The Secret Hours by Mick Herron
I absolutely love The Slow Horses series so thought that this might be a standalone book that was about something … More The Secret Hours by Mick Herron
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The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith
The Siberian dilemma is if you fall in the water, what should you do? If you climb out you will … More The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith
On Java Road by Lawrence Osborne
Narrated by Adrian Gyle an expat living in Hong Kong for 20 years, this story revolves around a crime but … More On Java Road by Lawrence Osborne
The Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
It took me quite a while to get into this book. It is dense with events – crime mostly – … More The Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie
Well that book is stuffed full of quirky characters. First is Penny, somewhere on the spectrum, finding social situations awkward … More The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie
SS-GB by Len Deighton
I think I have read most of Deighton’s books over the years but hadn’t read this one. My eye was … More SS-GB by Len Deighton
The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
Set in a small Irish village, Nenagh, four generations of Aylward women live loudly, argumentatively and with fierce love for … More The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
Great Novels: The world’s most remarkable fiction explored and explained from DK
A book that was bound to catch my eye in the library. I love books like this and I love … More Great Novels: The world’s most remarkable fiction explored and explained from DK
A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
This is a circular plot which you can work out once you have started to read the book, with the … More A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan
This is the fourth in the Malabar House series with Inspector Persis Wadia, the first female police officer in India. … More Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan