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
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Watch us Dance by Leila Slimani
This is the first of Slimani’s books that I have managed to finish. I have tried most of them but … More Watch us Dance by Leila Slimani
Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
Set in the late 70s early 80s in London with the Jamaican, Carribean diaspora, this is a story of love, … More Fire Rush by Jacqueline Crooks
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
On the longlist for the Women’s Prizefor Fiction and rightly so, I would be surprised if this didn’t get onto … More Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan
This is one of those books that I picked up in the library just because it appealed – the recently … More Two Women in Rome by Elizabeth Buchan
1979 by Val McDermid
Oh dear! I was so disappointed by this book as I am a big fan of McDermid. The basic premise … More 1979 by Val McDermid
Sean Duffy series by Adrian McKinty
Cold Cold Ground by Adrain McKinty ***** 03/07/22 This was an excellent book. It had a believable detective, summed up … More Sean Duffy series by Adrian McKinty
May God Forgive by Alan Parks
This is a 1970s detective story set in Glasgow – a time when the police did what they wanted and … More May God Forgive by Alan Parks
Moon Lake by Joe R. Lansdale
One of the ways we used to help children to write was to show them how to boil stories down … More Moon Lake by Joe R. Lansdale
Still Life by Sarah Winman
When I started this book I thought it was going to be just another book where an older woman meets … More Still Life by Sarah Winman