Review: RUSSIA: MYTHS AND REALITIES by Rodric Braithwaite
Published by Profile Books ISBN: 9781800811881. I am surely not the only person who has become fascinated by Russian and Ukrainian history in the last twelve months. Over the years I have read quite a lot about the history of the USSR and Russian imperialism during the 20th century, and I’ve followed Putin’s rise through … Continue reading
Review: THIEVE’S JUSTICE by Douglas Skelton
ISBN e-book: 978180436,088, £3.99 ISBN Hardback: 978180436089 £14.99 NOTE: Apologies for typos. I am dictating this because I have just had an operation on a nerve in my arm and I’m not supposed to be typing! It is always good to discover a new writer. I was sent this title by the editor to ask … Continue reading
Review: PARIS REQUIEM by Chris Lloyd
Published by Orion from 23rd February ISBN: 978 1409 1903 0 1 hardback price £16.99 Note: this is the cover of the proof copy. The actual novel will have the title on the front! Many thanks to Orion books for sending this through for review by Shots e-zine Chris Lloyd is a new author to … Continue reading
Review: TRIAL AND ERROR by Anthony Berkeley
Published by Arcturus Crime Classics ISBN: 978 1 84858 455 6 Arcturus Crime Classics have the worthy ambition to republish some of the brilliant writers from the 1920s and 1930s, the “golden age” of crime writing. The trouble is, of course, many people will not have heard of Anthony Berkeley and other people from his … Continue reading
REVIEW: DEATH AND THE CONJUROR, by Tom Mead
Published by head of Zeus for £20 hardback from February 2nd. Available for pre-order now. Available on Kindle now. ISBN: 978 1804 5089 3 Over the years, there have been many writers who have specialised and really enjoyed writing locked room mysteries – Francis Iles and Agatha Christie spring to mind immediately. What does “locked … Continue reading
REVIEW: MALICE AFORETHOUGHT by Francis Iles
Published by Macmillan Collectors Library ISBN: 978 1509 889 365 price £9.99 Of all the writers of the golden age one of those who appeals to me most of all is the fellow I like to think of his ABC, his real name was Anthony Berkeley Cox. He wrote under the name Anthony Berkeley and … Continue reading
REVIEW: OFFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS by Daniel Moore
Published by Hurst Publications, ISBN 978-1-78738-561-0, £35 hardback It is not often that I get really fascinating books like this to review, and I am very grateful to Hurst Publications for this copy. I have a vested interest in all forms of warfare, from the use of rifles and cannon, all the way up to … Continue reading
REVIEW: THE SNIPER by Simon Conway
Published by Hodder and Stoughton for £20 ISBN hardback: 978 1 529 33434 0 Okay, I have waxed lyrical about Simon’s books before. The first of his I read, RAGE, had me entirely engrossed. The next I read was A LOYAL SPY, which cemented his position as a top-flight thriller writer in my view. But … Continue reading
Review: BLUEPRINT FOR MURDER by Roger Bax
Published by Arcturus Crime Classics; ISBN: 978 1 84858 080 0 I have recently discovered more of the golden age crime writers, and although this is a little late to be a true golden age novel (it was first published in 1948), it was written by one of the founders of the Crime Writers’ Association, … Continue reading
Review: THE LIQUIDATOR by John Gardner
Review: THE LIQUIDATOR by John Gardner Published by Corgi – before ISBNs! Okay, I have a confession to make. I adore these books. It was a long, long time ago that I was introduced to the Boysie Oakes series by the fortunate accident of birth that meant I was youngest of three brothers and therefore … Continue reading
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