Paperback Writer

I have commented in the past about devouring books on my train journeys to and from town, and some of the writers I enjoy. While scouring the book shops, or the ‘three for a fiver’ bookstall in Chelmsford Market I’ll look out for Lee Child, Robert Crais and Michael Connelly books. I usually buy the Stephen […]

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Guilty Pleasures

Okay, I confess, it’s a guilty pleasure but I quite enjoy Dan Brown’s books, they’re distractions and right now some distraction will come in handy. I first read ‘Angels and Demons’ before ‘The Da Vinci’ code came out. Ever the early adopter I found the book at Schipol Airport as I recall – and what with flight […]

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One step beyond

Another one of those “where were you when” days occurred forty years ago this week, and yes I can remember where I was. During the Apollo 11 mission my family and I were on holiday in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight , throughout the week my tiny transistor radio was never far from my side. As […]

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Riding with the King

I read the blurb on the back cover and then turned to the first few pages - there was a quote from Bruce Springsteens "Jungleland". I figured that any writer who quoted "The Boss" was alright by me.

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The dangers of parallel universes

As even the casual reader may have determined, Im an avid reader. I devour books, and with the joys of about ten hours a week travelling on what used to be known as British Rail Im getting through a couple of paperbacks a week. Last weekend I picked up a Dale Brown book. Ive read most […]

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Paperback Writer

I stumbled across another writer this week. John Harvey, hes a Brit and his books get positive cover quotes by Elmore Leonard and Michael Connolly, so hes in good company. His stuff is well written, tightly plotted and firmly set in Britain. The novel I read (Gone To Ground) was set around Cambridge and Nottingham. […]

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The name's Bond…

Further to my recent pulp fiction post, Tom has loaned me a copy of the new James Bond novel “Devil May Care” – written by Sebastian Foulkes in the style of Ian Fleming. And to be fair its a passable recreation of Flemings writing style;  short sharp sentences, lavish descriptions of what passed for gourmet […]

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Pulp Fiction

As well as the iPod, I find myself devouring pulp fiction. I know theres lots of more worthy stuff I could be doing, I could take the laptop and do webby stuff, a few more paragraphs of my life story, or even resurrect my novel, which is currently gathering dust. Its nice to just veg […]

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