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Dick Francis, whose full was Richard Stanley Francis, was of Britain’s most successful post-war authors. His 42 crime novels had sold over 60 million copies in over 35 languages.
But he lived an equally colourful life. Born into a family of farming gentry and horsemen, he showed an early aptitude for horse riding. His education was […]

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Relentless
By Dean Koontz
Harper Collins
(All Rights Reserved)
Call No.: KOO-[TH]
Relentless is Koontz’s 2009 novel, following Your Heart Belongs to Me. Written in the first person, which is certainly more personalized and easy-going, it gives a fast-paced feel and is relentless in its storytelling.
Bestselling author, Cullen ‘Cubby’ Greenwich, receives a bad review on his latest work, by Shearman […]

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Case Histories
Kate Atkinson
2004, New York: Little, Brown and Company
Call No.: ATK -[MY]
I have not been inspired to do a proper review of an adult’s book since college, but this time I had to skip over all my recent children/young adult fantasy reads to laud Kate Atkinson’s Case Histories. I picked up the book on the […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations
The serial killers club : a novel / Jeff Povey
New York : Warner Books, 2006.
Call No.: POV -[TH] 
The Serial Killers Club is a suspense, yet comedic fiction written by Jeff Povey.
The book starts with telling how the narrator after accidentally kills his attacker, realizes that the latter is a serial […]

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The Getaway Man
Andrew Vachss
New York: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original, 2003
Call No.: English VAC-[TH]
Paying tribute to the noir fiction that flourished in the 1940s and 50s, Andrew Vachss has written a love song to all the greats before him with The Getaway Man.
The story is told from the perspective of simple Eddie, an innocent in a […]

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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets
Those who are familiar with the DDC will know that strange stuff can be found in the 000s section. Although it’s boringly entitled “Generalities”, it’s a haven for fans of the paranormal/unexplained - crop circles, lake monsters, yetis, aliens, hauntings… you name it, if it’s weird, it’s probably located in that shelf!  
Just yesterday, whilst browsing […]

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QUIRKY THEMES: Flubbergasted . book reviews

The Riddles of Epsilon
Christine Morton-Shaw
New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2005
Call No.: English Y MOR
On the island Lume there stands a cottage. It had been deserted for many years, until a recent arrival from the city, Jessie, stumbles upon it. Little does she expect that her life in Lume will be […]

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QUIRKY THEMES: Flubbergasted . book reviews

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
Sebastian Junger
New York: HarperTorch, 1997
Call No.: English JUN-[MO]
When we think of the beach, we think of ocean swells gently lapping at our feet. This book doesn’t deal with those kinds of ‘vacation waves’. It deals with monster waves, whipped by […]

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QUIRKY THEMES: Flubbergasted . book reviews

Cadillac Beach
Tim Dorsey
New York: HarperTorch, 2005
Call No.: English DOR-[MY]
When asked by his psychiatrist at Chattahoochee State Hospital what makes him angry, Serge A. Storms replies:
“Phone contractors that say they’ll show up between one and five, subcontractors who don’t show up at all, drivers who stop side by side in the […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

New York : Berkley Books, 1991.
Call No.: English CHR -[MY]
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[HBeditor: This book was previously published as Ten Little Indians.]
Supposedly the best selling novel by Agatha Christie, And Then There Were None appeals to me in its conciseness. The personality of the ten characters were sufficiently described […]

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