The Fraud by Zadie Smith
Smith has written a historical novel based on a real-life crime, The Tichborne Claimant or case, peopled with those who … More The Fraud by Zadie Smith
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Alchemy by S.J. Parris
Dr Giordano Bruno is off on his travels again, this time to Prague at the behest of Walsingham because one … More Alchemy by S.J. Parris
Every Man a King by Walter Mosley
In 1990 Mosley said that he writes to investigate the existential question, How do I act in an imperfect world … More Every Man a King by Walter Mosley
The Border by Don Winslow
I don’t think as a reader you can be left in any doubt about Winslow’s politics regarding drugs, the border … More The Border by Don Winslow
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
The thing about Leon’s books is that Commissario Brunetti is a philosopher and a realist so whilst cases might be … More So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly
I think that this might be one of the better ones by Connolly that I have read recently. It is … More The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly
Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
I am very late to the party that is this book. A friend passed it on to me and it … More Drive your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
The Snake Head by Patrick Radden Keefe
On June 6th 1993 near Breezy Point in New York, a ship, the Golden Venture, ran aground and amidst many … More The Snake Head by Patrick Radden Keefe
The Darkest Sin by D. V. Bishop
The darkest sin is to murder on sacred ground and that is what happens in this book. Set in Renaissance … More The Darkest Sin by D. V. Bishop
The Dark Flood by Deon Meyer
This was a good book, well-written and a story well-told with twists and turns in it plus an insight into … More The Dark Flood by Deon Meyer