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City of Spades

By Colin MacInnes - Published 2012

Genres:

Literary

City of Spades is one of the publisher’s reissues in their Classics of the 20th Century series and called by them a ‘...Read Review

Death on Pont Noir

By Adrian Magson - Published 2012

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Well done, Adrian Magson. He knows what readers like, enjoys writing detective novels, and knows how to construct a fast-paced, twisty plot. This ...Read Review

Istanbul Passage

By Joseph Kanon - Published 2012

Genres:

Thriller

If you enjoy Graham Greene or John le Carré espionage novels, then this is the book for you—bleak, deceitful, and full of ...Read Review

The Queen’s Head

By Edward Marston - Published 1988Published 2012

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This paperback is a reissue of the first of the Bracewell Elizabethan mysteries originally published in 1988. Nicholas Bracewell is an ex-sailor who circumnavigated ...Read Review

The White Shadow

By Andrea Eames - Published 2012

Genres:

Literary

According to my library book group, readers either liked or hated The White Shadow. I can understand that. It is set in Rhodesia (...Read Review

A Bespoke Murder

By Edward Marston - Published 2011

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Edward Marston is best known for his popular railway detective series, and here he is branching out into a new murder mystery series ...Read Review

A Broken Land

By Jack Ludlow - Published 2011

Genres:

Adventure

Jack Ludlow is the pen name of David Donachie, author of many historical novels, Roman, naval, mediaeval, and now this The Roads to ...Read Review

The Crusade of Darkness

By Giulio Leoni - Published 2011

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This novel I found confusing, the plot a bit of a muddle. The cover states that The Crusade of Darkness is a mediaeval ...Read Review

It Had To Be You

By June Francis - Published 2011

Genres:

Saga

June Francis writes a good saga, and she’s written a good many. Popular with readers, her sagas are easy, comfy books to ...Read Review

In the King’s Name

By Alexander Kent - Published 2011

Genres:

AdventureMilitary

In the King’s Name is the latest in a long naval series, set during the Napoleonic wars, ‘starring’ first Richard Bolitho and ...Read Review