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Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre was such an enjoyable read that I immediately started reading another novel with the same title written by Jessie Keane. Black Widow by Jessie Keane is a follow up to her highly-rated Dirty Game which I have not read. Annie Carter is living in Majorca, Spain, with her daughter Layla and husband, Max, enjoying life ...

The Guardian hailed Black Widow by Scottish crime master Christopher Brookmyre as exceptionally good.  I agree wholeheartedly! I finished reading it in one day, staying up till almost midnight to finish it. I’ve my fair share of disappointment with quite a number of psychological thrillers that fail to live up to the hype surrounding them, arousing in me a sense of fatigue. ...

If I have known that The Final Seven by Erica Spindler is a supernatural thriller, I would not have read it as I have never been a fan of the supernatural or fantasy genres of books. The only reason I chose the book was because of its good ratings on Goodreads. The Final Seven is a story of light vs. ...

The Book Of You by Claire Kendal is a terrifying and disturbing psychological thriller about obsession, sexual perversion and stalking. I was really engrossed and felt really apprehensive for the protagonist as the story hurtled to its final. But I have to admit that I was disappointed by the ending. Clarissa, 38, is secretary to a university department head and ...

I have set myself a reading target of 12 books for the month of December and “Shifu, You’ll Do Anything For A Laugh” by Mo Yan is the first book that I have finished reading. “Shifu, You’ll Do Anything For A Laugh” is a collection of eight abrasive, bizarre and imaginative stories written in the 1980s and 1990s that give an ...

It’s December again 2018 is coming to its end Bringing closure to my 61st year on this earth So many years have passed me by since my birth.   Feeling like a car with a lot of mileage I sometimes wonder how I can manage My old body seems to be alerting me to some red flags I should pay ...

Inspired by the author’s own relationship with his autistic son, A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart is a tear-jerking, funny, searingly honest, poignant, uplifting and insightful debut novel about family, friendship and love that tugs at your heart. It makes you understand autism and change your views about autistic people. It is about accepting adult responsibilities, keeping love ...

“Stieg Larsson: The Man Behind The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” by Kurdo Baksi is a portrait of the late Swedish crime novelist by a longtime friend and fellow crusading journalist. It serves as a tribute and a memoir that attempts to answer many questions about Larsson, the author who played with fire. The Millennium trilogy books by Stieg Larrson ...

Botchan by Soseki Natsume is probably the most widely read novel in Japan and the author is one of Japan’s most beloved authors. While their American counterparts are acquainted with the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Catcher in the Rye, Japanese students are required to read about Botchan’s quest to navigate his society’s hypocrisies while adhering to what he believes ...

A friend of mine lent me the book “1963 A Slice of Bread and Jam” by Tommy Rhattigan a couple of months ago but because I have so many books on my TBR list, I did not get around to reading it until a couple of days ago. I thought it is a gloomy type of book about abject poverty ...