We had a great discussion around We Are Bellingcat tonight. Note: After a lovely book club and it being 20:58, I walk away from the screen, and there is still a sliver of light in the sky out there –…

Frozen Orbit by Patrick Chiles My rating: 5 of 5 stars An enjoyable and thought-provoking romp through a universe only slightly temporally beyond where we find ourselves. A complementary read for those enjoying Apple’s For All Mankind. Similar to the…

Turncoat by Aaron Elkins My rating: 5 of 5 stars Turncoat is my first brush with Aaron Elkins, and I will be definitely exploring more of his work. This novel is a superb page-turner, combining sympathetic characters with intertwined mysteries…

The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository is a stunning little novella and well-deserving of the Edgar for short stories. Connolly strays…

Reporter: A Memoir by Seymour M. Hersh My rating: 4.1 of 5 stars One of the predominant criticisms of this book seems to be aimed at the uneven treatment of the various stages in Hersh’s memoir. I feel that some…

My Last Supper: One Meal, a Lifetime in the Making by Jay Rayner My rating: 4.75 of 5 stars I have been meaning to write my review of My Last Supper for the last few months. This innocent book was…

Summer Frost by Blake Crouch My rating: 4.2 of 5 stars Summer Frost is a superb short study by Blake Crouch. Constructed with rapid character development and superb intensity it’s a small nugget and a great taster for those who…

As in her other works, St John Mandel demonstrates a uniquely brilliant ability to layer time and recollection along a strong narrative thread. The reader is both engaged with and kept attracted to characters and secrets gradually and skillfully revealed.There…

Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops by Shaun Bythell My rating: 2.7 of 5 stars I am afraid I have not read any of the author’s other works which are also related as comedic and whity – I…

Beyond Blue Skies: The Rocket Plane Programs That Led to the Space Age by Chris Petty My rating: 4.1 of 5 stars Beyond Blue Skies is a superbly detailed collation and curation of the oral history of the American X-Plane…

All Systems Red by Martha Wells My rating: 4.8 of 5 stars Thanks to Stephen Topp for this nudge It was a good one and appreciated.I’d definitely read (am reading) another. These novella-style nuggets from a variety of authors as…

The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Pure indulgent treat. The Architecture of Happiness explores the connection between the constructed world and the human emotions that it evokes—this no small challenge and has…