Reviews 

Remarkably, there was another book of hers in the house, which obviously belonged to my Dad. This was totally different, although the...

One of Paddy’s and this was brilliant. Set in the early 1930’s and about a 38 year old spinster whose intended had been killed the 1st...

Haven’t read any for many years but 707 sparked my interest. This is a good and really brilliantly plotted whodunit – if you haven’t read...

The 3rd paper book bought with Daniel’s Xmas Waterstone’s voucher. I has no idea that Childers’ was on IRA man, executed by firing squad...

Quite a long read, but have been very busy with work; maybe a summer holiday beach book. Quite a difficult read, very funny in places but...

Inspired I think by no. 641 to re-read this as the books are thematically quite similar, in that both have an obscurely motivated murder...

A book about Brexit, by the author of The Rotters Club, and a sequel in that some of the characters recur. Quite an angry (I presume)...

I didn’t enjoy 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' (her first book) but this was much better. A thriller about dementia, which is a clever...

Strange novel about a Manson type cult set in California in the late 60’s and the fascination of a young girl for an older cult member. I...

I didn’t enjoy this much, at least until very near the end when the subject became a little clearer. So, (as everyone says nowadays), it...

This is a very good biography of Elizabeth Jane Howard, whose Cazalet novels I enjoyed a year or 2 ago, and who was married to Peter...

An autobiographical fragment, covering odd bits of his life. Covered school, university and early showbiz career, roughly up to Monty...

Another that Paddy enjoyed from the library. I guess this is chic-lit, and on the whole I enjoyed it. Made me think about the difference...

I seem to have finished the very good Tom Kell trilogy. This is the first in a (somebody else) series and it is not a promising start. A...

I think this may be his first novel (see 447); I have read it before but always enjoy it. The plot is as described above, although with...

The 3rd in the Thomas Kell series. This was brilliant; he is a great writer this guy and I am surprised that none of these books has been...

I was looking for a different Le Carré book, but this one was referred to in 446, so I thought I would give it a go (I must have read it...

The 2nd in the Thomas Kell series. This was weird because I had read the book before, and spent a lot of the time reading it puzzling...

The first of a series of novels featuring Thomas Kell, a disillusioned and cynical ex MI5 officer, who has been suspended in disgrace...

The third of the three I bought with the birthday tokens and by far the best. The key point is that this is a good novel, with the spy...