Michael Ridpath Operation Berlin Boldwood Books, April 2026. Thank you, NetGalley and Boldwood Books, for this uncorrected proof for review. Having recently reread Michael Ridpath’s financial thrillers I found it difficult to change pace with this more elegant approach to murder. Operation Berlin has a certain charm, which grows as the narrative moves toward revealingContinue reading “Week beginning April 29 2016”
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Week beginning 15 April, 2026
Kate Stephenson The Book Lover’s Guide to Edinburgh Pen & Sword | White Owl, January 2026. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Kate Stephenson’s Guide is not only a notable practical resource, but a pleasure to read. Well designed and clearly explained walks become literary explorations asContinue reading “Week beginning 15 April, 2026”
Week beginning April 1 2026
Clare Mackintosh, The Butler, Podium Entertainment, June 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Butler sets a pace that is quite different from Clare Mackintosh’s previous novels, and I had to adapt to the pace and tone. Once having done so, I was impressed with this writer’s abilityContinue reading “Week beginning April 1 2026”
Week beginning 18 February 2026
Julia Cooke Starry and Restless Three Women Who Changed Work, Writing, and the World Farrar, Straus and Giroux, February 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I read Julia Cooke’s Come Fly the World and was thoroughly engaged. Starry and Restless Three Women Who Changed Work, Writing, and theContinue reading “Week beginning 18 February 2026”
Week beginning 28 January 2026
Craig Leddy Fast Forward The Birth of Video Streaming, Media’s Wild Child Köehler Books, September 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. In the 1960s I read Ernie Kovac’s TV Medium Rare. It was an amusing insight into television in its early days of male executives, beauty pageants andContinue reading “Week beginning 28 January 2026”
Week beginning January 21 2026.
Tana French The Keeper Penguin General UK – Fig Tree, Hamish Hamilton, Viking, Penguin Life, Penguin Business | Viking, April 2026. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Keeper returns to Cal, Lena and Trey and sundry other characters in Ardnakelty, with much of the emphasis on the village and itsContinue reading “Week beginning January 21 2026.”
Week beginning January 14 2026
Julia Golding The Austen Intrigue Book 4 of Regency Secrets, HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter | One More Chapter, November 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I have mixed feelings about this novel – the Jane Austen link was interesting, the European political and historical background informative andContinue reading “Week beginning January 14 2026”
Week beginning December 31 2025
Martin Edwards Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife Aria & Aries, September 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife – how could any player of Cluedo resist reading this book? And then, when it becomes clear that Martin EdwardsContinue reading “Week beginning December 31 2025”
Week beginning 17 December 2025
Stephen Rötzsch Thomas Disney’s Animated Classics A Comprehensive Guide Pen & Sword| White owl, September 2025. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Snow White features throughout this book, beginning with the author having received the video as a present, watching it almost under duress, andContinue reading “Week beginning 17 December 2025”
Week beginning 22 October 2025
Lisa Murkowski Far from Home An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, D.C. Penguin Random House Christian publishing | Forum books, June 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. My immediate interest in this book arose from Senator Lisa Murkowski’s vote on the recent ‘Big Beautiful Bill’Continue reading “Week beginning 22 October 2025”
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