted], you’ll know how much I enjoyed it, so I … More

I’ve had mixed responses to Jonathan Coe novels over the years. I loved The Rotters’ Club and What a Carve … More

I’m struggling to write a review of London Rules. On the one hand I love it so much I want … More

Last year I went to Rome for the first time. It’s hard to write about the experience – the art, … More