In Senior Gap Years, you have the time to catch up on all the books you missed. These are independent reviews of books that I am enjoying in retirement (yes, I used the “R” word!). Please free to comment on the reviews.
These are turbulent times. Prime Minister Mossadegh is clinging to power. Churchill wants Iran’s oil and has imposed an embargo on Iran. The Americans via the CIA are trying to manipulate the Shah back into power to keep out the Communists. Political intrigue, spies, and family vs country issues!
Yesterday’s Spy (by Tom Bradby) Read More »
Fifty Fifty is a crime thriller with a twist. Two sisters are accused of brutal murder. Each accuses the other! One is innocent and the other is a killer! Who do you believe?
Fifty Fifty (by Steve Cavanagh) Read More »
Legal thriller in the Grisham mould. Plenty of action plus a social conscience angle.
Equal Justice (by Chad Zunker) Read More »
The Perfect Couple is an original twisty thriller that is at the top of its genre. Give it a try for a holiday read.
The Perfect Couple (by Jackie Kabler) Read More »
In all, an easy read for a holiday or journey with this pacy international thriller. The characterisations are a bit thin, and the story flits from location to location without much colour or detail.
The Chimera Sanction (by Andre K. Baby) Read More »
The story is twofold. Zoe in 2010, moves to Casablanca with her husband and baby daughter, Grace because of her husband’s job. She can feel her marriage flatlining and her life is crumbling. Then she finds a box hidden under a floorboard of the old house they have rented, which contains the journal of a young girl Josie ..
The Storyteller of Casablanca (by Fiona Valpy) Read More »
This debut novel published in July 2021 has over 1500 five star reviews, and as the renowned author Peter James says “The best ‘what if?’ thriller I’ve read since Day of the Jackal”. The Counterfeit Candidate has been meticulously researched and the background information gives the book much credibility. Brian Klein is a natural storyteller..
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This is quite a dark, sinister and chilling novel – not for the faint-hearted. There are graphic details of atrocities, violence and torture. A spy thriller for modern times with Ukrainian war as a reminder.
The Partisan (by Patrick Worrall) Read More »
Once again I find myself transported back to World War II, this time in Paris. The last read was Simon Scarrow’s Blackout in wartime Berlin. Strange as I am not consciously picking wartime novels based on fact! The Paris Library is founded on the contribution the American Library in Paris made to the lives of
The Paris Library (by Janet Skeslien Charles) Read More »
