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EMPERORS OF THE DEEP | BOOK REVIEW

September 1, 2020 by Buzz

EMPERORS OF THE DEEP | BOOK REVIEW William McKeever (William Collins) Everyone of a certain age went through shark mania in the summer of 1975, in the wake of Steven …

A DEATH IN MAYFAIR | BOOK REVIEW

February 26, 2020 by Buzz

A DEATH IN MAYFAIR Mark Ellis (Headline) This noirish detective novel from Mark Ellis, a thriller writer from Swansea, is set in 1941 against the backdrop of the Second World …

WALKING CARDIFF | BOOK REVIEW

February 9, 2020 by Buzz

WALKING CARDIFF Peter Finch & John Briggs (Seren) “There are a few things about a good walk… It should get you lost and then it should find you,” writes Peter …

Region: South Wales

REAP THE WHIRLWIND | AUTHOR INTERVIEW AND BOOK REVIEW

January 30, 2020 by Buzz

REAP THE WHIRLWIND Mark Timlin (Crime & Mystery Club) Timlin’s hardboiled antihero Nick Sharman is revisited in Reap The Whirlwind, made up of a long-lost novella from the 1990s and …

REAL PRESELI | BOOK REVIEW

November 27, 2019 by Buzz

Real Preseli John Osmond (Seren Books) The book paints a vivid picture of Preseli, the not-so-oft-visited part of Pembrokeshire which Osmond calls “a magical country.” Osmond invites you to walk …

THE WOLVES OF LENINSKY PROSPEKT | BOOK REVIEW

November 12, 2019 by Buzz

The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt Sarah Armstrong (Sandstone Press) Having married her brother’s gay best friend, Kit, to help him appear more of a family man to his colleagues in …

THE IMAGINARY LIVES OF JAMES PŌNEKE | BOOK REVIEW

September 13, 2019 by Buzz

The Imaginary Lives Of James Pōneke Tina Makereti (Eye) Already a well-published and accomplished author in her native New Zealand, The Imaginary Lives Of James Pōneke is Tina Makereti’s fourth …

PLAYBOY | BOOK REVIEW

September 12, 2019 by Buzz

Playboy Joe Thomas (Arcadia) The third book as part of a quartet, this is another thrilling journey into the criminal world of São Paulo. As national protests take place over …

SHADOW ON THE LENS | BOOK REVIEW

September 9, 2019 by Buzz

A Shadow on the Lens Sam Hurcom (Orion) This book would be epic if I didn’t know any of the locations, but as a Cardiffian my familiarity with the places …

Region: South Wales

EMPERORS OF THE DEEP | BOOK REVIEW

A DEATH IN MAYFAIR | BOOK REVIEW

WALKING CARDIFF | BOOK REVIEW

REAP THE WHIRLWIND | AUTHOR INTERVIEW AND BOOK REVIEW

REAL PRESELI | BOOK REVIEW

THE WOLVES OF LENINSKY PROSPEKT | BOOK REVIEW

THE IMAGINARY LIVES OF JAMES PŌNEKE | BOOK REVIEW

PLAYBOY | BOOK REVIEW

SHADOW ON THE LENS | BOOK REVIEW

THEN SHE VANISHES | BOOK REVIEW

LITTLE ZINNOBERS | BOOK REVIEW

THE DESERT AND THE DRUM | BOOK REVIEW

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