Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
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Review: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
07 Jul 2017As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t know anyone…
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Secret Library – Lee, Vonnegut, Niven
15 Jun 2017I’m delighted and honoured to be invited to make my contribution to Richard Fernandez’ remarkable Secret Library on his blog…
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Review: Dead Writers in Rehab
08 Jun 2017Dead Writers in Rehab by Paul Bassett Davies My rating: 5 of 5 stars At the start of Paul Bassett…
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Review: Two O’Clock Boy – Mark Hill
24 Apr 2017From Line of Duty to Jack Reacher… …crime is the thing nowadays – but the challenge is to find a…
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The Genre That Dare Not Speak Its Name – Review: Capital
18 Mar 2017Capital by John Lanchester My rating: 5 of 5 stars Satire is the genre that dare not speak its name…
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Review: Rivers of London
18 Oct 2015Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 5 of 5 stars Just came across this lovely off-beat fantasy crime…
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Review: Killers in mascara
05 Nov 2014Killers in mascara by Huw Collingbourne My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m in the middle of this unusually entertaining…
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Review: Straight White Male
10 Oct 2014Straight White Male by John Niven My rating: 4 of 5 stars How do you succeed in creating a difficult…
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Review: Writing for TV: Series, Serials and Soaps
06 Aug 2014This excellent book on Writing for TV by Yvonne Grace has already taken up a permanent place on my bookshelf.…
