Strip Jack by Ian Rankin
ISBN: 9780752883564
Reviewed on 31st December 2012
MP Gregor Jack is caught in an Edinburgh brothel with a prostitute only too keen to show off her considerable assets. When the media horde begins baying for political blood Jack's friends rally round ... (more)
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Big Money by P. G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9780099514220
Reviewed on 31st December 2012
Most of the big money belongs to Torquil Paterson Frisby, the dyspeptic American millionaire - but that doesn't stop him wanting more out of it. His niece, the beautiful Ann Moon, is engaged to 'Biscu... (more)
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The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy by Robert Arthur
ISBN: 9780006923060
Reviewed on 30th December 2012
Jupe, Pete and Bob are the Three Investigators - a team dedicated to cracking the mysteries no-one else can solve. When Jupiter Jones hears about Professor Freeman's weird Egyptian relic, he knows it ... (more)
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Role of Honour by John Gardner
ISBN: 9780340369418
Reviewed on 24th December 2012
Abandoning his 007 status, James Bond resigns from the service and heads for Monte Carlo, in search of a new role of honour. But he quickly finds himself embroiled with a computer wizard absconding fr... (more)
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Back Spin by Harlan Coben
ISBN: 9781409117056
Reviewed on 21st December 2012
The boy was born and raised on the Main Line. But he vanished on Philadelphia's mean streets - last seen in a down-town cheater's hotel. For sports agent Myron Bolitar, his client, superstar Linda Col... (more)
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Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz
ISBN: 9781844280957
Reviewed on 21st December 2012
Reluctant MI6 agent Alex Rider is relaxing in the south of France until a sudden, ruthless attack on his hosts plunges him back into a world of violence and mystery - and this time, MI6 don't want to ... (more)
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The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie
ISBN: 9780007120758
Reviewed on 15th December 2012
In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet - reasoned the detective - like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters. S... (more)
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Silent Weapons by David Mack
ISBN: 9781451650730
Reviewed on 10th December 2012
Three years after the disastrous final Borg Invasion, a bitter cold war against the Typhon Pact has pushed Starfleet's resources to the breaking point. Now the rise of a dangerous new technology threa... (more)
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Poseidon's Arrow by Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
ISBN: 9780718177201
Reviewed on 8th December 2012
It is the biggest advance in naval technology in decades - an attack submarine capable of incredible underwater speeds. There is only one problem: A key element of the prototype has vanished, and the ... (more)
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The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
ISBN: 9780007342594
Reviewed on 7th December 2012
Guided by the great blue dragon Tintaglia, they came from the sea: a Tangle of serpents fighting their way up the Rain Wilds River, the first to make the perilous journey to the cocooning grounds in g... (more)
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Jaggy Splinters by Christopher Brookmyre
ISBN:
Reviewed on 23rd November 2012
Everyone's favourite unorthodox journalist, Jack Parlabane, goes undercover to investigate the mysterious and lucrative world of alternative medicine: in particular the practice of homeopathy. Are the... (more)
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The Mystery of the Secret Room by Enid Blyton
ISBN: 9781405203951
Reviewed on 23rd November 2012
In the cold and foggy Christmas holidays, it doesn't seem as though the Five Find-Outers and Dog will have anything exciting to investigate. Fatty's got some wonderful new disguises, but there doesn't... (more)
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The Persistence of Memory by David Mack
ISBN: 9781451650723
Reviewed on 21st November 2012
A brazen heist: Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew race to find out who has stolen Data's android brother B-4 - and for what sinister purpose. A broken promise: One desperate father risks... (more)
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Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler
ISBN: 9780553815528
Reviewed on 21st November 2012
Arthur Bryant and John May of the Met's little-known Peculiar Crimes Unit are London's longest-serving detectives. When a bomb claims Bryant's life, it ends a partnership that has lasted for over hal... (more)
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The Confession by John Grisham
ISBN: 9780099545798
Reviewed on 11th November 2012
In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted and strangled a popular high-school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched as police arre... (more)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling
ISBN: 9780747562184
Reviewed on 11th November 2012
Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last. The three firm friends, Harry... (more)
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Maximum Security by Robert Muchamore
ISBN: 9780340884355
Reviewed on 31st October 2012
This is James Adams' most dangerous mission so far, working undercover inside a maximum security prison. Over the years, CHERUB has put hundreds of criminals behind bars. Now, for the first time ever... (more)
