Writers Write Book Review

Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin (Orion) ISBN: 9781409159407 I feel as if I’ve known John Rebus forever, and I suppose I have. I’ve

edited by Vincent Carruthers (Struik Nature) ISBN 978-1-77584-353-5 I have a well-thumbed copy of the first edition of this wonderful all-in-one field guide, so I

by Zapiro (Jacana) ISBN: 978-1-4314-2432-0 Zapiro’s works are a haven of sanity in a country gone mad. His acerbic wit has me laughing when I

by Lian Hearn (Picador) ISBN 9781509812813 Lian Hearn has obviously studied Japanese mythology and history, which adds authenticity to the story. The countryside is so

by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair (Hodder) ISBN 9781473616257 Imagine finding out at the age of 38 that your grandfather was an infamous Nazi commandant

by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Century) ISBN 9781780895376 Will Brigid Fitzgerald become the first female pope in the history of the Catholic Church? Brigid

by Lesley Pearse (Michael Joseph) ISBN 9780718181215 It is Spring, 1935 in Hampstead Heath. Verity is a well-mannered, rich girl and Ruby is dirty, uncouth

Night School by Lee Child (Bantam Press) ISBN: 9780593073919 In this prequel to the present series, the infamous loner Jack Reacher is still in the

by Gillian Slovo (Canongate) ISBN: 9781782116400 Gillian Slovo’s novel about political expediency and personal disenfranchisement looks at how lives are ruined and careers are made