With a new thriller by Owen Mullen coming out next week, I thought now would be a good time to have a look at his books to date, so here is a brief list and outline. Which is your favourite? My answer is at the end.
What (am I currently reading)? I am currently reading a novel set in Afghanistan: Silent Heroes: When Love and Values Are Worth Fighting For by Patricia Furstenberg. It was first published in July 2019. Book Blurb (taken from https://www.goodreads.com/) Silent Heroes is a highly emotional read, action-packed, a […]
My review of this wonderful novel all about the Oxford English Dictionary is now up: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. This is the story of how the Oxford English Dictionary came into being, mixed in with great fiction about the time of the suffrage movement […]
What (am I currently reading)? I am currently reading the latest crime thriller by Owen Mullen – The Accused. This is the 4th book in the Charlie Cameron series, though all are also read alone. Publication Day is 21 September 2021, when the thriller will be available in […]
Set at the time that France surrendered to the Nazis during World War II, this is the moving story of two French sisters, and how they fought to survive in their own, different, ways. A 5* read.
What (am I currently reading)? I am currently listening to the audio book The Dictionary of Lost Words written by Pip Williams and narrated by Pippa Bennett-Warner. This is literary fiction about how the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was written and printed. At the same […]
I am so excited to let you know that the 2nd book in the DCI Robson series, by Jason Minick is now out in paperback. The Kindle version will be out next week, on Wednesday 25th August. It is called Diluvian, and here is a little information about […]
Today is Publication Day for the thriller End of Summer by Anders de la Motte. Set in southern Sweden, this is part of the “Seasons Quartet”, and can also be read as a stand alone. Book Blurb: You can always go home. But you can never go back […]
My review of the great prison drama novel Prisoner by Ross Greenwood is now up on my book review website. I listened to this an an audiobook and loved every moment of the story which is full of human interest, opened my eyes to a different world, and […]
What (am I currently reading)? I am currently reading the historical fiction novel The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah My paperback version was published in 2017 by Pan Macmillan. This has been on my TBR pile for some time, but the small size of the print has put me […]