The Harpy

Have you ever read reviews and praise for a book and wondered if they read the same book as you did? I am not an elitist, and some of my favourite pieces of art and literature aren't that well known, but there are books which I have read, and cannot find a single good thing … Continue reading The Harpy

Agent Running In The Field by John LeCarre

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Agent-Running-Field-John-Carr%C3%A9/dp/0241401232 LeCarre is a recent discovery, relatively speaking. He is widely considered the father of modern espionage fiction, which seeing as he worked for the intelligence services, is not that obvious a distinction to make. He was always someone I admired and respected but never read his work before an impulsive loan of The Spy … Continue reading Agent Running In The Field by John LeCarre

Reviews

If you've read, or are reading The Lightning Thesaurus or The Dead Friend, please leave a review. It helps the casual browser decide if it is a book for them or not. https://www.amazon.co.uk/LIGHTNING-THESAURUS-RON-BRANDYWOOD-CAPER/dp/1838332227/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1613502979&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Friend-M-B-Blissett-ebook/dp/B09C3VC95D/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+dead+friend+mb+blissett&qid=1632390543&s=books&sr=1-1 Thank you. The third has gone to the publisher for the editing process, meeting with an amazing artist next week to … Continue reading Reviews

The Lightning Thesaurus is on Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57291730-the-lightning-thesaurus#= If you use Goodreads and have read or are going to read the book, would you please share this link, comment on it and add your recommendations? Thank you all so much.

A Wonderful Review of The Lightning Thesaurus.

https://www.waterstones.com/books/reviews/isbn/9781838332228#review-193747 Thank you to Shaun, whose review was moving and gratifying. I'll share the bad ones too, when they arrive, in the interests of equanimity.