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Black Souls
Three boys born into poverty in southern Italy stay together as they grow up and eventually make a lot of money in the big cities in the north of the country. But it comes at a cost.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Sylvia Maughan
Sherlock Series 1 Manga Boxed Set
The BBC’s adaptation of Sherlock Holmes gets the manga treatment in this boxset that includes The Great Game, The Blind Banker and A Study in Pink.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Sharon Wheeler
Alex Rider: The Graphic Novel Collection
The first five Alex Rider books in graphic novel format plunge the reluctant teenage spy into a variety of dangerous missions.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Linda Wilson
Angola
Tough anti-hero Tyler Cross accepts a job in the ultimate profit-making prison, Angola. His chances of getting out again don’t look good, but Tyler doesn’t give up easily.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Linda Wilson
Lost
Naval officer Captain Harry Peterson is caught up in a terrorist bomb blast and goes missing for three days. Psychologist August Bloom is called in by Peterson’s girlfriend to investigate. When he’s found, he’s lost all memory of the last few years.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Linda Wilson
The Windsor Knot
When a visitor to Windsor Castle is found dead in suspicious circumstances, everyone hopes the investigation can be wrapped up before it hits the press. But when the police and MI5 seem no nearer to a solution, the Queen has to take time out of her day job to make some enquiries of her own.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Linda Wilson
The Fey and the Furious
Peter Grant is roped into the fast, dangerous world of illegal street racing, and thrust into a world he has absolutely no desire to visit again.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Linda Wilson
One Dark, Two Light
Solicitor Sarah Kellerman discovers a police sergeant in a critical care ward, apparently unidentified. When her client is questioned about the officer’s injuries, Sarah has suspicions about the police accusations.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Chris Roberts
The Message
Crucial information is leaked from a wartime intelligence unit. There follows a battle of wits between ‘Ghost’, who leaked the intelligence, and the man sent to uncover Ghost’s true identity.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Chris Roberts
Midnight at Malabar House
In an India still adjusting to independence, a junior female detective is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent English diplomat.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Chris Roberts
The March Fallen
Gereon Rath and his fiancée Charley Ritter tackle a series of murders involving ex-servicemen, as the Nazis consolidate their grip on Germany.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by Chris Roberts
When Hell Struck Twelve
Boston detective Billy Boyle is on the track of a French traitor betraying the Resistance movement in the run-up to the liberation of Paris.
Reviewed on 19 December 2020 by John Cleal
