Book Reviews

“Restless” by William Boyd – a spy thriller that stays in the memory because of the quality of the writing

“How The White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove Back” White Trash Zombie #4 by Diana Rowland – Angel gets her battle-face on

“The First Casualty” by Ben Elton – part World War I murder mystery, part political polemic

“A Fatal Thaw” – Kate Shugak #2 by Dana Stabenow – great sense of place as Kate’s isolation starts to thaw

“Magic Bites – Kate Daniels #1” by Ilona Andrews – everything urban fantasy should be

“Revelation Space” by Alastair Reynolds – great ideas but the characters are hard to care about

“The Wolves of London: Obsidian Heart Book 1” by Mark Morris – good ideas drowned in over-written text

“Clean: Mindspace Investigation Novel #1” by Alex Hughes – gripping sf-noir

“The True And Outstanding Adventures Of The Hunt Sisters” by Elisabeth Robinson