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Icebreaker by John Gardner
ISBN: 9780399128110
Reviewed on 31st October 2012
Bond reluctantly finds himself recruited into a dangerous mission involving an equally dangerous and treacherous alliance of agents from the CIA, KGB and Mossad. The team, dubbed "Icebreaker", waste n... (more)
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Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia by Brandon Sanderson
ISBN: 9781444006704
Reviewed on 31st October 2012
Alcatraz Smedry has made it to the Free Kingdoms. Unfortunately, so have the evil Librarians - including his mother. Now all Alcatraz has to do is find a traitor among the Knights of Crystallia, try t... (more)
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The Affair of the Thirty-Nine Cufflinks by James Anderson
ISBN: 9780749007423
Reviewed on 31st October 2012
Understandably, Lord Burford had some misgivings about hosting another house party at Alderley, his beautiful country mansion. After all, the previous two could at best be described as disastrous. But... (more)
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Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones by Brandon Sanderson
ISBN: 9781444006698
Reviewed on 28th October 2012
Alcatraz Smedry is back with a bang - infiltrating the Library of Alexandria, looking for his not-dead-after-all father and discovering a strange golden sarcophagus that might hold the key to his amaz... (more)
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Jumper by Steven Gould
ISBN: 9780007275991
Reviewed on 28th October 2012
David Rice barely remembers his mother. She left his alcoholic father when Davy was very young. She left Davy too, and since then all of William Rice's abusive anger has been focused on his young teen... (more)
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The Bat by Jo Nesbo
ISBN: 9781846551451
Reviewed on 17th October 2012
Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can. When the ... (more)
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Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
ISBN: 9780575131347
Reviewed on 17th October 2012
On his thirteenth birthday, Alcatraz - a foster child - gets a bag of sand in the mail which purports to be his 'inheritance' sent from his father and mother. The Librarians, of course, immediately st... (more)
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Money for Nothing by P. G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9780099514183
Reviewed on 17th October 2012
The peaceful slumber of the Worcester village of Rudge-in-the-Vale is about to be rudely disrupted. First there's a bitter feud between peppery Colonel Wyvern and the Squire of Rudge Hall, rich but mi... (more)
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Brinkmanship by Una McCormack
ISBN: 9781451687828
Reviewed on 7th October 2012
The Venette Convention has always remained independent, but it is about to become the flashpoint for a tense military standoff between the two power blocs now dominating interstellar space-the United ... (more)
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The Casual Vacancy by J K Rowling
ISBN: 9781408704202
Reviewed on 7th October 2012
When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies beh... (more)
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Exodus Code by John Barrowman, Carole E Barrowman
ISBN: 9781846079078
Reviewed on 30th September 2012
It starts with a series of unexplained events. Earth tremors across the globe. Women being driven insane by their heightened and scrambled senses. And the world is starting to notice - the number one ... (more)
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Deep Down by Lee Child
ISBN:
Reviewed on 26th September 2012
Early in his military career, Jack Reacher is ordered undercover in Washington, to discover which one of four women, all staff officers on fast track careers, is leaking secrets. The suggested meth... (more)
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Great Northern? by Arthur Ransome
ISBN: 9780099427261
Reviewed on 26th September 2012
Dick's birdwatching discovery turns a pleasant cruise of the Hebrides into a desperate chase. Soon the Swallows and Amazons are busy dodging the savage natives and evading the ruthless pursuit of a fa... (more)
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Dodger by Terry Pratchett
ISBN: 9780385619271
Reviewed on 19th September 2012
Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't. But when he rescues a young girl from a bea... (more)
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The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer
ISBN: 9781451668186
Reviewed on 15th September 2012
As the Voyager fleet continues its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, investigating the current status of sectors formerly controller by the Borg becomes a key priority. Two of the fleet's special mi... (more)
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The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo
ISBN: 9780099478539
Reviewed on 11th September 2012
A young woman is murdered in her flat and a tiny red diamond in the shape of a five-pointed star is found behind her eyelid. Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case, alongside his long-time adver... (more)
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Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin
ISBN: 9780752883557
Reviewed on 7th September 2012
Drafted down to the Big Smoke thanks to his supposed expertise in the modus operandi of serial killers, Inspector John Rebus is on a train south from Edinburgh. His Scotland Yard opposite number, Geor... (more)
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A Wanted Man by Lee Child
ISBN: 9780593065730
Reviewed on 5th September 2012
