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REVIEW: Thomas Mullen – The Lightning Men
Thomas Mullen Lightning Men Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Abacus Language: English ISBN-10: 0349143102 ISBN-13: 978-0349143101 8th March, 2018 RATING: ***** Not having read the first novel in this series by Thomas Mullen, Darktown – indeed, not even realising there was[…]
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BOOK REVIEW: A J Finn – The Woman in the Window
A J Finn The Woman in the Window Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN-10: 0008234159 ISBN-13: 978-0008234157 25 January, 2018 Very occasionally, a little piece of extra special magic drops through your door and one[…]
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Book Review: Ashley Dyer – Splinter in the Blood
Ashley Dyer Splinter in the Blood Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Corsair ISBN-10: 1472151011 ISBN-13: 978-1472151018 March 1st, 2018 RATING: **** Set in Liverpool, Splinter in the Blood, the ‘debut’ novel from Ashley Dyer – the pseudonym for author of[…]
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BOOK REVIEW: R J ELLORY – Kings of America
R J ELLORY Kings of America Paperback: 432 pages Publisher: Orion ISBN-10: 140916313X ISBN-13: 978-1409163138 21st September, 2017 RATING: **** REVIEWER: Janie Phillips When Irish born fighter Danny McCabe commits a terrible crime, he flees to America and throws[…]
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BOOK REVIEW: Krysten Ritter – Bonfire
Krysten Ritter Bonfire Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Hutchinson ISBN-10: 1786331020 ISBN-13: 978-1786331021 November 9, 2017 RATING: ***** You may recognise the name Krysten Ritter as being star of several American TV shows such as Jessica Jones, The Defenders and[…]
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BOOK REVIEW: Jeff Abbott – Blame
Jeff Abbott Blame Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Sphere Click Image Below to Order ISBN-10: 0751557315 ISBN-13: 978-0751557312 December 28, 2017 RATING: ***** The pleasure of dipping into the worlds created by of one of your favourite story tellers[…]
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BOOK REVIEW: Robbie Robertson – Testimony
Robbie Robertson Testimony Paperback: 512 pages Publisher: Windmill Books ISBN-10: 0099510952 ISBN-13: 978-0099510956 2 November, 2017 RATING: **** One of the defining moments in music, the gig at which Bob Dylan had the effrontery to go all electrified, is[…]
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REVIEW: Laura Marshall – Friend Request
Laura Marshall Friend Request Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Sphere January 11, 2018 RATING: **** REVIEWER: Janie Phillips Friend Request is Laura Marshall’s debut novel, and taps into the world of social media, revealing just how much of[…]
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REVIEW: Anthony Horrowitz – The Word is Murder
Anthony Horowitz The Word is Murder Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Century (24 Aug. 2017) ISBN-10: 1780896840 ISBN-13: 978-1780896847 RATING: **** REVIEWER: Janie Philips Unexpected death, an unsolved mystery and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of[…]
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