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  • Want to get ahead? Get good habits – Review: Daily Rituals

    06 Oct 2017

    If you want to improve at something, you can’t do better than studying the habits of people who’ve already done…

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  • Review – What Makes You Not a Buddhist by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

    02 Aug 2017

    I’ve read many books on Buddhism, but this, by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, stands out as very special. In just a…

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  • Review – Detective Stories – Peter Washington (ed)

    26 Jul 2017

    This is a nice little book, full of enjoyable bite-sized detective stories.  There are many good stories, recent and older,…

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  • Secret Library – Lee, Vonnegut, Niven

    15 Jun 2017

    I’m delighted and honoured to be invited to make my contribution to Richard Fernandez’ remarkable Secret Library on his blog…

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  • Review: Dead Writers in Rehab

    08 Jun 2017

    Dead Writers in Rehab by Paul Bassett Davies My rating: 5 of 5 stars At the start of Paul Bassett…

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  • Review: Two O’Clock Boy – Mark Hill

    24 Apr 2017

    From Line of Duty to Jack Reacher, crime is the thing nowadays – but the challenge is to find a…

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  • The Genre That Dare Not Speak Its Name – Review: Capital

    18 Mar 2017

    Capital by John Lanchester My rating: 5 of 5 stars Satire is the genre that dare not speak its name…

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  • Review: Rivers of London

    18 Oct 2015

    Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 5 of 5 stars Just came across this lovely off-beat fantasy crime…

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  • Review: Killers in mascara

    05 Nov 2014

    Killers in mascara by Huw Collingbourne My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m in the middle of this unusually entertaining…

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  • Review: Straight White Male

    10 Oct 2014

    Straight White Male by John Niven My rating: 4 of 5 stars How do you succeed in creating a difficult…

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