The Island of Sheep
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'There is a message for modern politicians in his writing' - Ann Widdecombe. 'Rejoice in the pre-war...
Natural Witch
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The explosive new addition to the DDVN World (Fire and Ice Series) by USA Today Bestselling author...
Doctor Who: Father Time
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'I love her.' The Doctor said. 'Of course you do, she's your daughter.' Earth in the...
David McK (3600 KP) rated The Fourth Rule (Riley Wolfe #4) in Books
Sep 7, 2025
The type of - largely disposable - novels you pick up and read whilst in an airport, waiting on a flight, or actually on said flight itself.
Which is exactly when and where I read this, without knowing it is actually the 4th in a series!
Thankfully, however, it is written in such a way that you do not *need* to have read the previous, although - and I'm guessing here - I suspect it may help to provide some wider context if you do so.
Anyway, in this the master thief Riley Wolfe gets involved in a plot to steal the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum, with the help of a new partner, whilst a ruthless new criminal collector has a vendetta against him for stealing from their collection.
Plot twist, if you can call it that, you can see coming from a mile off.
May read more; wouldn't be in a hurry to do so.
The Monster of Florence
Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
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In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the...
Alan Moore: Storytell
Gary Spencer Millidge and Michael Moorcock
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"Alan Moore: Storyteller" is the first serious examination of the life, career and work of one of...
Rendezvous with Death
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An important British diplomat is abducted in Pakistan. What appears to be a terrorist outrage may be...
Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Devil’s Star (Harry Hole #5) (Oslo Sequence #3) in Books
May 28, 2020
Maybe it's Harry Hole himself. A beyond flawed and almost irredeemable reckless and crazy character, yet one you really can't help but love. Or maybe it's because Nesbo really knows how to write a crime story. He keeps you guessing to the very end and the plot in this story is particularly interesting - an intriguing serial killer mixed in with Harry's vendetta to bring down a corrupt cop. The story in this is just right. The right amount of detail and twists to be thrilling and entertaining yet still plausible.
This isn't my favourite Harry Hole book, the accolade for that probably goes to The Snowman (how they turned such a good book into a terrible film I'll never understand). But this is definitely one of the better books in the Hole series and worth a read.
Blood's Campaign
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In the theatre of war there can only be one victor . . . August 25, 1689 The English army has...
The Shape of Water
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The Shape of Water is the first in Andrea Camilleri's wry, brilliantly compelling Sicilian crime...