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City of Spades
City of Spades is one of the publisher’s reissues in their Classics of the 20th Century series and called by…
Death on Pont Noir
Well done, Adrian Magson. He knows what readers like, enjoys writing detective novels, and knows how to construct a fast-paced,…
Istanbul Passage
If you enjoy Graham Greene or John le Carré espionage novels, then this is the book for you—bleak, deceitful, and…
The Queen’s Head
This paperback is a reissue of the first of the Bracewell Elizabethan mysteries originally published in 1988. Nicholas Bracewell is…
The White Shadow
According to my library book group, readers either liked or hated The White Shadow. I can understand that. It is…
A Broken Land
Jack Ludlow is the pen name of David Donachie, author of many historical novels, Roman, naval, mediaeval, and now this…
A Bespoke Murder
Edward Marston is best known for his popular railway detective series, and here he is branching out into a new…
The Crusade of Darkness
This novel I found confusing, the plot a bit of a muddle. The cover states that The Crusade of Darkness…
It Had To Be You
June Francis writes a good saga, and she’s written a good many. Popular with readers, her sagas are easy, comfy…
In the King’s Name
In the King’s Name is the latest in a long naval series, set during the Napoleonic wars, ‘starring’ first Richard…
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