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CrosswordMan rated Flann O'Brien: 5 stars

Peter Costello: Flann O'Brien (1987, Bloomsbury)

Flann O'Brien by Peter Costello

CrosswordMan rated Sealwoman's Gift: 5 stars

Sally Magnusson: Sealwoman's Gift (2018, Hodder & Stoughton)

Sealwoman's Gift by Sally Magnusson

CrosswordMan rated Isolation shepherd: 5 stars

Iain R. Thomson: Isolation shepherd (2007, Birlinn)

Isolation shepherd by Iain R. Thomson

One of the most beautifully written books I've read. Iain has captured his life in the west highlands in this …

CrosswordMan rated Battle for the North: 5 stars

Charles McKean: Battle for the North (2006)

Battle for the North by Charles McKean

CrosswordMan rated Murder in the Crooked House: 5 stars

Sōji Shimada, Louise Heal Kawai: Murder in the Crooked House (2019, Pushkin Press, Limited)

Murder in the Crooked House by Sōji Shimada, Louise Heal Kawai

The Crooked House sits on a snowbound cliff at the remote northern tip of Japan. A curious place to build …

CrosswordMan rated In Quest of Livingstone: 4 stars

Colum Wilson: In Quest of Livingstone (Hardcover, House of Lochar)

In Quest of Livingstone by Colum Wilson

CrosswordMan rated Scott-land: The Man Who Invented a Nation: 5 stars

Stuart Kelly: Scott-land: The Man Who Invented a Nation (2010)

Scott-land: The Man Who Invented a Nation by Stuart Kelly

CrosswordMan rated The wager: 4 stars

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis: The wager (2005, Peter Owen, Distributed in the USA by Dufour Editions Inc.)

The wager by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (Peter Owen modern classics)

CrosswordMan rated Red House Mystery: 4 stars

Alan Alexander Milne: Red House Mystery (2008, Penguin Random House)

Red House Mystery by Alan Alexander Milne

CrosswordMan rated Stone of Destiny: 5 stars

Ian R. Hamilton: Stone of Destiny (2008, Birlinn, Limited)

Stone of Destiny by Ian R. Hamilton

CrosswordMan rated Not My Father's Son: 5 stars

Alan Cumming: Not My Father's Son (2015, Canongate Books)

Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming

CrosswordMan rated Creation: 5 stars

Randal Keynes: Creation (2009, Hodder & Stoughton)

Creation by Randal Keynes

Presents the life of the man who changed the world's way of comprehending the origins of human nature, examining his …

CrosswordMan rated Marjory's book: The complete journals, letters, and poems of a young girl: 5 stars

Marjorie Fleming: Marjory's book: The complete journals, letters, and poems of a young girl (1999)

Marjory's book: The complete journals, letters, and poems of a young girl by Marjorie Fleming

CrosswordMan rated On the Trail of the Real Macbeth: 4 stars

Cameron Taylor, Alistair Murray: On the Trail of the Real Macbeth (2015, Luath Press Limited)

On the Trail of the Real Macbeth by Cameron Taylor, Alistair Murray

CrosswordMan rated H is for Hawk: 5 stars

Helen Macdonald: H is for Hawk (Hardcover, 2014, Jonathan Cape)

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

When Helen Macdonald's father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer, Helen had never before …

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