LOVE!! 'Tuomainen continues mining his rich seam of achingly ordinary people put in farcical conditions. This time he explores shared objectives while calling on classic travel movie themes. It’s uproarious and warm. It should be schmaltzy as a Christmas carol but it’s anything but.' #TheWinterJob

The Power of Continuing Professional Development, by Amanda Rosewarne – book review A holistic view of an often siloed concept

Seven kinds of people you find in Bookshops, by Shaun Bythell – book review Are you in it?

Dead Water – Shetland series book 5, by Ann Cleeves – book/TV review Things are slightly out of control

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'Heart is literally but more importantly figuratively what this novel is about. Some characters have it. Some think they have. Some lose their way because of bad actors. And some people are just cowards. Sigurðardóttir asks us to find our courage, for ourselves and those around us.' Oh my!!

Black as Death, by Lilja Sigurðardóttir tr Lorenza Garcia – book review A masterclass in storytelling

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E6 Scars Come for the bickering, not the smooth defence of the realm

Snowblind at 10 / Fadeout, by Ragnar Jónasson tr Larissa Kyzer – review A true trailblazer

Standing by the Wall, a Slough House / Slow Horses interlude, by Mick Herron – review Ho. HO. HO!!!

Bad Actors: Slough House / Slow Horses book 8, by Mick Herron – book review Worse luck, for some, than the Scottish play

Slough House: Slough House / Slow Horses book 7, by Mick Herron – book review Hands up if you were expecting to see *him* again

The Catch, a Slough House/Slow Horses novella, by Mick Herron – book review Spy fwend

The Last Dead Letter, a Slough House/Slow Horses short story by Mick Herron – review Cold War Lamb, reheated

Joe Country: Slough House / Slow Horses book 6, by Mick Herron – book review Dreams stay with you, like a mercenary's voice fires the countryside, stay alive

The Drop / The Marylebone Drop, a Slough House/Slow Horses novella, by Mick Herron – book review Baking bad

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E5 Circus Emulsional rescue

The Winter Job, by Antti Tuomainen tr David Hackston – book review Sofa the seeds of love

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E4 Missiles On an epic scale

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E3 Tall Tales The Park and the horses get in each others' way

Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E2 Incommunicado The gang withstand another attack...and they’re more dysfunctional than ever

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Slow Horses episode reaction S5 E1 Bad Dates A sharp beginning but a bleaker tone among much slapstick TV does some things better than novels This episode shows you really, really clearly, how broken the slow horses have been since the shootout at Slough House at the end of series 4. These people…

Metropolitain: an ode to the Paris Metro, by Andrew Martin – book review An outsider's love letter

Don’t Let Him In, by Lisa Jewell – book review Seriously. Don’t.

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The Life and Death of Richard III, by Anthony Cheetham – book review A balanced hearing for Tricky Dicky

The Dead and the Dying, by Lin Anderson – book review Cosy done forensically

The Serial Killer’s Party, by Amy Cunningham – book review All the voom and the vim

'...requires your attention but repays your investment.' Thanks for that! A Café Thinking review always picks up fresh aspects and themes...

Murder Tide, by Stella Blómkvist tr Quentin Bates – book review A thriller of threes

Tokyo Express, by Seichō Matsumoto tr Jesse Kirkwood – book review When railway timetables told the truth

London Rules: Slough House / Slow Horses book 5, by Mick Herron – book review Comedy and chaos

I updated my blog on #SloughHouse novella The List cafethinking.com/2024/09/02/t... #SlowHorses

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, by Satoshi Yagisawa tr Eric Ozawa – book review Books can open your eyes, but what you see is fundamentally up to you

The Senator: My Ten Years with Ted Kennedy, by Richard E Burke (with William and Marilyn Hoffer) – book review When you can’t be, do

Close to Death, by Anthony Horowitz – book review Horowitz vs 'Horowitz'

Reflections on Crystal Palace’s historic FA Cup win – five top takes WE WON!!!

Crystal Palace FC 1969-2021: Complete Biased Commentary, by Chris Winter: book review Putting the foot into football

Aftermath: Life in the fallout of the Third Reich 1945-1955, by Harald Jähner tr Shaun Whiteside – book review A full-colour picture of a people simultaneously defeated and freed

The Penthouse, by Catherine Cooper – book review You get a great view but there's a long way to fall

"A quick read that has reminded me just what I’ve been missing from the Nordic Noir genre." Thank you so much @richardfernandez.bsky.social for your wonderful review. And nice to connect with you here 🤗🇩🇰❤️

Out of the Dark by @heidiamsinckwriter.bsky.social @muswellpress.bsky.social

Bergerac: from 1980s TV classic to modern revival – five top takes It isn't perfect...but it's pretty good

Bergerac’s Jersey, by John Nettles – book review Tales from a really small island

Bergerac and the Traitor’s Child, by Andrew Saville – book review In which Barney and Alice's 'secret' children appear

Bergerac: the Jersey cop, by Michael Hardwick, and Crimes of the Season, by Andrew Saville – book review Classic TV tie-ins constrained by the formula

Abroad in Japan, by Chris Broad – book review A gentle introduction to Japan for Brits

Netflix’s Little Siberia is great, but the novel, by Antti Tuomainen, is even better. Here’s my review cafethinking.com/2019/10/14/l...