Reviews 

This started well but deteriorated. Starts in 1995 (but should have been 20+ years earlier) with three hippies who decide to escape...

I don’t normally write up a book I haven’t finished, but I will make an exception here. I have read it before (on holiday in Majorca...

A book about the failure of the Corbyn experiment in the Labour party. Far too long and detailed for me. Jones clearly endorsed the...

A serious and classic novel in response to the above thoughts; I am not sure if I have read this before, although we bought it in 1978!...

This is pretty good. A contemporary mystery thriller, narrated largely by Kim, the mother of Tallulah, the disappeared girl in question,...

An anthology of modern crime short stories. Quality quite variable; the best I thought by Denise Mina, about a family with a disturbed...

As P said, this is much better than 'An American Marriage'. A story about a bigamous marriage written from the standpoint of the two...

A cleverly written take on 'Pride & Prejudice', based in the muslim immigrant community in Toronto. So we have Ayesha (Elizabeth Bennett)...

One of P’s. I quite enjoyed this and it was original in that the two central characters Dan and Bea (Dante P suggested?!) are both dead...

I have read this before, I think a very long time ago, as I had forgotten most of the plot. Long, hard work, but brilliant. The plot can...

This was good, but not that good - I think the publicity has over-egged it. I struggled with a couple of aspects; were the 3 central...

Triggered no doubt by no 746, I read these for probably the 3rd time in my life and enjoyed them more than previously. But enjoyed may...

I heard this guy on the radio and thought ‘Here’s a crime writer I have never heard of’. But a poor writer. The plot theme was...

This is the book or novella around which Killing Eve is based. It is pretty much complete junk (although does provide a bit of background...

An Xmas present from Dan, an Icelandic detective/ thriller. The heroine is a semi-retired and slightly superannuated policewoman in...

Maybe optimistic to pick a difficult late James after enjoying 593, but you can see the logic I hope. And I read the Ambassadors...

One of Paddy’s from the library. I loved this (as did she). Romance/thriller set in a seaside north Yorkshire village, starting with a...

Could be a parody of Pride and Prejudice, except I can’t think of 2 suitable nouns. Nonetheless, girl falls for incredibly rich and...

Another from P (I can’t decide what to read at the moment so am piggy backing on her choices). This was brilliant, I thought. A...

Bought in February 1977 from the 2nd hand book store in the town where we then lived, but never as far as I can tell, read until now. One...