The Blade Artist
Book Review The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh Begbie’s back! Fans of Trainspotting will be all too familiar with the psychopathic Scotsman who starred in both book and movie […]
The Fever
Book Review The Fever – by Megan Abbott This story is almost a reworking of The Crucible, about the Salem witch trials, which were predicated upon female teenage hysteria. Deenie […]
The Silent Corner
Book Review The Silent Corner – by Dean Koontz This thriller by Koontz appears to be the first in a series. FBI Agent, Jane Hawk (oh dear, anyone remember who […]
The Road
Book review The Road by Cormac McCarthy Readers may be familiar with this particular story-line, having watched the movie adaptation starring Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee. I will confess […]
Nemesis
Nemesis by Misha Glenny This factual story caught me by surprize as I didn’t expect it to be quite as good as it was. Antonio Francisco Bonfirm Lopes was […]
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry The tag-line on the cover of this book reads, An epic journey that will change their lives forever… The story does indeed chart an epic […]
Reading Allowed
Reading Allowed by Chris Paling The subtitle to this slight book is, True Stories & Curious Incidents from a Provincial Library. Chris Paling is a published author and librarian. In […]
The Massacre Of Mankind
The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter This is the sequel to H.G. Wells’ The War Of The Worlds, and is officially authorized by his estate. Anyone who has […]
All The Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy This is a beautifully written story of broken homes, broken hearts and broken bones. It is a coming-of-age tale that vividly depicts […]
Apprentice In Death
Apprentice in Death by J.D. Robb This is yet another solid performance from J.D. Robb, the pseudonym of Nora Roberts. Robb never fails to impress me in the quality […]
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells This novel was first published in 1897 and has aged remarkably well. It has been adapted a number of times for the silver […]
Night School
Night School by Lee Child I find it difficult to know which approach to adopt when reviewing this novel. I like the Jack Reacher series. I like it a […]
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave. Her mother Mable is a slave. Her grandmother Ajarry is a slave who was, in the words of Bob […]
The Island Of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells Here we have a true classic by a master observer of the human creature. I first became aware of this tale […]
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace by John Knowles This novel is described on its cover as ‘An American Classic’, and was ‘… part of the syllabus of high-school English classes throughout […]
The Walking Dead – Search And Destroy
The Walking Dead, Search and Destroy by Jay Bonansinga Many of you will be familiar with the T.V. series of the same name, and Search and Destroy is pretty […]
