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
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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
The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin
Two authors because this book was half-written when McIlvanney died in 2015 and Rankin picked up the gauntlet and finished … More The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin
The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
This is an incredible book for a debut novel. It is an oral history of the music duo Opal and … More The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
This was a fantastic book – I love literary spy novels and this was one. What it really is though, … More American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
London, Burning by Anthony Quinn
That was just what I needed to read. A shorter book, a thriller which would be my most favourite genre … More London, Burning by Anthony Quinn