Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie
ISBN: 9780007121014
Reviewed on 5th February 2013
A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the... (more)
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Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
ISBN: 9780007284870
Reviewed on 30th January 2013
Dr Ben Goldacre takes on the MMR hoax and misleading cosmetics ads, acupuncture and homeopathy, vitamins and mankind's vexed relationship with all manner of 'toxins'. Along the way, the self-confessed... (more)
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Our Kind of Traitor by John le Carré
ISBN: 9780670919017
Reviewed on 12th May 2013
Britain is in the depths of recession. A left-leaning young Oxford academic and his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they bump into ... (more)
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Coots in the North and other stories by Arthur Ransome
ISBN: 9780099964100
Reviewed on 3rd February 2013
A collection of Arthur Ransome stories, including five chapters from the 13th, unfinished "Swallows and Amazons" book.
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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
ISBN: 9780141329994
Reviewed on 1st March 2013
Percy Jackson didn't want to be a half-blood. He never asked to be the son of a Greek God. He was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until he accidentall... (more)
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The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey
ISBN: 9780751537833
Reviewed on 6th May 2013
Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond is the last detective - computers and spreadsheets and technology are not for him. So when the naked body of an unidentified woman is found in a lake near Bath h... (more)
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Pulling Up Stakes (part 1) by Peter David
ISBN:
Reviewed on 30th January 2013
Vince is a young vampire hunter who lives with his vampire hunter mother in an entire community of vampire hunters, who in turn are part of a cult of vampire hunters going back all the way to the Fren... (more)
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The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
ISBN: 9780590112895
Reviewed on 10th February 2013
Will is 12 years old and he's just killed a man. Determined to discover the truth about his father's disappearance, he steps through a window into another world. There, he meets a girl called Lyra who... (more)
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The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
ISBN: 9780099520276
Reviewed on 11th April 2013
A young boy wakes to find his mother missing. Their house is empty but outside in the garden he sees his mother's favourite scarf - wrapped around the neck of a snowman. As Harry Hole and his team ... (more)
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Encounter at Farpoint by David Gerrold
ISBN: 9781852860608
Reviewed on 2nd May 2013
Led by their captain, Jean-Luc Picard, the new crew set out on their voyage in a new starship, venturing further into the unknown than ever before!
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The Litigators by John Grisham
ISBN: 9781444729726
Reviewed on 11th April 2013
David Zinc has it all: Big firm, big salary, life in the lawyer's fast lane, until the day he snaps and throws it all away. Leaving the world of corporate law far behind, he talks himself into a ne... (more)
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The Abduction by John Grisham
ISBN: 9781444714548
Reviewed on 18th January 2013
When his best friend, April, disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, no one, not even Theo Boone - who knows April better than anyone - has answers. As fear ripples through his smal... (more)
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News From Gardenia by Robert Llewelyn
ISBN: 9781908717122
Reviewed on 21st March 2013
When Gavin Meckler's light aircraft encounters a mysterious cloud near Didcot power station in Oxfordshire, and lands in a nearby field, he is bewildered to discover the power station is nowhere to be... (more)
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Nobody Lives Forever by John Gardner
ISBN: 9780857820525
Reviewed on 19th February 2013
En Route to retrieve his faithful housekeeper, May, from a European health clinic where she is recovering from an illness, Bond is warned by the British Secret Service that Tamil Rahani, the current l... (more)
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The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo
ISBN: 9781846550409
Reviewed on 8th January 2013
One freezing night in Oslo Christmas shoppers gather to listen to a Salvation Army street concert. An explosion cuts through the music, and a man in uniform falls to the ground, shot in the head at po... (more)
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Race of Scorpions by James Goss
ISBN:
Reviewed on 30th January 2013
Assassination is Ancient Egypt's second oldest profession - and The Lady Serpent is the kingdom's most skilled practitioner of its deadly arts. But she has a problem. She on a job in Thebes, and... (more)
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Looking Good Dead by Peter James
ISBN: 9780330434201
Reviewed on 1st March 2013
Tom Bryce did what any decent person would do. But within hours of picking up the CD that had been left behind on the train seat next to him, and attempting to return it to its owner, he is the sole w... (more)
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The Body Electric by David Mack
ISBN: 9781451650747
Reviewed on 18th January 2013
At the centre of the Galaxy, a planet-sized Machine of terrifying power and unfathomable purpose hurls entire star systems into a super-massive black hole. Wesley Crusher, now a full-fledged Traveller... (more)
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Where Do Comedians Go When They Die by Milton Jones
ISBN: 9781849543255
Reviewed on 27th January 2013
A star of everywhere except his own home, it's hard for Jerome Stevens to balance the demands of touring with family life. The circuit is a cynical world of extremes where money talks, agents slither ... (more)
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Judgement Day by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen
ISBN: 9780091949792
Reviewed on 26th April 2013
Marjorie Daw is a librarian, and takes her job - and indeed the truth of words - very seriously. She doesn't know it, but her world and ours - Roundworld - is in big trouble. On Discworld, a colossal ... (more)
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The Killing by Robert Muchamore
ISBN: 9780340894330
Reviewed on 27th January 2013
When a small-time crook suddenly has big money on his hands, it's only natural that the police want to know where it came from. James' latest CHERUB mission looks routine: make friends with the bad... (more)
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Bedlam by Christopher Brookmyre
ISBN: 9780356502137
Reviewed on 26th February 2013
Would it be your ultimate fantasy to enter the world of a video game? A realm where you don't have to go to work or worry about your health; where you can look like a hero or a goddess; where you c... (more)
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Hot Water by P. G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9780099514152
Reviewed on 21st March 2013
Château Blissac, on its hill above St Roque, is in a setting where every prospect pleases. But it doesn't please its current occupier, J. Wellington Gedge. Mr Gedge wants none of it - and particularly... (more)
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Guilty Pleasures by Laurrel K Hamilton
ISBN: 9780755355297
Reviewed on 14th April 2013
My name is Anita Blake. Vampires call me the Executioner. What I call them isn't repeatable. Ever since the Supreme Court granted the undead equal rights, most people think vampires are just ordinary ... (more)
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The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
ISBN: 9781847381958
Reviewed on 11th April 2013
It all starts when Jared Grace finds his great-uncle's book, "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastic World Around You" and realises that the Graces are not alone in their new house. Now the ... (more)
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Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb
ISBN: 9780007376094
Reviewed on 3rd February 2013
The dragon keepers and the fledgling dragons are forging a passage up the treacherous Rain Wild River. They are in search of the mythical Elderling city of Kelsingra, and are accompanied by the livesh... (more)
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A Storm of Swords (1: Steel and Snow) by George R R Martin
ISBN: 9780007447848
Reviewed on 14th March 2013
Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In the northern wastes, a horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wi... (more)
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One False Move by Harlan Coben
ISBN: 9781409117100
Reviewed on 10th February 2013
Myron Bolitar might have a slightly dubious past, but he knows how to handle himself and is doing just fine as a sports agent. And then he meets Brenda Slaughter, one of the hottest female sports star... (more)
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The Tombs by Clive Cussler, Thomas Perry
ISBN: 9780718159122
Reviewed on 8th January 2013
When an archaeologist excavating a top secret historical site realizes the magnitude of his discovery he requests help from treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo. The clues point to the hidden tomb o... (more)
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Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
ISBN: 9780744570519
Reviewed on 6th February 2013
Still reeling from the terrible discovery he has made about his father, teenage MI6 superspy Alex Rider, is determined to find out more. Travelling to Italy, he manages to infiltrate the glamorous wor... (more)
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A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
ISBN: 9781841498720
Reviewed on 12th January 2013
In the Field of Merrilor the rulers of the nations gather to join behind Rand al'Thor, or to stop him from his plan to break the seals on the Dark One's prison - which may be a sign of his madness, or... (more)
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The Mystery of the Green Ghost by Robert Arthur
ISBN: 0006903428
Reviewed on 19th February 2013
Eerie screams from an old house -- and a dangerous mystery awaits The Three Investigators. When they discover the coveted Ghost Pearls, with their weird, unearthly powers, Pete and Bob are kidnapped ... (more)
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The Stuff of Dreams by James Swallow
ISBN: 9781451696615
Reviewed on 31st March 2013
When Captain Picard is summoned back to the mysterious space-time phenomenon known as the nexus, he and his crew become embroiled in a desperate plot to rewrite history, no matter what the cost.
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The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters by Enid Blyton
ISBN: 9781405203968
Reviewed on 12th January 2013
The Five Find-Outers are trying to solve the mystery of the spiteful letters that arrive, unsigned, for various residents of Peterswood.
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The Black Book by Ian Rankin
ISBN: 9780752883571
Reviewed on 29th March 2013
When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long forgotten night of terror and murder. Pursued by dangero... (more)
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One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
ISBN: 9780140252927
Reviewed on 19th May 2013
Stephanie Plum is down on her luck. She's lost her job, her car's on the brink of repossession, and her apartment is fast becoming furniture-free. Enter Cousin Vinnie, a low-life who runs a bail-bo... (more)
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The Striker by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
ISBN: 9780718176754
Reviewed on 29th March 2013
It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, has an urgent message for his boss. Hired to hunt for rad... (more)
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The Mystery of the Missing Necklace by Enid Blyton
ISBN: 9781405203975
Reviewed on 14th April 2013
Together again in the summer holidays, the Five Find Outers are finding the hot summer rather dull - until they learn that Peterswood is apparently the headquarters of a gang of poachers who are carry... (more)
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Night of the Living Trekkies by David Anderson, Sam Stall
ISBN: 9781594744631
Reviewed on 4th January 2013
Arriving with homemade uniforms, glued-on prosthetics, and plastic phasers, these fanboys know more than any rational adult should know about Kirk, Spock, Next Generation, particle physics, black hole... (more)
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens
The Never-Ending Sacrifice
The Reptile Room
Above Suspicion
City of Dragons
Hey Nostradamus!
Mrs McGinty's Dead
The Mermaids Singing
Ark Angel
The Black Echo
The Final Detail
Storm Front
The Amber Spyglass
No Deals, Mr Bond
Dragonflight
The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure
The Magicians' Guild
Not Dead Enough
The Watchman
A Storm of Swords (2: Blood and Gold)
Laughing Gas
Mortal Causes
Redshirts
The Accused
The Mystery of the Hidden House
Eragon
Ghost Ship
Diamond Solitaire
Don't Touch Anything
The Way of Kings (part one)
The Way of Kings (part two)
Elantris
The Grave Tattoo
Blood at the Bookies
Pulling Up Stakes (part 2)
Gone
Death Comes to Pemberley
The Case of the Missing Books
Ordinary Thunderstorms
