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Atomic Secrets
Enjoyable romp through a plausible alternative history Continue reading
The One Man
Overall this is a cracking WWII thriller, set around the concept of an Allies break in into Auschwitz to rescue a specific prisoner who holds information vital to the Manhattan Project. Andrew Gross has done a great job of capturing … Continue reading
Resistance
This is a fascinating book, although its title and blurb are rather misleading. I was expecting something along the lines of a Welsh Defiance (the story of the Belorussian Otriads which successfully battled the Nazis behind the Eastern Front), or … Continue reading
The Crusade of Darkness
This is an intense, dark, mediaeval mystery, set in turbulent 13th Century Italy. Giulio Leoni makes Dante Aligheri the central character who travels as Florence’s ambassador to Rome, but who rapidly becomes embroiled in investigating a series of murdered and … Continue reading
The Templar Salvation
A Rip-Roaring Romp, with Cutting Questions on Christianity Continue reading
Prophecy
Murky murder mysteries and complex catholic conspiracies Continue reading
Heresy
Dodgy Dons Done to Death in Troubled Tudor Times Continue reading
Dark Matter
Brilliant period piece, with a Sherlock Holmes feel Continue reading