April: Walking home – Travels with a Troubadour

April: Walking home – Travels with a Troubadour

Close to Home by Cara  Hunter: Average score 8/10Cara Hunter lives in Oxford in a street not unlike those she writes about and this thriller has more twists and turns than a corkscrew. Its clever, compelling, with masses of misdirection and ambiguity. This was her...
June: People on the Train

June: People on the Train

The Secretary by Renee Knight You are the keeper of the secrets. You are a secretary – the clue is in the job description. How far would you go to protect your boss and the secrets you share? This is a dark, gripping read, scoring a rare 10 from one of our readers and...
June: People on the Train

June: People on the Train

People on the Trainby Clare Pooley This comes as a highly-recommended read, scoring an average eight out of ten. We found the writing good and loved the well-drawn characters and the story of how this group of commuters broke the rule and started talking to each...
April: Walking home – Travels with a Troubadour

April: Walking home – Travels with a Troubadour

Walking Home by Simon Armitage. Average score: 7 Simon Armitage is the poet laureate but his 256-mile walk  along the Pennine Way was no ego trip. He writes in a self-deprecating amusing way about his journey and focuses on his walking companions and the people he...