Wandering the world

Jack Reacher is my reading guilty pleasure. I've read all of the books in the series by Lee Child, and I look forward to each new instalment. Yes, they are formulaic, but there's something satisfying about a series that sticks to what it does best. Reacher is like an old friend to me now. He breezes into someone's life (with his toothbrush and single set of clothes😆) and dispatches the bad guys before heading off to save the day somewhere else. He does all that with his usua

I'd seen Gillian McAllister's books at my local library, but her 2022 novel is the first one I've read. McAllister is a British author of seven bestselling novels to date, several of which have been optioned for film and television. She has a degree in English from the University of Birmingham and a law degree, and previously worked as a solicitor before switching to writing full time. Update: I've since read a second McAllister book, Just another missing person.   Wrong plac

British author, Jojo Moyes, has an extensive catalogue of contemporary novels and historical fiction. Moyes was a journalist with The Independent for 10 years and has been writing novels since 2001. I've reviewed one of Moyes's historical novels, The giver of stars, in a separate post. I loved that book, as the kick-ass librarians outshone the touches of romance fiction. You can also check out my review of Someone else's shoes, Moyes's contemporary novel that started my jou

I've read four of Jane Corry's ten novels published to date. Corry is a British author with a background as a magazine feature writer and creative writing tutor. She was once a writer-in-residence at a high security male prison! I have loved the books I've read so far. Corry writes relatable but complex and flawed characters who are transplanted into dark, psychological thriller stories. Her stories have intricate plots but never stray too far into unbelievable territory. Cor