The Murder Bag by Tony Parsons
I have been a big fan of Tony Parsons ever since his first novel, Man and Boy, so was looking forward to getting to grips with his…
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The Son by Jo Nesbo
What’s this? A Jo Nesbo novel which doesn’t feature Harry Hole? With Hole’s long and varied career finally coming to an end with Police, Nesbo…
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The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
I absolutely loved The Rosie Project when I read it last year. There was something very funny, but also endearing about main character and narrator, Don,…
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Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Life After Life is a really special book. I enjoy pretty much all books I read, although some I enjoy more than others, and I love…
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The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
This book is described on the cover as ‘Arguably the biggest word-of-mouth literary sensation of the decade’. It has also been made into a film…
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My Animals and Other Family by Clare Balding
Back in November, something strange happened. I RAN OUT OF BOOKS. This never happens. I’ve always got two or three (or four or five) books…
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The last seven months of Anne Frank by Willy Lindwer
When we went to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam last year, it was such a moving experience. I’d already read The Diary of Anne…
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Before I go to sleep by S J Watson
I’ll be honest, this was never a book I intended to read. I was vaguely aware the film was out and it sounded like a…
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The Bat by Jo Nesbo
I am a big fan of Jo Nesbo and have been working my way steadily through his Harry Hole novels for over a year now….
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The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
The Silkworm is J K Rowling’s second book under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith. I absolutely loved the first book, The Cuckoo’s Calling, so I was very…
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A Possible Life by Sebastian Faulks
This little book is probably my favourite Sebastian Faulks to date (and I’ve read a fair few of them). It is five separate stories of…
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The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
What’s this? Jodi Picoult does a holocaust novel? Yes, she does. And it’s really rather brilliant. I’m a fan of Jodi Picoult and have read…