When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly-set, freshly-busted nose, patched with silver duct tape - it isn't easy to hitch a ride. But Reacher has some unfinished business in... (more)
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For Special Services by John Gardner
ISBN: 9780340321119
Reviewed on 31st August 2012
Bond is back on secret loan to the US government and primed to confront an old and deadly adversary which now has a sinister new leader and a devastating operation underway. In partnership with the da... (more)
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The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot by Robert Arthur
ISBN: 9780006904403
Reviewed on 29th August 2012
Jupe, Pete and Bob are the Three Investigators - a team dedicated to cracking the mysteries no-one else can solve. An eccentric Englishman, John Silver, has buried a priceless art treasure and the onl... (more)
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The Hollow by Agatha Christie
ISBN: 9780007121021
Reviewed on 27th August 2012
Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her guests stage a mock murder beside the swimming pool. Unfortunately, the victim plays the scene for real. As his blood ... (more)
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Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz
ISBN: 9781844280940
Reviewed on 27th August 2012
Teenage superspy Alex Rider is enlisted by the national security services again - this time for a routine reconnaissance mission at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. But before long, Alex finds hims... (more)
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The Affair by Lee Child
ISBN: 9780553825503
Reviewed on 27th August 2012
March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher, still a major in the mi... (more)
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Fallen Gods by Michael A Martin
ISBN: 9781451660623
Reviewed on 23rd August 2012
Though the Federation still reels from Andor's decision, Captain Riker and the USS Titan are continuing to search the beta quadrant for an ancient civilization's long-lost terraforming technology. Ti... (more)
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A Clash of Kings by George R R Martin
ISBN: 9780007447831
Reviewed on 22nd August 2012
Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising. From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms st... (more)
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Theodore Boone by John Grisham
ISBN: 9781444714500
Reviewed on 13th August 2012
Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expec... (more)
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The Affair of the Mutilated Mink by James Anderson
ISBN: 9780749079536
Reviewed on 13th August 2012
The Earl of Burford can't believe his luck; Rex Ransom, his favourite star from the 'talkies', and his hot-shot producer, Haggermeir, want to film their next feature at Alderley, the family's seventee... (more)
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat by Enid Blyton
ISBN: 9781405203944
Reviewed on 11th August 2012
Lady Candling lives next door to Pip and Bets, and owns some very expensive, pedigree Siamese cats. When her most famous cat, Dark Queen, goes missing, the gardener's help, Luke seems the obvious susp... (more)
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Class A by Robert Muchamore
ISBN: 9780340881545
Reviewed on 11th August 2012
When Cherub kids go undercover, no one suspects that they are trained professionals, working to infiltrate criminal organisations that have eluded MI5 and the police for years. James Adams is on hi... (more)
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The Small Bachelor by P. G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9780099514145
Reviewed on 11th August 2012
It's America during Prohibition and shy young George Finch is setting out as an artist - without the encumbrance of a shred of talent. George falls in love with Molly, whose imperious stepmother Mrs W... (more)
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The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel
ISBN: 9781444709858
Reviewed on 8th August 2012
Ayla is a courageous and indomitable young woman whose story begins when she is a five-year-old orphan adopted by the Clan, a group of Neanderthals. Ayla is cared for by the Clan's medicine woman Iza... (more)
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Licence Renewed by John Gardner
ISBN: 9780857820440
Reviewed on 6th August 2012
Bond has been assigned to investigate one Dr. Anton Murik, a brilliant nuclear physicist who is thought to have been meeting with a terrorist known as Franco. Together they plan to hijack six nuclear ... (more)
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The Secret of Terror Castle by Robert Arthur
ISBN: 9780006903437
Reviewed on 29th July 2012
Finding a genuine haunted house for a movie set sounds like fun - and a great way to generate publicity for the Three Investigators' new detective agency. But when the boys arrive for an overnight vis... (more)
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When the Devil Drives by Christopher Brookmyre
ISBN: 9781408703410
Reviewed on 29th July 2012
When private investigator Jasmine Sharp is hired to find Tessa Garrion, a young woman who has vanished without trace, it becomes increasingly clear that there are those who want her to stay that way. ... (more)
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The Picts and the Martyrs by Arthur Ransome
ISBN: 9780099427278
Reviewed on 29th July 2012
The dreaded Great Aunt has invited herself to stay with Nancy and Peggy just as their friends Dick and Dorothea arrive for the Summer holiday. Nancy and Peggy have to become Martyrs, wearing dresses a... (more)
