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
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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
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
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
What I particularly love about this book is the ties that hold this group of public school boys from Preshute … More In Memoriam by Alice Winn
The New Life by Tom Crewe
If the last book I read, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, opened with one of the best lines … More The New Life by Tom Crewe
The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction by Robert Goddard
Private Eye Umiko Wada, known as Wada, has her second outing in this book. Originally taken on as Kodaka’s secretary, … More The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction by Robert Goddard
Exercised by Daniel Lieberman
It would be true to say that exercise has exercised Mr Lieberman. His book sets out to bust myths around … More Exercised by Daniel Lieberman