Precipice by Robert Harris
This is the latest historical novel by Robert Harris. The principal characters and plot, is the love affair carried out through their correspondence, between the…
Book Reviews
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
This year’s Booker Prize winner (2024). It’s slim volume, with no plot in sight. Over 24 hours we travel with six astronauts as their spacecraft…
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Another stunning historic romance from the talented pen of Kate Forsyth. We follow three women as they struggle to find love and security in times…
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot #1) by Becky Chambers
Reading this book brought to mind The Little Prince. A seemingly simple story, that addresses existential questions such as: ‘what gives a life purpose’; ‘do…
Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent
This book is set in Oxford (tick); the characters work for the Clarendon English Dictionary which is a thinly disguised Oxford English Dictionary (tick) and…
The Oxenbridge King by Christine Paice
King Richard the Third is dead – the last English king to be slain in battle. And yet, he finds himself in conversation with a…
The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
This is the fifth instalment in the All Souls Trilogy (A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life, followed by Time’s…
The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons by Karin Smirnoff
This is the seventh instalment in the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series. Originated by Stieg Larson (deceased) in a three book trilogy (and televised…
The Dark Wives (Vera #11) by Ann Cleeves
The latest instalment follows on closely from the previous book, The Rising Tide. Vera is still grieving for the loss of a team member, when…
The Woman Before Wallis by Andrew Rose
This is a fascinating non-fiction story excellently written and explained. The book details the life of Marguerite Alibert, a high class Parisian courtesan who famously…
To Die For by David Baldacci
The author has delivered another ripping action spymaster thriller in the Travis Devine, Department of Homeland Security, series. This is book three of the series…
2024 Year In Review: Award Winners
Discover the year’s best books and award winners for 2024, focusing on the major literary and crime writing awards.