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The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

Review of The Autheniticy Project by Clare Pooley The Autheniticy Project is not my normal reading but I’m pleased that it was one of the books chosen by my book club. All the way through, I couldn’t help asking how Clare Pooley come up with the idea behind the novel. It’s such an ingenious storyline. I don’t wish to spoil the novel for future readers…

Westminster Sex Scandal

WESTMINSTER SEX SCANDAL One of the ways of destroying a British Politician’s career is if he’s involved in a WESTMINSTER SEX SCANDAL A good sex scandal will rumble on for weeks with the Media in hot pursuit because sex sells and the British like to see those in authority torn to shreds. The sex scandal is the modern-day equivalent of Christians being thrown to the…

The Last 100 Years and All That by Al Murray

A review of Last 100 Years and All That Book by Al Murray I like Al Murrey’s mischievous sense of humour, so I bought the Last 100 years and all that. Unfortunately, I swiftly realised that something was missing; Al Murrey’s delivery. So the written word didn’t do it for me. Luckily I had a free Audible voucher and I downloaded the book on Audible.…

The Frequency of Us

A Review of the Frequency of Us Elsa Klein has been driven out of Austria because of the Nazi anti-jewish philosophy. Will is a naive wireless engineer in a reserved occupation and very much a wallflower while Elsa is sophisticated, witty, and worldly. Opposites attract. Will and Elsa marry and their life is happy until their home in Bath is bombed during the Second War. Will…

Suzanna’s Escape

A review of Suzanna’s Escape  by Lynelle Clark  Five Stars  Must read 🏆 The saga of the Flyfields continues in this suspenseful drama. A must-read in the series. The saga of the Fyfield’s continues in this story as Suzanna Fyfield escapes from the clutches of the Great Ones. All the players are back, with Rob taken out of the equation very deceitfully. Once he returned,…

How to kill Men and get away with it Kathy Brent

Review of How to kill Men and get away with it Kathy Brent Kitty Collins is a rich, independent ‘influencer’ turned mass murderer with a mysterious stalker. She is also a vegan This is because her family own a slaughterhouse with a meat grinder, and she has access to the processing plant and can go there when the workers are not around. It’s a great…

The Devil’s Bargain by Stella Rimington.

The Devil’s Bargain by Stella Rimington. The Devil’s Bargain by Stella Rimington begins in 1988 with Igor, a Russian Agent entering Britain undercover. Igor disappears without a trace and is lost to the Russians after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the KGB. Special Branch operative Harry Bristow is responsible for letting Igor enter the UK.  By accepting a bribe, he has betrayed his…

A Winter Grave by Peter May

A Winter Grave by Peter May Peter May has written what I would think of as a future history. A Winter Grave is partially set in a 2051 with flash-backs to decades before. In Peter May’s novel,  Scotland has become an independent state but is badly affected by changes in the Gulf Stream. The changes are now causing regular storms, flooding, and power cuts, turning…

A Fool’s Errand by D R Bailey

A Fool’s Errand by D R Bailey The hero of the novel is Flying Officer Angus Mackennelly. In many ways, he’s a Second World War’s Biggles (if you exclude the sex scenes). If you’ve never read Biggles by Captain W E Johns that won’t mean a great deal (follow the links) Back to A Fool’s Errand. Angus is part of the Maverick’ Squadron 696 (Spitfire…

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

Nine lives Nine Lives by Peter Swanson Nine Lives Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it. FBI Agent Jessica Winslow is one of the people on the list. None of the nine people know or have ever met the others on the list. What is it that connects these nine people? And why have they been marked for death? Everyone on the…

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