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‘The Murdstone Trilogy’ by Mal Peet

Book review: ‘The Murdstone Trilogy’ by Mal Peet

Funny, daft and a bit scary (to some).

Published 31-Dec-2020
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‘Agent Running in the Field’ by John le Carré

Book review: ‘Agent Running in the Field’ by John le Carré

Spycraft and badminton in Brexit Britain.

Published 14-Nov-2020
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‘The Offing’ by Benjamin Myers

Book review: ‘The Offing’ by Benjamin Myers

Summer friendship in the North Riding.

Published 28-Dec-2019
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‘The Jeeves Omnibus, vol. 2’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Book review: ‘The Jeeves Omnibus, vol. 2’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Oh, I say!

Published 08-Dec-2019
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‘River’ by Esther Kinsky

Book review: ‘River’ by Esther Kinsky

File under Sebaldian.

Published 27-Aug-2019
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‘Hawkfall’ by George Mackay Brown

Book review: ‘Hawkfall and Other Stories’ by George Mackay Brown

Orcadian short stories.

Published 22-Apr-2019

Book review: ‘The Gallows Pole’ by Benjamin Myers

18th-century Yorkshire meets the Sopranos: intrigue, betrayal, murder, and revenge in the Calder Valley.

Published 22-May-2017
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‘The Jeeves Omnibus, vol. 1’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Book review: ‘The Jeeves Omnibus, vol. 1’ by P.G. Wodehouse

What-ho!

Published 21-Jun-2015
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Book review: ‘Lady Hope’ by L.R. Croft

Re-flogging a long-dead horse.

Published 27-Oct-2012

Book review: ‘The Trial’ by Franz Kafka

Don't bother.

Published 25-Mar-2012
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