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Final Acts, edited by Martin Edwards – Review
By Sarah Morgan Will the curtain ever come down on the British Library’s Classic Crime collection? Let’s hope not, otherwise ... -
Dancing in Time by Robert Hylton – Review
By Sandra Callard This unique book takes a startling look at the huge amount and variety of dancing throughout time. ... -
Spectral Sounds: Unquiet Tales of Acoustic Weird – Review
By Sarah Morgan Ghosts, ghouls, phantoms, spectres… there are lots of names for those (usually) nighttime visitors from beyond the ... -
The Lindisfarne Gospels by Eleanor Jackson – Review
By Sandra Callard This new book about The Lindisfarne Gospels is a wonderful way to see one of the most ... -
Death on the Downbeat by Sebastian Farr – Review
By Sarah Morgan What do Les Liaisons dangereuses, Dracula, Carrie and Bridget Jones’s Diary have in common? Top marks go ... -
Death of Jezabel by Christianna Brand – Review
By Sandra Callard Here is another one from the wonderful selection of old books republished by the British Library in ... -
The Lost Gallows by John Dickson Carr – Review
By Sandra Callard The Crime Classics is a collection of books that were all written roughly between the two World ... -
The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley – Review
By Sandra Callard I’ve already confessed my love for these reprints by the British Library of old crime novels from ... -
Breaking the News edited by Jackie Harrison & Luke McKernan – Review
By Clare Jenkins Ten years ago, working as a university lecturer, I set up a 12-week module called The History ... -
My Husband Simon by Mollie Panter-Downes – Review
By Clare Jenkins I first came across the writer Mollie Panter-Downes in India, in Higginbothams Bookshop in Ootacamund – known ... -
The Philosophy of Curry by Sejal Sukhadwala – Review
By Clare Jenkins During 25 years of visiting India, the only place I’ve ever been offered curry and chips was ... -
Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer – Review
By Sarah Morgan The nights are long, the evenings are cold and the festive season is upon us. But how ...