Four Queens by Nancy Goldstone
Four Queens by Nancy Goldstone tells the story of the four daughters of Count Raymond Berengar V, of Provence who all became queens including Eleanor…
Book Reviews
The Viaduct Murder by Ronald Knox
Ronald Knox wrote his first detective novel, The Viaduct Murders in 1925 and wrote Essays in Satire in 1928 in which he included the essay…
Macchiavelli by Joseph Marulin
Niccolo Macchiavelli rubbed shoulders with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci when Florence was at the forefront of the Renaissance, the cultural flowering of Europe. When…
The Tin Roof Blow Down by James Lee Burke
The Tin Roof Blow Down by James Lee Burke is set in New Orleans as hurricane Katrina unleashes and is part of the Dave Robicheaux…
The Kill List by Frederick Forsyth
The Kill List by Frederick Forsyth At last, another blockbuster from the author who invented the modern thriller. At a cracking pace we are…
Paper Scissors Death by Joanna Campbell Slan
Paper Scissors Death by Joanna Campbell Slan is a debut mystery written recently in 2008 that filtered through the ruse of project scrapbooking which must…
Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer
Listed as her first mystery, written in 1932, and reprinted in 2006 by Arrow Books, Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer is set in…
Donne: The Reformed Soul by John Stubbs
John Donne who came from a recusant Roman Catholic family, switched his allegiance and was ordained into the Protestant faith, becoming Dean of St Paul’s….
The Eye of God by James Rollins
If you like action mixed with science and archaeology, then The Eye of God is a book for you.
Author Review: Shamini Flint (Updated)
Inspector Singh is a henpecked, portly, slightly dishevelled Singaporean policeman who investigates murders across South East Asia.
East Indies by Ian Burnet
When you read East Indies by Ian Burnet, you can almost smell exotic spices over salt spray and wet wood of the ships that transported…
Nailed by the Heart by Simon Clark
Nailed by the Heart by Simon Clark tells the story of the Stainforth family – Chris, Ruth and their young son, David – who have…