DEAD SIMPLE by PETER JAMES

Oh, the joy of “discovering” a new writer. Whoops, the slight embarrassment when you realise that everyone else in the world except you already knows about said writer. And so, having got that off my chest, let’s talk about Peter James. I was riveted by “Dead Simple” – published in …

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

,”The Devotion of Suspect X,” the cult Japanese thriller by Keigo Higashino has at long last been translated into English. This story of murder and its consequences, set in modern-day suburban Tokyo, is (in the words of all good book reviews) a gripping page-turner.  Seriously, however clichéd that description might …

JEFF IN VENICE, DEATH IN VARANASI by GEOFF DYER

Reading this funny, clever book about Venice and Varanasi, the two ultimate water-based dramatic, atmospheric, crumbling cities, whilst on holiday in Varanasi made the whole experience that much more fun.  If not a little bizarre. Adding to the deliciousness of it all, I’d literally just read the incident in the …