Book Reviews

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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Six students at an art school in 1920s Weimar play a little game where they hide something in their hand. They leave three-word clues, and the others try to guess what they are hiding. Of course, there are many other things to hide as well, and the story collects the clues to uncover what everyone is hiding.
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