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Simon rated The Other Mother: 4 stars
The Other Mother
Nothing is as fragile as the memory of a child...
Malone, a child barely four years old, starts to claim …
No Plan B by Lee Child, Andrew Child
The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child.
Gerrardsville, Colorado. One tragic …
Simon rated Travels with My Aunt (Vintage Classics): 4 stars
Travels with My Aunt (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene
Travels with My Aunt (1969) is a novel written by English author Graham Greene. The novel follows the travels of …
Simon reviewed La Serenissima by Jonathan Keates
Simon reviewed The Whistleblower by Robert Peston
So so
2 stars
Perhaps as you’d expect from Peston, this is rather wordy. The plot was interesting enough, and I ploughed on through, but it wasn’t particularly memorable. Once again, the publisher revealed the twist in the front cover. Not sure why they insist on doing that!
Simon rated The Whistleblower: 3 stars
The Whistleblower by Robert Peston
One man's secret is another man's weapon . . . The ground-breaking debut thriller from the UK's foremost political journalist, …