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In The Woods – Tana French

On November 23, 2020November 1, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews3 Comments

This book is one of the examples why I love reading crime fiction. There are many authors that I could describe as dependable, we know what to expect when we pick up their books and usually it’s very decent entertainment. But every once in a while you come across a book that refreshes the whole …

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The Whistler – John Grisham

On November 21, 2020November 1, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews3 Comments

Let's take a look at another victim of my Cyprus crime/thriller reading spree. Earlier I read The Winner by David Baldacci, Camino Island by John Grisham, Run Away by Harlan Coben and Agent Running in the Field by John le  Carré. Now it’s time to go back to Grisham and this time in a setting …

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Agent Running in the Field – John le Carré

On November 18, 2020October 27, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews4 Comments

This is the fourth of my Cyprus crime/thriller reads. Previous installments were: The Winner by David Baldacci, Camino Island by John Grisham, and Run Away by Harlan Coben. So far Grisham and Coben came out as equals. But let’s be honest John le Carré is in a class of his own. I read his Tinker, …

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Run Away – Harlan Coben

On November 14, 2020October 24, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews5 Comments

The third of my Cyprus holiday crime/thriller reads. The previous two were The Winner by David Baldacci and Camino Island by John Grisham. Coben is the third writer I do fall back on when in need of not too challenging entertainment. He certainly knows how to come up with a twist in the story and …

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The Adventures of China Iron – Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

On November 11, 2020October 24, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews1 Comment

Back in July I was getting a bit restless staying at home and not being able to go to a bookshop. I hate buying paper books on Amazon, their search engine and browsing is pathetic. AbeBooks is a bit better but nothing online will ever replace the joy of a random find in a physical …

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Camino Island – John Grisham

On November 9, 2020October 24, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews6 Comments

Another victim of my Cyprus holiday streak of crime/thriller reading. The first one was The Winner by David Baldacci. I've mentioned a few times already that John Grisham is one of those writers who I fall back on if in need of a decent, but no too challenging entertainment. He has ups and downs, but …

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The Winner – David Baldacci

On November 2, 2020October 22, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews7 Comments

In October I , with my Bigger Half, we were lucky enough to travel to Cyprus. I'll spare you all the joyful details of getting a Covid test privately in London, within a specific window of 72 hrs before travel. What it meant though is that I turned to my Kindle for reading matter, as …

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Somewhere Close to Happy – Lia Louis

On October 24, 2020September 20, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews2 Comments

Before finally going to my family home in August (after six months of not seeing my mum) I succumbed and ordered subscriptions for three book boxes. One of the was with How Novel. It was the first to arrive, as I signed up just before their cut off date for book selection. The premise is …

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The Corrections – Jonathan Franzen

On October 17, 2020October 20, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews4 Comments

This was one of those books that lingered on my Kindle forever and a day. It just always terrified my with its bulk. And for a book to do that on Kindle it really has to be long. Two years ago I read How To Be Alone, Franzen's collection of essays. And I really enjoyed …

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The Partner – John Grisham

On October 3, 2020September 13, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews1 Comment

In the second half of August I finally managed to get from the UK back to my family home in Poland. For a well deserved two weeks of holidays. With my mum we decided to lazy in our lovely house, instead of risking going anywhere. As it was vacation it was also time for lighter …

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