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The Body in the Dumb River by George Bellairs – Review
By Sarah Morgan According to Martin Edwards’ fascinating introduction to this novel, Manchester bank manager Harold Blundell – who wrote ... -
It Walks By Night by John Dickson Carr – Review
By Sarah Morgan If you’re currently working your way through the works of John Dickson Carr with the ambition of ... -
The Ring’s List by Jade Nicole-Bracken – Review
By Sarah Morgan Let me get one thing straight before we begin – I admire anybody who can sit down ... -
Many Rivers to Cross by Peter Robinson – Review
By Sandra Callard Peter Robinson, the author of one of the best series of crime novels to hit the shelves ... -
Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley – Review
By Sarah Morgan Whenever a new writer bursts onto the literary scene, critics and publishers attempt to pigeonhole them into ... -
Spoonfuls of Honey by Hattie Ellis – Review
By Ryan Madin Honey has been a staple of the human diet for millennia. Made from nectar concentrated to a ... -
Mindfulness by Gill Hasson – Review
By Kirsty Reid Too often we let the present slip away. Whether it’s worrying about the future, dwelling on the ... -
Me and Mr Welles by Dorian Bond – Review
By Victoria Holdsworth Having read David Thompson’s dazzling biography, Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles, a few years ago now, ... -
We Don’t Die of Love by Stephen May – Review
By Sandra Callard Stephen May’s fifth novel is a mass of contradictions. It is both gritty and sentimental, sad and ... -
Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister by Anne Choma – Review
By Audrey Coldron If you did not see the BBC TV series Gentleman Jack, scripted by award-winning writer Sally Wainwright, ... -
Caging Skies by Christine Leunens – Review
By Eve Luddington The first words of Caging Skies, in the preface, intrigued me: ‘The great danger of lying is ... -
Doorway to Dilemma edited by Mike Ashley – Review
By Sarah Morgan The British Library’s ‘Tales of the Weird’ is an ever-expanding collection, but its editor, Mike Ashley, must ...