Reviews

‘Footfall is as engaging as it gets. Cassandra James is . . . a terrific character, beautifully honed from seemingly staid academic to feisty heroine . . . a truly breathtaking read.’

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Endings

Posted on Dec 13, 2013 in CWA Johm Creasey Dagger, Derek. B. Miller., Life and Fate, Norwegian by Night, Vasily Grossman | 2 Comments

I’ve just read Norwegian by Night, by Derek B. Miller. It won the CWA John Creasey Dagger for best debut novel this year and it was a worthy winner. Sheldon Horowitz, elderly watch-repairer and Korean veteran, suffering from dementia, is living in Oslo with his grandaughter when he witnesses the murder of a young woman […]

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A Moral Issue

Posted on Dec 2, 2013 in Amazon, Dead Lions, Derk. B. Miller, Mick Heron, Norwegian by Night | 2 Comments

I don’t usually read a Sunday paper, but yesterday a friend who was here for the week-end bought The Observer. There was a superb article by journalist Carole Cadwalladr who spent a week working undercover for Amazon at their Swansea warehouse. It made sobering reading. Long hours, poor pay, employment rights avoided by hiring through […]

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