"Richard Hannay," I kept telling myself, "you have got into the wrong ditch, my friend, and you had better climb out."
Category: Fiction
Review: The Other Side of Silence – Philip Kerr
"Kerr's Bernie Gunther books are modern classics" - Simon Sebag Montefiore
Review: The Riddle of The Sands (A record of secret service) – Erskine Childers
His son became the President of Ireland
Review: Kim – Rudyard Kipling
An epic rendition of the imperial experience in India, and perhaps his greatest long work
Review: Bloodaxe – C.R. May
Splendidly impressive, confident, and rich in incident and historical detail
Review: The Terminal List – Jack Carr
James Reece is on a one-man mission to confront the corruption of absolute power
Review: Vindolanda – Adrian Goldsworthy
My version: Hardback Genre: Historical Fiction Romans, Roman Britain Publisher: Head of Zeus First published: 2017 Bought, signed AD98. Vindolanda, a fort on the edge of the Roman world. The bustling army base at Vindolanda, lies on the northern frontier of Britannia and the entire Roman world. In just over 20 years time, the Emperor Hadrian will build … Continue reading Review: Vindolanda – Adrian Goldsworthy
32 Robert E. Howard, Conan the Barbarian and the Sphere series books
Weird tales
Review: The Secret Agent – Joseph Conrad
There are some nice covers to some of the versions
Review: Hellbent – Gregg Hurwitz
Series: Orphan X 3 My version: US Paperback ARC / UK Hardback Genre: Fiction Thriller Publisher: Minotaur Books First published: 2018 Bought / Bought From the cover of the ARC*: Evan Smoak - Government assassin gone rogue - returns in Hellbent, and engrossing unputdownable thriller from Gregg Hurwitz, the latest in his #1 international best selling Orphan X … Continue reading Review: Hellbent – Gregg Hurwitz
