Review for The Return (Review) (Book)
This story was about a thoroughly unlikable murder victim, who I failed to get any empathy for, and thus finding his killers was something...
Posted by Fox in Socks

Review for Nemesis (Review) (Book)
I enjoyed this book. It was well translated and I don't recall any strange use of English at all. Several stories are intertwined and I...
Posted by David Shepherd

Want to understand what makes Blair Tick? (Review) (Book)
If you have followed the Chilcot enquiry and wish to understand what made Blair tick, then you could not do better than read chapter 11 ‘Youn...
Posted by David Shepherd

Play nicely... (Review) (Book)
Playground is the debut novel from 24 year old Samuel Bonner and, although completely fictitious, is based on his own experiences growing up...
Posted by Rich Goodman

The synopsis on the cover said it all (Review) (Book)
Gotland is a small part of Sweden. I get the impression that not a lot goes on there. Not enough murders to generate a long series of...
Posted by David Shepherd

The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death (Review) (Book)
The beauty of professional wrestling is something that is very difficult to explain to someone who isn’t a fan.   At its best, it can be a...
Posted by Brian Elliott

Now I know why others buy! (Review) (Book)
This is a well researched book that reads more like a novel. I read it when the fourth edition was published in 2001. I believe the 5th...
Posted by David Shepherd

The Guide by Dr William Holden (Review) (Book)
There are many self-help books and courses out there, some with hidden costs or not-so hidden costs, for anyone who feels that their life...
Posted by Si Wooldridge

Dishonour (Review) (Book)
Helen Black grew up among a large extended family in Pontefract, a mining town in West Yorkshire. At 18 she went to Hull University where...
Posted by Rich Goodman

Hilarious, I loved it! (Review) (Book)
At  9.00 on Sunday 15th November 2009 I switched on the TV to watch the ‘Andrew Marr Show. Ann Treneman, sketch-writer for The Times,  was...
Posted by David Shepherd

Have you kept your inner author in check too long? (Review) (Book)
Anyone who has made a living helping managers and organisations is already a master of the creative use of language. We are verbal...
Posted by David Shepherd

Not a Duffy in sight... (Review) (Book)
This is my fourth "new John Grisham" of 2009, following on from Mark Gimenez, Scott Pratt and Joseph Teller. David Kessler dropped out of...
Posted by Rich Goodman

What I Watched This Week (w/e November 2nd 2008)
This may be the shortest WIWTW ever as it’s basically a review roundup – there’s only one thing I watched that I haven’t reviewed! : 30 Days of Night – A good film to watch around Halloween and a really interesting take on the vampire subgenre....
Posted by David Beckett