“The Prime of Ms Dolly Greene” by E. V. Harte This was a review copy kindly provided by the publishers in exchange for a fair and honest review. Righty ho, let’s get straight down to business shall we? What did I think of this book? Well, I thoroughly enjoyed it and I found it to…
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“A Rising Man” by Abir Mukherjee
I had seen this book displayed prominently during recent visits to bookshops. The sumptuous cover artwork had provoked me to pull it from the shelves and read the blurb on the back. But that, initially, was as far as I got. I wasn’t sure that I was quite ready for a tale set in Calcutta…
“Streets of Darkness” by A.A. Dhand. (Harry Virdee #01)
Young Mr. Dhand has a lot to answer for in my view. It is (almost) exclusively down to him that I have been distracted from my own shabby attempts at writing and, instead, have been absorbed in the world he has created in his debut novel. Despite being born abroad and spending my early years…
Meeting the writers!
So far, as an avid reader, I have read many books by many authors. But, I have only ever met two of them. Namely, Phillippa Gregory and John Connolly. Some years back now, Sarah and I travelled to Sheffield for an evening event with Ms Gregory and found it to be an extremely enjoyable evening….
A Few Of My Favourite Things: My Favourite Books Of 2014
The past twelve months has seen me read around 35 novels to date. There is still tim to add to this tally. Of these, a few have annoyed me, most have kept me reasonably entertained and a few have delighted me. Here are my top five books I have read this year. 1. “A Man…
My Favourite Reads #2: The Sherlock Holmes Canon by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
My Favourite Books: #2 I was quite late to this reading malarkey; if my memory is correct, I must have been around 7 years of age before I got to grips with books and the written/read word. It must be said in my defence though, I sure have made up for the lost time! I…
My Favourite Reads #1 : “Rogue Male” by Geoffrey Household
My Favourite Books: #1 At the top of my list is the wonderful “Rogue Male” by Geoffrey Household. Written in 1939 this is a brilliant, tense and exciting thriller that evokes wonderful images of pre-war European anxieties. Our hero, an professional big game hunter wonders if he can track and line up in his sights…
S.J. Watson – “Before I Go To Sleep”
I have wanted to read this story for a little while now but simply haven’t got around to it. My wife and I celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary visit next week and are planning to see the film (it’s released on Friday 5th September). As the film stars my favourite actress Nicole Kidman (interestingly, Kidman…
Gavin Dimmock. Writer. 