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Book reviews – May 2024 – Sallie Eden – Disappearance in Fiji

A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima RaoPublished by Zaffre 2023 ‘A disgraced police sergeant, a missing woman and a plantation full of secrets’ Set in 1914, during British colonial rule, this debut novel brilliantly...

Book reviews – May 2024 – Sallie Eden – Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie by Lucy WorsleyPublished in paperback by Hodder, 2023 The Daily Telegraph described this book as a mix of biography, analysis and literary criticism and it’s exactly that. That it’s well researched is...

Book reviews – March 2024 – Sallie Eden – The Last List of Mabel Beaumont

The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura PearsonPublished by Boldwood Books, August 2023 Described as a “heartbreaking, beautiful, uplifting story, guaranteed to make you smile but also make you cry” it sounded...

Book reviews – March 2024 – Sallie Eden – The Last Devil to Die

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman Published by Viking 2023. Due for publication in paperback May 2024 The fourth in the Thursday Murder Club series, set in Coopers Close retirement village....

Book reviews – February 2024 – Sallie Eden – A Spy Among Friends

Published by Bloomsbury 2014 You might have seen the outstanding TV series but, like me, you may not (until now) have read the book on which it was based. Aptly subtitled ‘Philby...

Book reviews – January 2024 – Sallie Eden – The Girl in the Photo

The Girl in the Photo by Sam Carrington Published by Avon, 2023 Mercy visits the same supermarket every Friday, looking for her daughter who went missing...

Book reviews – January 2024 – Sallie Eden – All The Broken Places

All The Broken Places by John Boyne. Published in paperback by Penguin, 2023 Written by the author of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’, and reflecting on the horrors of that period and its aftermath. Shockingly realistic,...

Book reviews – December 2023 – Sallie Eden – The Church Mice at Christmas

The Church Mice at Christmas by Graham Oakley Published by Templar books Reissued to mark 40 years since it was first published, this book remains one of my favourite children’s Christmas stories...

Book reviews – December 2023 – Sallie Eden – The Drowned

The Drowned by David Arrowsmith and Christina Gustavson Published, October 2023 I’m hooked on the sort of Scandi noir dramas that are so popular these days and, having really enjoyed David Arrowsmith’s debut novel (Corona, reviewed...

Book reviews – November 2023 – Sallie Eden – Murder in the Family

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter Published by Harper Collins, 2023 A highly original format coupled with a clever plot, this book is more complex than anything I’ve read since I...