Sometimes, one reads a book that is so good, so fiendishly clever, so gripping, so un-put-down-able that the only way to describe it is, well, as fiendishly clever and gripping and un-put-down-able. And this, dear reader, is “The Appeal”, which is truly clever, amazingly crafted, and totally unpredictable. This is …
What a gripping thriller this is, made all the more enthralling by the juxtaposition of deep secrets and what – on the surface – appears to be an ideal life: young couples living in a small, pretty gated community in London’s Finsbury Park, all good neighbours and (seemingly) good friends, …
It’s painful to admit to being late to the party, but here I am, “discovering” a writer, long after everyone else has been a fan for years. “Slow Horses” was published in 2010, so – yup – this is more than a decade late. There’s even a TV series based …
This is one interesting, happy-making read. If you love dance (as I do), if you are interested in a fun way to try and keep fit, or even if you are a non-dancer but interested in psychology, this book is for you. The author, Dr. Lovatt, is a former professional …
Disclaimers first of all – and there are several of them : 1) Dr. Chauhan is a friend and my running mentor. 2) Dr. Player is a zoom acquaintance. 3) I am quoted in the book. The latter first. It was such a thrill to see myself quoted in the …
The Jubilee weekend was as good a time as ever to settle down with the 2nd Guy Harford mystery, ”Burying the Crown.” I’d already been googling the Kents and the Gloucesters (as one does), while watching the extended Royal Family on parade, so this delicious whodunnit played perfectly to this …
From the opening sentence of this psychological thriller “If she’d turned off her phone instead of listening in, perhaps no one would have died…” the reader is drawn into this tightly crafted book. And the pace never lets up. “She” is Cressida, wife of Laurence Howard, a rich Irish entrepreneur …
There are some books that I re-read every few years, and always with undiminished pleasure. As it so happens, several of them are about India, some of them my ritual pre-monsoon, hot-weather reading. Kim. Heat and Dust. And, of course, “Chasing the Monsoon“, Alexander Frater’s marvellous travelogue about following the …
Despite being a devoted Daniel Silva fan, sadly I have to confess that The Order reads more like a wannabe Dan Brown than a spy novel. Enjoyable, yes. But nothing more. Initially, I was thrilled to see Gabriel Allon back in Venice and restoring Christian old masters. I have always …
