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#Bookreview 2,000 YEARS OF MANCHESTER by Kathryn Coase (@penswordbooks). Packed with facts and curio, a fun read and an excellent reference book

Posted on May 27, 2019 by OlgaNunez 13 Comments

Hi all: A book I thoroughly enjoyed for this Monday. 2,000 Years of Manchester by Kathryn Coase. This is not a chronological history of Manchester with lists of facts and figures. Rather, it is an eclectic mix of fact, fiction, legend and myth which presents the history of Manchester from its beginnings as a Roman

Posted in Book review, Book reviews buildings, crime, customs, History, Manchester, Pen & Sword, reference book, society, UK

#Bookreview #Non-fiction Investigating Organised Crime and War Crimes: A Personal Account of a Senior Detective in Kosovo, Iraq and Beyond by Anthony Nott. (@penswordbooks) A true-life hero investigates.

Posted on January 14, 2019 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a non-fiction book that proves that reality can, and often is, weirder and more fascinating than fiction. Thanks one more to Pen & Sword, one of my favourite non-fiction publishers. Investigating Organised Crime and War Crimes: A Personal Account of a Senior Detective in Kosovo, Iraq and Beyond by

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Non-fiction Anthony Nott MBE, Bosnia, crime, international crime investigating, Iraq, Kosovo, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, policing, true crime

#Bookreview THE VIOLIN’S MAN LEGACY by Seumas Gallacher (@seumasgallacher) If you enjoy well-researched international thrillers and love team-spirit, don’t miss this one #thriller #Iamreading

Posted on March 5, 2018 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a book (an audiobook!) by an author I have known for a while and I follow on social media, but somehow I hadn’t read any of his fiction yet. Well, it was worth the wait. THE VIOLIN MAN’S LEGACY (Jack Calder Crime Series #1) by seumas gallacher Thriller with bloody twists

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Bolivia, Britain, Chile, crime, diamonds, heist, Holland, Hong Kong, international thriller, SAS, South America, suspense, Team-work, thriller

#Bookreview THE DRY: The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year 2017 by Jean Harper (@LittleBrownUK) (@janeharperautho)Tense, atmospheric, and reflective Australian #crimenovel.

Posted on February 19, 2018 by OlgaNunez 23 Comments

Hi all: This is the second part (although it should be the first) of the post I published last week. Oh well, this is me we’re talking about, after all. The Dry: The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year 2017 by Jane Harper ‘One of the most stunning debuts I’ve ever read…Read it!’ David

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Autralia, Book Twins, crime, draught, Family, guilt, Jane Harper, Murder, noir, Rosie's Book Review Team, small-town

#Bookreview THE CHALK MAN by C. J. Tudor (@cjtudor ‏) A morally ambiguous thriller and a story of tainted friendships that will appeal to readers of King’s It. #crimefiction

Posted on January 15, 2018 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: I read this book a little while back but I waited until it was published (it was due for publication on the 11th January 2018, so I hope it’s now available) to share it, so you wouldn’t have to wait to read it if you felt as intrigued by it as I was.

Posted in Book review, Book reviews bullying, child abuse, crime, first-person narrator, ghosts, horror, IT, paranormal, psychological thriller, Stephen King, UK

#Bookreview CHILDHOOD AND DEATH IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND by Sarah Seaton (@penswordbooks) A sobering picture of the Victorian era and a must read for those interested in social history #socialhistory #VictorianHistory

Posted on November 1, 2017 by OlgaNunez 20 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a pretty hard book to read, not because of the writing style, but because of the subject. Childhood and Death in Victorian England by Sarah Seaton. In this fascinating book, the reader is taken on a journey of real life accounts of Victorian children, how they lived, worked, played and ultimately

Posted in Book review, Book reviews childhood, crime, death, non-fiction, Pen & Sword, social history, Victorian history

#Bookreview GIRL ON POINT by Cheryl Guerriero (@uncle_cher) A great novel about grief, revenge, and discovering that we are all more alike than we realise #YAnovel

Posted on August 16, 2017 by OlgaNunez 16 Comments

Hi all: Don’t worry. I haven’t accumulated tonnes and tonnes of book reviews while my friend and her family were visiting, but I don’t want to get behind, so I bring you another one today. This would definitely make a great movie. And the author is going places too. Girl on Point by Cheryl Guerriero “One of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews basketball, crime, gang culture, girl gang, going native, grief, Murder, revenge, YA

#Bookreview STREET SOLDIER by Andy McNab (@The_Real_McNab) Action packed, with an engaging protagonist and a hopeful and inspiring message

Posted on April 14, 2017 by OlgaNunez 6 Comments

Hi all: Some of you might have read this review as I shared it a while back in Lit World Interviews but I hadn’t shared it here and must admit that I’d never thought about reading any of these authors books despite his popularity and this novel made me change my mind. Street Soldier by Andy

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Andy McNab, crime, dysfunctional family, military, spy, YA, youth

#Bookreview HOLDING by Graham Norton (@grahnort) Not a genre novel but an interesting story #TuesdayBookBlog

Posted on November 8, 2016 by OlgaNunez 18 Comments

Hi all: I keep trying to catch up on recent reviews, and here I bring you one that I must confess I was curious about because of the writer. Holding by Graham Norton (Author) It’s funny and wonderfully perceptive’ Wendy Holden ‘Poised and perceptive’ the Sunday Times ‘It is beautiful and yet devastatingly sad’ Daily Express ‘A considerable achievement …

Posted in Book reviews Characters, crime, Graham Norton, Irish, radio, small-town, TV

#Newbook Death by Pumpkin: Rhe Brewster Mystery (Rhe Brewster Mysteries) by N. Granger (@rhebrewster) If you are a big fan of pumpkins and mysteries you shouldn’t miss this one

Posted on August 19, 2016 by OlgaNunez 8 Comments

Hi all: Fridays is new books and/or new authors day. Today I have an author whose books I’ve shared previously (in my old blog) but although I’m fascinated by her titles and topics (and she writes with good knowledge as you’ll see from the brief biography I share too) I haven’t quite managed to read

Posted in New books crime, forensic pathologist, Maine, mystery, N.A.Granger, Pumpkin, Rhe Brewster series