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The Geneva Trap by Stella Rimington
ISBN: 9781408828663
Reviewed on 24th July 2012
When a Russian intelligence officer approaches MI5 with vital information about the imminent cyber-sabotage of an Anglo-American Defence programme, he refuses to talk to anyone but Liz Carlyle. But wh... (more)
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Fade Away by Harlan Coben
ISBN: 9781409117070
Reviewed on 21st July 2012
Myron Bolitar once had a promising career as a sportsman, until an accident forced him to quit. After a spell in the FBI he now runs his own business. Then Myron is approached to find Greg Downing. He... (more)
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The Assassination Game by Alan Gratz
ISBN: 9781442420588
Reviewed on 18th July 2012
The rules are simple: Draw a target. Track him down and 'kill' him with a spork. Take your victim’s target for your own. Oh, and make sure the player with your name doesn’t get to you first. No safe z... (more)
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The Woman Who Died a Lot by Jasper Fforde
ISBN: 9780340963111
Reviewed on 16th July 2012
The BookWorld's leading enforcement officer Thursday Next is four months into an enforced semi-retirement following an assassination attempt. She returns home to Swindon for what you'd expect to be a ... (more)
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Colonel Sun by Robert Markham, Kingsley Amis
ISBN: 9780340551370
Reviewed on 13th July 2012
Bond is the victim of a plot by Colonel Sun of the People's Liberation Army of China. M has been abducted, but Bond appears to be the target of this plot to discredit the British Secret Service.
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Raise the Dawn by David R George III
ISBN: 9781451649567
Reviewed on 13th July 2012
After the disastrous events in the Bajoran system, Captain Benjamin Sisko must confront the consequences of the recent choices he has made in his life. At the same time, the United Federation of Plane... (more)
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Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
ISBN: 9780007120734
Reviewed on 7th July 2012
Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who staye... (more)
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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
ISBN: 9781407109374
Reviewed on 5th July 2012
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.... (more)
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Ford County Stories by John Grisham
ISBN: 9780099545781
Reviewed on 1st July 2012
Ford County: a place of harsh beauty where broken dreams and final wishes converge. From a hard-drinking, downtrodden divorce lawyer looking for pay-dirt, to a manipulative death row inmate with on... (more)
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Point Blanc by Anthony Horowitz
ISBN: 9781844280933
Reviewed on 30th June 2012
Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the world's most powerful men have revealed just one link: both had a son attending Point Blanc Academy - an exclusive school for rebellious rich ... (more)
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The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter
ISBN: 9780857520098
Reviewed on 29th June 2012
1916: the Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong, and the wind in the leaves in the trees. Where have the mud, blood and blasted landsc... (more)
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Plagues of Night by David R George III
ISBN: 9781451649550
Reviewed on 27th June 2012
In the wake of the Borg invasion, six nations adversarial to the United Federation of Planets join ranks to form the Typhon Pact. Through 2381, 2382, and 2383, the Federation and the Klingon Empire, a... (more)
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Second Son by Lee Child
ISBN:
Reviewed on 25th June 2012
Ever wondered what early experiences shaped Reacher's explosive career as butt-kicker supreme, the one-man guided-missile battler for justice? In this original new short story, Lee Child looks back on... (more)
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Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
ISBN: 9780439951784
Reviewed on 22nd June 2012
Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans... (more)
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Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming
ISBN: 9780340413654
Reviewed on 18th June 2012
For James Bond, British secret agent 007, international espionage can be a dirty business. Whether it is tracking down a wayward Major who has taken a deadly secret with him to the Caribbean; identify... (more)
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The Recruit by Robert Muchamore
ISBN: 9780340881538
Reviewed on 15th June 2012
A terrorist doesn't let strangers in her flat because they might be undercover police or intelligence agents, but her children bring their mates home and they run all over the place. The terrorist ... (more)
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The Storm by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown
ISBN: 9780718159108
Reviewed on 14th June 2012
In the middle of the Indian Ocean, a NUMA research vessel is taking water samples at sunset, when a crew member spots a sheen of black oil ahead of them. But it is not oil. Like a horde of army ants, ... (more)
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The World of Poo by Terry Pratchett, Bernard Pearson, Isobel Pearson
ISBN: 9780857521217
Reviewed on 11th June 2012
A charming tale for people of all ages (but especially for young Sam Vimes) from the pen of Miss Felicity Beedle, Discworld's premier children's author.
