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Born to be Mild by Rob Temple – Review
By Nigel Armitage Followers of Rob Temple’s Very British Problems Twitter blog (@SoVeryBritish) will be familiar with the charming blend ... -
Right to Kill by John Barlow – Review
By Sandra Callard John Barlow is a new name in the healthy, if thoroughly saturated, realm of police procedural novels. ... -
Real Estate by Deborah Levy – Review
By Barney Bardsley This is the third volume of memoirs by author Deborah Levy, in which she examines, with wry ... -
The Book Lover’s Bucket List by Caroline Taggart – Review
By Sandra Callard Here is a unique and fascinating compilation of some of the numerous and famous British writers, poets, ... -
Penny Baps by Kevin Doherty – Review
By Richard Mansfield This is a strong debut novel from an author who locates the narrative in his own backyard, ... -
Erringby by Gill Darling – Review
By Helen Johnston Normally I have to like at least one of the main characters in a novel for it ... -
The Dying Day by Vaseem Khan – Review
By Sandra Callard Vaseem Khan is a prolific writer of detective novels, all set in India. British, born in Newham, ... -
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera – Review
By Jeff Halden This book’s sub-title is ‘How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain’, and it’s Sanghera’s argument in this fascinating ... -
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller – Review
By Sophie Macintyre With a title like that, I knew I was in for a story about Greek gods and ... -
The Key to Fear by Kristin Cast – Review
By Emma Stamp The first book in a new series by author Kristin Cast, The Key to Fear is directed ... -
The Power And The Glory by David Sedgwick – Review
By Liam Bird Ever since the advent of the motorcar arguments have raged over who exactly was the best driver ... -
Trick by Sean Hancock – Review
By Sarah Morgan At the start of Stand By Me, the narrator says: “I never had any friends later on ...
