Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan would not have been my first choice to read; I’m not too big on the hard-boiled detective genre – and…
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The Truth by Michael Palin
The Truth by Michael Palin tells the story of Keith Mabbut, a moderately successful author who still dreams of writing the novel that would propel…
1066 by Peter Marren
Although I am normally a mystery and crime reader, I thought I might tap the resources of the SMSA library to improve my knowledge of…
Spice Islands by Ian Burnet
Spice Islands by Ian Burnet is a well-researched and entertaining history of the Maluku Islands and Banda Islands in Indonesia which for many centuries were…
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is a beautiful, magical, dreamlike book that tells the story of the Cirque de Reves, the Circus of Dreams)…
Box 21 by Roslund & Hellström
Box 21 by Roslund & Hellström tells a number of stories over a period of a week. Set in Stockholm, the book depicts victims of…
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland tells the story of a band of disparate travellers who drift together, tied by secrets and, possibly, magic.
Gateway by Frederik Pohl
Gateway by Frederik Pohl is a classic science fiction novel which, perhaps surprisingly, has dated very little since it was first published in 1977.
Pompeii by Robert Harris
Pompeii by Robert Harris is a straightforward historical fiction about (what else?) the last days of Pompeii.
The Other Child by Charlotte Link
The Other Child by Charlotte Link is a very interesting mystery set in England.
Written by a German author and translated into English, it has sold15…
The Innocent by David Baldacci
The Innocent by David Baldacci opens with a bang and doesn’t stop.
Will Robbie is a hit man working for a secret U.S. agency. He kills…