Wandering the world

My daughter gave me Clytemnestra to read as it's one of her favourite books set in Ancient Greece. I've always been intrigued by Ancient Greece so I dove into the book with interest. The author, Costanza Casati, was born in the US but grew up in Northern Italy. She studied Ancient Greek and Ancient Greek literature and has an MA in Writing from Warwick University. Clytemnestra is Casati's debut novel. Clytemnestra | Published May 2023 | Read March 2025 First of all, here's t

I've now read four of the five books published to date by British thriller writer, Lesley Kara. See my post on the first two I read ( The apartment upstairs and The other tenant ) and for some background on the author. See also my review of Who did you tell? The three books I'd read previously were cracking reads, but I found The dare to be mediocre in comparison. Here are my thoughts. The dare | Published February 2021 | Read March 2025 First of all, I am not sure why the

Readers of my book reviews will know that British authors of crime and psychological thrillers are the staple of my fiction-reading diet. Fiona Barton is one such author. She started her writing career as a journalist, covering notorious crimes and trials for a bunch of daily newspapers. Barton is not the top of my author list, but I still find something to like in her stories. I'm not blown away by her books, but I feel quite satisfied when I've finished them. Of the two ser

I've been reading the psychological thrillers by writing partnership, Nicci French, for some twenty years now. I'd count them amongst my favourite authors. They are masters of chilling and suspenseful novels that explore the dark side of human nature. Their books are so clever and the characters are authentic and the situations believable. They never go for bonkers endings for cheap thrills. However, I was completely thrown by their 2021 and 2022 offerings, Unheard and The