Out today is the 25th novel by John le Carré. Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with
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Black Sun by Owen Matthews
Out this week is Black Sun, the debut novel by Owen Matthews, set in a Cold War era secret soviet city. Sounds like it’s right up my street… Hidden deep within the forests of central
Read moreSword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell
A new Bernard Cornwell novel has become a bit of a highlight of my autumn reading. Out today is Sword of Kings, the twelfth novel in The Last Kingdom series. Waterstones have an exclusive edition with
Read moreFirst Alistair MacLean reissues out today
Just a quick reminder that the first two Alistair MacLean reissues, The Guns of Navarone and Fear is the key are out today.
Read moreDoctor Sleep by Stephen King movie tie-in
A movie based on Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shining, is coming soon. So we get another movie tie-in edition of a Stephen King novel. An epic war between good and evil, a gory,
Read moreWitchfinder by Andrew Williams
The new novel by Andrew Williams is a 1960s Cold War spy thriller about the hunt for double agents in British Intelligence. London 1963. The Beatles, Carnaby Street, mini skirts. But the new mood hasn’t
Read moreFour new Stephen King covers for Halloween 2019
Last Halloween Hodder Books put out special retro editions of four Stephen King novels for Halloween. It must have been a successful venture as they are doing the same again this year. The four books
Read moreGerald Seymour Beyond Recall preview
A cover image and the blurb for the next Gerald Seymour novel, titled Beyond Recall, have now appeared online. Gary – ‘Gaz’ – Baldwin is a watcher, not a killer. Operating with a special forces
Read moreThe Institute by Stephen King
Out next week is the new epic from the ever dependable Stephen King. I’m definitely getting a Firestarter vibe from the following blurb. Deep in the woods of Maine, there is a dark state facility
Read moreThe Second Sleep by Robert Harris
Out today in hardback is the new Robert Harris novel, The Second Sleep. All civilisations think they are invulnerable. History warns us none is. 1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor
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