Back in September, a week before I left my apprenticeship role to take up my first permanent position, my colleagues threw me a surprise leaving party. A corporate style lunch was all laid out, and a healthy gathering of staff and students, who I had come to know and admire over the space of two … Continue reading How a Kindle has changed my Christmas
As someone who likes reading as much as I do, it took me a frighteningly long time to get round to starting on The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, the novel which - perhaps more than any other in the last decade - has become a total phenomenon. It's now the archetypal psychological thriller, … Continue reading Film Adaptation Review – The Girl On The Train
Image credit: BBC/Bronte Film and Television Ltd So, after sampling the glitz and glamour of the world of fashion modelling to investigate the death of enigmatic celebrity Lula Landry, private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott were suddenly thrust into the writing sphere as Robert Galbraith's (J.K. Rowling to you and I) crime … Continue reading TV Adaptation Review – The Silkworm
Pages: 338Published: 12th January 2017Genre: Thriller Every now and then you come across a book which, when you begin reading, becomes your life. From the moment I read the first sentence, which happens to be a question, I was completely absorbed, and went on to speed through its 338 pages in double-quick time. One of … Continue reading Book Review – Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land
Image credit: BBC/Bronte Film and Television Ltd Like so many others, I was looking forward to seeing the BBC's three-part adaptation of Robert Galbraith's (J.K. Rowling's) The Cuckoo's Calling, featuring the intriguing Private Investigator, Cormoran Strike, and his assistant Robin Ellacott. Having loved all three books in the series published to date, this was a must-watch … Continue reading TV Adaptation Review – The Cuckoo’s Calling
Pages: 309Published: 1st January 2013Genre: Psychological Mystery Floating between the aisles of UK bookstores is a very regular pastime, and it is the crime/psychological thrillers that currently receive the top billing. A great number of these novels catch my eye, but to read them I need to be thoroughly compelled by the suspenseful synopsis and review … Continue reading Book Review – Under Your Skin by Sabine Durrant
Pages: 372Published: 1st January 2016Genre: Crime Thriller It is often said that after a very successful debut novel, it is extremely difficult to provide something just as warmly received the second time around. Indeed, it is the same in all branches of the arts, with musicians under pressure to ensure that their second album is every bit … Continue reading Book Review – I See You by Clare Mackintosh
Pages: 371Published: 6th November 2014Genre: Crime/Thriller While browsing in a Swindon bookstore back in August, I came across the name Clare Mackintosh. Having been consumed by a desire to read one of the numerous psychological thrillers that seem to be appearing everywhere these days, I was soon overcome by intrigue following a quick glance at … Continue reading Book Review – I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
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