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Where the Bodies are Buried by Christopher Brookmyre
ISBN: 9780349123356
Reviewed on 11th June 2012
A city in the throes of a new drug war. A police force on the verge of tearing itself apart. A ruthless hitman back from the dead. A shattering secret hidden for decades.
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The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage by Enid Blyton
ISBN: 9781405203937
Reviewed on 7th June 2012
Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, Bets and Buster the dog turn detectives when a mysterious fire destroys a cottage.
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Ukridge by P. G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9780099513896
Reviewed on 7th June 2012
Money makes the world go round for Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge - and when there isn't enough of it, the world just has to spin a bit faster. Ever on the lookout for a quick buck, a solid gold... (more)
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Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin
ISBN: 9780752883540
Reviewed on 5th June 2012
A junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above. Just another dead addict, until John Rebu... (more)
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Missee Lee by Arthur Ransome
ISBN: 9780099427254
Reviewed on 3rd June 2012
The Swallows and Amazons have finally met a real pirate - the tiny, pistol-carrying Missee Lee, who has rescued them after their shipwrick off the coast of China. The only touble is she wants to keep ... (more)
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Worth Dying For by Lee Child
ISBN: 9780553825480
Reviewed on 2nd June 2012
Has Jack Reacher finally met his match? His previous adventure ended with Reacher trapped in a desperate situation from which escape seemed impossible. Even for him. Was that really the end of the roa... (more)
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The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming
ISBN: 9780141188737
Reviewed on 27th May 2012
A brainwashed James Bond has tried - and failed - to assassinate M, his boss. Now Bond has to prove he is back on form and can be trusted again. All 007 has to do is kill one of the most deadly freela... (more)
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling
ISBN: 9780747558194
Reviewed on 27th May 2012
Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in ... (more)
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Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
ISBN: 9780007119264
Reviewed on 27th May 2012
It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun! she had been strangled. Ever since ... (more)
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Forgotten History by Christopher L Bennett
ISBN: 9781451657258
Reviewed on 24th May 2012
The agents of the Department of Temporal Investigations are assigned to look into an anomaly that has appeared deep in Federation territory. It’s difficult to get clear readings, but a mysterious inac... (more)
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Just Like Jennings by Anthony Buckeridge
ISBN: 978075510170
Reviewed on 23rd May 2012
When Jennings and Darbishire happen upon a mysterious stranger, they are determined to prove he is a spy. Armed with a lemonade bottle and some chalk dust, their attempts to turn detective go astray,... (more)
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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
ISBN: 9781407132099
Reviewed on 20th May 2012
After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district, hoping for a peaceful future. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out, and the Capitol has decided tHat s... (more)
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Bill the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrison
ISBN: 9781857989052
Reviewed on 17th May 2012
Bill was a peaceful farm boy until he was lured by the martial music of a passing recruitment sergeant, drugged, and made to enlist in the Empire Space Corps. His basic training is sheer hell, but som... (more)
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The Associate by John Grisham
ISBN: 9780099502234
Reviewed on 17th May 2012
Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: he's good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past, a secret that t... (more)
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The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy by James Anderson
ISBN: 9780749080495
Reviewed on 10th May 2012
The theft of the diamond necklace and the antique pistols might all be explained, but the body in the lake - that was a puzzle. "Don't expect me to solve anything," Inspector Wilkens announced modestl... (more)
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Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
ISBN: 9780006486039
Reviewed on 9th May 2012
A small and sadly untried coterie sail towards the distant island of Aslevjal. There they must fulfil the Narcheska's challenge to her betrothed: to lay the head of the dragon Icefyre, whom legends te... (more)
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You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming
ISBN: 9780340425633
Reviewed on 30th April 2012
Shattered by the death of his wife at the hands of Blofeld, Bond has gone to pieces. Unwilling to accept the loss of one of his best men, M sends Bond to Japan for one last, near-impossible mission. B... (more)
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Drop Shot by Harlan Coben
ISBN: 9781409116998
Reviewed on 26th April 2012
