A short, sharp reach: Jack Reacher – Better Off Dead
First things first: This novel is co-authored by Lee Child and Andrew Child. And in case you look at theirContinue Reading
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A few words more on The Apollo Murders, by Chris Hadfield
Here are my final thoughts about The Apollo Murders, by Chris Hadfield: would using Cyrillic in the text have beenContinue Reading
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Writing from rare experience – The Apollo Murders, by Chris Hadfield
So, if you had to pick someone to write a Crime Thriller about astronauts and space missions in the lateContinue Reading
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The grossest – and most poetic – scenes of violence ever – Altered Carbon, by Richard Morgan
The concept on which Altered Carbon is based is ingenious – it was futuristic and fantastical when Richard Morgan wrote theContinue Reading
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Death, not golf, in an idyllic town – Blindshot by Denis Coupal
When I read Denis Coupal’s thriller Blindshot, my overall impression of it was of competence – he had done allContinue Reading
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It’s up to you who lives and dies – The Friar’s Lantern, by Greg Hickey
When embarking on Greg Hickey’s novel, The Friar’s Lantern, you would be forgiven for thinking you are about to startContinue Reading
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Homage to the Bard with Bloody-Handed Bastards and Gold Bars – Macbeth, by Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo is a masterful writer of crime fiction. In his particular niche, he is superb. That said, it probablyContinue Reading
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A precisely-crafted Alternative History – Break in Communication, by Jon Gliddon
What is the connection between Mining Engineering and writing fiction? None. In fact, the minds of Mining Engineers often workContinue Reading
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Give me Stockholm or give me death – Midnight Sun, by Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo’s famous “Harry Hole” detective novels, and his other works for adults, bear the marks of contemporary Scandinavian NoirContinue Reading
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Classic crime fiction with a Canadian twist – The John Cardinal Series, by Giles Blunt
I watched the final episode of the second season of Cardinal, based on the books by Giles Blunt, on Feb. 8,Continue Reading
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Review in a 47-second video – The Thirst, by Jo Nesbo
Taking a lesson from one of my favourite bloggers, Seth Godin, I am from now on going to compact myContinue Reading
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It’s all about the blood…and how it drips! – The Thirst, by Jo Nesbo
The film adaptation of The Snowman by Jo Nesbø (Nesbo outside Norway) came out last year October. Directed by TomasContinue Reading
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Taut, tense, snappy and shocking – Die Onaantasbares (The Untouchables) by Steve Hofmeyr
Readers who can manage Afrikaans will get a real kick out of reading Die Onaantasbares (“The Untouchables”) by South African authorContinue Reading
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Lovely verses and violent deaths – Shanghai Redemption, by Qiu Xiaolong
👉Back to Getting the Hang of the Chinese Novel It has been said that the problem with poetry is thatContinue Reading
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And it all ends with a…hug?! – World of Trouble, by Ben H. Winters
In books I and II of The Last Policeman series, by Ben H. Winters, we met the last policeman inContinue Reading
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