Book Reviews

The 27th book about psychologist and detective Alex Cross. About time I had a look.

A unusual and clever psychological study where the protagonist is also the antagonist. But does he realise this?​

A story of conspiracy during the Medieval period and the Plantagenet family.

A book about true crime and history all set around London's famous river.

A gothic ghost story set during the First World War.

I remember a gate in Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, that opened to nowhere but a sheer drop down a cliff and a path that led the same way. These are the childhood memories I have about the location where this book is set.
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When the in-laws outstay their welcome. A simple story, simply told. A nightmare. ​

Nordic noir, set in a magical Swedish landscape. A study of the dark side of marriage, motherhood and friendship.
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​A complex, twisted story, cleverly written, well paced and an enthralling read.

The Historian is an elegant masterpiece, mixing folklore with history, gothic terror and classic literature.

A woman goes through a break-up via the shopping list pinned to her fridge. Unusual concept.

Time, history, perception and the recreation of the Beatles' Abbey Road photograph,

A haunting story of life and death, beginnings and endings, and a unique landscape.

A unique hero American cop trying to catch a terrorist assassin in snowy New York. 

A case of not judging people at face value. Even if it is a beautiful face.

​Spooky, gothic, atmospheric. ​

Two ten year-olds are accused of a terrible crime. And they refuse to speak. 
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A collection of love stories that cross age, religion, race and sexuality - and how to prevent secrets from destroying them.
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Guest review from Andy Pennington.

In the time of the American Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and a new boxer called Cassius Clay, a wholesome teenage boy is sent to a school to advance his academic and moral education. It almost destroyed him.
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