The Madness of Crowds (by Louise Penny)
PREVIEW COPY: Louise Penny has published earlier novels featuring Inspector Armand Gamache and reviewers have been enthusiastic with comments such as “Penny’s novels unravel criminal schemes that have moral consequences… what stays with the reader are the tender passages, the human insights, the reminders of what makes life worth living.”…
Altar of Resistance (by Samuel Marquis)
A change of theme for me! The last one was a thriller, and now I have enjoyed a wartime historical novel set in Italy and the Vatican City. Samuel has written five books in THE WORLD WAR TWO SERIES. Altar of Resistance is the second book in this series. The…
Triple Cross (by Tom Bradby)
Triple Cross is the thrilling finale to Tom Bradby’s Secret Service trilogy (early review copy courtesy of Penguin Random House). Double Agent is also reviewed here. As outlined in the Double Agent review: “Kate is a UK spy trying to land a senior Russian spy who wishes to defect. He…
The Perfect Life (by Valerie Keogh)
As you approach the end of a good book, you almost do not want it to end. You have a good feeling and are captivated by the story. In the same vein starting a new read can be disappointing as it does not live up to expectations of the previous…
Wisdom Spring (by Andrew Cunningham)
As a thriller this story grips from start to finish. It is a pacy novel and the tension is relentless from the beginning. Jess has been working as a researcher for a potential US presidential candidate. Her research reveals a terrible secret about the candidate, and big business is going…