The young woman was shot dead in cold blood, dropped outside the stadium, in front of a stand selling Moet for $7.50 a glass. Once her tennis career had skyrocketed. Now, at the height of the US Open,... (more)
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The Adventures of Sally by P. G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9780099514176
Reviewed on 24th April 2012
If you come into a lot of money, life becomes easier, right? No, wrong - at least not for Sally Nicholas, whose generosity of spirit immediately runs into all the slings and arrows outrageous fortu... (more)
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A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin
ISBN: 9780007448036
Reviewed on 18th April 2012
Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plot, lusts and intrigues; to the vast and savage... (more)
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The Big Six by Arthur Ransome
ISBN: 9780099427247
Reviewed on 6th April 2012
Bill, Pete and Joe have been falsely accused of setting boats adrift and the whole river is against them. Only Dick, Dorothea and Tom are there to stand by their friends, and they soon set to work to ... (more)
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61 Hours by Lee Child
ISBN: 9780553825565
Reviewed on 31st March 2012
Icy winter in South Dakota. A bus skids and crashes in a gathering storm. On the back seat: Jack Reacher, hitching a ride to nowhere. A life without baggage has many advantages, but disadvantages too,... (more)
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming
ISBN: 9780340425657
Reviewed on 29th March 2012
When Bond rescues a beautiful, reckless girl from self destruction, he finds himself with a lead on one of the most dangerous men in world - Enrst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. In the snow-boun... (more)
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One, Two, Buckle my Shoe by Agatha Christie
ISBN: 9780007120895
Reviewed on 25th March 2012
The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay on the floor near his outflung right hand. Later, one of his patients was found dead from a lethal dose of local anaest... (more)
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The Trouble with Jennings by Anthony Buckeridge
ISBN: 9780006904694
Reviewed on 23rd March 2012
According to Mr. Wilkins, the trouble with Jennings was due to the fantastic way in which his mind appeared to work. Mr. Carter took a more tolerant view, but even so, his contention that the boy mean... (more)
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Pandaemonium by Christopher Brookmyre
ISBN: 9780349120508
Reviewed on 22nd March 2012
The senior pupils of St Peter's High School are on retreat to a secluded outdoor activity centre, coming to terms with the murder of a fellow pupil through the means you would expect: counselling, con... (more)
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
ISBN: 9781407109084
Reviewed on 18th March 2012
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. But Katniss has been close to... (more)
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The Appeal by John Grisham
ISBN: 9780099481768
Reviewed on 16th March 2012
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" ... (more)
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The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb
ISBN: 978000648602
Reviewed on 12th March 2012
Fitz has succeeded in rescuing Prince Dutiful from the clutches of the Piebald rebels, and has returned with him to Buckkeep castle. With Dutiful safe again, Queen Kettricken can proceed with plans to... (more)
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A Damsel in Distress by P. G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9780099514138
Reviewed on 7th March 2012
Lady Maud, the spirited young daughter of the Earl of Marshmoreton, is confined to her home, Belpher Castle in Hampshire, under aunt's orders because of an unfortunate infatuation. Enter our hero, Geo... (more)
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Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
ISBN: 9781844280926
Reviewed on 4th March 2012
When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training exerci... (more)
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The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming
ISBN: 9780340425695
Reviewed on 2nd March 2012
Vivienne Michel is in trouble. Trying to escape her tangled past, she has run away to the American backwoods, winding up at the Dreamy Pines Motor Court. A far cry from the privileged world she was bo... (more)
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The Thief by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott
ISBN: 9780718158668
Reviewed on 2nd March 2012
On the ocean liner Mauretania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfor... (more)
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Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
ISBN: 9780752883533
Reviewed on 28th February 2012
'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you...?' That sort of thing... is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And n... (more)
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The Quantum Universe by Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
ISBN: 9781846144325
Reviewed on 25th February 2012
Just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand the world? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And why, above all, can we be sure that the theory is good? The bizarre behaviour of... (more)
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Secret Water by Arthur Ransome
ISBN: 9780099427230
Reviewed on 21st February 2012
Marooned on an island, John, Susan, Titty and Roger begin map-making and exploring. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk nearby?
