I’m already a huge Mick Herron fan, having read all the Slow Horses books, but this one…ouf! If indeed “ouf” is an accepted form of praise. “The Secret Hours” is a brilliant stand-alone novel, but since there are references to Regent’s Park in the book, you gradually realise that is …
HOW on earth did I miss this smashing, stand-alone novel by the brilliant Mick Herron? For someone who loves the Slough House series so much, I repeat, how on earth did I only just come across “Nobody Walks”? Although this is not formally a part of the Slough House/Slow Horses …
I’m in a bit of a dilemma, dear reader. I have decided, as you may remember, to read all the Agatha Christie books in chronological order, but my quest for order has already come a cropper. You see, the prolific Ms Christie not only published a collection of 11 short …
This thoroughly enjoyable, delightfully written biography of Agatha Christie is a joy. To a certain extent, we all feel we “know” a little about Agatha Christie, don’t we? We know that she is one of the world’s best known and most prolific authors. We’ve heard that Ms Christie “disappeared” in …
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, …
Having been a latecomer to the Jackson Lamb books, I am making up for lost time and binge-reading them. Verdict on the 2nd book in the series ”Dead Lions”? It is every bit as gripping as ”Slow Horses”, which is the name given to a group of former MI5 operatives …
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 …
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 …
I am becoming an unashamed Ben Macintyre groupie, having just devoured yet another of his smashing books in record time. “The Spy & the Traitor” is the truly extraordinary account of the life and career of Oleg Gordievsky, head of the KGB’s London station in the 1980s, and a British …
