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My working career spans the Royal Navy, a spell as a dairyman in the Highlands of Scotland, many years in military survey in the British Army, and a fourth career in Information Technology. I have recently become a budding author. See more...-
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Book Review: The Shrouded Path by Sarah Ward
The Shrouded Path by Sarah Ward My rating: 4 of 5 stars What I immediately loved about this story was the familiarity that I had with the setting. Having grown up in the area of North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, … Continue reading
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Tagged bamford, book review, crime, crime fiction, crime series, hathersage, hope valley, peak district, sarah ward
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Book Review: The First Cut by Val Penny
This is the superb first episode of a crime thriller series set in Central Scotland featuring feisty DS Jane Renwick. The story moves at great pace and high tension from the first page to the last with plenty of danger … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, crime, crime series, edinburgh, glasgow, hunter, jane renwick, Scotland, thriller, val penny
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Book Review: Definitely Dead by Kate Bendelow
Definitely Dead by Kate Bendelow My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a truly excellent debut novel. There is no question in my mind that it fully deserves my five-star rating. From start to finish, the pace never lets … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, characterisation, conflict, crime, crime fiction, CSI, debut novel, humour, mixed race, pacey, police procedural, SOCO, thriller
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Book Review: Sweetpea by CJ Skuse
Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book deserves my five star rating because it is genuinely unputdownable. I have it loaded on my Kindle and found myself reading it on my phone app as I … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, cj skuse, crime, hilarious, humor, humour, murder, sweetpea
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Book Review: Naked Truths by Karen Botha
Naked Truths by Karen Botha My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was OK and it was an enjoyable read. It could have been so much better though. The ideas behind the plot were good and, like any good … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, crime, crime fiction, karen botha, police procedural, thriller
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TV Series Review: Death in Paradise
It is hard to believe, but we, in UK, are already two episodes in to Season 10 of this wonderful series! It is such easy viewing. There is nothing challenging in the story lines, so it is good to sit … Continue reading
Book Review: Spellbreaker by Charlie N Holmberg
Spellmaker by Charlie N. Holmberg My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is imaginative and creative writing. There is no doubt in my mind that the author is very clever. I kept asking myself how she came up with some … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, charlie n holmberg, creative, crime, crime fiction, intrigue, magic, mystery, spells, tension
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Book Review: Little Big Lies by Liane Moriarty
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty My rating: 4 of 5 stars My top advice to you regarding this book is that you should persevere. By the time you get to the end of the story, you will agree with … Continue reading
Book Review: You Beneath Your Skin by Dimyanti Biswas
You Beneath Your Skin by Damyanti Biswas My rating: 5 of 5 stars The stories that are told in this book are authentic because we know that they are based on the reality of extreme poverty, corruption, violence and injustice … Continue reading
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Tagged acid attack, autism, book review, corruption, crime, dimyanti biswas, drugs, ghalib, india, injustice, murder, poverty, prostitiution, rape, violence
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Book Review: I’ll Find You by Liz Lawler
I’ll Find You by Liz Lawler My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this psychological thriller in which an experienced nurse, Emily, seeks her much-loved, missing sister, Zoe. She feels alone in her quest. Even those whom she … Continue reading
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Tagged bath, book review, crime, medical, mental health, nursing, psychological thriller
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