The Good Father – Noah Hawley
The first of Noah Hawley’s four novels to be published in the U.K., The Good Father has been dubbed ‘We need to talk about Daniel’ (James Kidd on www.theindependent.co.uk, 01/04/12), but is an easier...
View ArticleMice by Gordon Reece
Mice is the debut novel from Gordon Reece, an English writer who now lives in Australia. Narrated in the first person by a teenager, Shelley, it’s the story of what happens when two of life’s natural...
View ArticleThe Murder Wall by Mari Hannah
Mari Hannah is a writer from the North-East whose first book, The Murder Wall, was released in paperback last week. She was signing copies signing copies in Newcastle, so I sent Mr. Mouse along to get...
View ArticleHeart-Shaped Bruise by Tanya Byrne
Publisher: Headline ISBN: 978-0755393039 Publication date: 10th May 2012 (hardback) Of all of the books that I’ve been sent from We Love This Book for review, this is the one that I was most excited...
View ArticleBlack Heart Blue by Louisa Reid
Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 978-0718158781 Publication date: 10th May 2012 This one came to me at the same time as Tanya Byrne’s Heart-Shaped Bruise, which made that day one of the best post days for a...
View ArticleMy Favourite Books of 2012, so far.
I can’t believe it’s almost July – how did that happen? (Yes, I realise that it has a lot to do with time passing, so no pendantry please!) I’ve picked some of my favourite books of the year so far …...
View ArticleThe Pure in Heart by Susan Hill
Publisher: Chatto and Windus ISBN: 978-0701178949 Publication date: 2nd June 2005 (paperback) The second in Hill’s crime series featuring Chief Detective Inspector Simon Serrailler, The Pure in Heart...
View ArticleDon’t Look Back by Karin Fossum
Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 978-0099452133 Publication date: 3rd July 2003 (paperback, translation) I’ve read lots of Scandinavian crime fiction in the last couple of years – Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö,...
View ArticleThe Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey
Publisher: Headline Review ISBN: 978-0755380534 Publication date: 30th August 2012 (paperback) I wrote the review of The Snow Child months ago and for some reason it was never posted. As the paperback...
View ArticleMy favourite books of 2013…so far.
2013 is flying by in many ways, although New Year’s seems a long time ago. There have been some pretty big changes in the Mouse house (including new Mouse houses) so although I’ve read some fabulous...
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