Category Archives: Books

I’d picked up an Ian Rankin book expecting another Rebus story. But though this is set in Edinburgh again and has a set of baddies and police, Rebus doesn’t feature. Mike MacKenzie made his fortune in software and now has … Continue reading →

“The Warsaw Anagrams” by Richard Zimler is set in Warsaw during the second world war. The Nazis are forcing all the jews into one area in the Polish Capital, which quickly earns the nickname, the Ghetto. There are guards everywhere, … Continue reading →

“Never Let Me Go” is about a group of young people growing up in unusual circumstances at Hailsham Boarding School. Their teachers are referred to as “guardians”, and they behave, most of the time, like normal teenagers. However they were … Continue reading →

I read quite a few books over the christmas period – plenty of time on my hands for a change. I’m not going to review each one, as they were all the same genre, and all authors I would recommend … Continue reading →

This is MacBride’s fourth book [and I'm not reading them in order]. Flesh House starts off with body parts being found in a container at the harbour, which is supposed to contain food supplies for offshore. An investigation follows to … Continue reading →

Once I’d started Dark Flight, I realised I’d read one of Lin Anderson‘s books before and had enjoyed it. If you like Ian Rankin’s Rebus, and Stuart MacBride books, you’ll enjoy this. The story starts with a 6 year old … Continue reading →

I’d heard of Stuart MacBride‘s books a while ago, and Broken Skin is his third publication. His books are set in Aberdeen and the main character is DS Logan McRae. The story start with another PC, Jackie Watson, who also … Continue reading →

The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent is set in America in the 1600s during the time of the Salem witch trials. Martha Carrier and her family are struggling to survive poverty and smallpox. They leave one area to get away … Continue reading →

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink is a book set in Germany and tells the story of Michael Berg. It starts in 1958 when Michael is 15 years old. He becomes ill on the way home and 36-year-old tram conductor Hanna … Continue reading →

The Blind Spy by Alex Dryden is about spies and their battles to gain supremacy. The story starts with a young up and coming officer of the Russian Department S. He fathers a child, and, unwanted by the mother’s family, … Continue reading →