I’ve seen the trailer for a new crime drama titled In the Dark on the BBC recently but I’ve only just discovered that it’s based on some of the books by author Mark Billingham. Billingham
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The Beguiled by Thomas Cullinan movie tie-in
Ok, so I knew that there’s an old Clint Eastwood movie called the Beguiled. And recently I discovered that Sofia Coppola has directed a remake of it. However I didn’t know that both movies were
Read moreFever by Deon Meyer out now
Here’s a book that might be on interest. Fever by Deon Meyer is a book set in South Africa in the aftermath of a pandemic that has wiped out most of the world population. The
Read moreThe Dark Tower by Stephen King tie-in
The first book in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, The Gunslinger, is getting a movie tie-in edition next week. I’m a big fan of the series having read them back around 2003/2004. However to
Read moreDefectors by Joseph Kanon out in hardback
And here’s another new release I had forgotten about. Defectors by Joseph Kanon is now out in hardback. I had read this author’s previous book Leaving Berlin a few years ago and enjoyed it very
Read moreA Divided Spy by Charles Cumming out in paperback
Just a quick alert that A Divided Spy by Charles Cumming is out now in paperback. This is the third novel in the Thomas Kell series and I enjoyed reading it last year in hardback.
Read moreThe Constant Solder by William Ryan out in paperback
William Ryan’s new book titled The Constant Soldier is out now in paperback. The book follows a German soldier towards the end of World War Two. This marks a departure from the author’s Korolev series
Read morePoldark Black Moon and Four Swans Tie-in editions
Much to my surprise series three of Poldark is almost upon us. I had thought it would be unlikely to be broadcast before the end of the year. In any case it starts on BBC1
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