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Category Archives: Book Review
Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death by James Runcie
A vicar becomes drawn into murder mysteries where his knowledge of human nature serves him well
The Junior Officer’s Reading Club by Patrick Hennessey
There’s a substantive canon of work for 20th century wars – but what is life like for the modern soldier? Hennessey’s book gives a first-hand insight
Ordinatus by C.S. Crane
Tension mounts as the Catholic Church comes under attack in this ecumenical thriller but where is the threat coming from? Is it from within?
Lakefront Wolves by Joseph Deegan
This is a bloody psychological wild ride of a book, set in 70s’ Chicago, and centred on crime, families and power plays
Breakfast of Superheroes (1st book in the Cockroach the Superhero series) by Steve Frederick
The origin story of an unlikely superhero called Cockroach aka Kyle Alexander, an ordinary schoolboy who finds a magic ring…
Thrive in Chaos by Jace Parker
If there were such a book as a manual for life and how to approach it, then this should be it: straight-talking sense, sharply delivered.
Afternoons of Suspended Love by Stefania Lucchetti
Love, passion, acceptance – all of these themes permeate through this English/Italian collection with intensity, humour and honesty
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
A project takes people back to nature and a nomadic lifestyle but is this going to be the idyll they think it will be?
Bronxville by Lee Stockdale
A short book of poems, some prose, some stream-of-consciousness musings, forming an eclectic collection, delivered in the same erudite voice