I thoroughly enjoyed the first instalment of the life of Alex Cohen aka Fabian Mustard, which I read about in The Bowery Slugger, and as the story continues here, I think it gets even better! At the end of the first book, we see Alex jumping on a train, escaping the Lower East Side -... Continue Reading →
Amy is the Queen Bee in the perfect life she's created for herself. She's got the perfect hard-working, successful, handsome husband and two gorgeous, popular young daughters. Her circle of friends clearly see her as the centre of their little group, and the school moms all look to her for inspiration for all things required... Continue Reading →
This is the first of Borstinski's books that I've read, and I must tell you ... he's a fine storyteller! I would go so far as to say that there's something a little reminiscent of Jeffrey Archer in the way he weaves a tale! The Bowery Slugger is the first in a new series about... Continue Reading →
What a delicious little morsel of betrayal, revenge, greed, lust and ... voodoo! This is a concise novella, so it's a quick read. It's highly enjoyable, but there's an edgy little warning to it too: don't mess with stuff you don't really understand! Alice is recently divorced from horrible husband Bob. The thing is, she... Continue Reading →
As with my previous review where I suggested that going on holiday with your closest friends and their families might possibly not be the best idea, similarly here, a reunion weekend with your besties from college, with all your family et al in tow - over 20 years on - is probably not going to... Continue Reading →
The fact that Gary Bell is himself a QC contributes to this being an excellent description of the British justice system with all its intricacies laid bare. One can't help but compare this to the many courtroom and legal dramas, on both our shelves and screens and I for one find all of it truly... Continue Reading →
What lengths would you go to to protect your deepest, darkest secret? Well, I don't have a deep, dark secret, so I'm really not sure what I'd do to ensure that people don't find out about it, but Rebecca Bradley has created a cast of characters who have a lot to hide. She's also produced... Continue Reading →
It seems that this review, which was scheduled to be posted yesterday, got itself a bit lost in the cyber-wilderness somewhere!! After a bit of a panic, and some searching through my posts and blog storage, thank goodness I found it!! So here it is ... a little bit late, but nevertheless, finally here!! It's... Continue Reading →
