I was sent this book by Steven Roth and was very intrigued by the description. Socrates Cheng is an ex lawyer who runs a pen shop in Washington. Someone has stolen the Mandarin Yellow, a famous Chinese fountain pen but has left behind other items worth more. Socrates is asked to investigate it by his…
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Precious Thing by Collette McBeth – a review
I bought this book at the festival after hearing Colette McBeth talk in the New Blood panel. This is where the authors are all new writers chosen by Val McDermid, which as we all know is always one of my favourite sessions. Colette was previously a crime correspondent for a newspaper and it’s this experience…
The Dark Room by Steve Mosby – a review
I first encountered Steve Mosby at last year’s festival, however this is the first of his books I’ve read which was actually a bit of a surprise. For some reason I’ve always assumed I’ve read his books but can’t find any evidence of it. It was one of the first books I bought at the…
Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen – a review
I picked this book up purely because it was the only one being stocked in my local bookshop by one of the speakers in the Dead in Deutschland session (even though Jussi Adler-Olsen is actually Danish not German) From the start I found this book gripping. As the cliché goes there are two sides to…
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