Lead Review (The Half Moon)

• Book: The Half Moon
• Location: New York State
• Author: Mary Beth Keane

"An engrossing novel of ordinary lives and a novel that will appeal to readers who are keen on Mary Lawson and..."

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Lead Review (Wild Thorns)

• Book: Wild Thorns
• Location: Nablus, West Bank
• Author: Elizabeth Fernea, Sahar Khalifeh, Trevor Le Gassick (Translator)

"This story is set in 1972  was first published in 1976 and tells the story of Usama al-Karmi, who has been..."

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Lead Review (the Ice Swimmer)

• Book: The Ice Swimmer
• Location: Oslo
• Author: Kjell Ola Dahl

"The Ice Swimmer is the sixth in Dahl’s Oslo Detective series and starts off with a chilling chase through the city’s..."

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Excellent Book

• Book: The Shadows of Seville
• Location: Seville
• Author: David Canford

"This was a good story and well written. It is set in the Spanish Civil War and is historically accurate. Highly..."

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Lead Review (Half Swimmer)

• Book: Half Swimmer
• Location: Berlin, Germany
• Author: Jo Heinrich (Translator), Katja Oskamp

"The stories are set in and around Berlin, forming snapshot vignettes of Tanja’s life. She is a teen, developing into a..."

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Lead Review (Frank and Red)

• Book: Frank and Red
• Location: North London
• Author: Matt Coyne

"Red (otherwise known as Leonard), age 6, moves in to the house next door to Frank. Red’s mum is separated from..."

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Lead Review (The Messenger)

• Book: The Messenger
• Location: Paris
• Author: Megan Davis

"3.5* “Rosamund Lupton meets Lupin”: This is the strap-line that drew me to this novel, as I like both the novelist’s..."

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Lead Review (Dead Sweet)

• Book: Dead Sweet
• Location: Iceland, Minnesota
• Author: Katrín Júlíusdóttir, Quentin Bates (Translator)

"A prominent, and well-liked, Icelandic politician turned civil servant, Óttar Karlsson, is found dead on a beach outside Reykjavík the day..."

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Lead Review (The Hunter)

• Book: The Hunter
• Location: West Ireland
• Author: Tana French

"If you love a novel about small community dynamics in rural Ireland then this is for you. It also reminded me..."

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A rare gem

• Book: The Guest Cat
• Location: Tokyo
• Author: Takashi Hiraide

"Exceptionally moving and beautifully written."

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