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Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
ISBN: 9780553824698
Reviewed on 16th February 2012
Suicide bombers are easy to spot. They give out all kinds of tell-tale signs. There are twelve things to look for. No one who has worked in law enforcement will ever forget them. New York City. The su... (more)
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The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
ISBN: 9781405249539
Reviewed on 12th February 2012
The three Baudelaire children encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune and cold porridge for breakfast. Then again, why trouble yourse... (more)
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Thunderball by Ian Fleming
ISBN: 9780141187594
Reviewed on 12th February 2012
Blofeld holds the world to ransom, having hatched a staggeringly audacious plot to steal British atomic weapons. The book that introduced the most imitated and parodied of all the Bond villains, Thund... (more)
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Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie
ISBN: 9780007120710
Reviewed on 8th February 2012
Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the mean... (more)
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The Innocent Man by John Grisham
ISBN: 9780099493570
Reviewed on 6th February 2012
When Ron Williamson signed with the Oakland A baseball team, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by... (more)
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Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb
ISBN: 9789780006488
Reviewed on 2nd February 2012
Fifteen years have passed and events are about to sweep Fitz out of his quiet backwater life and into the main political current again. Persecution of the Witted has become rampant throughout the Six ... (more)
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Empire State by Colin Bateman
ISBN: 9780006498025
Reviewed on 29th January 2012
It's bad enough having a name like Nathan Jones - unless you're a Supremes fan, which Nathan isn't - but when his girlfriend leaves him (for a drag queen) and he gets mugged, then handcuffed to a bed ... (more)
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Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
ISBN: 9781409116967
Reviewed on 25th January 2012
Investigator and sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big-time. So is Christian Steele, a rookie quarterback and Myron's prized client. But when Christian gets a phone call from a f... (more)
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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
ISBN: 9781408703748
Reviewed on 23rd January 2012
Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years - as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors and colleagues - this bo... (more)
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Piccadilly Jim by P. G. Wodehouse
ISBN: 9780099513889
Reviewed on 18th January 2012
It takes a lot of effort for Jimmy Crocker to become Piccadilly Jim - nights on the town roistering, headlines in the gossip columns, a string of broken hearts and breaches of promise. Eventually he b... (more)
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Devil's Gate by Clive Cussler, Graham Brown
ISBN: 9780718156459
Reviewed on 14th January 2012
A Japanese cargo ship cruises the eastern Atlantic near the Azores - when it bursts into flames. A gang of pirates speeds to take advantage of the disaster - when their boat explodes. As Kurt Au... (more)
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For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming
ISBN: 9780141188713
Reviewed on 11th January 2012
Sudden emergencies and beautiful girls who aren't quite what they seem are the stock-in-trade of James Bond. And when 007 is on the case there's only one thing you can be sure of - the result will be ... (more)
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We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea by Arthur Ransome
ISBN: 9780099427223
Reviewed on 7th January 2012
Within twenty-four hours of promising to stay in the harbour, John, Susan, Titty and Roger find themselves fighting a night gale in the treacherous waters of the North Sea, adrift and in the main ship... (more)
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Nothing to Lose by Lee Child
ISBN: 9780553824414
Reviewed on 2nd January 2012
Two small towns in Colorado: Hope and Despair. Between them, nothing but twelve miles of empty road. Jack Reacher can’t find a ride, so he walks. All he wants is a cup of coffee. What he gets are four... (more)
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Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens
Above Suspicion
The Never-Ending Sacrifice
The Reptile Room
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
