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Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"This book was absolutely unput downable,,, It is truly brilliant,,,, and I highly recommed"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"I was very excited when I heard about Linwood Barclay's next book. . . and I haven't been disappointed! Full of as many twists and turns as his original bestseller, you are led on a thrilling ride"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"I was very excited when I heard about Linwood Barclay's next book. . . and I haven't been disappointed! Full of as many twists and turns as his original bestseller, you are led on a thrilling ride"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"I wasn't sure about these new cast recordings of the Paul Temple but having listened to the previous release The Sullivan Mystery several times now I've got used to the voices and I enjoy these new"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"This is a real treat for all afficianados of one of the greatest sleuths of all time.Starring the wonderful Simon Callow whose rich baritone conjures up the image of Sherlock Holmes superbly, aided by"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"Say Goodbye is a fantastic thriller and certainly one of the best I have read. Lisa Gardner deserves pride of place on your bookshelf.Kimberly Quincy is an FBI agent and five months pregnant. Called"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"Think you've worked out what's wrong with him and why... you'll be wrong. The suspense and twists are fantastic in this book."... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"Think you've worked out what's wrong with him and why... you'll be wrong. The suspense and twists are fantastic in this book."... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"Agatha Christie is often slated for being unrealistic in both her settings and characters but I find Five Little Pigs very moving- a young woman has asked Poirot to look into the murder of her father"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"Douglas Adam's less well known traveller.Sci-fi comedies tend to always use flawed characters to run the story and Dirk Gently is definitely one of those. Yet Adams finds a way to make you interested"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"The third and fourth Agatha Raisin books adapted as two radio plays with Penelope Keith again as the fabulous Agatha. Don't worry if you either haven't read the earlier books or never heard the BBC"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"Death on the Nile is one of my favourite Agatha Christies and the BBC have come up trumps again with this faithful to the text adaptation. John Moffat is Poirot along with an all star cast including"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"Murder on the Orient Express is my favourite Agatha Christie book and I'm sometimes a bit funny about adaptations of things I really like, but this BBC dramatisation sticks closely to the original"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"This was the first book to feature Miss Marple so we are introduced both to the character as well as June Whitfield playing Miss M.The wily old lady comes up trumps when it seems the police are"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"This is a full cast dramatisation of one of Agatha Christie's most cunning and at the time daring novels. It features John Moffat as Hercule Poirot but I can't tell you why it's so good if you haven't"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"I loved this book, I couldn't put it down, beginning to end was just Thrilling, Read the book in 3 Days, Made me like reading again, gone on to order and Read more of her books, If they cam out on DVD"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"this book is full of suspense and action it kept me on my toes and was mind twisting one of his best works. gemma from redditch"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"I'm a big fan of the original Paul Temple series of radio dramas now available on CD but I was a bit wary of this new version. Taken from an original script and using many of the original radio sound"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:5 out of 5 stars.
"this is another great instalment of the alex cross series and gives us more insight into alex and is dead wife.With its short chapter is makes it great for slipping in a chapter while you wait for the"... (read full reviews)
Overall Rating:4 out of 5 stars.
"Sir John Gielgud gives a marvellous performance as Sherlock Holmes, a portrayal that almost lives up to his multi-Oscar winning calibre. Ralph Richardson is as better a Dr. Watson as there has ever"... (read full reviews)